For most of us, getting revenge on a company that screwed us over will only ever be a bitter daydream. But when one company messed with the wrong man, he decided to make good on that fantasy, turning it into costly reality. Last week, a Texas-based software developer by the name of Davis Lu was… Continue reading Man Installed “Kill Switch” So That If He Was Ever Fired, All Hell Would Break Loose
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Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Human Babies Says Ethics Are “Holding Back” Scientific Progress
Image by Getty / Futurism It’s been nearly three years since controversial Chinese biophysicist He Jiankui was released from prison for gene-hacking human babies — and now, he appears to be hitting back at the rules that led to his punishment. In a cryptic post on X that featured a photo of the scientist blankly staring… Continue reading Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Human Babies Says Ethics Are “Holding Back” Scientific Progress
One of Tesla’s Biggest Supporters Is Running Out of Patience
Wall Street is getting increasingly frustrated with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has seemingly abandoned the carmaker in favor of spending most of his time gutting the federal government with the help of his so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Even one of the brand’s most prominent bulls, Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, is running out… Continue reading One of Tesla’s Biggest Supporters Is Running Out of Patience
Trump’s Attempt to Help Tesla May Backfire Spectacularly
On Tuesday, president Donald Trump appeared in front of the White House as part of a bizarre sales pitch for Elon Musk’s embattled carmaker Tesla. During the highly unusual event, Trump announced that he had bought a Tesla while gushing over a red Model S. The endorsement was a staggering display of Trump and Musk’s… Continue reading Trump’s Attempt to Help Tesla May Backfire Spectacularly
Tesla’s Being Accused of Something Unbelievably Sketchy in Canada
Over 200 Canadian car dealers are crying foul after Elon Musk’s Tesla claimed tens of millions of dollars worth of rebates mere days before the government shut down a subsidy program in January. As the Toronto Star reported last week, the dealers are now an estimated $6.91 million out of pocket after having to provide… Continue reading Tesla’s Being Accused of Something Unbelievably Sketchy in Canada
NYC Weed Shop Owner Says She May Park Her Tesla Outside and Give Out Sledgehammers to Destroy It
An angel investor-turned-dispensary owner has sold one of her family’s two Teslas amid dissatisfaction with the company’s boisterous CEO — and is considering a more dramatic fate for the other one. In a post on her personal blog, investor Joanne Wilson wrote that her partner suggested they let customers at Gotham, the luxury dispensary she… Continue reading NYC Weed Shop Owner Says She May Park Her Tesla Outside and Give Out Sledgehammers to Destroy It
Wu-Tang Clan’s New Music Video Is Extremely AI-Generated
As Wu-Tang Clan rose from hardscrabble obscurity to become one of the most influential rap acts of the 1990s, there was never any doubt that the group’s signature blend of real life storytelling and epic fiction was the product of human creativity — but late in their career, that’s clearly changed. Directed by filmmaker Jason… Continue reading Wu-Tang Clan’s New Music Video Is Extremely AI-Generated
Robot Survived Failed Lunar Landing But Was Trapped Inside and Died Afterward
It is with heavy hearts we report that an intrepid little robot that made it all the way to the Moon has met a horrible end. On Thursday, Intuitive Machine’s lunar lander Athena touched down in a crater near the Moon’s south pole — sideways. That caused it to tip over, and unable to collect… Continue reading Robot Survived Failed Lunar Landing But Was Trapped Inside and Died Afterward
Trump Was Reading Notes for His Tesla Sales Pitch and a Photographer Got a Shot of Them
As a “show of confidence” in his buddy Elon Musk, president Donald Trump on Tuesday turned the White House lawn into a Tesla advertisement in all but name. The day before, Trump had promised that he’d immediately buy a brand new Tesla to support Musk, whose automaker is currently facing falling sales and a plunging stock… Continue reading Trump Was Reading Notes for His Tesla Sales Pitch and a Photographer Got a Shot of Them
Elon Musk Reportedly Wants the Government to Shut Down So He Can Do Something Dark
Unelected White House official Elon Musk is reportedly hoping the federal government grinds to a halt — so he can dismantle it even more ruthlessly. As Wired reports, Musk is hoping that a government shutdown could allow him to more easily fire hundreds of thousands of federal workers, a potentially existential threat for many government… Continue reading Elon Musk Reportedly Wants the Government to Shut Down So He Can Do Something Dark