All hell broke loose last week when billionaire Elon Musk and president Donald Trump’s once-flourishing bromance collapsed in dramatic fashion. An ugly spat over the president’s so-called “big, beautiful” tax and spending bill spilled into the public, with Musk showing up to his own farewell party earlier this month with a mysterious black eye. And… Continue reading “Very Serious Consequences”: Trump Issues New Threat to Elon Musk
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Car Dealerships Are Replacing Phone Staff With AI Voice Agents
The next time you call a car dealership, the voice on the other end may not belong to a human. As TechCrunch reports, the founders of Toma, an AI voice agent startup, pivoted from pitching to healthcare and finance companies to fielding calls from automotive salespeople desperate to offload some of their labor to AI agents.… Continue reading Car Dealerships Are Replacing Phone Staff With AI Voice Agents
Terrifying Footage Shows Self-Driving Tesla Get Confused by the Sun, Mow Down Innocent Grandmother
For years, tech entrepreneurs have been preaching that self-driving cars will soon deliver us from our hellscape of vehicular crashes and horrible, fiery deaths. Among the biggest advocates for the safety of autonomous vehicles has been Elon Musk, whose promises of a fully self-driving Tesla have been wearing on for a decade. Despite having provided… Continue reading Terrifying Footage Shows Self-Driving Tesla Get Confused by the Sun, Mow Down Innocent Grandmother
Scientists Say They’ve Created an Injection That Makes Aging Batteries Charge Like They’re Young Again
Researchers in China have developed a technique to give lithium-ion battery cells a second shot at life. Delivered as an injection, it significantly extends the cells’ lifespan and has them perform almost like they’re young again, the team report in a study published in the prestigious journal Nature. “If we can give an injection to… Continue reading Scientists Say They’ve Created an Injection That Makes Aging Batteries Charge Like They’re Young Again
Scientists Figured Out the Personality Traits of Influencers, and It Could Explain a Lot
Image by Cliff Welch / Icon Sportswire / John Nacion / Variety / Roy Rochlin / Getty Images for Netflix / Futurism More and more young people are gunning to become influencers — but certain personality types appear more likely to pursue it as a career than others, which could explain a lot about the… Continue reading Scientists Figured Out the Personality Traits of Influencers, and It Could Explain a Lot
The Head of Tesla’s Humanoid Robot Program Says That He DEFINITELY Wasn’t Fired and Is Only Leaving to Spend Time With His Family, Not Because Elon Musk Is on the Warpath
Fresh on the heels of Elon Musk’s dubious return to Tesla, the head of the company’s humanoid robot program is departing — but he swears the decision was his alone. According to an insider who spoke to Bloomberg, Milan Kovac, the head of engineering for the Optimus robot program, informed colleagues at the end of… Continue reading The Head of Tesla’s Humanoid Robot Program Says That He DEFINITELY Wasn’t Fired and Is Only Leaving to Spend Time With His Family, Not Because Elon Musk Is on the Warpath
A Billionaire Is Buying Entire Businesses and Converting Them to Run With AI
You might have heard the term “private equity” thrown around lately. Private equity, or “termite capitalism,” as it’s been ironically called, is a sweeping term for a massive industry built around buying and flipping established companies. These businesses can be just about anything — municipal water utilities, chain restaurants, bottling plants, and even retirement homes.… Continue reading A Billionaire Is Buying Entire Businesses and Converting Them to Run With AI
Trump Confronted Musk in Private Before Their Blowout Public Fight
This week, president Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s bad blood burst into public view — but apparently, it had been brewing behind the scenes for some time. In a massive exposé looking behind the curtain of the year’s biggest breakup, the New York Times revealed that the pair was already squabbling immediately after Musk’s now-infamous farewell… Continue reading Trump Confronted Musk in Private Before Their Blowout Public Fight
Scientists Just Found Something Hilarious About What Actually Happens When Muscle Bros Take Ice Baths
Image by Getty / Futurism Elite athletes love their ice baths, or “cold plunges.” After sweating it out on the court or on the pitch, you slide into a tub of freezing cold water to keep the muscle cramps away. Lately, the practice has gained popularity in wellness and bodybuilding circles — with the additional… Continue reading Scientists Just Found Something Hilarious About What Actually Happens When Muscle Bros Take Ice Baths
Male Politicians Are Getting Wild Plastic Surgery Procedures
Image by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty / Futurism In Washington, projection of power is everything — and some cosmetic surgeons are providing it artificially to their political clientele. As Politico reports, the growing trend of stronger, squarer jawlines among the Trump sons, Matt Gaetz, and even Elon Musk coincides with an uptick in movers… Continue reading Male Politicians Are Getting Wild Plastic Surgery Procedures