Elon Musk: “I don’t do focus groups.” Truck of Lemons If you thought Tesla’s Cybertruck looks weird and ungainly, you’re not the only one. Apparently, some Tesla staff thought the same of the electric pickup — with its sharp angles, futuristic silhouette, and absurdly large windshield wiper — according to a new excerpt from Walter… Continue reading Tesla Engineers Hated the Cybertruck So Much They Started Secretly Designing an Alternative
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James Webb Spots Possible Signs of Life on Distant Planet
This could be a big deal. Hycean Dreams NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted an early yet tantalizing piece of evidence that an exoplanet some 120 light years away could be covered in a massive ocean — that’s possibly harboring life. The telescope detected a molecule called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) — which only living… Continue reading James Webb Spots Possible Signs of Life on Distant Planet
Jaw-Dropping Electric Mini Racer Accelerates to 62 MPH in Less Than One Second
It literally had to suction itself to the ground. Electric Ride Students have built a tiny EV from scratch that can accelerate from 0 to 62 mph in a blistering 0.956 seconds — and it only a hair over 40 feet. Now, the team has gotten word from Guinness World Records confirming the stunning result,… Continue reading Jaw-Dropping Electric Mini Racer Accelerates to 62 MPH in Less Than One Second
The A.V. Club’s AI-Generated Articles Are Copying Directly From IMDb
When the iconic entertainment site The A.V. Club started publishing AI-generated articles earlier this summer at the directive of its owner, G/O Media, the backlash was intense. “The A.V. Club used to be a benchmark for pop culture writing on the net and now it’s a private equity ghost town pumping out AI generated listicles,”… Continue reading The A.V. Club’s AI-Generated Articles Are Copying Directly From IMDb
Vladimir Putin Declares His Love for Elon Musk
Vlad and Elon 4-eva. Bully 4 U Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed in on Elon Musk — and unsurprisingly, he’s bullish. “As far as private business and Elon Musk is concerned,” Putin said at Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum, per a Reuters translation, “he is undoubtedly an outstanding person. This must be recognized, and I… Continue reading Vladimir Putin Declares His Love for Elon Musk
Boeing CEO Caught Commuting by Private Jet
What a wasteful habit. Jet Set Managers at aerospace giant Boeing are still trying to get employees to come back to the office, a common corporate theme in a post-pandemic world. Yet CEO David Calhoun, who took over the reins in January 2020, never really made the move after the company moved its headquarters to… Continue reading Boeing CEO Caught Commuting by Private Jet
Government Refuses to Copyright Award-Winning AI Artwork
The artist isn’t willing to acknowledge that an AI created it. Soap Opera Remember that guy who won the Colorado State Fair’s fine art competition with an AI-generated painting? Just over a year ago, a guy named Jason Allen submitted an artwork titled “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial,” a depiction of a sci-fi-inspired scene of an opera… Continue reading Government Refuses to Copyright Award-Winning AI Artwork
Elon Musk Frantically Moved Twitter Servers Himself, Eventually Realized His Mistake
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is a hands-on guy, which has sometimes led to incidents that backfire spectacularly — sometimes on an international scale. Now we can an add personally unplugging and hauling server infrastructure for his newly-acquired social network Twitter to the list, in yet another anecdote that forcefully illustrates both Musk’s wildly unconventional management style… Continue reading Elon Musk Frantically Moved Twitter Servers Himself, Eventually Realized His Mistake
Free Speech Lover Elon Musk Seems to Be Throttling Exposure to Sites He Doesn’t Like on Twitter
Speech on X is free — if you agree with Elon Musk. Broken Engagement X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is seemingly limiting access to The New York Times on his platform, with engagement on X posts linking to the renowned newspaper tanking. As Semafor reports, engagement for other influential news accounts like Politico and The Washington… Continue reading Free Speech Lover Elon Musk Seems to Be Throttling Exposure to Sites He Doesn’t Like on Twitter
Meta Is Apparently Developing a Secret, Powerful New AI
Zuck doesn’t want to get left behind. Second Wind As OpenAI and Google sprint ahead in the ongoing Silicon Valley AI race, Meta — yes, the company that renamed itself just three years ago to go all in on the prior tech craze of the metaverse — appears more determined than ever to catch up.… Continue reading Meta Is Apparently Developing a Secret, Powerful New AI