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It’s Starting to Feel a Lot Like Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Mostly Smoke and Mirrors

Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images Elon Musk once promised that pivoting Tesla into the self-driving taxi business would generate the automaker trillions of dollars in revenue. Certainly the enthusiasm these kinds of grand proclamations have inspired in investors has kept the company’s stock buoyant, with an astonishing market cap nearing $1.5 trillion. But does… Continue reading It’s Starting to Feel a Lot Like Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Mostly Smoke and Mirrors

Public Rejoices as Porsche Releases Beautiful Ad Not Made Using AI

Porsche / Parallel Studio via YouTube This holiday season, German automaker Porsche is winning hearts and minds by putting out a Christmas-themed ad that seemingly isn’t made with AI. What a concept, right? Called “Porsche Holiday,” the 30-second animated commercial shows a driver elegantly tooling around in his new ride, driving through autumnal scenery on… Continue reading Public Rejoices as Porsche Releases Beautiful Ad Not Made Using AI

People Jabbing Themselves With Black Market “GLP-3” Drugs

Tanja Ivanova Some people are hitting a weight loss plateau with GLP-1 agonist drugs like Ozempic, so they’re turning to a stronger variety that promises even more dramatic weight loss — up to more than 70 pounds in some instances, The Atlantic reports. There’s a small wrinkle: the US Food and Drug Administration has yet… Continue reading People Jabbing Themselves With Black Market “GLP-3” Drugs

Days After Mass Bricking Event, Waymo Fleet Shuts Down Again

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Waymo has hit another bump in the road. Just days after its robotaxi fleet crumbled into complete disarray because of a city power outage in San Francisco, the company was forced to suspend all rides again in the Bay Area on Thursday in anticipation of a nasty storm, CNBC reported. Customers received… Continue reading Days After Mass Bricking Event, Waymo Fleet Shuts Down Again

Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Ashley MacIsaac Who needs vicious music columnists when you live in the age of AI? Apparently not Ashley MacIsaac, a Canadian fiddler, singer, and songwriter who was labeled a sex criminal by Google’s AI overview. According to the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, event organizers at the… Continue reading Musician Cancelled as AI Falsely Accuses Him of Horrific Crimes

Autopilot Autonomously Lands Plane After Cabin Loses Pressure, for the First Time Ever

Getty Images An autopilot system took over a plane and pulled off an emergency landing completely autonomously. The nail-biting intervention took place after the twin engine turboprop, a Beechcraft Super King Air, suddenly lost cabin pressure while flying across Colorado on December 20. Garmin’s Emergency Autoland system then took over, flew the plane, communicated with… Continue reading Autopilot Autonomously Lands Plane After Cabin Loses Pressure, for the First Time Ever

After Outcry, Firefox Promises “Kill Switch” That Turns Off All AI Features

Getty / Futurism The backlash against AI invading almost every aspect of the computing experience is growing by the day. Particularly as an onslaught of lazy AI slop subsuming news feeds, the tech is starting to feel like a massive distraction — and huge parts of the internet are disillusioned or even fuming in anger.… Continue reading After Outcry, Firefox Promises “Kill Switch” That Turns Off All AI Features

Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power

While we’ve made major strides in generating renewable energy, storing that green power to use when the Sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing remains a major engineering challenge. Researchers have developed many creative concepts — storing it in cranes that hoist humongous concrete blocks up and down, inside hot giant rocks, or spinning… Continue reading Google Rapidly Deploying Huge CO2 Battery Facilities That Store 200 Megawatt Hours of Power

The Number of Robotaxis Tesla Is Actually Running Will Make You Snort Out of Your Nose With Pure Derision

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images If Elon Musk is to be believed, millions of driverless Tesla Robotaxis are set to conquer the streets of America by next year. Right now, however, his tiny fleet would be stretched thin covering a couple city blocks. With Tesla remaining tight-lipped about how many self-driving… Continue reading The Number of Robotaxis Tesla Is Actually Running Will Make You Snort Out of Your Nose With Pure Derision