Tesla CEO Elon Musk made sweeping promises during the company’s earnings call on Tuesday, vowing that there would be “thousands” of humanoid Optimus robots roaming Tesla’s factories by the “end of this year” and that it would be “selling fully autonomous rides in June in Austin” in “maybe ten or 20 vehicles on day one.”… Continue reading Elon Musk’s “Robotaxis” Have a Dirty Secret
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The Pope Can’t Be an Organ Donor Because the Catholic Church Has Seized Ownership of His Body
Image by Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images During his papacy, Pope Francis was an outspoken supporter of organ donation, the medical term meaning when a person signs paperwork so that after they die, their organs can be used in transplants to save the lives of others. The practice “means looking at and going beyond oneself,… Continue reading The Pope Can’t Be an Organ Donor Because the Catholic Church Has Seized Ownership of His Body
Scientists Hack Human Eye to See a Whole New Color, Called “Olo”
Image by Getty / Futurism The human eye can see millions of colors — but no eyes have ever before beheld “olo.” Only five people on the planet have witnessed this brand new color, thanks to the efforts of a team of researchers in California. And to earn this exclusive privilege, they had to fire… Continue reading Scientists Hack Human Eye to See a Whole New Color, Called “Olo”
Twitter Appears to Be Shadow Banning Accounts That Criticize Elon Musk
On X, formerly Twitter, criticize the site’s “free speech absolutist” owner Elon Musk, and you may get secretly punished. The New York Times reports that three users who squabbled with Musk in December — all prominent right-wing accounts — saw their engagement “practically vanish overnight,” with their posts suddenly plunging far below the number of… Continue reading Twitter Appears to Be Shadow Banning Accounts That Criticize Elon Musk
Investor Creates AI Employee, Immediately Sexually Harasses It
In a blog post published this week, Business Insider cofounder and former CEO Henry Blodget used generative AI to create a Fantasy Football-like team of imaginary executives to run his new Substack. In the post, Blodget noted that the advent of AI tools made him “feel like I live in the Stone Age.” So he got… Continue reading Investor Creates AI Employee, Immediately Sexually Harasses It
“You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice”: Google’s AI Is Making Up Explanations for Nonexistent Folksy Sayings
Have you heard of the idiom “You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice?” We haven’t, either, because it doesn’t exist — but Google’s AI seemingly has. As netizens discovered this week that adding the word “meaning” to nonexistent folksy sayings is causing the AI to cook up invented explanations for them. “The idiom ‘you can’t lick a badger… Continue reading “You Can’t Lick a Badger Twice”: Google’s AI Is Making Up Explanations for Nonexistent Folksy Sayings
Musk Says Trump Preventing Him From Building Legion of Robots
It turns out Donald Trump’s tariffs have been good for something: pouring cold water on another one of Elon Musk’s harebrained schemes. Remember those creepy humanoid robots Tesla showed off last year — the ones that turned out to remote-controlled by humans? As it turns out, the long-promised androids rely on magnets made from heavy… Continue reading Musk Says Trump Preventing Him From Building Legion of Robots
The Timing of Trump’s China Announcement Is Incredibly Convenient for Tesla
Tesla released first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, revealing that its net income had plummeted by an astonishing 71 percent since the first quarter of last year. Sales are dropping precipitously around the world, in large part due to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s wildly controversial behavior. Yet, the company’s stock rose more than seven percent Wednesday morning,… Continue reading The Timing of Trump’s China Announcement Is Incredibly Convenient for Tesla
Elon Musk Realizes He’s Dragging Tesla Into Ruin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s plundering of the federal government has been incredibly bad for business. The EV maker released its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, reporting that its net income had cratered an astonishing 71 percent since the first quarter of last year. Total revenue is down nine percent, while sales have slid 13 percent between… Continue reading Elon Musk Realizes He’s Dragging Tesla Into Ruin
Tesla’s Earnings Are Even More Brutal Than We Expected
Tesla has released its first-quarter earnings — and the numbers are even more brutal than we expected. The embattled carmaker missed analysts’ expectations by a mile, reporting that its net income had slid an astonishing 71 percent since the first quarter of last year. The company’s total revenue is down nine percent compared to the same… Continue reading Tesla’s Earnings Are Even More Brutal Than We Expected