Tesla’s stock continues to tumble amidst the economic chaos wreaked by Trump’s tariffs. In early trading Monday, shares of the Elon Musk-owned automaker fell by more than 10 percent before bouncing back up to a loss of four to five percent as rumors and drama swirled. Strikingly, the stock did sink significantly lower than the $235.86… Continue reading Tesla Is Getting Disemboweled by the Tariffs
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Elon Musk Breaks Rank, Rages Against Donald Trump’s Tariffs
Billionaire Elon Musk and president Donald Trump’s long, balmy honeymoon may finally be coming to a close. Over the weekend, Musk lashed out at the architect of Trump’s catastrophic tariff policy, which has ravaged international markets and stoked fears of an imminent recession. In a tweet, Musk took aim at Trump’s advisor on trade and… Continue reading Elon Musk Breaks Rank, Rages Against Donald Trump’s Tariffs
Paranoid AI Founder Reportedly Thought He Was Being Shot At After Hearing Innocuous Noise
It’s tough being a startup founder. For many, just posting on LinkedIn is a full time gig, and that’s before you get into venture capitalist parties, Slack inquisitions, and hustle-culture burnout. In today’s increasingly polarized world, they also have to contend with the threat of assassination — at least in their fertile imaginations. Meet Deep… Continue reading Paranoid AI Founder Reportedly Thought He Was Being Shot At After Hearing Innocuous Noise
New VR Program Gives Domestic Abusers a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Researchers have developed a virtual reality program that puts domestic abusers in the position of their victims — and they say it seems to be working toward rehabilitating them. In reporting for The London Times, crime reporter Rachel Sylvester said that she ended up having to remove the VR goggles because she “feared the male avatar… Continue reading New VR Program Gives Domestic Abusers a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Man Rents Cybertruck, Counts How Many Times He Gets Flipped Off in a Single Day
What happens when you drive a Cybertruck around the nation’s capital? You get yelled at, talked down to, and flipped off — a lot. That was the experience of Saahal Desai for The Atlantic, who concluded after his ordeal that the “Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.” Desai rented the polarizing Tesla pickup — which… Continue reading Man Rents Cybertruck, Counts How Many Times He Gets Flipped Off in a Single Day
There’s Something Very Sketchy Going on With Self-Driving Teslas Running Down Motorcycles
Teslas get a bad rap these days. Aside from the whole Elon Musk thing, the electric vehicles are becoming notorious for shoddy construction, massive consumer recalls, and sketchy self-driving software. There is, however, one thing Teslas seem to excel at: mowing down motorcyclists. According to a new analysis by FuelArc, Teslas have a totally unique… Continue reading There’s Something Very Sketchy Going on With Self-Driving Teslas Running Down Motorcycles
This May Be the Most Terrifying Sign of Global Warming Yet
If climate scientists, policy makers, and environmental activists haven’t made it clear that our planet is pretty much doomed, maybe Wall Street will: bank tycoons are the latest — and perhaps the most self-interested — to join the chorus sounding the alarm on the now grim prospect of avoiding a climate catastrophe. Recent reporting by Scientific… Continue reading This May Be the Most Terrifying Sign of Global Warming Yet
AI Startup Deletes Entire Website After Researcher Finds Something Disgusting There
A South Korean website called GenNomis went offline this week after a researcher made a particularly alarming discovery: tens of thousands of AI-generated pornographic images created by its software, Nudify. The photos were found in an unsecured database, and included explicit images bearing the likeness of celebrities, politicians, random women, and children. Jeremiah Fowler, the… Continue reading AI Startup Deletes Entire Website After Researcher Finds Something Disgusting There
Olivia Munn Disgusted by Rocket Blasting Katy Perry Into Space
Jeff Bezos is sending his “alive girl” partner Lauren Sánchez, along with pop star Katy Perry, on the first ever all-female suborbital flight. And it turns out that all the girlbossing in that sentence has haters coming in on a dark horse. During a recent appearance on the “Today” show, “X-Men Origins” star Olivia Munn was… Continue reading Olivia Munn Disgusted by Rocket Blasting Katy Perry Into Space
Tesla Stock Is Crashing Real Bad
The world economy is reeling today as businesses and investors try to unpack Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs.” Trump aims to curb the United States’ reliance on foreign goods by raising the import cost for different countries, which is throwing the US-dominated global supply chain into chaos. Wall Street is in shambles as a result,… Continue reading Tesla Stock Is Crashing Real Bad