/ Facebook will no longer let dealerships post used car listings from their business page, leaving room for listings posted by fake personal accounts Nick Barclay / The Verge As if buying a used car isn’t hard enough, the misleading dealership listings that clutter up selling platforms like Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp don’t make things… Continue reading A new Facebook Marketplace rule could make it harder to find legit car listings
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Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles during the third quarter of 2022
/ The automaker’s delivery volume rebounds after a weak second quarter Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles in the third quarter of 2022, a sign that the Elon Musk-owned company has bounced back from a slower second quarter related to COVID-related factory shutdowns. In a report on the… Continue reading Tesla delivered a record 343,830 vehicles during the third quarter of 2022
Intel’s self-driving company Mobileye files for an IPO
/ Mobileye, the company that creates the brains behind autonomous vehicles, is going public Intel’s self-driving technology firm Mobileye has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (via CNBC). The Israel-based company, which Intel acquired for $15.3 billion in 2017, specializes in making the chips… Continue reading Intel’s self-driving company Mobileye files for an IPO
On smartphone cameras, the Seattle Mariners, and disappointment
/ Even the best teams and the most cutting-edge technology will let you down sometimes The iPhone 14 Pro has one of the best smartphone camera systems money can buy, but it still has its limitations.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge There’s the smell of sizzling sausage, car exhaust, and late-season playoff hopes… Continue reading On smartphone cameras, the Seattle Mariners, and disappointment
Tesla now has 160,000 customers running its Full Self Driving beta
/ On Tesla’s AI day, the company shared new details on its Autopilot and FSD improvements as well as an update on its Dojo supercomputer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype was not the only thing the company shared on Friday evening during its AI Day presentation. Autopilot director Ashok… Continue reading Tesla now has 160,000 customers running its Full Self Driving beta
Watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event
/ Elon Musk has said he hopes to show off a prototype of Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. But the event will also showcase the company’s work on autonomous driving and its Dojo supercomputer. Update: Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype kicked off the event, check out the details we’ve heard so far. Tesla’s AI Day kicks off… Continue reading Watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils prototype of humanoid Optimus robot
/ The robot walked unsteadily onstage without a tether, and is supposedly targeting a price of less than $20,000. Tesla’s Optimus robot has been revealed on stage at AI day.Image: Tesla Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed a prototype of a humanoid robot that he said utilizes the company’s AI software, as well as the sensors… Continue reading Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils prototype of humanoid Optimus robot
The Nord Stream pipeline leaks are a disaster — the oil and gas industry has a much bigger mess
/ The amount of methane that routinely leaks from oil and gas infrastructure dwarfs the Nord Stream pipelines’ huge mess In this Handout Photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on September 28th, 2022, in At Sea.… Continue reading The Nord Stream pipeline leaks are a disaster — the oil and gas industry has a much bigger mess
Blonde’s CG fetus is anti-abortion propaganda dressed up as art
Director Andrew Dominik’s experimental Marilyn Monroe biopic gets downright weird and borderline offensive in its discussion of abortion Share this story Adrien Brody as the playwright Arthur Miller and Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.Image: Netflix Netflix’s Blonde from director Andrew Dominik transforms Ana de Armas into Marilyn Monroe (visually, at least) with… Continue reading Blonde’s CG fetus is anti-abortion propaganda dressed up as art
UK startup Arrival’s unique ‘microfactory’ produces its first electric van
/ The EV company celebrates its first production verification vehicle as it continues to seek new sources of funding. Arrival is one of many startups burning through cash in the race to compete with legacy automakers for the EV market. Arrival’s first production verification van at its microfactory in southern England.Image: Arrival Arrival, an electric… Continue reading UK startup Arrival’s unique ‘microfactory’ produces its first electric van