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It’s their job to keep AI from destroying everything

Spoiler: the nine-person team works for Anthropic. Spoiler: the nine-person team works for Anthropic. by Hayden Field Dec 2, 2025, 3:11 PM UTC Hayden Field is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets.… Continue reading It’s their job to keep AI from destroying everything

This Peek Under an Antarctic Base Is Absolutely Wild

Thomas Schenk It’s been over two weeks since the Sun has set on Germany’s Neumayer III base in the Antarctic, due to the Earth’s axial tilt at the extreme locale. In that eerie landscape, the 16-year-old base has to contend with otherworldly hazards, like ice shelf disintegration and shifting ice that’s moved it over a… Continue reading This Peek Under an Antarctic Base Is Absolutely Wild

Toyota’s $15,000 electric SUV is a hit in China

The bZ3X is off to a strong start as Toyota’s most affordable electric SUV, starting at around $15,000 in China. The bZ3X is a $15,000 Toyota electric SUV in China Toyota’s joint venture, GAC Toyota, launched the bZ3X in China this March, an affordable, compact electric SUV aimed at young families. The bZ3X is Toyota’s… Continue reading Toyota’s $15,000 electric SUV is a hit in China

Clean Technica: Tesla Appears to Have 29 Robotaxis in Operation in Austin004275

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. In a recent roundup of Tesla “Full Self Driving” (FSD) news, I mentioned Elon Musk tweeting that the number of Tesla Robotaxis on the road in Austin would “roughly double” in December. First of all, it’s important to note these are not truly driverless robotaxis… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Appears to Have 29 Robotaxis in Operation in Austin004275

Clean Technica: German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models … And Worse!004274

Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Well, this is not good news. TÜV of Germany — or Technischer Überwachungsverein if you want to try your tongue at the full name — is a collection of independent German organizations that evaluate the safety and quality of a variety of products and systems.… Continue reading Clean Technica: German Study Finds Tesla Model Y Has Worst Reliability of 2022–2023 Models … And Worse!004274

Grok Appears to Have Doxxed Dave Portnoy’s Home Address

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Michael Hickey / Getty Images Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is known for many things: racism, antisemitism, and pedophilia, to name a few. Adding to that list appears to be, uh, doxxing — yes, seriously, after the AI system appeared to reveal the exact home address of internet personality… Continue reading Grok Appears to Have Doxxed Dave Portnoy’s Home Address

Grok Says It Would Kill Every Jewish Person on the Planet to Save Elon Musk

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Leave it to Elon Musk’s Grok to innovate new ways of being both staggeringly antisemitic and grovelingly deferential to its creator. In a series of posts on X, the AI chatbot was recently asked to weigh in on a troubling… Continue reading Grok Says It Would Kill Every Jewish Person on the Planet to Save Elon Musk

China Is Officially Scared of Robots

Chinese officials are warning that the country’s humanoid robotics industry could be forming a massive bubble. As Bloomberg reports, strategists from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which serves as the country’s state-run macroeconomic management agency, say that extreme levels of investment could be drowning out other markets and research initiatives. It’s a notable… Continue reading China Is Officially Scared of Robots