Tesla has applied for permits to double the size of Gigafactory Texas in Austin as it adds new vehicle production. Tesla loves large factories. Each one of its factories ranks amongst some of the largest buildings on the planet, and they are still growing. Gigafactory Texas already spams over 5 million square feet. Now, The Austin… Continue reading Tesla is doubling the size of Gigafactory Texas
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Polestar EVs are now able to use the Tesla Supercharger network
Polestar announced that its electric vehicles are now being officially onboarded into the Tesla Supercharger network. Joining the likes of Ford, GM, Rivian, and others, Polestar EV owners become the latest non-Tesla EV owners to gain official access to the Supercharger network after Tesla opened it up to other EV manufacturers in order for them… Continue reading Polestar EVs are now able to use the Tesla Supercharger network
More than a quarter of new code at Google is generated by AI
/ AI is hugely important to Google’s products, and it sounds like the company relies on it internally, too. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google is building a bunch… Continue reading More than a quarter of new code at Google is generated by AI
An Elon Musk-funded super PAC is putting out fake pro-Harris ads
/ Progress 2028 is running ads presenting itself as the Democrats’ answer to Project 2025, but it’s actually the product of a pro-Trump PAC. By Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia… Continue reading An Elon Musk-funded super PAC is putting out fake pro-Harris ads
Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound
Multi-hyphenate billionaire and reproduction-obsessed father of 11 children Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a collection of three mansions in Austin, Texas — a plan that sounds more than a bit like the beginning of a terrifying cult documentary. As the New York Times reports, Musk has told people close to… Continue reading Elon Musk Working to Move His Children and Mothers to Strange Compound
Jeff Bezos Cosplays as Humble Newspaperman
Democracy dies in dorkness. We the Media After kiboshing his staff’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has finally spoken out — and laughably, the billionaire is wrapping himself in the mantle of a humble newspaperman to justify meddling in the newspaper’s operations. In an editorial for WaPo, the Amazon founder suggested… Continue reading Jeff Bezos Cosplays as Humble Newspaperman
Man Imprisoned for 18 Years for Using AI to Do Disgusting Thing to Photos of Children
“There seems to be no limit to the depths of depravity exhibited in the images.” Lock Him Up A British man has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for using artificial intelligence to transform real photos of children into disgusting sexual abuse imagery. As The Guardian reports, the prosecution of 27-year-old Hugh Nelson is… Continue reading Man Imprisoned for 18 Years for Using AI to Do Disgusting Thing to Photos of Children
OpenAI will start using AMD chips and could make its own AI hardware in 2026
/ Reuters reports an updated hardware strategy to run ChatGPT and OpenAI’s other projects involves using AMD chips via Microsoft Azure in addition to Nvidia. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The… Continue reading OpenAI will start using AMD chips and could make its own AI hardware in 2026
Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
So when voters in Oregon heard earlier this month that the state’s Democratic secretary of state, LaVonne Griffin-Valade, had removed Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, from her website, they believed it was part of a plan to undermine Trump. The narrative was boosted by right-wing influencers and Trump supporters on platforms like X… Continue reading Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories Are Already Thriving Online
Mac Mini (2024): Specs, Release Date, Price, Features
There’s Shark Week, and then there’s Mac Week. It’s a little less exciting, but Apple first announced a new iMac yesterday, and today we’re being treated to a new Mac Mini. Tomorrow, there’s a good chance you can expect a new MacBook Pro, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The Mac Mini is Apple’s… Continue reading Mac Mini (2024): Specs, Release Date, Price, Features