A central premise of robotaxis is that high usage and lower labor costs will ultimately make it a cheap transportation option. That is still far from true, but now there’s some data that gives us an idea of by how much. Obi, an app that aggregates real-time pricing and pick-up times across multiple ride-hailing services,… Continue reading Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway
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CEO Says AI Will Replace So Many Jobs That It’ll Cause a Major Recession
The CEO of layaway startup Klarna is claiming that AI is coming for your white-collar jobs — even though his own experiments with replacing human workers with AI were a bust. Speaking to The Times Tech podcast, the Sweden-based CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski admitted that adoption of the technology will result in “implication[s] for white-collar jobs” that… Continue reading CEO Says AI Will Replace So Many Jobs That It’ll Cause a Major Recession
Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
This weekend, tanks will roll through the streets of Washington, funded by taxpayer money and donations from big tech. This weekend, tanks will roll through the streets of Washington, funded by taxpayer money and donations from big tech. Tina Nguyen is a senior reporter for The Verge, covering the Trump administration, Elon Musk’s takeover of… Continue reading Big Tech quietly sponsors Trump’s military parade party
Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed
The lawsuit comes one week after an investigation found hundreds of AI undressing apps advertised on Meta platforms. The lawsuit comes one week after an investigation found hundreds of AI undressing apps advertised on Meta platforms. Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at… Continue reading Meta cracks down on nudify apps after being exposed
Olyzon Raises $5M in Seed Extension Funding
Olyzon, a NYC-based provider of an agentic CTV advertising platform, raised $5M in Seed extension funding. The round was led by Cassius Capital, with participation from Ventech, Eurazeo, and strategic angels including Greg Coleman (former President of Criteo), Tom O’Regan (former CEO of Madison Logic), Cédric Mao (founder of Epic12), and Christophe Parcot. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and… Continue reading Olyzon Raises $5M in Seed Extension Funding
Tesla Full Self-Driving hasn’t improved all year and Musk points to more wait
Tesla’s ‘Supervised Full Self-Driving’ (FSD) in customer vehicles hasn’t improved all year, based on the best available data previously praised by CEO Elon Musk. Now Musk points to having to wait until later this year, but wait for what? Tesla’s last major FSD update, v13, was released in December 2024. Musk had previously claimed that… Continue reading Tesla Full Self-Driving hasn’t improved all year and Musk points to more wait
Government Website Caught Hosting “Gay Impregnation” Content
Portions of the US government’s official “Vaccine Hub” website, Vaccines.gov, seem to have been taken over by an AI sloperation that hosts “gay impregnation” content — and pages featuring lots of other NSFW topics, too. As flagged by 404 Media, this same spam marketing scheme seems to have also targeted websites for AI chipmaker Nvidia, National… Continue reading Government Website Caught Hosting “Gay Impregnation” Content
Sam Altman Goes Off at AI Skeptic
In the artificial intelligence world, there are two streams. One is the cool, analytical current of AI scholarship, flowing with genuine curiosity and drive to verify. The other is the boiling-hot torrent of commercial AI — excited, frenetic, gushing with utopian promises. As AI hype blasts off into the heavens, one notable tech critic asks an… Continue reading Sam Altman Goes Off at AI Skeptic
Elon Musk Apologizes for Accurately Pointing Out That Trump Was Extremely Close Friends With Jeffrey Epstein
Billionaire Elon Musk appears to have some major regrets about losing his composure during his blowout verbal brawl with former bestie president Donald Trump last week. Musk and Trump have been at each other’s throats for well over a week. Their on-and-off-again bromance collapsed in spectacular fashion when Musk excoriated Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” as… Continue reading Elon Musk Apologizes for Accurately Pointing Out That Trump Was Extremely Close Friends With Jeffrey Epstein
People Pretty Much Lost Their Minds When ChatGPT Went Down
Like all websites, ChatGPT is fallible — and when it went down this week, people lost their godforsaken minds. According to OpenAI’s status page, the company has experienced major issues this week, leading to breathless coverage from sites like TechRadar and The Independent — and, unsurprisingly, some massive freakouts on social media. “F*ck I can’t code… Continue reading People Pretty Much Lost Their Minds When ChatGPT Went Down