Photo: Tesla The Republicans in Congress have voted for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, which are going to greatly slow down electric vehicles and renewable energy in the US. Here’s how the new bill is going to affect Tesla. Solar stocks are all crashing today. Solar Edge is down 20%, and First Solar is down 5%.… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) is badly affected by Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ the GOP just passed
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Xiaomi’s new PU7 spells trouble for Tesla in China
The sister vehicle to last year’s SU7, the electric SUV could threaten the Model Y’s dominance in China’s all-important EV market. The sister vehicle to last year’s SU7, the electric SUV could threaten the Model Y’s dominance in China’s all-important EV market. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers… Continue reading Xiaomi’s new PU7 spells trouble for Tesla in China
Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
House Republicans narrowly passed the budget bill, which now heads to the Senate. House Republicans narrowly passed the budget bill, which now heads to the Senate. Lauren Feiner is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing… Continue reading Pro-AI, pro-pollution, pro-surveillance: what you should know about Trump’s budget
Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules
GOP lawmakers defied nonpartisan watchdogs to pass resolutions that take away California’s ability to set its own pollution standards for cars and trucks. GOP lawmakers defied nonpartisan watchdogs to pass resolutions that take away California’s ability to set its own pollution standards for cars and trucks. The US Senate voted today to strip California of… Continue reading Senate Republicans vote to revoke California’s right to set its own tailpipe pollution rules
So long, EV tax credits
We hardly knew ye. We hardly knew ye. Andrew J. Hawkins is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Once Donald Trump won office for a second time, the writing was on the wall.… Continue reading So long, EV tax credits
Dozens of Organizations Push Back Against Bill That Would Ban All AI Regulation
This is dangerous. No Rules, No Exceptions The latest version of the Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill — the “one big, beautiful bill,” as President Trump has called it — includes a clause that would ban all AI regulation in the US at the state level for a full decade. Over 100 organizations, CNN reports, are calling for… Continue reading Dozens of Organizations Push Back Against Bill That Would Ban All AI Regulation
The Trump Administration’s Opinion on Elon Musk After Actually Working With Him Reveal a Lot
It’s becoming increasingly apparent that billionaire Elon Musk wasn’t some great mastermind, puppeting president Donald Trump from the shadows. In reality, the mercurial CEO has become a surprisingly reviled fixture on Capitol Hill, getting into screaming matches and frequently losing his composure, while also making “annoying” jokes and being ridiculed by the public. The walls started… Continue reading The Trump Administration’s Opinion on Elon Musk After Actually Working With Him Reveal a Lot
The Newest “Will Smith Eating Spaghetti” Video Includes AI-Generated Squelching and Chomping Sounds That Just Might Make You Sick
Just over two years ago, we came across a deranged, AI-generated video of famed actor Will Smith indulging in a bowl of spaghetti. The clip, which went viral at the time, was the stuff of nightmares, with the AI model morphing Smith’s facial features in obscene ways, clearly unable to determine where his body ended… Continue reading The Newest “Will Smith Eating Spaghetti” Video Includes AI-Generated Squelching and Chomping Sounds That Just Might Make You Sick
OpenAI’s Top Scientist Wanted to “Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI”
“Of course, it’s going to be optional whether you want to get into the bunker.” Feel The AGI OpenAI’s former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, has long been preparing for artificial general intelligence (AGI), an ill-defined industry term for the point at which human intellect is outpaced by algorithms — and he’s got some wild plans… Continue reading OpenAI’s Top Scientist Wanted to “Build a Bunker Before We Release AGI”
How Much Electricity It Actually Takes to Use AI May Surprise You
By now, most of us should be vaguely aware that artificial intelligence is hungry for power. Even if you don’t know the exact numbers, the charge that “AI is bad for the environment” is well-documented, bubbling from sources ranging from mainstream press to pop-science YouTube channels to tech trade media. Still, the AI industry as… Continue reading How Much Electricity It Actually Takes to Use AI May Surprise You