Smart Wi-Fi power strips are a great way to save on your power bill. But do they pay for themselves? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Leaving devices plugged and switched on can be wasteful. Monitoring usage and remote switching helps reduce bills. This Tapo smart power strip… Continue reading How I use a smart outlet to save money on electricity bills every month
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Tesla engineer accuses Elon Musk of betraying Tesla’s mission in exit letter
A long-time Tesla engineer announced his departure from the company, citing Elon Musk as the primary reason for quitting. In his public exit letter, he decided to expose the CEO’s betrayal of Tesla’s mission. Giorgio Balestrieri spent the last 8 years at Tesla. He spent most of his time as a data analyst in the… Continue reading Tesla engineer accuses Elon Musk of betraying Tesla’s mission in exit letter
Clean Technica: Tesla Market Share Dips Below 40% In USA For First Time Since 2017004183
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Elon Musk is doing a fantastic job of making dick jokes about the Tesla robotaxi service area in Austin, Texas, and siring babies, but when it comes to what supposedly is his day job — manufacturing and selling electric cars — he has been a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Tesla Market Share Dips Below 40% In USA For First Time Since 2017004183
Elon Musk Says an OpenAI Whistleblower Was Murdered
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that an OpenAI whistleblower named Suchir Balaji, who passed away last year, was actually killed. “He was murdered,” Musk posted, in reference to Balaji’s death. The late 26-year-old software engineer had gone to the New York Times months before his passing, decrying what… Continue reading Elon Musk Says an OpenAI Whistleblower Was Murdered
Financial Experts Concerned That Driving Users Into Psychosis Will Be Bad for AI Investments
Countless users of AI chatbots are being driven into spirals of delusion, a wave of “AI psychosis” that’s alarming mental health professionals. Some even say the tech could give birth to entirely new categories of mental disorders. The grim trend has already been linked to several deaths, including the suicide of a 16-year-old boy, which has… Continue reading Financial Experts Concerned That Driving Users Into Psychosis Will Be Bad for AI Investments
Scenes From Charlie Kirk’s Spontaneous Memorial in Utah
Young people dominated the hospital crowd, which makes sense, since Kirk’s major accomplishment was to promote his brand of rightwing politics to a cohort that has historically been uninterested in it. Kirk was many things: charismatic, politically canny, polemical, ruthless. His organization, Turning Point USA—with its mission to “win America’s culture war”—was arguably the right’s… Continue reading Scenes From Charlie Kirk’s Spontaneous Memorial in Utah
How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate
A trove of internal documents leaked from a little-known Chinese company has pulled back the curtain on how digital censorship tools are being marketed and exported globally. Geedge Networks sells what amounts to a commercialized “Great Firewall” to at least four countries, including Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Ethiopia, and Myanmar. The groundbreaking leak shows in granular detail… Continue reading How China’s Propaganda and Surveillance Systems Really Operate
Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Armed with a new permit from the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, Tesla is preparing to begin testing its autonomous vehicle technology on public streets in Nevada. The testing permit, which was first noted by Tesla influencer Sawyer Merritt, comes two months after CEO Elon Musk outlined the company’s plans to take its autonomous vehicle… Continue reading Tesla’s robotaxi plans for Nevada move forward with testing permit
Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’
Elon Musk’s Boring Company has reportedly stopped work on a tunnel it’s been digging to the Las Vegas airport after a worker sustained a “crushing injury” late Wednesday night, according to Fortune. Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has opened an investigation. The Clark County Fire Department received a call at 10:12 p.m. local… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company suspends work on Vegas airport tunnel after ‘crushing injury’
Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Uber, accusing the ride-hailing company of violating federal law by discriminating against people with physical disabilities. In particular, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) civil rights division claims that the company and its drivers “routinely refuse to serve individuals with disabilities, including individuals who travel with service… Continue reading Justice Department sues Uber for allegedly discriminating against people with disabilities