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Elon Musk Fires 500 Staff at xAI, Puts College Kid in Charge of Training Grok
Remember when Elon Musk hired a bunch of youngsters to gut the federal government? Well, now he’s put one in charge of a key division at his company xAI. Business Insider reports that the data annotation team that helps train the company’s AI chatbot Grok is now being led by Diego Pasini, a college student who… Continue reading Elon Musk Fires 500 Staff at xAI, Puts College Kid in Charge of Training Grok
Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth
Earth has a new friend — and it’s been waiting for us to notice it for decades. In a new study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers report the discovery of a mysterious object that appears to be a “quasi-moon,” or a small asteroid that orbits the Sun, but in… Continue reading Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth
How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer
Transportation Sometimes an upgrade means changing your thinking. Sometimes an upgrade means changing your thinking. by Allison Johnson Sep 19, 2025, 12:30 PM UTC Allison Johnson is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview.… Continue reading How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer
The right to anonymity is powerful, and America is destroying it
Is now really the time to put up ID checkpoints on the internet? Is now really the time to put up ID checkpoints on the internet? by Adi Robertson Sep 19, 2025, 12:30 PM UTC Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered… Continue reading The right to anonymity is powerful, and America is destroying it
ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail
Security researchers say the vulnerability has been plugged but highlights the risks of outsourcing to AI agents. Security researchers say the vulnerability has been plugged but highlights the risks of outsourcing to AI agents. by Robert Hart Sep 19, 2025, 11:06 AM UTC Robert Hart Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering… Continue reading ChatGPT tricked to swipe sensitive data from Gmail
Clean Technica: How Volkswagen Group Outsells Tesla in Europe004184
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Volkswagen Group outsells Tesla in Europe with a single model. Yep, there is a single Volkswagen Group model that outsells the Model Y in Europe. And now you all think I am crazy and do not know what I am writing about. Now I ask… Continue reading Clean Technica: How Volkswagen Group Outsells Tesla in Europe004184
MIT Researchers Release Disturbing Paper About AI Boyfriends
How would you react if your mother admitted to you she was dating Aubrey “Drake” Graham, the rap superstar from Toronto? And that this new boyfriend wasn’t the real flesh-and-blood Drake — oh no — but is instead the AI chatbot version of Champagne Papi. This is an actual situation that was relayed by the… Continue reading MIT Researchers Release Disturbing Paper About AI Boyfriends
Elon Musk Hires Immigrants So He Can Pay Them Less, Lawsuit Allege
Tesla, which has come under repeated fire due to CEO Elon Musk’s political antics and its quality control issues, has been now slapped with a lawsuit that alleges that the company prefers hiring visa holding immigrants over American citizens in order to save money, according to Reuters. The lawsuit claims that Tesla relies heavily on… Continue reading Elon Musk Hires Immigrants So He Can Pay Them Less, Lawsuit Allege
Congressman Calmly Explains There Are “Entities” Coming From “Five or Six Deepwater Areas”
Bet you didn’t have this on your 2025 bingo card. Yesterday, a baffling video started making the rounds on social media showing Tennessee representative Tim Burchett casually claim that alien entities are here on Earth, and that they’re rising out of the ocean. “What if, these are entities that are here on this earth, that… Continue reading Congressman Calmly Explains There Are “Entities” Coming From “Five or Six Deepwater Areas”