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Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville
The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunnel-digging company, and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee have announced a plan to build a 10-mile “loop” that will connect Nashville’s downtown and its convention center to the area’s airport. The project will be privately funded by The Boring Company “and its private partners,” according to the Governor’s press release, though… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Tesla tunnels under Nashville
Aeva strikes lidar chip-making deal with LG subsidiary
LG Innotek, the components and materials subsidiary of South Korea’s LG Group, has struck a manufacturing partnership with Aeva Technologies, which makes 4D lidar sensing systems. The partnership will see LG Innotek manufacturing and supplying Aeva’s Atlas Ultra 4D lidar sensor for automobiles, and eventually expanding the technology for use in consumer electronics, robotics, and… Continue reading Aeva strikes lidar chip-making deal with LG subsidiary
Google’s AI Mode update adds even more tools for students
Now, users can upload images of the schoolwork they’re stumped on, and AI Mode can scour the web for answers. Now, users can upload images of the schoolwork they’re stumped on, and AI Mode can scour the web for answers. by Emma Roth Jul 29, 2025, 4:00 PM UTC Emma Roth is a news writer… Continue reading Google’s AI Mode update adds even more tools for students
AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills
If you’re looking for someone to blame for your ballooning energy bills, we have an increasingly familiar culprit: AI data centers. A new analysis of one the US’s largest power grids, PJM, found that a rise in customer energy rates is directly attributable to the tremendous power demands of these data facilities that undergird services… Continue reading AI Datacenters Are Raising Nearby Residents’ Electric Bills
Trump’s AI plan is a massive handout to gas and chemical companies
The Trump administration wants to build data center projects on Superfund sites, and with as little oversight as possible. by Justine Calma Jul 29, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC The Trump administration wants to build data center projects on Superfund sites, and with as little oversight as possible. by Justine Calma Jul 29, 2025, 12:00 PM… Continue reading Trump’s AI plan is a massive handout to gas and chemical companies
Tesla teases new Roadster as ‘the last best driver’s car’
Tesla is again teasing the new Roadster, which is now five years late, as “the last driver’s car” before self-driving takes over. The chicken or the egg. Is Tesla delaying the Roadster to match the development of self-driving technology, or is it delaying the development of self-driving technology to match the delayed release of the… Continue reading Tesla teases new Roadster as ‘the last best driver’s car’
Clean Technica: Robotaxi Updates from China004124
Robotaxi news keeps rolling. Today brings a few stories — I already covered the WeRide news from Saudi Arabia, but there are also updates from Pony AI and Tesla in China. Pony AI Extends Its Hours In China Pony AI sort of feels like the forgotten stepchild or something. Waymo, WeRide, Tesla, and Baidu get… Continue reading Clean Technica: Robotaxi Updates from China004124
Man in Prison Gets Hired as Software Engineer at Silicon Valley Startup, Works Every Day From Cell
A man has been hired to work full-time at a San Francisco-based tech startup called Turso — while serving his 11th year in prison, checking into work from his cell. As TechCrunch reports, Preston Thorpe was personally offered the job by Turso CEO Glauber Costa, who was inspired by Thorpe’s story. “I reached out to him… Continue reading Man in Prison Gets Hired as Software Engineer at Silicon Valley Startup, Works Every Day From Cell
Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar
During a Chinese music festival, a humanoid robot named “Adam” graced the stage in what was half performance art and half marketing stunt — and did so while semi-disguised in a loose-fitting hoodie that did a terrible job obscuring its mechanical legs and hands that made it very clear that it was, indeed, a robot. As spotted… Continue reading Band Appears on Stage With Poorly-Disguised Robot Playing the Keytar