Apple VP Ousted After Making Vulgar Sexual Remark

I don’t think he expected that to go viral. Self Inflicted Apple’s c-suite is down a man after its vice president of procurement Tony Blevins left the company — after sexual remarks he made in a TikTok video went viral. “Tony is leaving Apple,” an Apple spokesperson tersely told CNBC on Thursday, confirming the exit.… Continue reading Apple VP Ousted After Making Vulgar Sexual Remark

On smartphone cameras, the Seattle Mariners, and disappointment

/ Even the best teams and the most cutting-edge technology will let you down sometimes The iPhone 14 Pro has one of the best smartphone camera systems money can buy, but it still has its limitations.Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge There’s the smell of sizzling sausage, car exhaust, and late-season playoff hopes… Continue reading On smartphone cameras, the Seattle Mariners, and disappointment

Tesla’s first Optimus robot comes alive, Musk says it will cost less than $20,000

At Tesla AI Day, an Optimus prototype walks across stage untethered.  Screenshot by Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Tesla AI Day 2.0 jumped off to an exciting start with Optimus, Tesla’s much anticipated humanoid robot, taking the stage minutes after the event began. The prototype took unsteady steps across the stage as it walked untethered. Tesla CEO Elon… Continue reading Tesla’s first Optimus robot comes alive, Musk says it will cost less than $20,000

Tesla AI Day 2022: How to watch, and our top 5 predictions

[embedded content] Tesla AI Day is an annual event in which Tesla reveals all of its upcoming projects and showcases its latest technology. If you are debating whether or not to tune in, here is what you can expect.  This event is similar to other major tech companies’ annual events, such as Apple’s Far Out event… Continue reading Tesla AI Day 2022: How to watch, and our top 5 predictions

Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse

Tesla unveiled its first prototype of its Optimus humanoid robot on Friday — an actual robot this time, by the strictest definition, instead of a flesh and blood human clad in a weird suit. The robot performed some basic functions, including walking a little bit and then raising its hands — all for the first time without… Continue reading Tesla’s robot strategy is inextricably tied to its Autopilot strategy, for better or for worse

Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit

Tesla CEO Elon Musk kicked off its Tesla AI Day 2022 with a quick level set on expectations — “we’ve come a long way” — and then stepped aside to allow the first iteration of its robot walk out onto the stage. The robot wasn’t a human dressed in a robot costume like last year. … Continue reading Tesla’s robot is a real robot now, not just a guy in a suit

Tesla unveils its humanoid robot for ‘less than $20,000’

Tesla has unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot at its AI Day 2022 today and Elon Musk believes Tesla can bring it to market for “less than $20,000”. As expected, the event started with Tesla unveiling a working prototype of its humanoid robot – a project first announced at Tesla’s AI day in 2021. There were… Continue reading Tesla unveils its humanoid robot for ‘less than $20,000’

Cleantechnica: Tesla AI Day Robot Liveblog 002278

Tesla’s AI Day livestream event is supposed to start in about 5 minutes. We’ve published some articles leading up to today’s event about what might be included, but there have been essentially no leaks about what will actually be covered. We’ll see! You can watch the livestream on Tesla’s website or via the embedded YouTube… Continue reading Cleantechnica: Tesla AI Day Robot Liveblog 002278

Clean Technica: Arizona Tesla Owners Say GEICO Refuses To Fix Their Cars002277

A recent post on Twitter from an account that posts images and videos from Tesla vehicles recently shared some bad news out of Phoenix, Arizona. Many of the people who submit video to “Wham Baam Teslacam” share videos of accidents, so it makes sense that their social media channels and YouTube channel would know a… Continue reading Clean Technica: Arizona Tesla Owners Say GEICO Refuses To Fix Their Cars002277

Tesla now has 160,000 customers running its Full Self Driving beta

/ On Tesla’s AI day, the company shared new details on its Autopilot and FSD improvements as well as an update on its Dojo supercomputer. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s Optimus robot prototype was not the only thing the company shared on Friday evening during its AI Day presentation. Autopilot director Ashok… Continue reading Tesla now has 160,000 customers running its Full Self Driving beta