Audible, one of the world’s largest audiobook platforms, is opening the floodgates to AI slop. On Tuesday, the Amazon-owned service announced its new “integrated AI narration technology” that’ll allow selected publishers to rapidly churn out audiobooks using a wide range of AI-generated voices. It’s Audible’s biggest foray into AI yet, and will be a major… Continue reading Even Audiobooks Aren’t Safe From AI Slop
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Elon Musk’s Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About “White Genocide” in Completely Unrelated Tweets
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has gone absolutely bonkers and is flooding X-formerly-Twitter with bizarre posts about “white genocide” in response to completely unrelated tweets. The issue was flagged online by Aric Toler, a visual investigative journalist for The New York Times, and first reported by Gizmodo. Ask Grok abut anything, it seems — HBO Max’s latest… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Unhinged Grok AI Is Rambling About “White Genocide” in Completely Unrelated Tweets
Tesla Is Seriously Struggling With Its Robotaxi Service
During Tesla’s earnings call last month, CEO Elon Musk admitted that the carmaker’s much-lauded self-driving robotaxi service would be relying on safety drivers. As The Information reports, the company is already woefully behind schedule and hasn’t even started testing its autonomous vehicles without a safety driver as of April. And the company is quickly running… Continue reading Tesla Is Seriously Struggling With Its Robotaxi Service
Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry
Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s board announced Wednesday — the same day of its first-quarter earnings report — it had replaced Russell and appointed Paul Ricci to the role. Ricci is the former chairman and… Continue reading Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry
Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis following low-speed collisions with gates and chains
Waymo issued a software recall on 1,200 self-driving vehicles after some of its robotaxis were involved in minor collisions with gates, chains, and other gate-like roadway objects. The software update, which was first reported by Reuters, was conducted late last year, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Alphabet-owned… Continue reading Waymo recalls 1,200 robotaxis following low-speed collisions with gates and chains
The best CRM software 2025: Streamline your customer relationships
CRM software, also known as customer relationship management software, assists businesses in handling the customer side of their operations. CRM software can manage and track customer relationships, trends, marketing efforts, and communication, bringing everything into one centralized platform or system to optimize interactions. Automation is one of the key benefits of CRM software, but depending… Continue reading The best CRM software 2025: Streamline your customer relationships
Toyota is bringing this sleek new electric SUV to the US: Check out the 2026 C-HR EV
It’s official. Toyota is finally launching a new EV in the US. The C-HR will return in what’s expected to be an affordable electric SUV. Here’s our first look at the 2026 Toyota C-HR, a surprisingly stylish EV with nearly 300 miles of range. Meet the 2026 Toyota C-HR electric SUV for the US Who… Continue reading Toyota is bringing this sleek new electric SUV to the US: Check out the 2026 C-HR EV
Tesla (TSLA) board explore new pay deal for Elon Musk
Tesla’s (TSLA) board is reportedly exploring a new CEO pay deal for Elon Musk, who might not get back his $55 billion 2018 compensation package. According to a new Financial Times report, Tesla’s board created a new “special committee” to explore a new CEO pay package for Musk. The report points to the committee looking… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) board explore new pay deal for Elon Musk
Tesla’s Robyn Denholm made 5x more than next best-paid chair, a role Musk said was useless
Robyn Denholm, Tesla’s chairwoman, made five times more money than the next best-paid board chair, a role Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said was useless. In 2018, Musk settled with the SEC for falsely claiming he had secured funding to take Tesla private at $420 a share, he was forced to resign as chair of Tesla’s… Continue reading Tesla’s Robyn Denholm made 5x more than next best-paid chair, a role Musk said was useless
SoundCloud Backtracks on AI and Changes Policies After Artist Outrage
SoundCloud has altered its platform policies to require opt-ins for training generative AI models with artists’ music following widespread user backlash, the company announced today in a letter from its CEO. On Friday, Futurism broke the story that SoundCloud had quietly updated its Terms of Use (TOU) in February 2024 with language allowing it to… Continue reading SoundCloud Backtracks on AI and Changes Policies After Artist Outrage