According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Tesla’s board has taken steps toward potentially seeking a new CEO to replace Elon Musk. To say the least, Tesla’s board of directors has been extremely favorable to Elon Musk, Tesla’s largest single shareholder and long-time CEO. They have backed his every move, granted him… Continue reading Tesla board is reportedly floating replacing Elon Musk as CEO
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Clean Technica: Waymo & Toyota May Collaborate On Autonomous Cars003999
Sign up for CleanTechnica’s Weekly Substack for Zach and Scott’s in-depth analyses and high level summaries, sign up for our daily newsletter, and/or follow us on Google News! Waymo and Toyota have agreed to explore a possible deal that could one day lead to a new vehicle designed for ride-hailing and even bring autonomous driving… Continue reading Clean Technica: Waymo & Toyota May Collaborate On Autonomous Cars003999
Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
Let’s face it: it’s never been a particularly good time to be an elderly internet user. Folders can be tough to navigate, Facebook statuses are virtually indistinguishable from the Google search bar, and the mouse pointer is just so darn tiny. Unfortunately, it’s not about to get any easier. Though fake profiles have long been… Continue reading Lonely Boomers Are Doomed Now That Scammers Are Using AI Filters to Make Themselves Look Like Beautiful Women
ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
ChatGPT just received a major update to recommend specific products to users — but it’s still suffering from the same old AI problem: answers that sound good at first, but make little sense when you examine them more critically. Unlike before, OpenAI’s chatbot will now pull up helpful product cards that, once clicked, open a… Continue reading ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US
Sam Altman’s iris-scanning, identify-verification technology startup is expanding to the US, and will attempt to bridge the divide between blockchain-based financial networks and the payment services most often used here. Altman and Alex Blania, a German physics researcher, announced at an event in San Francisco this evening that their venture-backed company, Tools for Humanity, is… Continue reading Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Is Now Coming to the US
Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge
Apple “willfully chose not to comply” with a court order to loosen its app store restrictions—and one of its executives lied under oath about the company’s plans, a federal judge wrote on Wednesday. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has referred the situation to the US Attorney’s Office in San Francisco “to investigate whether criminal contempt proceedings… Continue reading Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge
RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
A research facility within the US National Institutes of Health that is tasked with studying Ebola and other deadly infectious diseases has been instructed by the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to stop research activities. According to an email viewed by WIRED, the Integrated Research Facility in Frederick, Maryland, was told… Continue reading RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries
Rivian built up a stockpile of batteries for its trucks, SUVs, and commercial vans before and after the election of Donald Trump, a strategy used to soften the blow of the president’s tariffs, according to Bloomberg News. The company apparently bought an undisclosed number of lithium iron phosphate batteries from Chinese firm Gotion before the… Continue reading Rivian’s reportedly sitting on a stockpile of tariff-free batteries
Tesla Semi public charging network coming with 46 stations in 2027
Tesla plans to deploy a public charging network for its Tesla Semi truck, starting with 46 stations in 2027, according to a new presentation. At a new presentation at the ACT Expo this week, Tesla’s head of the Semi program, Dan Priestley, revealed several new details about the long-awaited electric semi-truck. During the presentation, Priesley… Continue reading Tesla Semi public charging network coming with 46 stations in 2027
Waymo and Toyota partner to go after Tesla with personal self-driving vehicles
Source: Waymo Waymo and Toyota have announced a partnership aimed at competing with Tesla in the development of personally owned self-driving vehicles. Waymo is already widely regarded as the market leader in autonomous driving, as it currently provides approximately 250,000 autonomous paid rides per week in the few markets where it operates. Tesla is playing… Continue reading Waymo and Toyota partner to go after Tesla with personal self-driving vehicles