Tesla still has no plan to make things right for millions of car owners with its ‘HW3’ system, more than four months after it finally admitted that the hardware won’t support self-driving. At this point, the automaker is just hoping they buy new cars. We are approaching the 10th anniversary of Tesla’s promise and sale… Continue reading Tesla has no plan for HW3 owners 4 months after admitting it won’t support self-driving
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Nissan launches new, mid-size PHEV pickup that undercuts $20K Slate *
Zhengzhou Nissan has launched a new, plug-in pickup in the Chinese market called the Z9. It’s the same size as the Nissan Frontier Pro, offers over 35 miles of all-electric range, and pricing starts at just $16,600. * in China. Positioned as the electrified sibling of the domestically-built Nissan Frontier Pro, the Zhengzhou Nissan Z9… Continue reading Nissan launches new, mid-size PHEV pickup that undercuts $20K Slate *
Elon Musk Trying to Figure Out Who’s to Blame for His Massive Unpopularity
As his time in DC disintegrated this week, Musk intimated to the Washington Post that he was very surprised by what he saw in American government — but not as surprised as he was by everyone’s reaction. “The federal bureaucracy situation is much worse than I realized,” the billionaire told the newspaper. “I thought there were problems,… Continue reading Elon Musk Trying to Figure Out Who’s to Blame for His Massive Unpopularity
New AI Startup Giving Robots Virtual Heart Rate, Body Temperature, Sweating Response So They Can Better Emulate Human Emotions Like Fear and Anxiety
A teen tech entrepreneur is working to retrofit robots with simulated artificial bodily functions like a virtual heart rate, body temperature, and sweating response — a bong-rip idea to make them better emulate human emotional states like joy or anxiety. In an interview with TechCrunch, the 19-year-old founder of “emotionally intelligent robots” company Intempus, Teddy Warner,… Continue reading New AI Startup Giving Robots Virtual Heart Rate, Body Temperature, Sweating Response So They Can Better Emulate Human Emotions Like Fear and Anxiety
Hanky Panky With Naughty AI Still Counts as Cheating, Therapist Says
Sexual relationships with AI chatbots have become all too common — but for some real-life partners, it still feels like cheating when it’s happening behind their back. That’s the takeaway from a recent HuffPost column in which Marisa Cohen, a licensed marriage and family therapist, affirmed that having intimate encounters with anyone — or anything… Continue reading Hanky Panky With Naughty AI Still Counts as Cheating, Therapist Says
Suddenly Freed From Prison, Silk Road Founder Stunned by Advancements in World Since 2013
The 12-year campaign to free Ross Ulbricht — the criminal mastermind behind the Silk Road, the original crypto-enabled dark web mail-order-drug emporium — finally ended in January, when newly-minted second term president Donald Trump officially pardoned the bitcoin criminal. Now, Ulbricht is picking up where he left off, getting his first taste of a world… Continue reading Suddenly Freed From Prison, Silk Road Founder Stunned by Advancements in World Since 2013
Drone Footage Shows What Appears to Be a Cheap Tesla Prototype Zooming Around a Test Track
Are we on the cusp of truly affordable Teslas? A YouTuber flew a drone over Tesla’s Fremont test track and saw what may be its new cheap model racing around it. As spotted by Teslarati, new flyover footage from an account that calls itself “Met God in Wildnerness” — which along with frequent Fremont flyovers… Continue reading Drone Footage Shows What Appears to Be a Cheap Tesla Prototype Zooming Around a Test Track
Secret OpenAI Memo Describes Plans to Make Users Rely on “Entity”
An internal OpenAI document somehow ended up in the discovery process for an antitrust trial against Google — and the revelations about the company’s plans for ChatGPT are illuminating and, depending on your point of view, disquieting. As The Verge reports, the Justice Department’s ongoing attempts to break up Google’s alleged monopoly garnered an OpenAI memo… Continue reading Secret OpenAI Memo Describes Plans to Make Users Rely on “Entity”
This palm recognition smart lock doubles as a video doorbell (and has no monthly fees)
ZDNET’s key takeaways The Eufy FamiLock S3 Max is a new video smart lock available for $400. This smart lock also features a camera and doorbell button, and an indoor screen shows you who is at the door. I just wish the FamiLock S3 Max could unlock with human recognition using the Eufy HomeBase BionicMind,… Continue reading This palm recognition smart lock doubles as a video doorbell (and has no monthly fees)
Amazon Programmers Say What Happened After Turn to AI Was Dark
The shoehorning of AI into everything has programmers at Amazon feeling less like the tedious parts of their jobs are being smoothly automated, and more like their work is beginning to resemble the drudgery of toiling away in one of the e-commerce giant’s vast warehouses. That’s the bleak picture painted in new reporting from the… Continue reading Amazon Programmers Say What Happened After Turn to AI Was Dark