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Toyota’s hot $15,000 EV in China costs nearly $50K in this overseas market

Toyota’s most affordable EV, which starts at about $15,000 in China, may not be so cheap overseas. The Toyota bZ3X is launching in new markets at a price nearly three times the cost, starting at almost $50,000. Toyota’s $15,000 EV is launching overseas GAC Toyota, Toyota’s joint venture, launched the bZ3X in China this March,… Continue reading Toyota’s hot $15,000 EV in China costs nearly $50K in this overseas market

Tesla releases details about ‘Robotaxi’ launch: there’s a ‘safety monitor’ in front seat

Tesla has released the details about its planned ‘Robotaxi’ launch in Austin, Texas, this weekend, and it’s even worse than we thought. There’s going to be a “safety monitor” in the front seat. Over the last few weeks, we have been discussing how Tesla’s planned launch of a “Robotaxi” service was a game of smoke… Continue reading Tesla releases details about ‘Robotaxi’ launch: there’s a ‘safety monitor’ in front seat

CEOs Using AI to Terrorize Their Employees

As artificial intelligence becomes the corporate buzzword du jour, executives are finding more and more ways to shoehorn the trendy tech into their everyday business operations. That has a lot of workers anxious about automation, income inequality, and increased workloads — something c-suite bigwigs are all too happy to take advantage of. Though AI — really… Continue reading CEOs Using AI to Terrorize Their Employees

Researchers Scanned the Brains of ChatGPT Users and Found Something Deeply Alarming

Image by Getty / Futurism Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found some startling results in the brain scans of ChatGPT users, adding to the growing body of evidence suggesting that AI is having a serious — and barely-understood — impact on its users’ cognition even as it explodes in popularity worldwide. In… Continue reading Researchers Scanned the Brains of ChatGPT Users and Found Something Deeply Alarming

Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions

Conspiracy theorists are using AI chatbots not only to convince themselves of their harebrained beliefs, but to recruit other users on social media. As independent Australian news site Crikey reports, conspiracy theorists are having extensive conversations with AI chatbots to “prove” their beliefs. Then, they post the transcripts and videos on social media as “proof”… Continue reading Conspiracy Theorists Are Creating Special AIs to Agree With Their Bizarre Delusions

Elon Musk Concerned That Reality Has Infiltrated His “Grok” AI

Elon Musk is once again fuming against his own AI model, Grok, because he doesn’t like that its answers don’t line up with his personal politics. When a user on X, Musk’s social media platform, suggested that Grok has been “manipulated by leftist indoctrination,” the world’s richest man wholeheartedly agreed without even a hint of… Continue reading Elon Musk Concerned That Reality Has Infiltrated His “Grok” AI

Cursed New Dating App Matches You Based on the Most Deranged Thing We Can Imagine

A newly-developed dating app matches potential lovers based on their entire internet browsing histories — and we’re not quite sure how we feel about it. As Wired reports, the new service is straightforwardly-named “Browser Dating,” and is the brainchild of Belgian artiste provocateur Dries Depoorter. After years creating one-off projects like “Shirt,” a top that… Continue reading Cursed New Dating App Matches You Based on the Most Deranged Thing We Can Imagine

VanMoof is back with a new custom e-bike and rebooted repair network

Dutch e-bike startup VanMoof is back two years after bankruptcy with its first model designed under new leadership. And despite past criticism that VanMoof’s over-reliance on custom parts led to the company’s downfall, the S6 sticks to the brand’s signature bespoke design.  Today, VanMoof is betting that higher-quality custom parts, alongside a more robust servicing… Continue reading VanMoof is back with a new custom e-bike and rebooted repair network

Tesla partners with Electrify Expo to launch full-weekend EV test drives

Electrify Expo, which has spent the last five years putting on festivals across the U.S. to educate people about electric vehicles, is launching a demo experience where people can take an EV home for a weekend. The first company to partner up is Tesla, and Electrify Expo CEO BJ Birtwell says more brands will come… Continue reading Tesla partners with Electrify Expo to launch full-weekend EV test drives