Tesla’s stock (TSLA) crashed by as much as 5% in pre-market trading after President Trump threatened to set DOGE on Elon Musk, who has been criticizing his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’. After being kindly shown the door to the White House last month, Musk had a brief moment of clarity and started to criticize Trump and… Continue reading Tesla (TSLA) crashes after Trump threathens to set DOGE on Elon Musk
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Clean Technica: Adventure Tours of Kanab Now Offers Off-Road Tours In A Tesla Cybertruck004079
Last month, I spent a week roaming around Kanab, Utah, with Jimmy of Fruble Fabrications in a pair of Tesla Cybertrucks, pushing them to the limits, taking in the views, and enjoying nature. On our way to the single set of fast chargers in town, we spotted a unique Cybertruck kitted out with two pairs… Continue reading Clean Technica: Adventure Tours of Kanab Now Offers Off-Road Tours In A Tesla Cybertruck004079
Anthropic Let an AI Agent Run a Small Shop and the Result Was Unintentionally Hilarious
Anthropic ran an experiment where its Claude chatbot was put in charge of a tiny, automated “shop” inside its San Francisco headquarters — and the results were nothing short of hilarious. Despite claims in an Anthropic post that “Claudius,” the name given to the AI agent in charge of stocking the shop’s shelves, was “close… Continue reading Anthropic Let an AI Agent Run a Small Shop and the Result Was Unintentionally Hilarious
Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago
A shortsighted design decision that Elon Musk made more than a decade ago is once again coming back to haunt Tesla. As The Guardian reports, the company’s Robotaxi rollout has been a massive bust — due, in at least in part, to Musk’s long-ago bet against the light detection and ranging sensors known as lidar, which… Continue reading Tesla’s Robotaxi Program Is Failing Because Elon Musk Made a Foolish Decision Years Ago
First Tesla Drives Autonomously From Dealer to Buyer’s House, Ends in Embarrassing Flub
On Saturday, Tesla announced that it had made the world’s first fully driverless delivery of a car, achieving a key promise Elon Musk had made ahead of the rocky launch of his robotaxi service. In a promotional video shared by the automaker, a Model Y rolls out of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Austin, Texas. With no… Continue reading First Tesla Drives Autonomously From Dealer to Buyer’s House, Ends in Embarrassing Flub
“Truly Psychopathic”: Concern Grows Over “Therapist” Chatbots Leading Users Deeper Into Mental Illness
As of April, according to an analysis by the Harvard Business Review, the number one use of AI chatbots is now therapy. The more we learn about what that looks like in practice, the less it sounds like a good idea. That’s not entirely surprising: even AI experts remain hazy on exactly how the tech actually… Continue reading “Truly Psychopathic”: Concern Grows Over “Therapist” Chatbots Leading Users Deeper Into Mental Illness
Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos
Meta is demanding access to all of your photos, even the ones you haven’t uploaded anywhere yet — and it’s being incredibly shifty about what it intends to do with them. As The Verge reports, the Mark Zuckerberg-owned company refuses to rule out the possibility that it will use your phone’s camera roll to train… Continue reading Meta Is Being Incredibly Sketchy About Training Its AI on Your Private Photos
Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash
As Congress races to pass President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s also sprinting to placate the many haters of the bill’s “AI moratorium” provision which originally required a 10-year pause on state AI regulations. The provision, which was championed by White House AI czar and venture capitalist David Sacks, has proved remarkably unpopular with… Continue reading Senator Blackburn Pulls Support for AI Moratorium in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Amid Backlash
Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Just a few days after launching a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, Tesla pulled off an additional stunt meant to show off the progress of its self-driving car software. The company let a Model Y SUV drive roughly 15 miles from Tesla’s factory to the apartment complex where the car’s new owner lives, completing… Continue reading Tesla sends driverless Model Y from factory to customer to promote its robotaxi tech
Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs
Is Nissan raising the red flag? Nissan is cutting about 15% of its workforce and is now asking suppliers for more time to make payments. Nissan starts job cuts, asks supplier to delay payments As part of its recovery plan, Nissan announced in May that it plans to cut 20,000 jobs, or around 15% of… Continue reading Nissan is in crisis mode as job cuts begin and suppliers are caught in the crosshairs