Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says it’s longing for human connection again. Once gunning to be OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s “favorite guinea pig,” Klarna is now plotting a big recruitment drive after its AI customer service agents couldn’t quite hack it. The buy-now-pay-later… Continue reading Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back
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As Crisis at Tesla Deepens, a Hail Mary Is Turning Out to Be a Major Bust
Tesla investors were hopeful that the latest refresh of the EV maker’s bestselling Model Y would breathe new life into plummeting sales. But say it ain’t so: The addition to the company’s rapidly-aging lineup, which launched in January, has turned out to be a dud — at least as far as consumer interest is concerned.… Continue reading As Crisis at Tesla Deepens, a Hail Mary Is Turning Out to Be a Major Bust
Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, thinks that The Atlantic and The BBC are credible, reputable sources for news and information. Which is funny, because Musk — who’s engaged in a years-long project to erode trust in legacy media organizations and even specific journalists — doesn’t. And now, he’s furious at his own AI chatbot. The Musk-Grok tiff happened over… Continue reading Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok
A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them
The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime subscriptions when they bought VPNSecure, and they cannot honor the purchases. In March, complaints started appearing online about lifetime subscriptions to VPNSecure no longer working. The first public response Ars… Continue reading A VPN Company Canceled All Lifetime Subscriptions, Claiming It Didn’t Know About Them
Toyota’s bZ electric SUV gets a new name, more range, an NACS port and other upgrades
Toyota upgraded its electric SUV in just about every way possible. The 2026 Toyota bZ is refined from end to end with a fresh new style, more driving range, advanced new tech, and much more. It even has an NACS port, so you can charge at Tesla Superchargers. Here’s our first look at Toyota’s new… Continue reading Toyota’s bZ electric SUV gets a new name, more range, an NACS port and other upgrades
GM’s new EV battery cells promise more affordable, long-range electric trucks and SUVs
The 2025 Chevy Silverado EV already offers up to 492 miles of range, but GM promises to unlock even more at a lower cost. GM and LG Energy Solution unveiled the “first-ever” lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic EV battery cells. The new battery cells will be used in upcoming GM EV models, especially trucks and SUVs.… Continue reading GM’s new EV battery cells promise more affordable, long-range electric trucks and SUVs
Chinese Company Leapfrogs Tesla, Announces Self-Driving Car Rental Service
When it comes to self driving vehicles, China went from zero to 60 in the blink of an eye. And every day, they’re moving even faster than the rest of the world — and especially America. To wit: Baidu, the Beijing company behind China’s largest search engine, has just announced the launch of what it… Continue reading Chinese Company Leapfrogs Tesla, Announces Self-Driving Car Rental Service
Executives Are Pouring Money Into AI. So Why Are They Saying It’s Not Paying Off?
A recent survey by tech giant IBM came to a conclusion that could send shockwaves through Wall Street and the tech sector writ large. The survey asked whether or not company leaders were reporting that their AI initiatives delivered the expected return on investment. A shockingly small proportion of the surveyed CEOs reported that the tech… Continue reading Executives Are Pouring Money Into AI. So Why Are They Saying It’s Not Paying Off?
New Law Would Ban All AI Regulation for a Decade
This is insane. Fresh Hell Republican lawmakers slipped language into the Budget Reconciliation Bill this week that would ban AI regulation, on the federal and state levels, for a decade, as 404 Media reports. An updated version of the bill introduced last night by Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), who chairs the House Committee on Energy and… Continue reading New Law Would Ban All AI Regulation for a Decade
The US Copyright Chief Was Fired After Raising Red Flags About AI Abuse
On Friday, the US Copyright Office released a draft of a report finding that AI companies broke the law while training AI. The next day, the agency’s head, Shira Perlmutter, was fired — and the alarm bells are blaring. The report’s findings were pretty straightforward. Basically, the report explained that using large language models (LLMs)… Continue reading The US Copyright Chief Was Fired After Raising Red Flags About AI Abuse