Tesla has posted its second quarter delivery numbers — and they’re not looking good. As the New York Times reports, the company reported it had delivered just 384,000 vehicles between April and June, a massive drop from 444,000 vehicles over the same period last year. Meanwhile, CEO Elon Musk has focused his carmaker’s resources on… Continue reading Tesla Gets Dismal Sales News After Disastrous Robotaxi Launch
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For $10, You Can Crack ChatGPT Into a Horrifying Monster
It’s astonishingly easy to prod OpenAI’s large language models (LLMs) into doing the most abominable things you can imagine. In an editorial for the Wall Street Journal, the researchers from the AI firm AE Studio explained that all it took was some tricky prompting and a $10 charge to access OpenAI’s developer platform — and… Continue reading For $10, You Can Crack ChatGPT Into a Horrifying Monster
A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
Empty grocery store shelves and grounded planes tend to signal a crisis, whether it’s an extreme weather event, public health crisis, or geopolitical emergency. But these scenes of chaos in recent weeks in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada were caused instead by financially motivated cyberattacks—seemingly perpetrated by a collective of joyriding teens. A… Continue reading A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it
There’s only one version, and fans say it doesn’t work on most players. There’s only one version, and fans say it doesn’t work on most players. Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Lorde fans are clearly… Continue reading Lorde’s new CD is so transparent that stereos can’t even read it
Tesla faces second straight year of falling sales after another bad quarter
Tesla delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter of this year, wrapping up another weak quarter for the company as it struggles to bring the pace of sales back up to 2023 levels. That represents a 13.5% drop from the number of cars Tesla delivered in the second quarter of 2022, and it means Tesla… Continue reading Tesla faces second straight year of falling sales after another bad quarter
Rivian receives the next $1B from Volkswagen as sales struggles continue
Rivian has hit a milestone in its agreement with German automotive giant Volkswagen that will bring $1 billion into the EV startup’s coffers in the form of a share sale. Rivian also announced Wednesday that it delivered 10,661 vehicles in the second quarter. That represents a 23% drop in sales from the second quarter of… Continue reading Rivian receives the next $1B from Volkswagen as sales struggles continue
Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data
Australian airline giant Qantas said on Wednesday it experienced a data breach that compromised the personal information of at least six million passengers. The airline said a cybercriminal targeted one of its call centers on June 30, and stole customer data from its systems, including names, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, and frequent… Continue reading Qantas hack results in theft of 6 million passengers’ personal data
You’re probably not using one of Android’s best features – here’s how it saves me time every day
SOPA Images/Contributor/Getty Android is chock-full of features that appeal to a wide variety of users. Some of those features have been met with wide acceptance, while others tend to be relegated to a smaller cross-section of users. Some features are there, waiting for you to make use of them, and yet they go either ignored… Continue reading You’re probably not using one of Android’s best features – here’s how it saves me time every day
Apple’s AI Research Has Failed So Spectacularly That It’s Considering Just Letting OpenAI Power Siri
For the past few months, Apple has been mired in a tangled legal web of its own making. When the tech giant released the iPhone 16 back in September of 2024, it promised customers a suite of shiny new “Apple Intelligence” features, which would “roll out later this year and in the months following.” At… Continue reading Apple’s AI Research Has Failed So Spectacularly That It’s Considering Just Letting OpenAI Power Siri
Tesla reports 14 percent drop in second-quarter vehicle deliveries
Elon Musk’s unpopularity and rising EV competition continues to be a drag on the company. Elon Musk’s unpopularity and rising EV competition continues to be a drag on the company. Tesla sales hit a new low, with the company reporting a 14 percent drop in second-quarter vehicle deliveries compared to a year ago. The company… Continue reading Tesla reports 14 percent drop in second-quarter vehicle deliveries