In a bid to retain its staffers amid a Meta poaching spree, OpenAI is giving them a mandatory week-long vacation. According to insiders who spoke to Wired, a cloud of anxiety is lingering over OpenAI’s C-suite as leaders scramble to keep staff happy and on their side — a tall order given that employees there often… Continue reading OpenAI Is Shutting Down for a Week
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A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’
A pro-Russia disinformation campaign is leveraging consumer artificial intelligence tools to fuel a “content explosion” focused on exacerbating existing tensions around global elections, Ukraine, and immigration, among other controversial issues, according to new research published last week. The campaign, known by many names including Operation Overload and Matryoshka (other researchers have also tied it to… Continue reading A Pro-Russia Disinformation Campaign Is Using Free AI Tools to Fuel a ‘Content Explosion’
The electric Hummer is almost outselling the F-150 Lightning
General Motors sold 4,508 electric Hummer trucks and SUVs in the second quarter in the U.S., putting it close to Ford’s F-150 Lightning despite a price gap in the tens of thousands of dollars. The Hummer sales were part of a banner quarter for GM’s electric vehicles, making it one of the only automakers that… Continue reading The electric Hummer is almost outselling the F-150 Lightning
The Chevy Equinox EV is GM’s breakout star, but that’s not the only surprise
The Chevy Equinox EV, or “America’s most affordable 315+ range EV,” as GM calls it, is red-hot. Thanks to the electric Equinox, Chevy is solidifying its position as the fastest-growing EV brand in the US. The Chevy Equinox EV helped GM’s electric vehicle sales more than double in Q2, but there’s more to the story.… Continue reading The Chevy Equinox EV is GM’s breakout star, but that’s not the only surprise
Tesla, Trump alliance falls apart – but there’s BIG news for electric semi fleets
After a month off trying to wrap our heads around all the chaos surrounding EVs, solar, and everything else in Washington, we’re back with the biggest EV news stories of the day from Tesla, Ford, Volvo, and everyone else on today’s hiatus-busting episode of Quick Charge! It just gets worse and worse for the Tesla… Continue reading Tesla, Trump alliance falls apart – but there’s BIG news for electric semi fleets
Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it’s almost ready
Tesla has unveiled its lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery cell factory in Nevada and claims that it is nearly ready to start production. Like several other automakers using LFP cells, Tesla relies heavily on Chinese manufacturers for its battery cell supply. Tesla’s cheapest electric vehicles all utilize LFP cells, and its entire range of energy storage products,… Continue reading Tesla unveils its LFP battery factory, claims it’s almost ready
Elon Musk goes from sleeping on Tesla’s factory floor to sleeping in sales office
Elon Musk is reportedly taking over responsibilities for Tesla’s sales in North America and Europe amid a leadership transition. The CEO is going from “sleeping on Tesla’s factory floor” to now sleeping in the sales offices. For years, Tesla was production-constrained and struggled to ramp up manufacturing to meet demand. Around this time, CEO Elon… Continue reading Elon Musk goes from sleeping on Tesla’s factory floor to sleeping in sales office
The GOP’s big spending bill could kill renewable energy projects
The fate of solar and wind energy in the US is back in the House’s hands. The fate of solar and wind energy in the US is back in the House’s hands. Senate Republicans today passed a sweeping spending bill that narrowly avoided punitive tax measures on renewable energy but still threatens to stall its… Continue reading The GOP’s big spending bill could kill renewable energy projects
Elon Musk Says He Is So Sorry for His Horrible Behavior
In February, as the disastrous effects of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s gutting of federal agencies started to emerge, the agency’s figurehead Elon Musk took to the stage of the Conservative Political Action Conference and waved a chainsaw in the air. Standing alongside Argentinian president Javier Milei, Musk wielded the shiny metal-plated prop to… Continue reading Elon Musk Says He Is So Sorry for His Horrible Behavior
Tesla’s Stock Has Fallen Dramatically Since Elon Musk Returned to the Business
When multi-hyphenate billionaire Elon Musk returned to Tesla in May, it was met with a surge of enthusiasm from investors who feared he’d given up on the embattled carmaker during his disastrous stint in government. But that optimism has dimmed significantly as Musk has brought his signature aura of chaos and disappointment back to Tesla… Continue reading Tesla’s Stock Has Fallen Dramatically Since Elon Musk Returned to the Business