Tesla has expanded the area where its Robotaxis can operate in Austin, and it’s difficult — nay, impossible — to ignore its resemblance to something unmistakably vulgar. As folks immediately pointed out online, the crudely-shaped geofence is, essentially, a bathroom graffiti-level dick drawing — and given his puerile sense of humor, there’s a non-zero chance… Continue reading We Are Having a Very Hard Time Believing the “Shape” of Tesla’s New Robotaxi Geofence Is a Coincidence
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Bernie Sanders Issues Warning About How AI Is Really Being Used
Senator Bernie Sanders is, like most of us, worried about how AI is going to affect our future — but he’s not convinced that the mainstream conversation is capturing the dynamics of how the tech is really affecting the labor market. In an interview with Gizmodo, the Vermont legislator revealed that in the wake of his… Continue reading Bernie Sanders Issues Warning About How AI Is Really Being Used
The Pentagon Is Pumping $200 Million Into Elon Musk’s AI That Just Had a Nazi Meltdown
Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has announced a nearly $200 million contract with the US Department of Defense for developing AI tools for the military. The news comes a week after xAI’s foul-mouthed Grok chatbot had a full-blown Nazi meltdown, referring to itself as “MechaHitler” and making outrageously bigoted claims about Black and Jewish people.… Continue reading The Pentagon Is Pumping $200 Million Into Elon Musk’s AI That Just Had a Nazi Meltdown
Users Immediately Find Grok’s Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden “Full Gooner Mode”
Elon Musk’s hate speech-spewing AI chatbot Grok, which recently gave itself the nickname “MechaHitler,” didn’t exactly fit into the gender binary — but you have to admit that its edgelord persona had a certain masculine energy. Well, scratch that: Musk has officially swapped Grok’s gender into… a goth anime waifu? We wish we were kidding. The mercurial… Continue reading Users Immediately Find Grok’s Anime Waifu Persona Has Hidden “Full Gooner Mode”
Tesla Q2 Earnings Preview: Will the EV Giant Disappoint Again?
Tesla TSLA is set to release second-quarter 2025 results on July 23, after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s earnings and revenues is pegged at 40 cents per share and $22.6 billion, respectively. The consensus mark for second-quarter earnings per share has declined by a cent in the past seven days. The estimate… Continue reading Tesla Q2 Earnings Preview: Will the EV Giant Disappoint Again?
Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Driverless vehicles are no longer a moonshot, and it’s not just Tesla (TSLA) or Google’s (GOOG) Waymo that investors should have their eyes on. “You need semiconductors, you need sensors, and then the final piece of the jigsaw is software,” Bank of America analyst Martyn Briggs told Yahoo Finance. “All of those components are enabling… Continue reading Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Tesla Q2 Earnings Preview: Will the EV Giant Disappoint Again?
Tesla TSLA is set to release second-quarter 2025 results on July 23, after the closing bell. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s earnings and revenues is pegged at 40 cents per share and $22.6 billion, respectively. The consensus mark for second-quarter earnings per share has declined by a cent in the past seven days. The estimate… Continue reading Tesla Q2 Earnings Preview: Will the EV Giant Disappoint Again?
Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Driverless vehicles are no longer a moonshot, and it’s not just Tesla (TSLA) or Google’s (GOOG) Waymo that investors should have their eyes on. “You need semiconductors, you need sensors, and then the final piece of the jigsaw is software,” Bank of America analyst Martyn Briggs told Yahoo Finance. “All of those components are enabling… Continue reading Beyond Tesla: Under-the-radar stocks that could capitalize on the $1.2 trillion autonomous driving market
Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu
Uber has struck another deal with a robotaxi provider, and this time it’s with Chinese tech giant Baidu. The two companies announced Tuesday that they have agreed to a “multi-year strategic partnership to deploy thousands of Baidu’s Apollo Go autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the Uber platform” in multiple markets outside the U.S. and mainland China.… Continue reading Uber’s latest robotaxi partner is China’s Baidu
‘China’s car market has lost all reason’ – the country’s largest western carmaker refuses to compete in Tesla and BYD’s EV price war
Once China’s dominant carmaker before being overtaken by fast-growing EV leader BYD, Volkswagen is now in a rebuilding year. VW Group China boss Ralf Brandstätter says he’s willing to sacrifice market share during the price war to protect the equity of his company’s car brands. Relief is due to come next year with a new… Continue reading ‘China’s car market has lost all reason’ – the country’s largest western carmaker refuses to compete in Tesla and BYD’s EV price war