Highlights from Musk v. Altman. Highlights from Musk v. Altman. by Alex Heath Jan 16, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC Alex Heath is a contributing writer and author of the Sources newsletter. This is an excerpt of Sources by Alex Heath, a newsletter about AI and the tech industry, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once… Continue reading ‘Sideshow’ concerns and billionaire dreams: What I learned from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
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Hyundai Motor Group to appoint former head of Tesla’s humanoid robot program as adviser
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group said on Friday it plans to appoint Milan Kovac, the former head of Tesla‘s humanoid robot program, as an adviser as it seeks to bolster its competitiveness in robotics and artificial intelligence. The auto group also plans to nominate Kovac as an outside director of the firm’s U.S. subsidiary Boston… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group to appoint former head of Tesla’s humanoid robot program as adviser
Clean Technica: Ah, THIS Is Why Tesla “Full Self Driving” Sales End On February 14004325
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Yesterday, I wrote about Tesla’s decision to stop selling “Full Self Driving” after February 14. One of the main questions was, “Why February 14?” Well, one of our readers pointed out the now-obvious reason to us now. Mark Spohr writes: “How about: February 14 is… Continue reading Clean Technica: Ah, THIS Is Why Tesla “Full Self Driving” Sales End On February 14004325
After Being Pillaged By AI Companies, Wikipedia Signs Deal to Get Paid By Them
Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images / Futurism Wikipedia has signed training deals with a host of major AI companies, helping it recoup some of the exorbitant costs it accrued from being relentlessly pillaged by data scrapers. The companies include Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Perplexity, and France’s Mistral AI. As part of the series of… Continue reading After Being Pillaged By AI Companies, Wikipedia Signs Deal to Get Paid By Them
Tesla sales stall in India, starts discounts on unsold Model Ys
Tesla is reportedly offering discounts on unsold Model Y inventory in India as the automaker faces a “letdown” in the major auto market following its official launch last year. We have been covering Tesla’s efforts to enter the Indian auto market for years now. It has been a saga of lobbying for lower import duties, rumors of a… Continue reading Tesla sales stall in India, starts discounts on unsold Model Ys
Tesla releases rare look at its lithium refinery, confirms production start
Tesla has released a new video giving us a closer look at its massive lithium refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, and confirming that the facility has officially started production. For years, CEO Elon Musk has been urging entrepreneurs to get into the lithium refining business, famously calling it a “license to print money.” He noted… Continue reading Tesla releases rare look at its lithium refinery, confirms production start
Automakers like Ford and GM are jumping into a whole new business where Tesla is a serious player
U.S. automakers are increasingly entering the energy storage business as they pivot away from electric vehicles and try make use of battery factories that cost billions of dollars. Energy storage uses a lot of the same underlying technology as EV batteries to store power for homes, businesses and even utilities. Tesla has been investing in… Continue reading Automakers like Ford and GM are jumping into a whole new business where Tesla is a serious player
New Law Would Let Grok Victims Sue Creeps Who Generated Nonconsensual Nudes
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images On Tuesday, the US senate passed a new law that would allow victims to sue individuals who use AI models like Grok to generate non-consensual nudes and other sexually explicit images. Dubbed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act, it… Continue reading New Law Would Let Grok Victims Sue Creeps Who Generated Nonconsensual Nudes
New Law Would Let Grok Victims Sue Creeps Who Generated Nonconsensual Nudes
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images On Tuesday, the US senate passed a new law that would allow victims to sue individuals who use AI models like Grok to generate non-consensual nudes and other sexually explicit images. Dubbed the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits (DEFIANCE) Act, it… Continue reading New Law Would Let Grok Victims Sue Creeps Who Generated Nonconsensual Nudes
Will Tesla’s Baltic Push Revive Its Momentum in Europe?
Tesla TSLA has strengthened its Northern Europe presence with the establishment of two new subsidiaries in Estonia and Latvia, per Teslarati. The confirmation of Tesla’s arrival followed the establishment of two distinct legal entities –Tesla Latvia SIA registered on Nov. 7, 2025 and Tesla Estonia OÜ registered on Dec.16, 2025 – both owned by Tesla… Continue reading Will Tesla’s Baltic Push Revive Its Momentum in Europe?