Rivian tops owner satisfaction survey, ahead of BMW and Tesla
Can the same vehicle brand sit both at the bottom of owners’ ratings in terms of reliability and at the top in terms of overall owner satisfaction? When that brand…
Watch Figure’s latest humanoid robot performing tasks autonomously
Figure Status Update – BMW Use Case Robotics startup Figure recently shared a new video showing several of its humanoid robots performing a task that could be applied to the…
Tesla reveals price range for Optimus Gen2, its ‘robot without wheels’
“The future should look like the future”, CEO Elon Musk said at the Tesla “We Robot” special event held in Burbank, California, earlier this week. Sure enough, Tesla’s much-anticipated autonomous…
Elon Musk Says Optimus Robot Will ‘Babysit Your Kids’ in Weirdest Prediction Yet
Elon Musk was all smiles during the Tesla shareholder’s meeting in Austin, Texas on Thursday, a fact that was understandable given his victory in a $45 billion pay package dispute.…
The Fallout from the Taylor Swift AI Porn Could Be Huge
Photo: Gilbert Flores/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 (Getty Images) Earlier this week, AI-generated porn featuring Taylor Swift started circulating on X (formerly Twitter). Swifties were scandalized. Polite society was incensed.…
First Bipedal Robots With Hands Coming to BMW Factory
BMW has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to put “humanoid” robots to work at one of its factories. The robots, which are designed to be more operationally flexible than traditional industrial…
CES 2024: All the News From Las Vegas
Photo: Jorge Jimenez / Gizmodo Now that CES 2024 is done and gone. I think it’s safe to say that there was a lot of news out of Las Vegas…
iPhone update fixes troublesome bug that broke NFC features for some users
Apple’s latest iPhone update has addressed an irksome bug that caused Apple Pay and some other NFC features on iPhone 15 handsets to stop working after charging the device using…
The BMW i4 is more luxurious than the Tesla Model S, and costs way less
BMW The Tesla Model S is the original cool electric car. It did away with the concept that EVs had to be nerdy, small, low-range cars — and instead offered…
BMW scraps its unpopular approach to heated seats
BMW caused much consternation last year when it launched a subscription-only option for heated car seats. The idea of having to pay a monthly fee of $18 to keep your…