Robot Makers Try to Reassure Public They’re Legit After Elon Musk Fudged Demo
Elon Musk became the butt of more than a few jokes after internet users pointed out Tesla’s robot demo wasn’t all it appeared to be. As it turns out, a…
Elon Musk’s Grok Will Get All Its News From X
Elon Musk says Grok’s real-time news feature, which is going about as well as you’d expect so far, will get information purely from “summarizing what people say on X,” in…
Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants
Tesla announced Tuesday that it will lay off everyone who works on both the new vehicle and Supercharger teams. At this point, no one has any idea what CEO Elon…
Powerful New Chatbot Disappears as Mysteriously as It Arrived
A mysterious new AI chatbot called “gpt2-chatbot” turned heads this week after it became available on a major large language model benchmarking site, LMSYS Org. No one knows where it…
Elon Musk Going ‘Absolutely Hardcore’ With Tesla Layoffs
Just two weeks after Tesla laid off at least 14,000 workers across the world, CEO Elon Musk is planning layoffs for hundreds of additional staffers — including the bulk of…
Apple Vision Pro Sales Slump, Robot Weapons Get Scarier, TikTok Ban Is Here and More
The year is 2024 and technology is doing incredible things. For the first time ever, you can purchase a walking robot dog with a flame thrower on its back. Yes,…
Feds Probe Tesla’s Recall of 2 Million EVs Over Autopilot
Tesla is facing a new probe from U.S. auto safety regulators related to its Autopilot driver assistance technology, even as a separate investigation has been closed. Did Elon Musk Regret…
Injury Rates at SpaceX Soar Above Industry Norms
SpaceX, the world leader in rocket launches, is increasingly coming under scrutiny for its workplace practices. A recent safety review performed by Reuters highlights an upsetting trend at the aerospace…
Elon Musk Needs Robots, and He Needs Them Now
It’s a classic Elon Musk move. Tesla released some pretty grim first-quarter numbers on Tuesday, showing that net income dropped more than 50% from last year. During the earnings call,…
Tesla to begin production on new, more affordable models
With competition increasing from Chinese and other automakers, Tesla boss Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday that his company is planning to begin production of new, more affordable models in “early…