Analysts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, citing a lack of rideshare partnerships and Musk's history of missing FSD targets; TSLA drops 8.8%
- Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
Experts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, getting scale without rideshare partners, and cite Musk's history of missed FSD dates; TSLA down 7%+
- Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
Elon Musk says xAI brought its “Colossus 100k H100 training cluster online” over the weekend, which will “double in size to 200k (50k H200s) in a few months”
Say what you will about Elon Musk, but when the technological disruptor sets his mind to something, he plays to win.
Brazil blocks X, following an order from Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes after Elon Musk refused to name a legal representative in the country
The blocking of social media platform X in Brazil divided users and politicians over the legitimacy of the ban, and many Brazilians …
X is right to stand up to Brazil's unjust “hostage laws,” but Musk's fight highlights his cynical free speech stance after he caved to Modi's censorship demands
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Adam Cook / @motorcityadam : Pretty clear that Musk wants Bolsonaro re-installed and Musk wants to leverage Twitter, by design, to encourage Bolsona...
Elon Musk says that, “all things considered, I think California should probably pass the SB 1047 AI safety bill”, and saying so is “a tough call”
Always B — Be C — Ctalking your book Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : this will create some interesting divided loyalties in Silicon Valley 👀 Sean Durkin / @seandurkinsf : @DanHendryck...
In a spat on X, Meta's Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun calls out Elon Musk for saying xAI will pursue “truth” as Musk spreads “crazy-ass conspiracy theories” on X
But It Does Have Privacy Issues Emergent Behavior : 2024-05-29: Memorial Day Shenanigans Siddharth Jindal / AIM : Yann LeCun Delays Elon Musk's AGI Plans James Farrell / SiliconANG...
Scarlett Johansson says she declined OpenAI's ChatGPT voice offer and was “shocked, angered” that Sam Altman would pursue Sky, a voice “eerily similar” to hers
The “Her” actor released a statement following OpenAI pulling its “Sky” voice from ChatGPT, which many people said sounded like her.
How Elon Musk uses X to back right-wing world leaders like Argentina's Javier Milei and India's Narendra Modi, who can help secure advantages for his businesses
Minutes after it became clear that Javier Milei had been elected president of South America's second-largest nation in November … Threads: @karaswisher , @motorcityadam , @karaswis...
Impressions of Waymo's robotaxis after several rides: amazing tech that quickly feels “normal”, but the car failed to understand a traffic cop's hand signals
I took my first Cruise more than a year ago! https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... Pranay Prateek / @pranay01 : My first time riding a driverless car and I must say this is definite...
Sources: Apple is exploring home robotic devices, including a mobile robot that can follow users and a table-top device that uses robotics to move a display
- The company has teams working on automated home devices — The search is on for new growth sources after EV gets nixed
Self-driving software startup Ghost Autonomy, formerly Ghost Locomotion, shuts down, after raising ~$220M, and just five months after partnering with OpenAI
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch :
AI-powered robot maker Covariant debuts RFM-1, an AI model the company says can process physics, may limit the need for bespoke robotics programming, and more
Copied! — Watch Covariant's demos to view an overview of RFM-1's language and physics capabilities. Maria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE : Covariant develops video-generating AI model ...
Sources: X employees are increasingly being asked to spend time on xAI initiatives; xAI is using a data center once leased by Twitter, but now leased by Tesla
Tesla is fast running out of early adopters, but its cars are still too expensive for most buyers Threads: Parker Thompson / @parkert : Elon has always had a disregard for sharehol...
An interview with Tim Cook on Apple's pledge to become carbon neutral by 2030, the Vision Pro, return to the office, why Apple still advertises on X, and more
In Brown County, Texas - flat, dry, near the geographical center of the state - Apple has invested in a joint venture to power 100,000 homes with clean energy.