Elon Musk speaks to the moon as co-founder leaves and IPO looms
On Tuesday night, Elon Musk called an all-hands meeting for xAI employees. Apparently he wanted to talk about the future of his AI company, especially how it relates to the moon. According to The New York Times, which heard the meeting, Musk told employees that xAI would need a lunar manufacturing facility, a lunar factory […]
Now, exactly half of xAI’s founding team has left the company.
On Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced that he is leaving the company. “It’s time for the next chapter,” Wu wrote in a post on the late-night X show. “This is a time of possibilities. Small teams armed with AI can move mountains and redefine what is possible.” Less than a day later, […]
Amazon may launch a marketplace where media sites can sell content to AI companies
The AI industry’s pursuit of licensable content has been fraught with lawsuits and accusations of copyright infringement. Now, as tech companies look for legally secure sources of AI training data, Amazon is reportedly considering launching a marketplace where publishers can license their content directly to AI companies. The Information reported on Monday that the e-commerce […]
Ice dance duo skated to AI music at the Olympics
Czech ice dancers Kateřina Mrášková and Daniel Mrázek made their Olympic debuts on Monday. This is an immense feat that requires a lifetime of dedication and practice. However, this sibling duo used AI music in their rhythm dance program. This doesn’t violate any official rules, but it serves as a depressing symbol of how perfectly […]
VC Marcia Butcher, an associate of Epstein and founder of Day One, explains it herself.
Marcia Butcher, a Silicon Valley VC and founder of Day One Ventures, addressed reports this week documenting her close business and personal relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Butcher’s name, primarily her maiden name Masha Drokova, appeared more than 1,600 times in the latest Epstein file dump, the San Francisco Standard reported. “He made […]
Google sends student journalists’ personal and financial information to ICE
The Intercept reports that Google has handed over large amounts of personal data about students and journalists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in response to subpoenas that have not been approved by a judge. The search and advertising technology giant provided ICE with an itemized list of services related to the username, address, and […]
Almost half of xAI’s founding team has now left the company.
On Monday night, xAI co-founder Yuhuai (Tony) Wu announced that he is leaving the company. “It’s time for the next chapter,” Wu wrote in a post on the late-night X show. “This is a time of possibilities. Small teams armed with AI can move mountains and redefine what is possible.” That in itself is a […]
Here’s how Rivian changed the R2’s rear door manual release.
There has been a lot of opposition to electronic door handles recently, as multiple automakers, particularly Tesla, have been accused of making manual door releases very difficult to find or access in an emergency. Rivian is one of the companies that has reportedly decided to change this with its upcoming R2 SUV, and in a […]
Former Tesla product manager wants to create luxury goods that can’t be counterfeited, starting with chips
The counterfeit crisis opens up in two directions. Luxury brands lose more than $30 billion annually to counterfeit goods, while buyers in the booming $210 billion used goods market have no reliable way to verify that what they’re buying is authentic. Veritas hopes to solve both problems with a custom hardware and software solution. The […]
Singapore announces Chinese-backed hackers are targeting four of the country’s biggest telcos
The Singapore government has blamed a Chinese cyber-espionage group known for targeting four major Chinese telecommunications companies as part of a months-long attack. Singapore acknowledged for the first time in a statement on Monday that the hacker known as UNC3886 had targeted its telecoms infrastructure, including the country’s biggest companies Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba […]