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Almost two years after CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that Tesla’s TSLA Smart Summon function wasn’t performing as well as hoped, the automaker has unveiled a new — and seemingly upgraded — version.
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A team of scientists at ETH Zurich say they’ve developed a new type of electrode that rivals those used by other groups working on “brain pacemakers” and related tech, including Elon Musk’s Neuralink.
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More than a quarter of global marketers plan to spend less money taking out ads on Elon Musk’s X next year, as trust in the social media platform continues to crater.
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Tesla’s artificial intelligence team on Thursday released its roadmap for the next several months, reaffirming its goal to launch the company’s self-driving technology in two new markets early next year.
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As a big Arctic and Antarctic exploration nerd, I can tell you with confidence that it’s hard. A few guys on Twitter are making the trip to the Arctic circle purposefully more difficult by trying to complete the trip in Tesla TSLA Cybertrucks and, honestly, they kinda rock for the attempt.
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For months now, Elon Musk has been locked in a feud with one of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices.
Over the past week, things have come to a head, with Brazil formally banning access to X, formerly known as Twitter, and Starlink’s financial assets being frozen. Brazilian social media goers are turning to virtual private networks(VPNs) to continue posting memes on X, others are posting furiously over the decision, and Musk has launched a new account dedicated “shining a light on the abuses of Brazilian law” allegedly committed by Justice Alexandre de Moraes.
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Google’s GOOGL second major antitrust trial this year, this time focusing on its dominance in the advertising market, is set to start next Monday. But Wedbush analysts aren’t too concerned with the business impacts of the case. – Rocio Fabbro Read More
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