Tesla is planning to finish the design and engineering of the next-generation Tesla Roadster by the end of this year and “hopefully” put the vehicle into production next year, according to CEO Elon Musk at Tesla’s shareholder meeting today. The next-generation Roadster was originally announced by surprise in 2017 at the Tesla Semi Unveiling event. […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the company is going to “try advertising” after years of resisting the idea and even saying that he “hates advertising.” For years, Musk has famously said that he despises advertising. He said that Tesla doesn’t pay or provide discounts for celebrities to drive its cars and that the automaker […]
IRS whistleblower tells Congress his investigative team was removed from Hunter Biden probe. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel has told Congress there would be no retaliation against whistleblowers. WASHINGTON – A whistleblower at the Internal Revenue Service, which is investigating Hunter Biden for potential tax violations, told lawmakers Monday his entire team was removed from the […]
Shock jock Howard Stern is receiving criticism for his on-air commentary toward female guests on his radio show over the years. Stern has drawn the ire of social media with a compilation of resurfaced interview clips that feature Stern’s conversations with numerous female celebrities, including Lisa Marie Presley, Mariah Carey, Courtney Love, Sofía Vergara and Anna […]
Tesla has teased its next electric car with a new image of the silhouette, and Elon Musk says it is already being built. Today, Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting. While CEO Elon Musk said that the meeting was not the right place to make a new product announcement, he still decided to tease Tesla’s […]
An Illinois girl who went missing six years ago has been found safe in North Carolina, according to a Facebook post from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Kayla Unbehaun was 9 years old when police said her mother, Heather, abducted her in July 2017 from South Elgin, Illinois, about 45 miles northwest […]
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, launched with $50 million in seed funding. The funding round was co-led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. WHAT THEY DO Hippocratic AI is building a large language model for healthcare, initially concentrating on non-diagnostic, patient-facing applications. The company is focusing on […]
WASHINGTON ? President Joe Biden will shorten a planned trip overseas this week, canceling stops in Australia and Papua New Guinea, with a dispute over the debt ceiling inching toward a resolution. Biden was planning to travel to Sydney to meet with the leaders of India, Japan and Australia, collectively known as the Quad, at […]
Tipping may often be the right thing to do, but traditionally it’s been a choice whether at a diner or a barbershop. Nowadays, however, many Americans feel the pressure to tip pops up everywhere – even when you’ve served yourself. IPads stationed in spots ranging from coffee shops to airport kiosks are automatically prompting shoppers to […]
Despite plans to scale back in the region, Ford is planning to use the market in China as a “listening post” to help the automaker better understand EV battery tech. According to CEO Jim Farley, speaking with the Financial Times, Ford will use a concentrated approach in China amid growing competition from domestic EV makers. […]
