Even Trump’s chief of staff was ‘aghast’ at Elon Musk’s deadly USAID cuts
Even Trump's chief of staff was 'aghast' at Elon Musk's deadly USAID cuts Elon Musk, a billionaire who decimated the United States federal workforce using the Department of Government Efficiency, is not remembered fondly by the most powerful woman in Washington: Susie Wiles, White House Chief of Staff and the gatekeeper to President Donald Trump. […]
Elon Musk says Tesla drivers can text while driving, but they absolutely should not
Elon Musk says Tesla drivers can text while driving, but they absolutely should not I can’t believe I have to say this, but Tesla drivers should not start texting while driving, despite what Elon Musk says. Do not listen to the billionaire CEO of the company that makes your car. He will not be liable […]
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again
Elon Musk is on a racist posting spree again Billionaire Elon Musk — who’s long used his X (formerly Twitter) platform to stoke anger at immigrants and support antisemitic conspiracy theories — has spent the past day spreading and praising claims that “White people are on the verge of extinction,” Somali immigrants have “no right to […]
It doesn’t end at Neuralink
It doesn't end at Neuralink Neuralink patient Brad Smith uses his webcam connected to his mind-controlled computer to see the world to his left and right. | Photo: Jeven Dovey and Jake Viramontez / Insta360 Brad Smith said his decision to hook up a webcam to the computer he controls with his mind did not […]
DOGE is no more, and in its wake, only chaos
DOGE is no more, and in its wake, only chaos In April, Elon Musk began backing away from his role as head of DOGE. By June, he was more or less fully gone from DC. In his wake, he left a power vacuum and significant ill will that has apparently led to the dissolution of […]
Shocker: Elon Musk spends a lot of time on X posting bad political takes
Shocker: Elon Musk spends a lot of time on X posting bad political takes NBC News’s David Ingram analyzed a month’s worth of Elon Musk’s X posts (our condolences). While what he was able to glean wasn’t too surprising, it was still interesting to see the numbers all laid out. Between September 17th and October […]
Tesla rewards Elon Musk’s reality-distortion field
Tesla rewards Elon Musk's reality-distortion field The most striking moment of Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting Thursday wasn’t when Elon Musk won a impossible sounding pay package worth nearly $1 trillion. That was a foregone conclusion, given Musk’s popularity with retail shareholders and his ability to vote his own extensive holdings. To me, the more illuminating […]
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package
Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the automaker. Over 75 percent of shares voted in favor of the proposal. The vote gives Musk […]
Chaos and lies: Why Sam Altman was booted from OpenAI, according to new testimony
Chaos and lies: Why Sam Altman was booted from OpenAI, according to new testimony “What did Ilya see?” Two years ago, it was the meme seen ’round the world (or at least ’round the tech industry). OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had been briefly ousted in November 2023 by members of the company’s board of directors, […]
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk’s AI girlfriend
xAI used employee biometric data to train Elon Musk's AI girlfriend Elon Musk’s AI company compelled its employees submit their own biometric data to train its “Ani” female chatbot, according to The Wall Street Journal. Ani, an anime avatar with blond pigtails and an NSFW setting, was released over the summer for users who subscribe […]