Tesla Cybercab program manager exits ahead of launch
Tesla Cybercab program manager exits ahead of launch

Victor Nechita, who served as Tesla’s vehicle program manager for the Cybercab, has announced he is leaving the company. The departure comes just days after the first Cybercab production unit rolled off the assembly line at Giga Texas, adding to an acc…

Anthropic gives its retired Claude AI a Substack 
Anthropic gives its retired Claude AI a Substack 

In January, Anthropic “retired” Claude 3 Opus, which at one time was the company’s most powerful AI model. Today, it’s back – and writing on Substack. The newsletter, called Claude’s Corner, will give Opus 3 space to publish its “musings, insights, or creative works,” Anthropic said in a blog post. The model will post weekly […]

Elon Musk threatens to halt Tesla Giga Berlin expansion over union vote
Elon Musk threatens to halt Tesla Giga Berlin expansion over union vote

Elon Musk sent a pre-recorded video message to Tesla’s 10,700 workers at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide, warning that the planned expansion of the plant will not happen if IG Metall gains influence in the upcoming works council election.
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We took the brand new Subaru Uncharted EV off-roading in the mud
We took the brand new Subaru Uncharted EV off-roading in the mud

Subaru invited us out on a (rare) California rainy day to experience its new EV and see just what it can do off-road. But beyond it’s off-road abilities, how does it stack up to the rest of the market today?

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Spotify’s latest feature automatically reorders your playlists for smoother transitions

Spotify has introduced Smart Reorder, a new feature that automatically reshuffles songs in your playlists to create smoother transitions between tracks.
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The smart lock standard that could replace your keys is finally here
The smart lock standard that could replace your keys is finally here

Aliro has officially arrived. The smart lock standard, first announced in 2023, finally has a 1.0 spec, meaning companies can now get hardware certified and roll out support. Aliro is an open standard designed to let any smart lock be unlocked by any smartphone, regardless of manufacturer. It stores a digital key in your phone’s […]

Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’

Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees. The voice-enabled chatbot, called “Patty,” is part of an overarching BK Assistant platform that will not only assist employees with meal preparation but also evaluate their interactions with customers for “friendliness.” Thibault Roux, Burger King’s chief digital officer, tells […]

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E-quipment highlight: JCB A45E electric articulating boom
E-quipment highlight: JCB A45E electric articulating boom

British equipment experts JCB have developed a fully electric articulated boom lift that delivers the reach, maneuverability, and all-day productivity contractors expect, but without the emissions, noise, or fuel bills of diesel. Meet the A45E Articula…

Instagram will alert parents if their kids ‘repeatedly’ search for self-harm topics
Instagram will alert parents if their kids ‘repeatedly’ search for self-harm topics

Starting next week, Instagram will notify parents to check on their teen searching for terms related to self-harm or suicide. Meta says a similar alert system for its AI chatbots is coming later this year. The new Instagram feature sends parents an alert when their child “repeatedly tries to search for terms clearly associated with […]

Forget electric bikes, Kawasaki is building an electric horse for actual production
Forget electric bikes, Kawasaki is building an electric horse for actual production

Just when you thought the micromobility world couldn’t get any stranger, Kawasaki decided to build an electric horse.

And no, this isn’t just another vaporware concept destined for a trade show floor and then the archives. Kawasaki Heavy Industries …