‘We are the media now’: why Tesla’s robotaxis were dominated by Elon Musk superfans
Over the years, Tesla has built part of its reputation on hosting big, bold events to generate authentic hype for upcoming releases. The robotaxi launch in Austin, Texas, last week wasn't one of them. Coverage of the rollout was dominated by a close-knit cohort of Tesla influencers and Elon Musk
Read moreZooming in on a fractalish plot
The exponential sum of the day page on my site draws an image every day by plugging the month, day, and year into a formula. Details here. Today’s image looks almost solid blue in the middle. The default plotting line width works well for most days. For example, see what
Read moreAuthors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
Read moreMeta reportedly hires four more researchers from OpenAI
Looks like Meta isn’t done poaching talent from OpenAI.
Read moreWeek in Review: Meta’s AI recruiting blitz
Welcome back to Week in Review! Lots of news for you this week, including Travis Kalanick's possible return, CoreWeave's CEO is now worth $10 billion, Apple users aren't happy with how the company is promoting its new F1 movie, and much more.
Read moreVitalik Buterin has reservations about Sam Altman’s World project
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is arguing that the digital identification approach being promoted by Sam Altman’s World project has real privacy risks.
Read moreAnthropic’s Claude AI became a terrible business owner in experiment that got ‘weird’
Researchers at Anthropic and AI safety company Andon Labs gave an instance of Claude Sonnet 3.7 an office vending machine to run. And hilarity ensued.
Read moreFBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector
The fresh wave of attacks targeting airlines comes soon after the hackers hit the U.K. retail sector and the insurance industry.
Read moreDigital Finance Africa 2025 Partners with IOBSA to Advance Professionalism in African Banking
Johannesburg, South Africa— IT News Africa is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with the Institute of Bankers in South Africa (IOBSA) for the fifth edition of Digital Finance Africa (DFA) 2025, scheduled for 3rd July 2025 at The Maslow Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. With the theme “Safeguarding Innovation: Advancing
Read moreRob Biederman will help founders rethink how to scale at TechCrunch All Stage 2025
If you’re a founder looking to grow your startup, chances are you’re wrestling with more than just product or capital. Talent, scale, and smart execution are the real battlegrounds. That’s exactly what TechCrunch All Stage 2025 is built to address on July 15 at Boston’s SoWa Power Station. Rob Biederman,
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