OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI
The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company’s technological advances.
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GM and Redwood teaming up to make batteries for energy storage
General Motors and Redwood Materials are joining forces yet again, this time with the intent to build energy storage units made out of recycled EV batteries. The two companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to build energy storage out of US-manufactured batteries, as well as “second-life” EV packs from GM’s vehicles. The announcement comes […]
GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries
GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid.
GMC Hummer EV outsold the Tesla Cybertruck last quarter
As Elon Musk once said, “we dug our own grave with Cybertruck.”
Scale AI lays off 200 employees: ‘We ramped up our GenAI capacity too quickly’
Scale AI, the AI industry’s chief data dealer, will lay off 14 percent of its workforce, or about 200 employees, just one month after Meta took a multibillion-dollar stake in the company and hired its CEO and other staff. The layoffs include 500 of its global contractors, Scale spokesperson Joe Osborne told The Verge, adding […]
Call of Duty cheaters complain after Activision launches new wave of mass-bans
The video game giant banned an unknown number of cheaters that were using one of the oldest-running cheats.
Nvidia’s resumption of H20 chip sales related to rare-earth element trade talks
U.S. Commerce Secretary said Nvidia’s plans to start selling its H20 chips are tied to ongoing trade discussions with China regarding REEs.
The 13-inch M2 MacBook Air is a great back-to-school deal at just $699
It’s almost back to school season, and we’re starting to see some great laptop deals trickle in as a result. Walmart continues to sell the M1-powered MacBook Air for $599, but if you want more power and a sleeker design, the 13-inch M2-powered MacBook Air starts at just $699 ($100 off) from Best Buy. That’s […]
Cyberpunk 2077’s next update adds ‘AutoDrive’ and VRR for consoles
Cyberpunk 2077’s Update 2.3, set to launch on Thursday for Mac, PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X / S, will add a bunch of new features focused around vehicles and proper VRR support on consoles. The new AutoDrive feature, available in all cars and motorcycles, lets you drive from place to place automatically. You […]
Google’s announces Pixel 10 launch event
Google officially has a date for its Pixel launch event: August 20th, 2025. In an invite sent on Wednesday, Google says the event will take place in New York City at 1PM ET, where the company will show off “the latest on our Pixel phones, watches, buds, and more.” During the event, Google is expected […]