Victor Tangermann

Basecamp We're just hours away from Tesla's long-awaited delivery event of its controversial Cybertruck. But thanks to documentation included in an update for Tesla's iOS app, as spotted by Electrek, we're getting some glimpses into some of the first accessories Tesla may sell to accompany the oddly-shaped EV pickup. Case in point, the leak includes […]

Another week, and another Elon Musk breakdown. On stage at the New York Times DealBook Summit, the mercurial CEO addressed his antisemitic beliefs, and the flood of criticism he has since received after calling a truly unhinged conspiracy theory "the actual truth." His hurtful comments sent even more advertisers fleeing his social media platform X, […]

Chaos erupted following the abrupt dismissal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman earlier this month. And even weeks later, the dust is only beginning to settle. One of the most tantalizing aspects to the story was news that the company was secretly working on a next-generation AI model dubbed Q*, pronounced Q star, which allegedly has […]

Earlier this month, business publication Benzinga sat down with rapper and cannabis entrepreneur Gilbert Anthony "Berner" Milam, Jr. Benzinga contributor David Daxsen allowed Milam Jr. to elaborate on growing concerns over lawsuits that were filed against his cannabis company Cookies. In April, the entrepreneur was accused of using strongarming and bullying tactics to run the […]

Tunnel to Nowhere We wouldn't blame you for having forgotten about Elon Musk's tunneling venture The Boring Company. And apart from opening a seemingly redundant project that ferries visitors at the Las Vegas Convention Center through Tesla-lined tunnels two years ago, the company doesn't have an awful lot else to show. As Fortune reports, the […]

Version 2 Earlier this month, SpaceX launched its second orbital attempt of its massive Starship rocket. And while the massive rocket and its accompanying Super Heavy booster managed to reach a new record height of 90 miles, the rocket's self-destruct system was likely triggered once again, leading to a "rapid unscheduled disassembly," the company's tongue-in-cheek terminology […]

Moon Digs The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has teamed up with French space startup Thales Alenia Space to come up with a multi-purpose habitat that could serve as the first-ever permanent human outpost on the surface of the Moon. It's especially relevant these days considering NASA is planning to get boots on the ground as […]

Susie Q Following a very chaotic two weeks, we're still none the wiser as to why OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was sacked. Among the theories circulating online was news of a secretive and powerful new AI model dubbed Q*, pronounced Q star, which insiders may have wanted to keep from the public until the tech […]

Failing Grade A team of researchers at Facebook's parent company Meta have come up with a new benchmark to gauge the fundamental abilities of AI assistants like OpenAI's large language model GPT-4. And judging by current standards, OpenAI's current crop of AI models are all pretty... stupid. The team, which includes "AI godfather" and Meta […]

The Solar System exists in a delicate balance, with planets orbiting the Sun in predictable ways. But if a rogue star were to get a little too close to comfort, this balance would be thrown into absolute chaos long before our star has a chance to evolve and force the planets out of the range […]