Hong Kong is considering changing the name of the illegal narcotic “space oil” to “zombie oil”, as lawmakers raised concerns that the current title could romanticise the drug’s usage. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Wednesday revealed the plan to rename space oil, the main ingredient of which is the anaesthetic etomidate, after hearing…
Edward Coristine, one of the United States’ Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) most known employees, given the moniker ‘Big Balls’, has resigned from the role, Reuters reported citing a White House official. The 19-year-old’s resignation comes a month after tech billionaire Elon Musk exited his position as DOGE Chief in May, the report added. It…
Elon Musk‘s AI chatbot Grok produced inaccurate and contradictory responses when users sought to fact-check the Israel-Iran conflict, a study said Tuesday, raising fresh doubts about its reliability as a debunking tool. With tech platforms reducing their reliance on human fact-checkers, users are increasingly utilizing AI-powered chatbots — including xAI’s Grok — in search of…
Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first technologists hired as part of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is no longer working for the federal government, according to multiple sources. “Edward Coristine resigned yesterday,” a White House official tells WIRED. Coristine received full-time employment status at the GSA late last month, as reported…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Tesla launched its robotaxi service on Monday in Austin, with only a few cars involved but a great deal of fanfare. The discrepancy is best explained by one Wikipedia page: “List of predictions for…
Lawyers for Elon Musk have claimed that the billionaire “does not use a computer” after OpenAI accused Musk of not complying with the discovery process in his lawsuit against the company. In a letter addressed to the judge overseeing the OpenAI case in Oakland, Musk’s attorney, Jaymie Parkkinen, accused OpenAI of making false statements when…
Elon Musk’s lawyers claimed that he “does not use a computer” in a Sunday court filing related to his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI. However, Musk has posted pictures or referred to his laptop on X several times in recent months, and public evidence suggests that he owns and appears to use at least…
Shares of Elon Musk’s Tesla popped 10% on Monday following the debut of its self-driving “Robotaxi” fleet — the first major test of technology that the billionaire has promised will transform the company’s business. Tesla shares were trading at about $354 per share as a handpicked group of influencers who participated in the trial run…
Tesla has signed an agreement to build a grid-scale battery energy storage facility in China, marking the company’s first such project in the country. According to reports from Chinese media outlet Yicai, the 4 billion yuan ($556 million) deal involves Tesla, the Shanghai municipal government, and China Kangfu International Leasing. Tesla confirmed the project via…
AUSTIN — Elon Musk’s “company town” in coastal South Texas will have the power to shut down beaches and highways for SpaceX rocket launches under a new bill passed by state lawmakers. The proposal was among a few legislative wins for Musk and a newly formed city, Starbase, led by current and former employees of…