Elon Musk unveils chip manufacturing plans for SpaceX and Tesla

Elon Musk recently outlined ambitious plans for a chip-building collaboration between his companies Tesla and SpaceX. Bloomberg report Musk shared his plans at an event in downtown Austin, Texas, on Saturday night, along with a photo showing that what Musk is calling a “TerraFab” facility will be built near Tesla’s Austin headquarters and “Gigafactory.” Musk…

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It’s been 20 years since the first tweet

On March 21, 2006, Jack Dorsey posted a simple message: “Just setting up my Twitter”. Of course, this was the very first post on the site still known as Twitter, even after its new owner Elon Musk changed its name to X (the deal is still going on). fought in court). X has become Part…

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Why scientists can’t get a laugh

A newly published survey More than 500 science conference presentations over a two-year period were conducted to determine whether scientists were funny, which is itself ridiculous, if not the most productive use of time. The results were about what you’d expect: Two-thirds of the attempts at humor elicited either polite laughter or outright silence, and…

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Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot

Zurich-based autonomous robotics startup Rivr, known for its stair-climbing delivery robots, has been acquired by Amazon in a deal that signals the e-commerce giant’s interest in doorstep delivery. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Marko Bezlonnik, co-founder and CEO of River, who once described the four-legged wheeled robot to TechCrunch “Dog on roller skates,shared…

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