There is more than a 10% chance that artificial intelligence could “kill all humans,” an Anthropic safety researcher said on Tuesday, hours after another employee said he was quitting the company over concerns that AI labs are “gambling with our lives.” The comments underscore growing concerns among those at the heart of AI development that…
XPeng’s humanoid robot IRON is on display during the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show on May 31, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese companies rushed into electric cars a decade ago, and now they are expanding into humanoid robots as the…
A Tesla “Cybercab” in downtown Austin, Texas, on Sept. 3, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty Images Tesla shares slid 6% on Friday after the electric vehicle maker’s long-awaited Cybercab update failed to impress investors who are betting the company can become a major player in the U.S. robotaxi market currently dominated by Alphabet’s…
Living in Northern California, I’ve seen the new Tesla Cybercabs driving around, particularly when I’ve been in Palo Alto (Tesla’s NorCal HQ). The futuristic cars apparently have no steering wheel and no pedals – something I didn’t personally notice as I watched them driving around — but by now we’re starting to get used to…
A Tesla Cybercab drives in Times Square following an appearance in New York City, U.S., Oct. 27, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Tesla’s fledgling Robotaxi business teased fans with a post on X saying, “no steering wheel, no pedals,” a reference to the company’s forthcoming Cybercab driverless vehicles. Another post prompted riders to “try it…
Traders work in the S&P options pit at the Cboe Global Markets exchange in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. Christopher Dilts | Bloomberg | Getty Images So much for the September seasonal doldrums. Options traders are kicking off the historically worst month for stocks by piling on bullish bets on a handful…
Elon Musk’s super PAC is putting its first midterm money behind some of the GOP’s most important election battlegrounds, spending more than $800,000 across seven Senate races and a handful of competitive House districts, according to a new Federal Election Commission disclosure. The spending by America PAC offers the clearest look yet at where the…
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov is launching a defense technology company backed by Palantir CEO Alex Karp, as the former government official looks to turn Ukraine’s wartime technology experience into products for Kyiv and its allies. Karp is set to become the company’s first lead investor, according to Fedorov’s press office. The size of…
Waymo’s new autonomous vehicle, called the Ojai, drives in Venice Beach on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Alphabet’s Waymo is expanding its commercial service, and Amazon’s Zoox said it plans to test in more U.S. cities, as the nascent robotaxi market gains momentum. Waymo, which has…
A combination photo shows CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman (L) on April 28, 2026 and Elon Musk on April 29, 2026 during the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, U.S. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters OpenAI announced late Friday that it is ending developers’ access to…
