Tesla loves to put on a show, and Thursday’s Robotaxi reveal might just be the flashiest of them all. The electric vehicle maker is slated to unveil its much-hyped Robotaxi vehicle at Warner Bros. Discovery’s movie studio in Burbank, California. For those attending, doors will open at 5 p.m. PT, …
Read More »A Major GLP-1 Drug Shortage Is Over. Some Patients Aren’t Celebrating
Others have already stopped sales, like Eden, which has created a special landing page declaring compounded tirzepatide to be “banned nationwide!” Ro, one of the most prominent telehealth companies in the space, has also stopped offering the product. “We are working to ensure our patients have the best options available …
Read More »X Is Back in Brazil
Today, after a month-long suspension, X is now live again in Brazil. The platform had been suspended since late August after a showdown with the country’s Supreme Court, in which X refused a court order to remove certain right-wing accounts and content that the court said violated Brazilian law. After …
Read More »Will Elon Musk Tip the Election for Trump?
Leah Feiger: So Trump brings Musk out, he calls him a truly incredible guy. Musk literally jumps into the air on stage, in what was captured in honestly one of the cringiest photos that I’ve seen online maybe this year, and then Musk talks to the crowd for a couple …
Read More »Tesla Is Ready to Roll Out the Cybercab, Its Answer to Robotaxis
On Thursday evening, at around 7 pm Pacific time, Tesla is slated to unveil the newest vehicle in its lineup: one that will be able to drive itself. A purpose-built Tesla robot taxi—a Cybercab, in the electric automaker’s parlance—is meant to establish the company as less a manufacturer of cars …
Read More »Amazon Dreams of AI Agents That Do the Shopping for You
Canfield showed WIRED shopping guides for televisions and earbuds that noted important technical features, explanations of key terminology, and, of course, recommendations on which products to buy. The underlying LLM has access to the vast corpus of product information, customer questions, reviews, and feedback, and users’ buying habits. “This is …
Read More »Best 75 October Prime Day Deals You Can Still Snag (2024)
Prime Day is over. We spent weeks prepping for Amazon’s semi-annual sale and two full days tracking discounts. Now all that’s left is watching for packages and moving some money around in your bank accounts. Unless … Yes, there are still a few Prime Day deals ticking. As always, WIRED’s …
Read More »Amazon’s Rufus AI Shopping Assistant Now Lets Some Shoppers Check Price History
If Amazon’s test of sharing price history through Rufus expands and survives, it could be a significant reason for users to give the chatbot a try. Trishul Chilimbi, an Amazon vice president overseeing research, wrote last week that his teams trained Rufus on all the products, reviews, and Q&A submissions …
Read More »The Crackdown on Compounded GLP-1 Meds Has Begun
The end of the tirzepatide shortage has created a fraught moment for many patients taking the compounded version of the drug. As WIRED recently reported, many of these patients are concerned that they will not be able to afford or access the name-brand versions of their medication. While Eli Lilly …
Read More »The Polymarket Bubble: Everyone Is Betting on the US Election
On Sunday, a quote-tweet from Musk sent former presdient Donald Trump’s election odds skyrocketing on the election betting platform Polymarket. “Trump now leading Kamala by 3% in betting markets,” wrote Musk. “More accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line.” The day after Musk’s tweet, Trump was up …
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