A prolonged autoworker strike would be especially painful for smaller players inside the complex auto supply chain. It could also impact thousands more workers and push up car prices.
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If Elon Musk Had Been a Happy Child, Would He Still Be Launching Rockets?
“Biographer of Genius” Walter Isaacson thinks he cracked the code to Elon Musk—the entrepreneur’s brutal childhood fueled his frenzied achievements in space, AI, brain chips, and electric cars.
Inside the Senate’s Private AI Meeting With Tech’s Billionaire Elites
Dozens of US senators listened quietly as tech titans and AI ethicists schooled them on the “civilizational risks” of generative AI.
Don’t Count on Tesla’s Dojo Supercomputer to Jump-Start an AI Revolution
Wall Street analysts predicted Tesla’s Dojo supercomputer could unlock a $500 billion ChatGPT-style breakthrough. Don’t take it to the bank.
A Concrete Crisis Has the UK Literally Crumbling
Hundreds of schools, hospitals, and other public buildings made from RAAC, a cheap, lightweight concrete, have to close—the victims of quick fixes and decades of cost-cutting.
Autoworkers Prepare to Strike for a Place in the EV Future
Some 150,000 US autoworkers are poised to strike this week for better pay. Their union is pushing auto giants to ensure that green jobs won’t be worse jobs.
How to Take Back the Internet
Cory Doctorow talks about everything that threatens to make the internet “a toxic waste dump”—and the ways you can regain control of your choices online.
The AI Hype Train Has Stalled in China
Chinese artificial intelligence startups say uncertain regulation, chip shortages, and a slowing economy will make it tough to compete.
EV Mania Hasn’t Killed Hunger for Hybrid Trucks
For environmentalists, hybrid vehicles can feel like a compromise. But demand for hybrid pickup trucks is surging—and they may be the greenest practical option.
Facebook Is Giving Up on News—Again
Meta says it will retire Facebook’s “news” tag in the UK, France, and Germany, ahead of rules that might force it to pay for content. Users may not care, but it has left media scrambling.