Musk says Tesla, Samsung Electronics sign $16.5 billion chip supply deal | Technology News

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the U.S. automaker had signed a $16.5 billion deal to source chips from Samsung Electronics, a move expected to bolster the South Korean tech giant’s loss-making contract manufacturing business. “Samsung’s giant new Texas fab will be dedicated to making Tesla’s next-generation AI6 chip. The strategic importance of this is hard … Read more

Elon Musk opens a Tesla Diner in Los Angeles: Here’s all you need to know about the retro-futuristic spot that’s a peak Tesla tech experience | Technology News

A humanoid robot serving popcorn on the roof deck, Cybertruck-themed food containers, a drive-in movie theater, and Tesla technology everywhere. Welcome to Tesla Diner & Drive-In, a new hotspot recently opened in Santa Monica, an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. Opened just last week, the diner is already drawing hundreds of visitors eager to … Read more

This Made-in-China humanoid robot is set to mainstream the market for under $6,000 | Technology News

While US tech companies are still setting their vision for a robotic future, a China-based company is already on a mission to mainstream humanoid robots with a $5,900 model. In fact, Unitree Robotics’ latest humanoid robot, called the R1, costs even less than the MG Comet EV. That’s how serious the Chinese robotics firm seems … Read more

Bill Gates shares career advice for the AI era: ‘Be curious, read, and use latest tools’ | Technology News

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that AI-led automation will be a net positive that could free up people to do more meaningful work. But he has also warned about the shift happening too fast. “When you improve productivity, it shouldn’t mean that if you get less productive, that’s bad. And if you get more … Read more

The chatbot culture wars are here | Technology News

For much of the past decade, America’s partisan culture warriors have fought over the contested territory of social media — arguing about whether the rules on Facebook and Twitter were too strict or too lenient, whether YouTube and TikTok censored too much or too little and whether Silicon Valley tech companies were systematically silencing right-wing … Read more

US commerce secretary says Trump really likes TikTok, but app has to move to US ownership | Technology News

U.S. President Donald Trump likes TikTok but the Chinese-owned short video app, used by some 170 million Americans, has to move to U.S. ownership, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick said on Sunday. “The President really likes TikTok, and he said it over and over again, because, you know, it was a good way to communicate … Read more

AI referrals to news websites up by 770% since June 2024: Report | Technology News

As AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity become increasingly popular for looking up information on the internet, concerns have grown, particularly among news publishers, about a potential collapse in online traffic to their websites. But could these fears be overstated? Research based on data analytics and user surveys have so far indicated mixed results, … Read more