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Elon Musk Is Furious – TheStreet
Elon Musk is angry. His detractors will see a lack of fair play, while his fans will give him reason. Before getting to the reason for his anger, it should be noted that for more than a decade, from...
Undestand Bitcoin Now to Prosper in the Future, Says the CAR’s President
Faustin-Archange Touadéra – President of the Central African Republic (CAR) – urged people to understand bitcoin’s “disruptive power to bring long-term prosperity.” In his view, the primary cryptocurr...
GM investing $81M to hand build luxury Cadillac Celestiq electric cars
Front driver’s side view of the Celestiq show car, which GM is expected to unveil in late-July. GM DETROIT – General Motors on Wednesday said it is investing $81 million at its global design and...
CAR’s president remains unfazed by the crypto market downturn
? Want to work with us? CryptoSlate is hiring for a handful of positions! Central African Republic (CAR) president Faustin-Archange Touadéra has, in a tweet, suggested that he remains unfazed by the c...
Tesla’s Musk Sends Dire Warning to Rivals Lucid and Rivian
When Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report, speaks about the environment and the problems facing the automobile sector, industry actors listen. For many years, the billion...
AI Ethics Shocking Revelation That Training AI To Be Toxic Or Biased Might Be Beneficial, Including For Those Autonomous Self-Driving Cars
Should we be willing to devise toxic AI in order to combat toxic AI? getty Here’s an old line that I’m sure you’ve heard before. It takes one to know one. You might not realize that this is an express...
Ford Makes a Misstep in Its Race Against Tesla
Ford (F) – Get Ford Motor Company Report doesn’t want to see setbacks in its race against Tesla (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc. Report. The legacy carmaker — and everyone else ̵...
Elon Musk Is No Longer a $200 Billion Man
Recession fears affect almost everyone. Even the richest man in the world, who has just left the most select club on the planet. Elon Musk, the CEO of electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla (TSLA) R...
The Most Fuel-Efficient Non-Electrified Used Cars You Can Buy
Buying a three-to-five year old fuel-efficient used can can save considerable cash at the pump. getty Everyone, except perhaps those who had the foresight to buy an electric car, is suffering the stin...
AI Ethics And The Generational Transition From Digital Natives To AI Natives Growing Up Amidst Pervasive AI, Including Ubiquitous Self-Driving Cars
Digital natives will give way to AI natives, for which society and the use of AI will be … [+] demonstrably impacted. getty You’ve undoubtedly heard of the catchphrase known as digital natives. ...
Carvana, ‘The Amazon of Car Dealers’, Fights its Biggest Battle
The way Ernie Garcia III sees it, the problem is not existential. Garcia, founder and CEO of Carvana (CVNA) – Get Carvana Co. Class A Report, the online used car retailer, gave a run down of hi...
AI Ethics And Legal AI Are Flustered By Deceptive Pretenses Known As AI Ethics-Washing Which Are False Claims Of Adhering To Ethical AI, Including For Autonomous Self-Driving Cars
AI Ethics washing is getting worse and worse, entailing falsehoods and deceptions about claims of … [+] abiding by AI Ethics precepts. getty Let’s explore the myriad of ways that the words “wash...
Goodbye gasoline cars? EU lawmakers vote to ban new sales from 2035
Traffic in Paris, France, on May 12, 2020. The European Parliament now supports the European Commission’s goal of a 100% cut in emissions from new passenger cars and vans by 2035. Ludovic Marin ...
European Plan To Ban New ICE Cars By 2035 Irks Manufacturers, Inspires Environmentalists
Ecology car concept getty Carmakers protested the proposed acceleration of the European ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) powered cars to 2035, while green groups were ecstatic. ...
This big investor called inflation early and sees it above 7% at year’s end
Far from the bustle of Wall Street, inside his downtown Minneapolis office, Tim Magnusson got his first aching gut feeling about U.S. inflation in May of last year. That’s when U.S. government data sh...
AI Ethics Alarmed At The Rise In Underhanded Juicing Or Doping Of AI Machine Learning By Trusted Insiders, Including Autonomous Self-Driving Cars
Concerns are rising about juicing or doping of AI-based Machine Learning systems. getty Juicing and doping. Doping and juicing. We all know about the ongoing and surreptitious use of performance-enhan...
Ford Deletes Digital Ad Suggesting Their Cars Are Aimed Not Driven
Ford has deleted this digital ad. Ford advert still Auto manufacturer Ford has deleted a European online promotion following a complaint from the West Midlands Cycling and Walking Commissioner Adam Tr...
AI Ethics And The Perplexing Societal And Legal Role Of AI Activism, Including In The Case Of Autonomous Self-Driving Cars
AI activism is rising amid efforts to establish AI Ethics and Ethical AI. getty AI activism. Yes, there is such a thing. My formal definition is this: AI activism consists of efforts to try and shape ...
New Cars And Trucks, And The Dealerships That Sell Them, Too
High profits have auto dealerships selling like hotcakes. Getty Images Auto dealers are knocking on wood, but so far, nothing much seems to be making a dent in the current streak of record profits for...
The Best Investment Right Now Might Actually Be Used Cars Or Trucks
Used cars are displayed on a sales lot in San Francisco, California. As the industry continues to … [+] deal with multiple issues, demand and prices of used cars have risen significantly over th...
Toyota Revs Up Race With Tesla
Toyota TM 0.29% finally has a product to compete with Tesla. Despite an awkward name and mixed reviews, the bZ4X could be the most consequential electric vehicle launched this year. Toyota’s first pur...
U.S. roadway deaths rise, even as cars get safer
Cars and trucks are wedged together after a deadly multi-vehicle pileup on the ice covered I-35 in a still image from video in Fort Worth, Texas, February 11, 2021. NBC5 | via Reuters New vehicles on ...
AI Ethics Unnervingly Asking Whether AI Biases Are Insidiously Hiding Societal Power Dynamics, Including For AI Self-Driving Cars
AI biases might be a harbinger of societal power dynamics, raising thorny AI Ethics issues. getty Hiding in plain sight. Have you ever heard that line before? Probably so. It can have various meanings...
Here’s Why Harley-Davidson Is Pausing All Production
Harley-Davidson (HOG) – Get Harley-Davidson, Inc. Report bikes are known for being loud and intense, but supply chain issues are forcing the company to go quiet for the next two weeks. The Mil...
These Are The Cars And SUVs You Can Still Lease For Around $200 Or Less
Despite high new-vehicle prices, bargain hunters can still lease a new car or SUV for the cost of a … [+] daily fast-food fix. getty To paraphrase Shakespeare, this is the summer of new-car shop...
Auto Retailing Company ‘MotoRenn’ Now Accepts Shiba Inu Payments For Luxurious Cars
– Advertisement – You Can Now Buy Superfluity Cars At MotoRenn With Shiba Inu Via BitPay. Once again, cryptocurrencies are winning, and Shiba Inu (SHIB) is one of the most impacted. Of l...
Privacy Battle Over Connected Cars Takes An Interesting Turn In California
WILMINGTON, CA: Senator Ricardo Lara ironically appears before a sign reading “FIGHT BACK” as he now … [+] stands in the middle of a controversy around not fighting back on telematic...
Billionaire George Soros Ditches GM
If it were up to iconic investor and short-seller George Soros to pick the winners of automotive electrification, General Motors (GM) – Get General Motors Company Report would have a lot to wor...