Tesla is already in ‘full discount mode’ in the US despite being only a few weeks into the quarter – just as the CEO claims that Tesla’s sales are at an “all-time high”.
Generally, the best time to buy a Tesla is at the end of a quarter.
Due to its direct-to-consumer model, TSLA doesn’t sell to franchise dealers, and it only recognizes revenue from the sale of a vehicle once it is in…
GM outpaces US rivals in Q3, even with fewer EV incentives
October 24, 2024
General Motors (GM) continued its run this year, topping Wall Street’s estimates again in the third quarter. After outpacing Ford and Hyundai in Q3, GM is now the second-best-selling EV maker in the US despite offering fewer incentives. With a record 32,095 electric…
Arkansas may be sitting on 19 million tons of lithium
October 24, 2024
Researchers now estimate how much “white gold” may be found in southern Arkansas’s vast lithium reserves: up to 19 million tons, or enough to meet the projected 2030 world demand nine times over.
United States Geological Survey (USGS) researchers used water testing and…
OpenAI scientist Noam Brown stuns TED AI Conference: ’20 seconds of thinking worth 100,000x more data’
October 24, 2024
Noam Brown, a leading research scientist at OpenAI, took the stage at the TED AI conference in San Francisco on Tuesday to deliver a powerful speech on the future of artificial intelligence, with a particular focus on OpenAI’s new o1 model and its potential to transform industries through strategic reasoning, advanced coding, and scientific research. Brown, who has previously driven…
Non-English game developers may soon be looking toward AI as a means to shorten localization times. In an interview with 4Gamer (translated by Siliconera) at Tokyo Game Show, Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo posited the idea of using artificial intelligence to more…
A pair of researchers at OpenAI researchers has published a paper describing a new type of model — specifically, a new type of continuous-time consistency model (sCM) — that increases the speed at which multimedia including images, video, and audio can be generated by AI…
Strike, fixed-price contracts leave Boeing defense bleeding cash
October 24, 2024
Boeing has lost billions of dollars on the fixed-price KC-46 program, and a nearly six-week machinist strike has heightened the refueling tanker’s problems. (Airman Lauren Torres/Air Force)
Boeing’s ongoing problems with a crippling machinist strike and costly fixed-price development contracts left the company — and especially its defense sector — hemorrhaging cash in the third…
Norway to develop new NASAMS radar with Raytheon and Kongsberg
October 24, 2024
The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System in the country against a simulated threat during exercise Formidable Shield in 2023. (Courtesy of the Royal Norwegian Navy). MILAN — The Norwegian Ministry of Defense will co-develop a new radar in…
The Army’s black and gold PT uniform are here to stay
October 24, 2024
Soldiers might get more options for their PT gear, but the black and gold color scheme isn’t going anywhere, enlisted leaders said Monday. (Staff Sgt. Brittany Primavera/U.S. Army). Rumors of the demise of the Army’s black and gold PT gear were greatly exaggerated…
Volkswagen ID. Buzz - A joyful throwback to the future
October 23, 2024
Driving the 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz was an experience that left a lasting impression. This all-electric micro bus seamlessly fuses the charm of the classic VW minibus with today’s EV tech, creating something truly unique on the road. Everywhere I drove this ID Buzz, it stopped people in their tracks and everyone had questions about it. Having the chance to be one of the first to drive this…
