My car self drives. Which is its best feature. It's eight years old. And is still smoother and better than what the Chinese have. Tesla doesn't believe in patenting things. But you are right. Now China is pulling ahead and will stay that way. One of the advantages of having 1.3
BIG TECH
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Tech breakthroughs: Brain implants, Starlink, antibodies, EV records
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Top stories in tech today: – Musk will soon mass-produce brain implants
– SpaceX to lower Starlink satellites
– MIT shrinks IV antibody infusions into one shot
– Norway’s EV revolution hits new record
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Instagram evolves for AI as DeepSeek hints at next-gen architecture
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Top stories in AI today: – IG head platform must “evolve fast” for AI
– DeepSeek hints at next-gen AI architecture
– Use Codex to write code on the web
– OAI overhauling audio for upcoming device
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Sparse Models Deliver Real-World Gains
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Real-world results from companies already deploying sparse models: OpenAI: 40% cost reduction on GPT-4 API
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xAI and Tesla data could build world model, keep separate
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There is so much value in xAI and so much value in Tesla. There would be incredible value if the data from Tesla and xAI were brought together to build a new kind of world model. If I were Elon, how would I keep the companies arranged? I still see having xAI separate as a better
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Grok AI will power Neuralink, Optimus, Tesla Robotaxi and more
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Elon gets to build one AI that'll work on all of his companies. You're not listening—Grok is going to run:
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Grok to run Optimus, Tesla, Neuralink, in charge of lives
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You aren't listening. Grok is going to run all three of those. You're going to talk to Grok, which runs your Optimus, runs your Tesla, and your Neuralink. Grok is going to be in charge of all of our lives soon. And yes, the car is driving with a completely different model, but
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Meta Acquires Agentic AI Company Manus, Expands Portfolio
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Meta Expands AI Portfolio As It Acquires #AgenticAI Company Manus medianama.com/2025/12/223-me…
→ View original post on X — @pandeyajay7, 2026-01-02 01:53 UTC
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AI glasses from Google, Apple, Meta and more arriving within 18 months
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The Harsh Truth.
— Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) 2 janvier 2026
Google, Snap, OpenAI, Apple, Meta, and a bunch of Chinese companies, are all working on AI glasses that will be shown in next 18 months. The tech finally is good enough (as you will see at CES next week) and are coming with enough utility that consumers will… https://t.co/DHJSIfPv2eThe Harsh Truth. Google, Snap, OpenAI, Apple, Meta, and a bunch of Chinese companies, are all working on AI glasses that will be shown in next 18 months. The tech finally is good enough (as you will see at CES next week) and are coming with enough utility that consumers will
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Grok in new Teslas enables voice-controlled driving
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Grok is already in new Teslas. It's really amazing—you talk to it and tell it what you want to do, and it takes you there