Tesla is making a mistake as it tries to ‘shun’ EV sales in its pivot to robots and robotaxis, long-time investor Ross Gerber says
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Cybercar and Cybervan last week. Tesla’s robotaxi event wasn’t exactly a success in the eyes of one long-time investor in Elon Musk’s car compnay. According to Ross Gerber, the carmaker is making a big strategy error by focusing on full self-driving cars and robots. Tesla makes nearly all of…
I drove Mazda’s MX-5 Miata and totally get why it’s the world’s best-selling roadster
The Miata is a lot of fun to drive, with the roof up or down. The Mazda Miata, or the MX-5 as it’s known outside the US, first hit the road in 1989 and has often been named as the world’s best-selling roadster in the decades since. About 1.2 million have been produced at the…
How one of MAGA’s brightest stars went from unstoppable to long shot
Trailing in the polls and steeply out-raised by her opponent, Kari Lake seems headed for a loss in Arizona. As a group of Rep. Ruben Gallego’s supporters gathered at a downtown Phoenix bar last Wednesday to watch his Senate debate with Kari Lake, the sense of confidence in the room was palpable, if unusual for…
A US missile-defense system, hailed as the world’s best, is headed to Israel to counter Iran
The THAAD, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, has been deployed to Israel to help bolster the country’s air defenses. Amid escalating conflict in the Middle East, the US is stepping up support for Israel with the deployment of its THAAD battery system. THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), a missile-defense system created by…
‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold often sees melted glaciers on his climbs. It’s changed the course of his career.
‘Free Solo’ climber Alex Honnold. In 2023, world-famous climbers Alex Honnold (of “Free Solo” fame) and Tommy Caldwell tackled the Devils Thumb, a hazardous mountain in southeastern Alaska. Before their ascent, Honnold and Caldwell hiked to the mountain’s base, tripping over piles of boulders. The path didn’t always look so treacherous. “What used to be…
I’m a former therapist and coming to terms with my alcoholism helped me recover. Here’s how I got sober.
The author (not pictured) had to come to terms with her alcoholism to find help. By the time I was 30, I had been worried about my drinking for a dozen years. It seemed strange to me that what began with the idea of having a cocktail before dinner (a grown-up, civilized, innocent, commonplace thing…
Jensen Huang hails Elon Musk and xAI for building an AI supercomputer at ‘superhuman’ speed
Jensen Huang praised Elon Musk in an interview on the “BG2 Pod” podcast. Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has praised Elon Musk after his startup xAI built a supercomputer in 19 days, an effort that he said would take others years. In an episode of the “Bg2 Pod” podcast that aired Sunday, Huang said it was…
Substack has been ramping up in-person events, with creators hosting readings, debates, and more
Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr are behind Substack’s latest IRL events. I’m sitting on a foldable metal chair lined up in a gymnasium, the marching band is blaring, and cheerleaders are being tossed in the air. No, I’m not a high-school pep rally. I’m at a Substack event. In September, Casey Lewis — Gen-Z expert…
Tia Mowry found a good use for her wedding ring after the divorce, so the marriage doesn’t feel like ‘a waste’
Tia Mowry says she repurposed her wedding ring after her divorce. Tia Mowry, 46, has found a good use for her wedding ring after her divorce. During an episode of her show “Tia Mowry: My Next Act,” which aired Friday on We TV, the actor said she decided to turn her wedding ring into jewelry…
