Tesla’s ‘remarkably human’ Optimus bots were remotely operated

Tesla’s ‘remarkably human’ Optimus bots were remotely operated

Employees stationed elsewhere oversaw many of the interactions between the humanoid machines and attendees of Elon Musk’s “We,Robot” showcase last week.

  • byEd Ludlow andDavid Welch

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Lifelike Tesla robot has conversation saying it wants to become more human

Lifelike Tesla robot has conversation saying it wants to become more human

The interaction was so authentic that it prompted speculation online that the machine may have been controlled remotely by a human.

  • byJoe Pinkstone
Elon Musk’s vision of robotaxis and humanoid robots triggers a $99.6 billion sell-off

Elon Musk’s vision of robotaxis and humanoid robots triggers a $99.6 billion sell-off

Elon Musk’s Tesla gave investors and analysts a briefing on plans to roll out robotaxis and humanoid robots. They weren’t convinced and dumped their Tesla shares.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘Being preyed on’:Musk,Trump and MAGA mislead the desperate in disaster zones

‘Being preyed on’:Musk,Trump and MAGA mislead the desperate in disaster zones

Outrageous claims and outright lies are making it harder for US authorities to help hurricane victims.

  • byNick O'Malley
Pennsylvania is now the centre of the US political universe,and both candidates know it

Pennsylvania is now the centre of the US political universe,and both candidates know it

“If we win Pennsylvania,” Trump told a rally in the state last week from behind bulletproof glass,“we win the whole thing.”

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Elon Musk unveils Cybercab,Robovan as focus shifts to automation

Elon Musk unveils Cybercab,Robovan as focus shifts to automation

Tesla’s Cybercab production will start in 2026 and a new one will cost less than $US30,000.

  • byAbhirup Roy andAkash Sriram
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Let’s not get too snotty about Albo’s Tourette’s slip

Let’s not get too snotty about Albo’s Tourette’s slip

In an era of unrestraint,partisan bombast and ritualised attention-seeking,the humble insult finds itself in a state of confusion.

  • byJames Hughes
Once I felt love,connection,excitement … but it’s time to break up with my X

Once I felt love,connection,excitement … but it’s time to break up with my X

I’ve gone from ‘Tweet Ups’ where we’d meet at a cafe to explore this exciting media frontier,to a terrifying digital wasteland straight out of Mad Max.

  • byNic Hayes
The tech bro billionaires pushing the US closer to catastrophe

The tech bro billionaires pushing the US closer to catastrophe

Silicon Valley’s right-wing billionaires are splashing the cash as they look to swing November’s election.

  • byPaul Krugman
Trump tours hurricane-ravaged Georgia,attacks Biden,Harris

Trump tours hurricane-ravaged Georgia,attacks Biden,Harris

The Republican candidate repeatedly lied about the federal response to Hurricane Helene,despite claiming not to be politicising the disaster.

  • byJeff Amy andChristine Fernando
‘Land of dreams’:The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out
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‘Land of dreams’:The Australian high-flyers on edge as Trump and Harris duke it out

Australia’s tech insiders are enjoying a surge in optimism from the Fed’s bumper rate cut,but all eyes are now on the US election.

  • byDavid Swan