• Tesla, AI, Science!

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Monday, January 06, 2025 09:18:00
    From TLDR 2025-01-06

    TESLA CYBERTRUCK SALES ARE DISASTROUS (3 MINUTE READ) [5]

    Cybertruck sales are stalling a year into production. While Tesla
    claimed to have over 1 million reservations for the vehicle, it had
    lowered its reservation deposit to just $100 and the production
    version of the truck was more expensive and had less range than what
    Tesla originally announced. The company delivered around 40,000
    Cybertrucks before opening orders beyond the reservation program. It's estimated that Tesla delivered between 9,000 and 12,000 Cybertrucks in Q4.

    SAM ALTMAN ON CHATGPT'S FIRST TWO YEARS, ELON MUSK, AND AI UNDER
    TRUMP (39 MINUTE READ) [6]

    OpenAI launched ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. Within two months, its
    site was being visited by more than 100 million visitors. The startup
    hasn't been the same since. This article contains an interview with
    OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman. Altman explains his infamous four-day firing,
    how he runs OpenAI, his plans for the Trump-Musk presidency, and his
    relentless pursuit of artificial general intelligence.

    CAN SCIENCE BE BOTH OPEN AND SECURE? NATIONS GRAPPLE WITH TIGHTENING
    RESEARCH SECURITY AS CHINA'S DOMINANCE GROWS (6 MINUTE READ) [16]

    The US and China signed a bilateral science and technology agreement
    on December 13 that limits the topics allowed to be jointly studied,
    closes opportunities for collaboration, and introduces a new dispute
    resolution mechanism.

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    [5] https://electrek.co/2025/01/02/tesla-cybertruck-sales-are-disastrous/?utm_s ource=tldrnewsletter
    [6] https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-sam-altman-interview/?accessToken=e yJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWN sZSIsImlhdCI6MTczNjEzMjE3OCwiZXhwIjoxNzM2NzM2OTc4LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUE1ZR0FUME FGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQTExNDNDNTM4NEE0RUY5QTg5RjJEN0IxMTg2MzcwOSJ9.AxnZ 8mZEzuuWIZD_IgfdbApBlhfGVh-OSFhySrbbTV8&utm_source=tldrnewsletter
    [16] https://theconversation.com/can-science-be-both-open-and-secure-nations-gr apple-with-tightening-research-security-as-chinas-dominance-grows-244112?utm_so urce=tldrnewsletter

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