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☆ Inside 'Project Rodeo,' the Tesla effort pushing the limits of self-driving technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Test drivers on Project Rodeo say they push the company's self-driving software to its limit. Business Insider spoke with nine current and former Project Rodeo test drivers and three Autopilot engineers in states including California, Texas, and Florida. Test drivers on Project Rodeo say they push the company's self-driving software to its limit. Tesla did not respond to a detailed list of questions about Project Rodeo and its self-driving technology. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/GettyTwo years later, test drivers were asked to train the system near pedestrians, test drivers said.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, they're, Noah Berger, Missy Cummings, Cummings, Mark Rosekind, Patrick Pleul, Musk, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, They're, FSD, John Bernal, Bernal, Paul Hennessy, Five, —, It's, Cruise, Mario Tama, Philip Koopman, Koopman, Alex Roy, Roy Organizations: Business, BI, Stanford University, National, Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, Drivers, Tesla, YouTube, Department of Transportation, San, Cruise, Carnegie Mellon University Locations: San Francisco, California , Texas, Florida, Texas, crosswalks, Cruise, Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles , California

☆ A familiar-looking Houthi torpedo could be derived from captured US tech, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The weapon resembles a US sea drone the group captured years ago, analysts told BI. AdvertisementThe Houthi rebels in Yemen have a new torpedo to show off — and it looks familiar. Martin Kelly of the UK advisory firm EOS Risk Group, said the torpedo could derive from a US REMUS 600 drone lost in 2018. Houthi forcesPer Kelly, Iranian scientists could have turned a captive example into a "blueprint" for the homegrown weapon seen this week. He told BI that the torpedo looked like models put on display at an Iranian navy exhibition in Tehran in December 2023.

Persons: —, Al Qar'iah, Martin Kelly, REMUS, US REMUS, Per Kelly, Kelly, Mohammed Albasha Organizations: Service, EOS Risk, US MIM, US, US Defense Intelligence Agency, Geneva Graduate Institute, BI, US Navy, Pentagon, Drewry Locations: Iran, Yemen, US, Russia, Ukraine, Tehran, Iranian, Red, Israel, Gaza, Albasha

☆ Chanel CEO describes the ChatGPT fail that happened while visiting Microsoft headquarters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Chanel CEO Leena Nair visited Microsoft to discuss AI, she told Stanford's business school. Chanel is preparing for AI integration and testing experiments including chatbots, Nair said. AdvertisementChatGPT may be one of the major contenders in the AI race, but Chanel CEO Leena Nair was left slightly less than impressed by it during her trip to Microsoft headquarters. "And we're like, 'Show us a picture of a senior leadership team from Chanel visiting Microsoft' — it is all men in suits." Yes, 76% of my organization is women, 96% of my clients are women, female CEO," Nair said.

Persons: Leena Nair, Nair, Chanel, —, you've Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Stanford Graduate School, ChatGPT, Chanel, Unilever, Business Locations: Seattle

☆ A notorious market bear who called the 2000 and 2008 crashes shares 3 signs it's a terrible time to invest in the S&P 500 — and warns stocks are due to underperform Treasurys by 10% over the next 12 y
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

John Hussman warns of poor S&P 500 returns over the next 12 years. Current expectations have the S&P 500 underperforming Treasurys by 9.9% annually over the next 12 years. But valuations are causing skepticism about future market returns among others on Wall Street, even if not to the same degree. Related storiesEarlier this week, Goldman Sachs forecast that the S&P 500 would average 3% annual returns over the next decade. His Strategic Growth Fund is down about 55% since December 2010 and has fallen 16% in the past 12 months.

Persons: John Hussman, —, you'll, you'd, Hussman, Hussman's, it's, Goldman Sachs, It's Organizations: Treasurys, Service, Hussman Investment Trust

☆ Q3 Earnings: Welcome to the ‘show me the money’ quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

In what some analysts are calling the “show me the money” quarter, most of the major US tech titans will report earnings during Halloween week. “Tech companies have been spending billions on AI like kids in a candy store,” said David Laut, chief investment officer at Abound Financial. “Now investors want to see what they’re getting for their money.”Earnings season for tech got off to a strong start Wednesday evening when Tesla surprised Wall Street with better-than-expected earnings. The results sent Tesla’s shares surging more than 11% in after-hours trading, potentially setting a positive tone for next week’s parade of tech earnings. But there’s more spooking Wall Street than just tech earnings.

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☆ TSMC chips reportedly ended up at Huawei. It raises concerns about 'shadow networks' bypassing US sanctions.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

TSMC halted shipments to a client after its chips were found in Huawei products, per reports. Min-yen Chiang, a researcher, told BI it raises the questions about a "shadow network" of chip supply. TSMC, Huawei, and the Commerce Department did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comments. Related storiesA 'shadow network' of chipsThe report adds to US concerns that Huawei is potentially obtaining advanced chips despite being blacklisted since 2020. "This question is slightly different than whether Huawei got restricted chips from TSMC through illegal channels," she told GZERO Media, a subsidiary of the Eurasia Group.

Persons: Chiang, —, TSMC, John Moolenaar, Moolenaar, Kate Leaman, Leaman, JW Kuo, Xiaomeng Lu, Lu Organizations: Huawei, Service, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Huawei Technologies, AFP, Bloomberg, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, BIS, Commerce Department, US Commerce Department, Apple, Nvidia, Export, US Commerce, agency's Bureau of Industry, Security, Eurasia Group, GZERO Media Locations: Taipei

☆ Here's exactly how to prepare for a Trump or Harris presidency — and how to build a 5-part 'election-proof portfolio'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

US stocks usually fall in autumn. "The amount of warning you often get between the peak happening and a pretty significant downturn is pretty limited, right? "What usually happens in an election year is, November and December are pretty bullish for stocks," Keller said. The veteran strategist also talked about what he's half-jokingly calling "Dave's election-proof portfolio" of investments. AdvertisementBelow are Keller's best ideas for either a Trump or Harris win, plus five investments that should be fine either way.

Persons: Stocks, David Keller, —, hasn't, Keller, shouldn't, Harris, Whoever's, he's, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Service, Sierra Alpha Research, Trump

☆ Meta layoffs are the latest sign that constant job cuts are the new Big Tech normal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

After shedding workers in sweeping layoffs in late 2022 and early 2023, many tech companies are adopting a more methodical, department-by-department approach to making cuts. Related storiesIndeed surveyed more than 1,100 US tech workers from early to late June. Fagan said some tech workers are drawn to the flexibility that contingent or part-time roles can offer. Yet, ultimately, she said, tech is the #1 industry tech workers historically want to work in. Advertisement"It's not like they're going out and massively hiring and then doing layoffs," Fagan said.

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☆ Intel is seeking an investor for a stake in its Altera chip unit, CNBC reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Intel is looking for an investor to acquire a stake in its Altera subsidiary, CNBC reported. Intel is facing challenges in its business at a time when the US is seeking to revitalize its chip industry. AdvertisementTech giant Intel is seeking an investor for a stake in its Altera subsidiary, CNBC reported late Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The news comes as US chip giant Intel faces troubles just as Washington is seeking to revitalize the country's chip industry for national security reasons. Dutch equipment maker ASML and Taiwanese chip giant TSMC both reported quarterly earnings that showed AI chip growth in the short to medium term.

Persons: —, Joe Biden, Biden, Pat Gelsinger, Gelsinger Organizations: Intel, CNBC, Service, Tech, Street, Qualcomm, Business Insider Locations: Altera, Washington

☆ Tesla investors don't seem to trust Elon Musk like they used to. Is that because of Twitter?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk says self-driving Tesla cabs — something he's talked about for a long time — are just around the corner. The next day, Wall Street declared itself thoroughly unimpressed: Investors knocked down Tesla shares by nearly 9%. Related storiesAnd at the same time, Tesla investors no longer seem so forgiving. Since Musk acquired Twitter — after failing at his attempt to back out of a signed deal to acquire Twitter — Tesla shares are down 4.7%. Something like "Tesla investors don't care about Musk's Twitter travails — at all."

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☆ He told his mother there was ‘no way’ he’d meet someone in Australia. Then he fell in love at first sight
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

“Then, later on, when we left, she was like, ‘Oh, so you like him,’” recalls Wati. “But a week later, we decided to get together on a Saturday, and we spent most of the day together,” recalls Mike. “He’d mail them to me in these little padded envelopes,” recalls Wati. “Eventually, I was able to figure out how to get some credit for doing a paper at Melbourne University in January 1989,” recalls Mike. “She would stay for about a month or a little bit more,” recalls Wati.

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☆ I spent $2 million restoring a cruise ship I bought on Craigslist. The project took over my life, but I don't regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In 2010, Christopher Willson bought a deteriorating historic cruise ship off of Craigslist. It looked more like a giant yacht than a cruise ship. A vintage picture of the Aurora cruise ship. A side view of the Aurora cruise ship. Inside of the Aurora cruise ship.

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☆ Tesla's robotaxi dreams are going to be an insurance nightmare
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

High insurance costs could wipe out earnings for Cybercab owners. AdvertisementThere are plenty of hurdles for Tesla's promised robotaxi fleet to clear before launching, but one overlooked barrier may be the complexity of insuring a fleet of self-driving Teslas. Advertisement"It's great that you have a vehicle that is cheaper," said Jessica Caldwell, executive director of insights for Edmunds, referring to Tesla's $30,000 Cybercab. "But that can easily get outweighed by high insurance costs." The automotive insurance industry has yet to fully embrace autonomous technology, and without coverage, driverless Teslas can't operate.

Persons: Tesla, —, Tesla's, Elon Musk's, Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds, there's, Caldwell, Musk, Elon, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas Organizations: Insurance, Service, Tesla, Investors Locations: Texas, California

☆ 3 questions about Tesla's robotaxi that Elon Musk needs to answer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementThe stakes are high heading into Tesla's Robotaxi Day on Thursday night in California. AdvertisementAs is typical, Musk's promise that the robotaxi business was taking shape offset a major earnings miss and helped juice Tesla's languishing stock price. Spak wrote. With all this in mind, Jonas isn't sure Musk can live up to investors' high expectations. Advertisement"Tesla's future valuation is highly dependent on its ability to develop, manufacture, and commercialize autonomous technologies," Jonas wrote.

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☆ Tesla is approaching its 'most hyped' event in a decade. Here's what Wall Street is expecting from Robotaxi Day.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tesla is about to unveil its Robotaxi, the self-driving car Elon Musk has talked about for years. Tesla will host its long-awaited Robotaxi event on Thursday, where the company is set to unveil the self-driving car Musk has teased for years. Tesla shares slumped earlier this year after Musk moved the Robotaxi event from August to October, which fueled concerns about the new technology. Tesla is hosting the Robotaxi event at Warner Bros. That venue may be able to demo the self-driving car with a Hollywood polish, analysts have said.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, —, Elon, Jay Woods, They've, Woods, Musk, UBS Tesla, Wedbush, Garrett Nelson, Nelson, CFRA Organizations: Service, Freedom Capital, Schwab Network, UBS, Warner Bros, Bloomberg, Truist Securities Truist Securities, Optimus, Wedbush, Tesla, CFRA Research Locations: Hollywood

☆ Who will win the robotaxi race? Tesla, Waymo, or Uber?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Today, consumers open the Uber app because they know there will likely be loads of cars nearby to pick them up. And drivers come to Uber because they know there will be many riders waiting and willing to pay. Uber doesn't buy and maintain cars. AdvertisementA robotaxi futureWhat happens if Tesla and Waymo driverless cars replace human drivers? It has already struck deals with Waymo and Cruise, another AV company, to have their driverless cars be part of the existing Uber rideshare network.

Persons: Tesla's, Elon, Uber, Uber doesn't, Tesla, Bernstein, Lyft, Waymo, Ben Thompson, Thompson, Dara Khosrowshahi Organizations: Google, Tech, Waymo

☆ Are taxis safer with no driver? These women think so.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Autonomous taxis are winning over women in cities like San Francisco by offering an answer to a long-standing concern about ride-hailing apps: misbehavior by human drivers, especially men. Now, those driver safety concerns are helping to fuel the popularity of autonomous taxis — especially for women traveling alone or at night. About three-quarters of Lyft and Uber drivers are men, according to industry and academic surveys. Lyft said in a statement to NBC News that it continues to try to improve safety, including with driver background checks, driver ratings, driver education and an emergency phone line for passengers. In 2023, Lyft started a feature, Women+ Connect, that allows women or nonbinary drivers to opt in to prefer riders who are women or nonbinary, and vice versa.

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Ukraine has asked for both systems repeatedly, another source familiar with their requests said. Cavoli’s list does not address why the US hasn’t provided systems that he assesses would be of value. Nearly three years into the war, the Ukrainians are still pleading with the US to provide more advanced weaponry and lift restrictions on how long-range missile systems provided by the US can be used. Biden, who has to date prohibited the Ukrainians from deploying the missile systems for deep strikes into Russia, was not entirely dismissive of the request, the sources said. Officials also argue that that the US’ limited supply of long-range ATACMS systems are better used against targets in Crimea.

Persons: Biden, Chris Cavoli, Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Zelensky, “ Trump, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Putin “, Bill Burns Organizations: CNN, NATO, Biden, Joint, US, White House, Ukraine Defense Contact Group, Pentagon, Kremlin, CIA Locations: Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Zelensky’s, Germany, Crimea, Sea Island , Georgia

☆ Influencers are swiping a new black card at restaurants, spas, and fitness studios
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After creating sponsored content, influencers can spend the payment in person at the business. AdvertisementThere's a hot new card influencers are swiping at restaurants and retailers to redeem products and services. Advertisement"We are being extremely diligent on only letting in the top creators in cities we are operating in," Van Kuyk said. Influencers who use the platform include Roz Model (15 million Instagram followers), Montana Tucker (3.2 million Instagram followers), Kat Graham (9.7 million Instagram followers), and Matt Staffanina (3.7 million Instagram followers). Brands care about a creator's audience, brand safety, and if the creator fits the right aesthetic, Van Kuyk said.

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☆ The top 65 stocks and ETFs changing the world with AI out of 3,400 companies, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AI investment potential remains high, akin to 1996 in the internet's rise, says Bank of America. Considering how much the web has grown since then, this analogy means the potential gains from AI stocks aren't yet fully priced in. As for the widespread use of AI, the bank forecasts early-stage adoption will begin in 2025 for 44% of S&P 500 companies that discussed AI during their second-quarter earnings. AdvertisementInvestors can also choose to take the stock-picking route or buy ETFs packaged with AI stocks. As for single stocks, Bank of America compiled feedback from 130 fundamental equity analysts to get a list of their top "buy-rated" American companies with AI exposure.

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☆ OpenAI just secured a ton of new cash. Now it needs to wow us
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

One thing seems clear: The company is burning through far more cash than it’s bringing in, according to reporting from the New York Times. (That’s revenue largely from subscriptions to premium versions of ChatGPT and licensing its tech to third-party developers.) Here’s where things get a little wild:Next year, OpenAI estimates that its revenue will more than triple to $11.6 billion. It’s not clear how, or whether, OpenAI is working on reducing its significant cash burn. “It has nothing to do with reality.”One way OpenAI could improve its margins would be to cut costs.

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☆ Time to bail on the market's hottest sector? Some investors are starting to sell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Utilities are having their best rally in decades , propelled by artificial intelligence enthusiasm and the prospect of lower interest rates, but some investors are cooling on the sector. Rate-sensitive utilities are now the best-performing sector in the S & P 500 in 2024, jumping more than 28%. The sector is on pace for its best year since 2000, when it climbed more than 50%. XLU XLK,.SPX YTD mountain Utilities versus tech and the S & P 500 in 2024 Utilities are viewed as an outsized beneficiary of lower borrowing costs due to their high capital requirements. For the time being, investors are still flocking to the names: Vistra and Constellation hit fresh all-time highs on Thursday.

Persons: XLU XLK, Jason Goepfert, Kathryn Rooney Vera Organizations: Vistra Corp, Constellation Energy

☆ Anduril's Palmer Luckey slammed restrictions on AI use in the military
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In a college talk, Palmer Luckey criticized AI restrictions in military use. Luckey, founder of Anduril Industries, warned of adversaries like Russia and China using AI. In a Tuesday talk at Pepperdine University, Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril Industries, said he fears that AI will be used by "evil people," while Western powers are being coerced into not using AI. He added that Iran is going to have access to great AI in the future, and that China already has great AI. During Tuesday's talk, Luckey said that all of Anduril's tech operates autonomously and runs on its AI platform, called Lattice.

Persons: Palmer Luckey, —, Luckey, Anduril, Alex Karp, Karp, we're, Brian Schimpf Organizations: Anduril Industries, Service, Pepperdine University, United Nations, VR, Meta, of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Special, Command, Founders Fund, Sands Capital, New York Times Locations: Russia, China, Ukraine, United, Iran, Europe, West, Israel, Palantir

☆ No degree? No problem. Inside Blackstone's ambitious plans to internally grow talent for its data centers and other portfolio companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Alex Nicoll | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

It's launched an internal Data Center Academy to find and train candidates to fill the specialized technical positions that can be tricky to hire for. QTS's talent programs have led to 100 new, trained hires, or 8% of the company's total size. Here's how Blackstone's Career Pathways program is helping the firm solve its data center talent problem. So far, the firm has placed five Data Center Academy cohorts in eleven markets. Dawon said the Data Center Academy taught him both hard and soft skills, such as public speaking and the ability to navigate a corporate environment.

Persons: Blackstone, Dawon, —, Steve Schwarzman, It's, Blackstone's, Joe Baratta, Marcus Felder, Felder, it's, Jon Gray, QTS, they've, Kimberly Hines, Alhaji Dawon, hadn't Organizations: Service, Uptime Institute, Blackstone Infrastructure Partners, Blackstone Property Partners, Data Center Academy, Manhattan, Blackstone Investing, Blackstone, Business, Department of Defense, cybersecurity, QTS Locations: QTS, cybersecurity

☆ Nvidians, Metamates, Amazonians: These are the nicknames that tech workers call themselves
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tech workers have some interesting nicknames. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementThe tech industry is no stranger to corporate jargon and word salad. Fortunately some terms in the industry, specifically what its companies call their workers, are much more straightforward. AdvertisementFrom Metamates to Amazonians, here are popular nicknames for employees at various tech companies:

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