NASA vs. China, Bots vs. Truth, and Lyft’s Swagger Wagons

Brought to you by TogetherLetters & Edgewise!In this episode: Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomyMusk's $1T pay package is full of watered-down versions of his own broken promisesLyft’s first ‘robotaxis’ are live in AtlantaAmazon's Zoox jumps into U.S. robotaxi race with Las Vegas launchInterim NASA head tells agency that it will beat China back to the moonUndersea cables cut in the Red Sea, disrupting internet access in Asia and the MideastGoogle reframes its statements about the "rapid decline" of the open webSam Altman says that bots are making social media feel 'fake'Grok can rewrite Wikipedia to remove falsehoods and add missing context: Elon MuskVirginia Tech adopts artificial intelligence into the admissions process“AI Inbreeding,” The Phenomenon Threatening Artificial IntelligenceOpenAI and Microsoft reach tentative deal to revise partnershipOpenAI Realignment to Give Nonprofit Over $100 Billion Stake - BloombergEx-WhatsApp cybersecurity executive says Meta endangered billions of users in new suitSignal’s first paid feature adds encrypted media and message backupsIntroducing Signal Secure BackupsRobinhood, a Broker Built for Social-Media Age, to Launch Its Own Social NetworkNetflix, Amazon Set Alliance to Broaden Connected-TV Impressions for Ad BuyersSpotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasingWeird and Wacky: A Navajo weaving of an integrated circuit: the 555 timerE-Paper Display Refresh Rate Reaches New HeightsHow to make metals from Martian dirt - CSIROBurger King hacked, attackers 'impressed by the commitment to terrible security practices' — systems described as 'solid as a paper Whopper wrapper in the rain,’ other RBI brands like Tim Hortons and Popeyes also vulnerableOpenAI-Backed AI-Made Animated Movie Headed to TheatersThis 30-year-old CEO says his AI negotiator can successfully haggle down the price of a car by thousands of dollarsTech Rec:Sanjay - Submarine Cable MapAdam - Imprint AppFind us here:sanjayparekh.com & adamjwalker.comTech Talk Y’all is a proud production of Edgewise.Media.