Rivian CEO: Tesla is going all in on cameras, but self-driving cars still need LiDAR

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Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is wearing a black shirt and sitting on a red sofa.
"No, I wouldn't rule out LiDAR," Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe told guest host and journalist Joanna Stern on The Verge's "Decoder" podcast.

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He used Grok's sexy AI bot for 'dirty smut.' Then he fell in love.

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Collage of a man surrounded by hearts and Ani from the Grok app

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If Martin Escobar's AI girlfriend could have children, he said he would never date another human again.

Is Paramount's Bari Weiss deal a Trump deal? We can't tell. And that's the problem.

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David Ellison; Bari Weiss
David Ellison's Paramount has bought Bari Weiss' Free Press — and appointed her editor in chief of CBS News. Now what?

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How luxury doomsday bunkers turned into a billionaire status symbol

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Atlas Survival Shelters is the world's largest bunker manufacturer, and it's busier than ever — especially with orders from the ultrarich. We visited the Atlas warehouse in Texas to see what it takes to build luxury bunkers for billionaires.

Marc Andreessen says more founders need to read 'the Elon playbook'

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Marc Andreessen says too many people are letting their feelings about Tesla CEO Elon Musk inhibit them from learning from his example.

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Tesla fans are buzzing about a possible unveiling of a 'more affordable' vehicle

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Tesla fans found a photo and some site code they believe proves the long-awaited "more affordable" Tesla is coming soon.

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A group of Tesla investors is urging shareholders not to confirm Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package

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Tesla proposed a new pay deal for CEO Musk last month that could be worth as much as $1 trillion.

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xAI is hiring an AI video games tutor for up to $100 an hour

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk's xAI is hiring a video game tutor.

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Elon Musk becomes the world's first $500 billion man

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Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk laughs during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk laughing

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang calls Elon Musk the 'ultimate GPU'

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Jensen Huang called Elon Musk "the ultimate GPU."

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