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At AM Batteries' factory in Billerica, Mass. Photo: Courtesy AM Batteries
The Electric

Exclusive From The Electric: This Battery Executive's Advantage is That He Has Sold a Startup to Elon Musk

By Steve LeVine · Feb 23, 2026 4:30am PST
In early 2019, Tesla paid $218 million to acquire a small San Diego battery startup that it believed could transform the economics of carmaking. Last month, Elon Musk’s gamble appeared to pay off when Tesla announced it was using the startup’s money-saving technology in an updated battery that powers the Cybertruck. In early 2019, Tesla paid $218 million to acquire a small San Diego battery startup that it...
Art by Clark Miller
The Weekend

The Dumbest AI Fear

By Abram Brown · Nov 8, 2025 7:00am PST
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Data centers are hiring James Bond–style security consultants• The Arena: Is this German club the next Wrexham?• Plus, our Recommendations: “Coining It,” “Gotham at War,” “The Gods of New York” and “The Lowdown”Many fears about artificial intelligence have at least some validity. I do... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Data centers are hiring James Bond–style...
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AI Agenda

OpenAI’s Growing Ecosystem Play

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Oct 16, 2025 7:00am PDT · 2 comments
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on a podcast last week that he wanted ChatGPT to become “people’s personal AI subscription.” The company last week made moves toward that goal with “apps in ChatGPT,” which lets people use the chatbot to search for homes on Zillow or make Spotify playlists, for instance.In another example, OpenAI has pitched companies... OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on a podcast last week that he wanted ChatGPT to become “people’s...
A screening at the 2023 AI Film Festival. Photo via Runway/AI Film Festival.
Creator Economy

Runway Charms Filmmakers; Meta Exec Responds to TikTok Ban

By Abubakar Idris · May 9, 2024 2:47pm PDT · 1 comment
When Marvel used artificial intelligence in the opening title sequence of the television series “Secret Invasion,” last year, it signaled AI had found its way into Hollywood. That didn’t sit well with a lot of people in entertainment. On-strike actors last year attributed some of their grievances to the impact of AI on their jobs. One... When Marvel used artificial intelligence in the opening title sequence of the television series “...
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AI Agenda

Behind Meta’s Effort to Make Llama 3 More Engaging

By Kalley Huang · Feb 29, 2024 7:10am PST
“Promoting or encouraging harmful or illegal activities is not acceptable,” Meta AI, an artificial intelligence assistant, told me the other day. “It's important to respect the safety and well-being of individuals and property.”I had asked the assistant, which is embedded in Meta Platforms’ apps and Ray-Ban smart glasses, how to kill the engine... “Promoting or encouraging harmful or illegal activities is not acceptable,” Meta AI, an...
Art by Clark Miller.
The Big Read

‘Don’t Put Your Head in the Sand’: Stars Are Quietly Inking Deals to License Their AI Doubles

By Julia Black · Aug 18, 2023 9:00am PDT · 2 comments
In 2008, while working with Will Smith on the set of a film that never ended up getting made, Remington Scott had an epiphany. The visual effects director was watching Smith stand in a photogrammetry booth, with dozens of cameras capturing the actor’s facial features from every possible angle. “Every single major star on that level,... In 2008, while working with Will Smith on the set of a film that never ended up getting made,...