An open letter backed by AI pioneers, policymakers, and public figures urges tech companies to pause the race toward superintelligent AI, warning that unchecked development could outpace human control and endanger society.
Tesla posted all-time highs in vehicle deliveries and energy storage deployments in Q3, lifting revenue, but compressed automotive margins and a pull-forward surge before U.S. EV tax credits expired weighed on earnings and set up a tougher Q4 demand backdrop.
Public finance expert Linda Bilmes says the “arbitrariness” of who gets paid and who doesn’t during shutdowns exposes the “dysfunction” of the budget approval process.