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Amber DaSilva

Amber DaSilva's Recent Articles

Nuclear powered rockets could take us to Mars. Can we figure out how to make them?
Business News
Nuclear powered rockets could take us to Mars. Can we figure out how to make them?

Fission-powered rockets could halve the time it takes to get to Mars, but there's the whole issue of actually building one

Published October 15, 20242 min read
That bartending Tesla robot was actually controlled by a human the whole time
Tech & Innovation
That bartending Tesla robot was actually controlled by a human the whole time

A big Tesla event’s afterparty heavily featured Optimus as a bartender and dancer, but it turns out the bot wasn’t doing anything itself

Published October 15, 20241 min read
Tesla's big robotaxi event might not even have real cars
Tech & Innovation
Tesla's big robotaxi event might not even have real cars

Elon Musk's EV maker may instead show some renderings of cars that might someday exist

Updated October 8, 20242 min read
SpaceX rocket tests are blowing holes in the atmosphere
Business News
SpaceX rocket tests are blowing holes in the atmosphere

Elon Musk's 2024 rocket explosions messed with the ionosphere in previously unstudied ways

Updated September 8, 20242 min read
Boeing's Starliner is being haunted by unexplained noises
Air and Space
Boeing's Starliner is being haunted by unexplained noises

A repeating “ping” can be clearly heard coming from the spacecraft's speakers

Updated September 3, 20242 min read
Tesla's cars still can't fully self-drive through an empty tunnel
Tech & Innovation
Tesla's cars still can't fully self-drive through an empty tunnel

It can't make full-self driving work in a tunnel it built

Updated August 28, 20242 min read
Tesla's Optimus robot didn't have much to show off at a robot conference
Tech & Innovation
Tesla's Optimus robot didn't have much to show off at a robot conference

The World Robot Conference in China was full of humanoid bots doing impressive feats — and then Tesla

Updated August 27, 20242 min read
SpaceX wants to send tourists 870 miles from Earth
Business News
SpaceX wants to send tourists 870 miles from Earth

A crew of tourists and SpaceX employees will travel three times further from Earth than the International Space Station

Updated August 23, 20241 min read
What to make of Elon Musk's shifting views on the environment
Business News
What to make of Elon Musk's shifting views on the environment

Musk of olde cared about our planet. As his discussion this week with Donald Trump proves, however, Musk has changed his mind.

Updated August 14, 20242 min read
SpaceX has violated pollution laws in Texas, agencies claim
Business News
SpaceX has violated pollution laws in Texas, agencies claim

SpaceX says that it’s been granted permission to continue operating while all the necessary paperwork is processing

Updated August 13, 20242 min read
Now you can buy your own U.S. Army landing craft
Lifestyle
Now you can buy your own U.S. Army landing craft

The $425,000 boat is currently located in the San Fransisco Bay

Updated August 14, 20242 min read
Elon Musk's political views won't help Tesla
Tech & Innovation
Elon Musk's political views won't help Tesla

Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump's proposals to reduce subsidies for EVs aren't a great thing for Tesla's business

Updated August 12, 20241 min read
The lowest-priced Cybertruck is now $100,000
Tech & Innovation
The lowest-priced Cybertruck is now $100,000

Prospective buyers eyeing a base-model Cybertruck will now have to shell out the additional amount just to get their foot in the door.

Updated August 11, 20242 min read
Nissan is using a new paint that keeps cars cool
Business News
Nissan is using a new paint that keeps cars cool

The carmaker claims the new paint has shown reductions of nearly 22 degrees Fahrenheit on the exterior of a car

Updated August 6, 20242 min read
15 of the worst places to stop on a road trip
Lifestyle
15 of the worst places to stop on a road trip

We rounded up the worst rest spots — and some are slightly controversial

Updated July 13, 202410 min read
Tesla is pretty much a meme stock now
Money & Markets
Tesla is pretty much a meme stock now

The underlying business is slipping, yet the line keeps going up

Updated August 6, 20243 min read
Apparently Tesla's Full Self-Driving is trained specially for Elon Musk and his allies
Tech & Innovation
Apparently Tesla's Full Self-Driving is trained specially for Elon Musk and his allies

Tesla is reportedly focusing self-driving development around Musk and his loyal cadre of influencers

Updated August 6, 20243 min read
Tesla's oldest cars don't seem to be selling well
News
Tesla's oldest cars don't seem to be selling well

Tesla's sales reporting is hiding terrible Model S/X sales

Updated August 6, 20242 min read
Amazon's electric delivery vans keep catching on fire
Business News
Amazon's electric delivery vans keep catching on fire

Chargers have been blamed for fires before, either due to improper home wiring or inadequate cooling

Updated August 6, 20242 min read
Volvo's disastrous new EV software is now leading to returns and full refunds
News
Volvo's disastrous new EV software is now leading to returns and full refunds

The car was already delayed in the U.S., but is now having issues abroad

Updated July 5, 20242 min read
Of course Elon Musk won the contract to crash the International Space Station into the sea
Business News
Of course Elon Musk won the contract to crash the International Space Station into the sea

Musk's SpaceX will be given $843 million to complete the job of deorbiting the aging space station

Updated June 28, 20241 min read
It turns out Tesla is the only one really struggling to sell EVs
Tech & Innovation
It turns out Tesla is the only one really struggling to sell EVs

It seems the EV transition is going just fine — except for Elon Musk's company

Updated August 6, 20242 min read
The apps tracking your driving habits and helping insurance companies raise your rates
Tech & Innovation
The apps tracking your driving habits and helping insurance companies raise your rates

Insurers have long wanted to track individual drivers to discern their habits, in hopes of finding reasons to raise rates

Updated August 6, 20242 min read
American Airlines flight attendants say they're sleeping in cars because they can't afford the cost of living
Airlines
American Airlines flight attendants say they're sleeping in cars because they can't afford the cost of living

The flight attendants earn barely more than $27,000 a year while being forced to live in major metro areas, their union said

Updated August 6, 20243 min read
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