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E.W. Niedermeyer

@niedermeyer.online
33 posts
2026-02-02
the new NYT piece on our national burrito taxi addiction offers a fascinating glimpse of the mentality that fuels a certain someone's hideous empire of endless scamming  —  www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/d...  [images]
2026-02-02 View on X
New York Times

How food delivery is reshaping US mealtimes, as some users spend thousands; NRA data shows nearly 75% of 2024 restaurant orders were not eaten in a restaurant

Almost three of every four restaurant orders in the U.S. weren't eaten in a restaurant, according to recent data.

2026-01-30
hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade [image]
2026-01-30 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla, an idea some investors are pushing, while separately exploring a tie-up between SpaceX and xAI

SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla Inc., as well as an alternative combination with artificial intelligence firm xAI …

hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade [image]
2026-01-30 View on X
Reuters

Source: SpaceX and xAI are in talks to merge ahead of a planned IPO this year; under the proposed deal, shares of xAI would be exchanged for shares in SpaceX

Elon Musk's SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge ahead of a blockbuster public offering planned for later this year.

2026-01-22
“Putting data centers in space pushed the billionaire toward an IPO, sources say” is a hell of a way to say “he's trying to squeak in an IPO before the window slams shut, as the AI hype cycle reaches an absurdly unsustainable denouement” [embedded post]
2026-01-22 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: Elon Musk is pushing for a SpaceX IPO by July, seems eager to beat OpenAI and Anthropic to market, and views it as a way to help xAI catch its rivals

2026-01-21
“Putting data centers in space pushed the billionaire toward an IPO, sources say” is a hell of a way to say “he's trying to squeak in an IPO before the window slams shut, as the AI hype cycle reaches an absurdly unsustainable denouement” [embedded post]
2026-01-21 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Sources: Elon Musk is pushing for a SpaceX IPO by July, seems eager to beat OpenAI and Anthropic to market, and views it as a way to help xAI catch its rivals

Putting data centers in space pushed the billionaire toward an IPO, sources say  —  SpaceX resisted going public for years.

2026-01-04
how many miracles of automation can elon musk promise while only delivering things that “rely on human helpers and still face commercial challenges”?  [embedded post]
2026-01-04 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at Elon Musk's bet that Tesla's future is in its Optimus humanoid robots, which for now rely on human helpers and still face commercial challenges

and can be yours for $20,000 Jim Vorel / Jezebel : Tesla Has Lost the Title of World's Biggest EV Maker Bluesky: E.W. Niedermeyer / @niedermeyer.online : how many miracles of autom...

a lot going on right now, but it's worth noting that Kara Swisher is having to keep tap-dancing closer and closer to the truth about her central role in enabling the rise of the technology brothers, specifically elon musk [embedded post]
2026-01-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Q&A with Kara Swisher on Sam Altman's determination to “do anything to make OpenAI win”, Elon Musk, the tech industry's Trump pivot, and more

After a year of dominating mega-deals and driving stock-market gains, the tech industry is poised for a pivotal 2026 that centers largely … X: @x_delcourt , @business , @business ,...

2026-01-03
how many miracles of automation can elon musk promise while only delivering things that “rely on human helpers and still face commercial challenges”?  [embedded post]
2026-01-03 View on X
Wall Street Journal

A look at Elon Musk's bet that Tesla's future is in its Optimus humanoid robots, which for now rely on human helpers and still face commercial challenges

The billionaire has bet Tesla's future on humanoids, which for now rely on human helpers  —  The future of Tesla is an army …

2026-01-01
oh you know our boy is thirsty if he's pumping neuralink [embedded post]
2026-01-01 View on X
Reuters

Elon Musk says Neuralink plans to start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices and move to an almost automated surgical procedure in 2026

Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink will start “high-volume production” of brain-computer interface devices …

2025-12-26
well I was hoping Elon Musk's Christmas present this year would be [flagrant violation of this website's terms of service] but I suppose this stinging rebuke will have to do [embedded post]
2025-12-26 View on X
New York Times

Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin significantly trails Waymo, deploying an estimated 30 cars with safety drivers, vs. Waymo's 200 cars without human monitors

What?  Oh, never mind.  —  We'll always have Twitter to remember him.  [embedded post] Mastodon: @GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai : @Techmeme  —  The safety record of this minuscule p...

2025-12-25
well I was hoping Elon Musk's Christmas present this year would be [flagrant violation of this website's terms of service] but I suppose this stinging rebuke will have to do [embedded post]
2025-12-25 View on X
New York Times

Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin significantly trails Waymo, deploying an estimated 30 cars with safety drivers, vs. Waymo's 200 cars without human monitors

Shares of Tesla have hit new highs on optimism about the company's self-driving taxis.  But experts say Tesla is far behind Waymo, which has a big head start.

2025-12-17
OK, so it looks like California DMV is actually giving Tesla an out on this... if Tesla stops calling it “Full Self-Driving”  —  this is... disappointing, but still a win  —  www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...  [image]
2025-12-17 View on X
CNBC

California's DMV says a California administrative law judge ruled that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around its Autopilot and “Full Self-Driving” systems

A California administrative law judge recently ruled recently that Tesla's marketing around its “Autopilot” and …

2025-12-12
FAKE NEWS [embedded post]
2025-12-12 View on X
Sources

An interview with Nikita Bier, who wants to lure journalists back to X with a rebuilt recommendation algorithm with no keyword suppression or manual downranking

Product chief Nikita Bier on journalists who left: “We have to earn their trust.”  Also: Fidji Simo on OpenAI's Code Red, and a new episode of ACCESS. X: @ashleymayer . Bluesky: @f...

2025-12-07
hard to imagine a better comment on the state of silicon valley startups than: the hot startups are just straight up naming themselves after pseudoscientific concepts now  —  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuria [embedded post]
2025-12-07 View on X
EE Times

Lemurian Labs, which aims to develop hardware-agnostic portability software for AI workloads, raised a $28M Series A co-led by Pebblebed Ventures and Hexagon

AI software startup Lemurian Labs has pivoted away from AI hardware, having raised a $28-million series A to build its AI software stack.

2025-11-15
“Elon Musk misses deadline” is literally the opposite of news, hope this helps [embedded post]
2025-11-15 View on X
The Information

Elon Musk says Grok 5 would be released “in Q1 sometime”, later than a deadline he previously set of releasing the model by the end of 2025

Says Musk Is ‘Like Da Vinci’ X: @scaling01 : Huge Leaks on Grok-5 and its predecessors from recent Elon Musk interview: - “Grok-5 is a 6 trillion parameter model, whereas Grok 3 an...

2025-10-28
grokipedia claimed elon musk lifts weights and then completely crashed out, so pretty much exactly hitting my expectations for day one [embedded post]
2025-10-28 View on X
Washington Post

Grokipedia, a Grok-based encyclopedia, launches with 885K+ articles, drawing from Wikipedia content; Elon Musk called it “a massive improvement” over Wikipedia

The right-leaning tech magnate is touting his own online encyclopedia as an unbiased alternative, but it went down after about an hour.

2025-10-23
“our customers have driven over 700 million hands-free miles with SuperCruise without a single accident attributed to that technology.  I led [Tesla] Autopilot, you can't say that about Autopilot”  —  GM's new chief product officer firing shots! [embedded post]
2025-10-23 View on X
The Verge

Q&A with GM CEO Mary Barra and CPO Sterling Anderson on GM's plans for AI, autonomous driving, ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, and more

We've got a special episode of Decoder today.  I'm talking to General Motors CEO Mary Barra and new GM Chief Product Officer …

2025-09-20
Another capital-intensive, unprofitable business?  —  Why of course Mr Musk, put us down for $10 billion!  —  www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
2025-09-20 View on X
CNBC

Sources: xAI has raised $10B at a post-money valuation of $200B, weeks after reportedly raising $10B in debt and equity at a ~$150B valuation

Key Figures for Traders Gino Matos / CryptoSlate : Musk's xAI reportedly seeking $10B in a new funding round Maria Garcia / Implicator.ai : xAI hits $200 billion as Musk cuts costs...

2025-09-16
baffling, almost as if rule of law is a precondition for markets, and compliance with a consistent legal regime is better in the long run than endless Calvinball... I mean, obviously that's not the real lesson here, we're gonna stick with sucking up to Trump, but it sure makes you wonder! [embedded post]
2025-09-16 View on X
Politico

Tech executives say the Trump administration's stake in Intel and its intervention into other private businesses have had a chilling effect on decision making

In one case, a tech executive turned down a dinner invitation to the White House earlier this month — and sent a deputy instead. Bluesky: @niedermeyer.online and @marypcbuk Bluesky...

2025-08-10
Indiana Jones and the Belated Search for a Business Model [embedded post]
2025-08-10 View on X
Bloomberg

AI startups like Anthropic and OpenAI are ramping up efforts to recruit quant researchers from Wall Street firms, offering competitive pay and benefits

At a rooftop bar on Manhattan's Lower East Side, roughly 150 quant researchers met with employees at the artificial-intelligence startup Anthropic …