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Elon Fires Back, Waymo Makes It Worse, OpenAI Has Public Meltdown
Edition of August 31, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTCFull article

Tesla is signaling faster progress on both Optimus and robotaxi expansion, while a separate dispute between OpenAI, Cursor, and SpaceX is escalating into a broader fight over access, trust, and competition in AI. Fresh claims about Optimus New comments from people who say they have recently seen unreleased footage of Tesla Optimus describe the humanoid robot as making unusually strong progress, especially in handling novel tasks rather than rehearsed demos. One assessment went so far as to call it a future bestselling product, suggesting internal confidence has moved beyond simple proof-of-concept milestones.
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