WTF TESLA WHY

Summary

Tesla Roadster

Tesla’s live demo showed the new Roadster using underside vacuum fans to cling to a wall, then performing a stunt jump over a truck. The car is also claimed to have compressed-air thrusters for 0–60 mph acceleration in 0.81 seconds and brief hops—not sustained flight.

The host questioned the practicality and road legality of the invite-only “rocket” trim and expressed skepticism about Tesla’s estimate that the car will be ready in two years.

Zero-Click Spyware Through Online Ads

A Citizen Lab report describes spyware delivered through malicious ads served via Discovertech’s real-time bidding platform. An unknown exploit reportedly installed Kandiru’s “Devil’s Tongue” spyware, which can collect files and messages, log keystrokes, take screenshots, and access a computer’s microphone and webcam.

Ad records suggest the campaign reached users at the Pentagon, NATO, and the European Commission. The spyware has so far been found on Al Jazeera journalists’ computers. Kandiru has since rebranded as Integrity Labs.

Nvidia RTX Spark Laptops

The new ARM-based laptops pair unified memory with CUDA and are marketed for gaming and AI. LTT Labs’ tests found weak gaming performance compared with AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and a mobile RTX 5070 Ti. The tests did not use upscaling or frame generation.

For AI workloads, the Spark was reportedly somewhat ahead of Apple’s M5 Pro but well behind the laptop RTX 5070 Ti. The model discussed costs about $5,900 with 128 GB of memory, raising questions about its target audience.

Power to the Players Act

New York Congressman Ritchie Torres announced plans to introduce a bill asking the FTC to ensure that purchases of digital games confer ownership and that games remain functional offline when their servers shut down. The bill had been announced but not yet introduced.

MapQuest Surveillance-Camera Map

MapQuest added a crowdsourced map layer showing locations of license-plate cameras, including systems from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon, and Verkada. Users can add cameras they find.

Ledger Wallet Tampering

Ledger confirmed that some wallets sold by third-party resellers contained hidden LTE chips. The chips allegedly captured users’ 24-word recovery phrases during setup and sent them to attackers, contributing to an estimated $90 million in crypto theft.

Meta Muse Spark

Meta released an open-weight model described as having 816 billion parameters and tuned for Apple silicon. Its benchmarks reportedly make it competitive with other open-weight models, but running it currently requires about 1 TB of RAM—roughly two high-end M5 Ultra Mac Studios at a combined cost of around $38,000. Smaller quantized versions may eventually run on less powerful hardware.

Danfoss Refrigeration-System Hack

Hackers reportedly took control of internet-connected Danfoss systems in as many as 700 French supermarkets and raised temperatures to 50°C. Danfoss said the affected units had outdated firmware and stores had been told to update it. The hackers’ motive was not known.

Reviews, Guides, and Tutorials

• Product testing and review: LTT Labs’ performance testing of Nvidia’s RTX Spark laptops, covering gaming and AI workloads.
• No step-by-step guides or tutorials were featured.

Main Speaker and Sources

• Main speaker: TechLinked narrator; the video is presented as a satirical tech-news roundup.
• Sources cited or discussed: Citizen Lab, Gizmodo, LTT Labs, Tesla, MapQuest, Ledger, Meta, and Danfoss.