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Kim Kardashian has befriended Optimus, the Tesla bot

Pete Davidson? Kanye West? Step aside. Kim Kardashian's new beaux is a Tesla bot named Optimus. The fashion mogul got some hands-on experience with

Prior to joining TechCrunch, she worked as a grassroots organizer, museum educator, and film festival coordinator. Image Credits: Kim Kardashian on X (opens in a new window) Then, she joins a one-of-a-kind gold version of the robot to sit inside Tesla’s Cybercab, a two-passenger autonomous vehicle that CEO Elon Musk says will begin production in 2027. Kardashian didn’t flag the videos as being sponsored — something that is legally mandated for influencers to disclose —but we know she is already bought into the Tesla sphere.

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