Tesla’s New Roadster Can Fly & McKinsey is Sending AI Avatars to Interview Candidates
October 16, 2026
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5 min readTesla’s new Roadster can fly, McKinsey is using AI avatars to screen job candidates, and California’s wine industry is in crisis. On this episode of Morning Brew Daily, hosts Neil Freiman and Toby Howell walked through a packed news day that ranged from the surreal to the structural, with the common thread being how companies are betting big on futuristic technology—sometimes at the expense of human trust.
At an event in Texas, Elon Musk unveiled the next-generation Tesla Roadster, and the demo was less a car launch and more a stunt show. The vehicle climbed a steep ramp, flipped, twisted, and landed like a gymnast, then flew over Tesla’s existing lineup. On the ground, Tesla showed a video of the two-seater going from 0 to 60 mph in under one second. The Roadster was first teased in 2017, and after nearly a decade of delays, it’s now expected in 2028 at an undisclosed price—rumored to be over $250,000. Musk framed the car as the only manually driven Tesla the company will ever make, a nod to the brand’s early days when the original Roadster launched in 2008. But the addressable market is tiny, and Toby noted the launch is really about “brand lift” at a time when Chinese EVs are surging and Tesla is pivoting toward autonomy and robotics. The car is also a collaboration with SpaceX engineers, using ultra-high-pressure air tanks to achieve flight. That has fueled speculation abo
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:52) **Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Documentary Opens** - Hosts discuss the release of "You Can See Everything," a nearly three-hour documentary about the Theranos founder, which has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- 2 (02:52) **Tesla Unveils a Flying Roadster** - Elon Musk showcases the next-generation Roadster at a Texas event, performing aerial stunts like a kickflip and flying over other cars, with a 0-60 mph time under one second.
- 3 (06:12) **Depositors React to the Flying Roadster** - Hosts discuss the mixed reactions from people who put down $50,000 to $250,000 deposits back in 2017 for the original Roadster.
- 4 (08:12) **AI Avatars Interview Human Candidates (and Vice Versa)** - A viral video shows a company sending an AI recruiter to interview a human, who counters with his own AI avatar, leading to a glitchy, infinite goodbye loop that goes haywire.
- 5 (11:50) **Why McKinsey Uses AI Despite Backlash** - Companies like McKinsey are turning to AI interviews to save time and money, as human interviewers are expensive, and to screen candidates more effectively by catching those who rehearse answers.
- 6 (12:49) **Stock of the Week: AI Wearables** - Amazon launches two new AI wearables from its B startup: a $75 wristband and a $100 smartphone attachment that record and transcribe conversations, with indicator lights and auto-deletion for privacy.
- 7 (16:47) **Dog of the Week: California’s Wine Industry** - California’s wine industry is in crisis, with grape growers removing 25% of vineyards (about 150,000 acres) due to a 20% drop in sales over five years, as younger generations drink less wine than baby boomers.
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Show Notes
#956: Tesla showcases its new Roadster model that can drive on the wall, fly, and do backflips. What. Companies are increasingly using AI in their hiring process. Amazon unveils its new Bee AI wearable tech just in time for the holidays. California’s wine industry is facing an oversupply of grapes as people are pulling back from wine o’ clock. Finally, KFC ditches Pepsi for Coca-Cola across its restaurants.
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