A Korean woman fell in love with fake Elon Musk — he talked about gigafactories and took $50 thousand from her for «investment»
A South Korean resident says she met «Musk» on Instagram, where he allegedly selectively communicates with fans.
Tesla’s profits fell by 55% in the first months of 2024 — Musk says hybrids are to blame
Tesla’s long-term price-cutting strategy and several «unforeseen problems» reduced its profits — in the first quarter, the company earned $1.13 billion (55% less than last year).
Google has allocated 700 thousand euros to Ukraine to study the basics of artificial intelligence
In February, Google released Gemma open-source language models and at the same time launched a special educational fund worth 25 million euros to teach Europeans about this very artificial intelligence. And now the program has become available for Ukraine.
Elon Musk continues to fight bots: X\Twitter to introduce paid subscription for new accounts
Well political advertising on X/Twitter was not enoughand we really need the money, so previously announced Elon Musk «a small fee» for new users is introduced to the general public.
Tesla will lay off about 14 thousand employees — 10% of the total staff
At the beginning of the month, Tesla for the first time in four years reported about falling sales of electric vehicles, and now the market leader is preparing to lay off at least 14,000 employees, —10% of the total staff (140,473) by early 2024. About this write Electrek and Reuters, who received a copy of an internal letter of instruction sent…
20 times is not the limit. SpaceX updates Falcon 9 reusability record
Do you still remember the famous SpaceX skeptic meme «then we’ll talk»?
X is not Twitter for you. Musk’s site automatically changes the link from «Twitter.com» to «X.com»
Sometimes it’s easy to forget, but technically Twitter no longer exists.
Musk predicted the emergence of an AGI smarter than the smartest person in two years and called Chinese automakers «the most competitive»
At the end of 2023, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang predictedthat artificial intelligence will be able to compete with humans in 5 years. And now Elon Musk, known for his «very accurate predictions» has shared his own assessment — the owner of Tesla and SpaceX expects a full-fledged AGIsmarter than the smartest person next year or by 2026 at the…
Like Neuralink, but less invasive. Synchron is looking for patients for «large-scale» brain implant trials
The startup has developed a secure interface for communication «by the power of thought», which is implanted into the brain through blood vessels.
Mark Zuckerberg became the third richest man in the world with $186.9 billion and surpassed Elon Musk
Mark Zuckerberg has surpassed Elon Musk to become the third richest person in the world. Back in early March, Musk was ranked first in the billionaire index Bloomberg, but dropped to fourth after the announcement of the cancellation (which Musk later denied). Earlier in the week, it was reported that Tesla’s fell over the past three months.
X/Twitter gives blue ticks to people who have more than 2.5 thousand «friends» with a Premium subscription
Yesterday, several journalists wrote to X that blue checks — marks that used to be displayed on verified profiles and are now available to those who have signed up for a premium subscription to the social network suddenly returned to their profiles.
Musk says Tesla Optimus robot should cost «half the price of a car» — and will soon support 5G
It’s been a little over two years since Elon Musk announced that Tesla was moving toward developing humanoid robots. The company has moved quickly enough showed the first prototypes (one assembled model that barely moved, and another that stood on a stand and waved to the audience), and later the second generation of robots that have received…
«Black» Starlink — terminals are sold in bulk illegally around the world [Bloomberg investigation]
Starlink advertises its high-speed Internet as «available almost anywhere in the world», but in practice its distribution officially ends in territories where the company does not yet have a permit to operate or in countries with repressive regimes. At the same time Bloomberg investigation has found numerous examples of Elon Musk’s…
Pay extra for tweets: Elon Musk launches new API subscription for developers at X (Twitter)
Social network X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday launched a new subscription service in its API for developers.
Paralyzed patient with Neuralink chip shows how to play chess on a computer «with the power of thought»
Noland Arbeau, 29, who was partially paralyzed after a diving accident 8 years ago, became the first person to have a Neuralink «chip implanted in his brain.
Elon Musk says that taking ketamine during periods of low mood is in the interests of investors
Last year, Musk admitted that he prescribed ketamine for treatment and stated that he takes the drug for «periods» — at times when he experiences «chemical hot flashes» that can cause depression.
Elon Musk «declassified» the source code of his chatbot Grok — without training data yet
From now on, developers and researchers will be able to use the architecture on which Grok operates in their own projects.
SpaceX is building a spy satellite network for the Pentagon — Reuters
SpaceX is building a network of hundreds of spy satellites under a secret contract with the US intelligence agency, the agency reported Reuters five sources familiar with the program. The spy network is being built by SpaceX’s Starshield business unit under a $1.8 billion contract signed in 2021 with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
Larry Ellison and Elon Musk team up to apply artificial intelligence to agriculture
Musk’s SpaceX and Ellison’s Oracle will create a new mapping program that will display the types and volumes of agricultural products in the United States, reports Business Insider
Starship reaches orbit for the first time, but fails to «land» in the ocean — SpaceX loses spacecraft on approach
Today’s third test flight of SpaceX’s super-heavy Starship booster (IFT-3 mission) ended in partial success (more than the previous ones) — in fact, the team managed to «go further than ever before». The launch was broadcast live on in the SpaceX account on X/Twitter.
Excerpts from the interview with showman Don Lemon that angered Elon Musk before breaking the deal with X seem down-to-earth
The show’s host, Don Lemon, said that Elon Musk suddenly canceled his partnership with X because the billionaire was «angry» at him over a recent «tense» interview.
US regulator accuses Musk of trying to «distort» Twitter takeover investigation
The billionaire is suspected of «fraud» with shares on the eve of the acquisition of Twitter, which could potentially earn him about $150 million.
Trump offered Musk to buy Truth Social, — The Washington Post
Both tried in different ways to create their own «platform for freedom of speech».
OpenAI calls Elon Musk’s accusations «incoherent»
«There is no Founding Agreement or any other agreement with Musk», — OpenAI stated as a defendant for the lawsuit of Elon Musk. The accusation is that the company violated its non-profit status and violated its founding agreement, which allegedly promised that the organization would never work for profit and would release its AI publicly.
How do you like this, OpenAI? Elon Musk to open source his Grok chatbot
Last week, Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI with accusations of abandoning the original mission «to develop AI for the benefit of humanity» in favor of making money.
«Power Play game: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century»: the startup that created the world’s most popular electric cars
More and more Ukrainians are turning away from the name — Elon Musk. The man at the helm of the most prominent private space company in history is increasingly burying himself and the remnants of his already shattered reputation with new kinky posts on social media site X. Musk also runs Tesla. The game-changing automaker […]
Tesla’s value has fallen by $234 billion this year — this is more than McDonald’s, Disney or Nike are worth
Shares of Elon Musk’s automaker have fallen 29% in less than 10 weeks, closing on Wednesday at their lowest level since May.
Elon Musk considers abolishing likes and retweets on X/Twitter
A potential update allows authors of X posts to hide the number of their likes and retweets from prying eyes.
OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted to merge it with Tesla for «absolute control»
The ChatGPT developer has rejected the billionaire’s claims outlined in a lawsuit last week. Musk claimed that OpenAI was allegedly focused on making money and forgot about the primary goal — development «of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity».
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest man again
According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, on Tuesday Bezos’s fortune reached $200 billion, returning him to the top of the billionaires’ list.
SpaceX and T-Mobile get 17 Mbps download speeds from Starlink satellite to a regular Samsung Android phone
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that he has achieved a maximum download speed of 17 Mbps from the Starlink satellite to an unmodified Samsung Android phone.
*We are still working for the benefit of all humanity: OpenAI denies allegations in Elon Musk’s lawsuit
OpenAI leaders disagreed with claims of Elon MuskThey believe that Musk is simply upset that he is no longer part of the AI company. They believe that Musk is simply upset that he is no longer part of a company that develops artificial intelligence.
«Hotbed of racism»: Tesla faces class action lawsuit from 6,000 black employees
A California court has preliminarily allowed employees to file a class action lawsuit against Tesla on racism charges — the hearing is scheduled for October 2024.
Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over «AI threat»
The lawsuit says that OpenAI has allegedly abandoned its original mission of developing artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity, instead focusing on making a profit.
Musk blasts Microsoft because he couldn’t skip account creation during Windows 11 setup
When setting up Windows 11, you usually need to sign in with a Microsoft account — some users are unhappy with this requirement, and now they Elon Musk joined the company.
Employees of Elon Musk’s The Boring Company suffered chemical burns during tunnel construction
A report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration claims that during the construction of the Las Vegas tunnel system, some employees of The Boring Company worked for 12 hours without lunch in harsh conditions (temperatures reached 38°C), and suffered chemical burns and other accidents.
Elon Musk has published a new video of a Tesla robot — but it seems that it was «filmed» back in the 2000s
The video posted by the billionaire on Saturday in X was of such low quality that it looked like it was shot on a phone that was relevant two decades ago.
Elon Musk accuses Google of «insane racist, anti-civilization programming of its artificial intelligence»
Elon Musk confronted Google after it suspended the Gemini image generation function because some users on social media reported that the artificial intelligence constantly generates images of people of color in an inaccurate historical context.
Huang is on a roll. The NVIDIA CEO gained $9.6 billion in one day and is about to enter the top 20 richest people
Together with capitalization of NVIDIA the unstoppable growth of the capital of the permanent captain of the «green» chipmaker and the most influential people — 61-year-old Jensen Huang with 3.5% of NVIDIA shares and a fortune of almost $70 billion is preparing to enter the top 20 richest according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
SpaceX has requested permission from the FAA for at least 9 test launches of Starship this year
SpaceX is approaching the first Starship launch in 2024 from its Starbase in Texas, probably in three weeks. But the company is already pressuring regulators to increase the number of test flights.
Neuralink’s first patient can control a mouse with the power of thought, — Musk
The first patient to be implanted with a brain chip from Neuralink seems to have fully recovered and can control a computer mouse with his thoughts, the startup’s founder Elon Musk said.
Neuralink turns reality into Cyberpunk 2077: what can the Telepathy chip do and how soon will humanity change?
At the end of January 2024, Elon Musk on his page on the X network (formerly Twitter) told about first implantation. Neuralink chip into the human brain. He claims that the chip, called Telepathy, will allow people to control their phones or computers with their minds. We tell you more about Telepathy itself, its level […]