Elon Musk offered to buy OpenAI for $97 billion — Altman responded and seems to want Twitter instead
A group of investors led by Elon Musk plans to buy OpenAI for $97.4 billion, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Elon Musk promised autonomy, but Cybertruck with FSD v13 crashed into a pole – what went wrong?
The owner of Tesla reported that he crashed his Cybertruck into a pole after hitting a curb. The accident occurred while using Full Self-Driving, Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system, which, according to Elon Musk, will be operating unattended this year.
Elon Musk received the status of «special civil servant» in the United States — without salary, but with access to state secrets
The White House has granted Elon Musk the title of «special US civil servant», reports CNN.
«Let them blame Trump»: Starlink loses $100 million contract with Canada due to US tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has canceled a 100 million Canadian dollar ($68 million) contract with Starlink. He also banned contracts with the US in the province.
«Time for them to die»: Elon Musk works to shut down USAID, says agency funded «biological weapons development»
Elon Musk, now head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the Trump administration, «is working to close USAID» — and the newly minted US president allegedly supported him in this
The priest and owner of the gaming site God is a Geek repeated «the Nazi gesture» Elon Musk — he was defrocked and the editorial staff quit
Priest, far-right political commentator and former games journalist Calvin Robinson imitated the Nazi salute during a speech against abortion on January 25, directly referring to Elon Musk’s infamous «gesture» after Donald Trump’s inauguration.
«For the defense of freedom of speech»: Elon Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Elon Musk’s activities have provoked a controversial reaction from members of the European Parliament: some accuse the billionaire of undermining democracy and call on the EU Commission to impose sanctions on him, while others —have nominated him for the Nobel Prize.
Elon Musk to launch X Money payment service «this year», Visa — main partner
Elon Musk’s Twitter/X has signed a deal with Visa to launch X Money, a payment service that will work directly on the social network and support instant bank transfers and P2P (person-to-person) payments.
Astronomers are furious with Elon Musk: «space» Tesla Roadster misidentified as asteroid 2018 CN41
On January 2, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of the unique asteroid 2018 CN41, but soon had to remove the object from the official list—for the simple reason that it turned out to be a Tesla Roadster car, launched into orbit back in 2018.
«Really insane»: Bill Gates criticizes Elon Musk’s remarks on foreign policy
Bill Gates talked about his three-hour dinner with Donald Trump in December 2024 and called Elon Musk’s foreign policy statements insane.
«They have no money». Elon Musk publicly praised the Stargate project and called the head of OpenAI a fraud
The Stargate project was personally introduced by Donald Trump, as part of the grand plans of his administration for the development of artificial intelligence — however, this did not prevent the main supporter of the newly elected president, Elon Musk, from publicly criticizing the program.
«The Hunger Games» Trump: Will Washington become an arena for crypto giants and corporations?
Leading cryptocurrency companies have invested $131 million in the US congressional race, and individual cryptocurrency-interested billionaires have spent millions to help return Donald Trump to the White House. According to a tracker called Stand with Crypto, as of November 2024, 274 pro-crypto candidates have been elected to the House of…
Cheater: when Elon Musk jumped at Trump’s inauguration, his account jumped in Path of Exile 2
Until the recent revelation of account sharing, commentators were curious about where Elon Musk finds time for games. It turns out, he can simultaneously play Path of Exile 2 and do something else.
Tesla’s brand value fell by $15 billion in 2024 — due to «antagonism» Elon Musk and an aging model lineup
According to the research firm Brand Finance (via CNBC), Tesla’s brand value currently stands at $43 billion compared to $58.3 billion at the beginning of 2024 — marking a decline for the second consecutive year.
Elon Musk wants to buy Intel, — SemiAnalysis
According to rumors, Elon Musk is interested in acquiring Intel. It is also said that Qualcomm and Global Foundries are somehow involved in the deal.
Elon Musk admitted to cheating in Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4 — now he should be banned
After the recent scandalous exposure of character “boosting” in Path of Exile 2 by third-party players, Elon Musk confessed to forbidden account sharing.
Gamers suspect that Elon Musk is not playing fair — in Path of Exile 2, he acted like a newbie with a leveled character
Elon Musk likes to boast that he is the best in online games. However, other players suspect that something is off. In his recent Path of Exile 2 streams, he behaved completely incompetently.
China may sell TikTok to Musk to avoid US ban – Bloomberg
Chinese officials are assessing the possibility of selling TikTok’s US unit to Elon Musk if the company fails to avoid a ban on the app in the country. Bloomberg reports, citing knowledgeable sources.
A fund promoting «social networks without Musk and Zuckerberg» is launched in the US with the support of the founder of Wikipedia and the Marvel star
On Monday, a group of tech company founders and activists from the USA announced the creation of the Free Our Feeds fund, advocating for free social networks and raising funds to finance the development of the AT Protocol — a foundational technology that supports the growth of the social network Bluesky.
European pensioners hated Tesla because of «too much» payments to Elon Musk and started selling shares
The largest pension fund in Europe, having sold its stake in Tesla for over 571 million euros, disagrees with the overly large compensation package for the company’s CEO, Elon Musk.
Elon Musk: «Human data for AI training is — exhausted. We need synthetic ones that the technology will create itself»
Elon Musk confirmed the thoughts of some other experts about the lack of real data for training artificial intelligence — and the deficit formed last year.
ChatGPT helped plan the Cybertruck bombing near Trump’s hotel in Las Vegas
The police claim that the suspect involved in the Cybertruck explosion had been “communicating” with ChatGPT a few days before the event, asking about explosives — specifically, where to buy them and how to detonate them using a gunshot, etc.
Twitter/X has increased the cost of Premium Plus subscription by almost 40%
Starting December 21st, Twitter rolled out new pricing for its premium subscription for users—apparently to “boost payouts to content creators.”
Goodbye, Gmail: Elon Musk plans to develop his own email service
Elon Musk, known for his projects in the space industry and electric car manufacturing, is planning to enter the email market. The entrepreneur intends to create a Gmail competitor within his X platform.
Elon Musk turned out to be too «skilled» for Path of Exile 2 — he was «thrown out of the game
Elon Musk says he was «kicked by» from a video game Path of Exile 2 due to too fast game actions. The developers suspected the use of prohibited macro programs.
Elon Musk is the first in the world to get rich up to $400 billion — wealth increased by 77% after Trump’s victory
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the first person in the world whose fortune has exceeded $440 billion.
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is now free for everyone — it’s faster than ChatGPT and has no censorship. How to use it?
Chatbot Grok now runs on X (formerly Twitter) and used to be available only to owners of Premium subscriptions — now it’s open to everyone registered on the social network.
It didn’t work: the court blocked $56 billion in payments to Elon Musk from Tesla. Again!
It looks like Elon Musk will still be left without a $56 billion compensation package from Tesla. The court has blocked these payments. Again.
Elon Musk says he will create an artificial intelligence-based studio to «revive the greatness of» video games
Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he would create a new game studio under the auspices of his company xAI. The decision came after a discussion on Twitter about the state of the modern gaming industry.
Elon Musk was offered a banana for a rocket
Sotheby’s auction house sold a banana glued to the wall with tape for $6.24 million. The work of the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled Comedian («Comedian») acquired by Tron blockchain founder Justin Sun. On Wednesday, he beat out six competitors and planned to eat the art in the coming days. But he also hinted that he was ready to…
Elon Musk’s AI startup is now worth more than Twitter at the time of acquisition
Last year, Elon Musk launched an artificial intelligence startup, and now its valuation has reached $50 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Elon Musk became the best player of Diablo 4 — set a new record
Elon Musk has set a new record by completing the 150th level of the Artificer’s Pit challenge in Diablo 4 in 1 minute 52 seconds.
Cardano founder held mysterious talks with SpaceX
On November 14, Charles Hoskinson, the Cardano blockchain founder, visited SpaceX headquarters, which is more said in his video blog on YouTube. Hoskinson had the opportunity to talk to Elon Musk’s team and see the company’s work from the inside, and was greatly impressed.
Elon Musk changed X algorithms for self-promotion and promotion of Republicans – study
After Elon Musk acquired Twitter (now X), some people expressed fears that the new owner would use the social network for self-promotion and political campaigning. A new study has confirmed these assumptions – X’s algorithms now really «like» two things: Elon Musk himself and Republicans.
Elon Musk is looking for revolutionaries with an ultra-high IQ — and a willingness to work 80+ hours a week at DOGE
DOGE (or Department of Government Effectiveness), which headed by Elon Musk in the team of President-elect Trump announced a competition to fill the positions.
Elon Musk heads DOGE in Donald Trump’s new administration
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that billionaire Elon Musk and pro-russian entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new Department of Government Efficiency (D. O. G. E.) under his administration.
Tesla pays employees less than competitors, but offers stock grants and seeks «fanatics», — Business Insider
Publications Business Insider gained access to Tesla’s internal database with information on the salaries of about 100,000 employees.
Trump’s support, conspiracy theories, and a meme with a sink in the White House: what did Elon Musk «tweet» on the day of the US election?
Elon Musk took full advantage of the opportunities of your Twitter profile (for the acquisition of which, we recall, spent $40 billion) on the day of the US election — in addition to calls to vote for Trump, there was room for conspiracy theories, memes, and a few interesting photos.
Elon Musk says he is among the world’s top 20 Diablo 4 players (and even provides proof)
Musk was also once one of the best Quake players.
Elon Musk wants to move his children and their mothers to a strange complex
Elon Musk, a father of 11, wants to move his entire divided family to a complex of three mansions in Austin, Texas.
Elon Musk «revealed a» dialog with a SpaceX engineer in the Diablo IV stream — he made excuses for the «failure with Starship»
Elon Musk occasionally publishes slices of his Diablo game or launches streams with «rink»However, this time the audience was in for an unplanned surprise.
Elon Musk says the movie «Blade Runner 2049» «sucks»
«Sucks», but it worked for the Mask presentation.
Robert Downey Jr. says Elon Musk needs to «control his behavior more»
Elon Musk is often compared to the character Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel movies. However, it seems that the actor himself is not too happy with «cosplay» and believes that the head of Tesla and SpaceX needs to «control his behavior more».
The creators of «Blade Runner 2049» sue Elon Musk — for using AI images from the movie for Tesla ads
Alcon Entertainment, which created the movie «Blade Runner 2049», has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, Tesla, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The reason was the unauthorized use of images from the movie during Tesla’s presentation at WBD.
Tesla caught speeding up video of Optimus robots — probably to make them look «more capable»
The latest video of Tesla’s humanoid robots roaming the workshops seemed to showcase the progress of Optimus development — if not for one interesting thing. The website Gizmodo I noticed that many of the shots were deliberately sped up (probably to make Tesla’s robots look «more capable»).
SpaceX Starship from a rocket caught by Mechazilla exploded after being driven
On Sunday, the world witnessed an amazing landing of the first stage of the rocket SpaceX to automated «hands» Mechazilla towers. However, the Starship itself exploded after being powered up.
NVIDIA CEO calls Elon Musk a superhuman — builds supercomputer fast (and buys lots of chips)
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang explained how the company is changing the field of computing and that NVIDIA is not like the «bubbles» dotcom times. He called Musk’s creation of an AI supercomputer in 19 days superhuman.
Director «I, Robot» accuses Elon Musk of plagiarism: «Give me back my designs»
But the director Alex Proyas was also reminded that he did not invent everything himself.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has ordered pipes for a rocket from the Ukrainian manufacturer — Centravis from Nikopol
Nikopol «Centravis» (Centravis) specializes in the production of seamless stainless steel pipes — one of which will be used to supply fuel to one of the rockets of the American aerospace company SpaceX.
Renamed Twitter, so you don’t have to pay? Elon Musk and X doubled the Australian fine when they tried to cancel it
X Twitter faces a $400,000 fine for ignoring a request from the Australian Electronic Security Commission. The regulator wants to verify the measures that X is currently taking to combat the alleged distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
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