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Column: Teflon Elon wins again

Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to have a knack for escaping the consequences of his actions. The latest case: Defeating the ‘funding secured' against him......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsFeb 11th, 2023

Column: Market for decade-old vehicles is getting wild in its own right

A study by iseecars.com found rapid price increases, growing market share for 10-plus-year old vehicles, which lead lenders to reconsider underwriting rules......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 26th, 2024

X reveals security incident that made your ‘private’ likes public

X, Elon Musk’s social network formerly known as Twitter, recently implemented a change that made likes private, so that only the account owner can see the posts they have liked. However, a recent security incident allowed others to still see these.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJul 25th, 2024

No judge with Tesla stock should handle Elon Musk cases, watchdog argues

Elon Musk does not control X or Tesla, X argued in lawsuit over ad boycott. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Elon Musk's fight against Media Matters for America (MMFA)—a watchdog organization that.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Elon Musk claims he is training “the world’s most powerful AI by every metric”

One snag: xAI might not have the electrical power contracts to do it. Enlarge / Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a fireside discussion on artificial intelligence risks with Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister,.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 24th, 2024

Room-temperature defluorination method uses light to clean up forever chemicals

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), nicknamed "forever chemicals," pose a growing environmental and health threat. Since the invention of Teflon in 1938, PFAS and perfluorinated polymers or PFs have been widely used for their exceptional stability and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 23rd, 2024

Musk doubles down on promises for Optimus humanoid robots

Elon Musk promises they'll "genuinely useful humanoid robots" when/if they ever do arrive......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Column: 4 takeaways and observations from 5 robotaxi rides around the Bay Area

A dispatch from San Francisco, where Waymo has deployed about 300 robotaxis in driverless commercial service now open to the general public......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Tesla to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, Musk says

Tesla plans to have humanoid robots for internal use next year, CEO Elon Musk said......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 22nd, 2024

Elon Musk’s X tests letting users request Community Notes on bad posts

X to fight spiking disinformation by letting users request Community Notes. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Continuing to evolve the fact-checking service that launched as Twitter's Birdwatch, X.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Elon Musk’s X may succeed in blocking Calif. content moderation law on appeal

Elon Musk's X previously failed to block the law on First Amendment grounds. Enlarge (credit: Marc Piasecki / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment) Elon Musk's fight defending X's content moderation decisions isn't j.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Column: GM’s core China joint venture faces existential crisis

SAIC-GM in June cut production by 70 percent to below 28,400, with year-to-date output slipping 54 percent to just under 210,000.   .....»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 18th, 2024

Report: Tesla focused on fixing self-driving flaws for Musk, VIPs

Employees who review camera footage were told to focus on issues experienced by CEO Elon Musk and social media influencers, according to a report from Business Insider......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 18th, 2024

Elon Musk says SpaceX and X will relocate their headquarters to Texas

The billionaire blamed a California gender identity law for moving SpaceX and X headquarters. Enlarge / A pedestrian walks past a flown Falcon 9 booster at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on Tuesday, the same day El.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

Elon Musk says he"s moving SpaceX, X headquarters from California to Texas

Billionaire Elon Musk says he's moving the headquarters of SpaceX and social media company X to Texas from California......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJul 17th, 2024

Elon Musk signals delays to robotaxi unveiling for key design change

Musk had said in 2022 Tesla expects to mass-produce a robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedal by 2024, after missing his targets for self-driving vehicles multiple times......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 16th, 2024

Elon Musk endorses Trump in presidential race, calls him "tough" after assassination attempt

Musk, the world's richest person, posted the endorsement with a video of Trump with blood on his face pumping his fist after multiple shots rang out at Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump was safe......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 14th, 2024

Elon Musk’s X faces big EU fines as paid checkmarks are ruled deceptive

Paid "verification" deceives X users and violates Digital Services Act, EU says. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto) Elon Musk's overhaul of the Twitter verification system deceives users and violates the Digital S.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 12th, 2024

Apple beats lawsuit over forcing developers to use its closed ecosystem

A California federal court has ruled against a proposed class action suit accusing Apple of blocking iOS developers from using competing technology.Apple wins case against App Store restrictionsAs of January 2024, Apple has stopped requiring all iOS.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 12th, 2024

Elon Musk calls for “criminal prosecution” of X ad boycott perpetrators

Congress accused advertisers group of colluding to tank X's revenue. Enlarge (credit: Apu Gomes / Stringer | Getty Images News) After the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary released a report accusing the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 11th, 2024

Tesla plans to delay robotaxi event by two months to build more prototypes, report says

CEO Elon Musk set the initial Aug. 8 date for the event months ago, and optimism about the spectacle has contributed to an 11-day streak of gains that’s added more than $257 billion to Tesla’s market capitalization......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJul 11th, 2024