US government sues Elon Musk"s SpaceX over hiring policy
The US Department of Justice says rocket firm discriminated against refugees and asylum seekers......»»
Apple Crime blotter: Tracked iPad helps catch kids who stole their teacher"s car
In this week's Apple crime roundup, a woman accused of AirPods theft sues the accusing school, there was a big iPhone theft from Verizon Store, and K9 dog's iPhone recovery may have saved a man's life.The Apple Store on Walnut Street in Philadelphia.....»»
Tesla investors sue Elon Musk for diverting carmaker’s resources to xAI
Lawsuit: Musk's xAI poached Tesla employees, Nvidia GPUs, and data. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) A group of Tesla investors yesterday sued Elon Musk, the company, and its board members, alleging that Tesl.....»»
Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA in new round of military launch contracts
"Lane 1 serves our commercial-like missions that can accept more risk." Enlarge / Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad for testing earlier this year. (credit: Blue Origin) After years of lobbying, protests an.....»»
Tesla CEO Elon Musk received 77% shareholder approval for $56 billion payout
"We think the news takes a potentially disastrous scenario off the table, in which Musk could have potentially left Tesla and opted to dedicate more time to his other (non-public) companies," CFRA Research said......»»
Study emphasizes trade-offs between arresting groundwater depletion and food security
A study by researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), published in Nature Sustainability, reaffirms the world's growing dependence on depleting groundwater systems. Although efforts to slow down groundwater depletion n.....»»
Tesla shareholders re-approve Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package
Court battle over pay plan will continue despite Musk winning shareholder vote. Enlarge / Elon Musk. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Tesla shareholders have re-approved CEO Elon Musk's $44.9 billion pay package, the c.....»»
Finding an insurance policy is getting harder in places hit by extreme weather
You don't need to be a scientist to understand the harms of climate change. All you need is an insurance policy. And finding affordable insurance is getting harder in the places hit hardest by climate change......»»
Elon Musk says ‘thousands’ of humanoid robots could be working at Tesla in 2025
Tesla chief Elon Musk has shared new footage of the company’s humanoid Optimus robot, along with an update on how development of the robot is progressing......»»
Musk’s X demands money from laid-off employees, claims they were overpaid
Laid-off Aussies reportedly got up to $70K extra from currency-conversion error. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Kirill Kudryavtsev) Elon Musk's X Corp. is reportedly demanding money from at least six Australians who wer.....»»
Musk says he’s winning Tesla shareholder vote on pay plan by “wide margin”
Court battle over pay plan will continue even if Musk wins shareholder vote. Enlarge / Elon Musk. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Elon Musk said last night that Tesla shareholders provided enough votes to re-approve h.....»»
Elon Musk drops claims that OpenAI abandoned mission
Musk previously hoped a jury would award maximum punitive damages. Enlarge (credit: JC Olivera / Stringer | WireImage) While Musk has spent much of today loudly criticizing the Apple/OpenAI deal, he also sought to drop h.....»»
China state hackers infected 20,000 Fortinet VPNs, Dutch spy service says
Critical code-execution flaw was under exploitation 2 months before company disclosed it. Enlarge Hackers working for the Chinese government gained access to more than 20,000 VPN appliances sold by Fortinet using a crit.....»»
Elon Musk is livid about new OpenAI/Apple deal
Elon Musk attacks Apple/ChatGPT integration as “creepy spyware.” Enlarge (credit: Anadolu / Contributor | Anadolu) Elon Musk is so opposed to Apple's plan to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT with device operating systems t.....»»
Breaking: Elon Musk drops claims that OpenAI abandoned mission
Musk previously hoped a jury would award maximum punitive damages. Enlarge (credit: JC Olivera / Stringer | WireImage) While Musk has spent much of today loudly criticizing the Apple/OpenAI deal, he also sought to drop h.....»»
Most companies fail to define ambitious reduction targets, study finds
A study from the University of Twente has revealed insights into the corporate world's approach to achieving net-zero emissions. The findings are published in the journal Climate Policy......»»
Iran"s water policy is discriminatory and an example of "environmental racism," study says
Iran's water policy is discriminatory and an example of environmental racism, with specific regions and ethnic groups deliberately impoverished, damaged and threatened by policymakers, a new study says......»»
As NASA watches Starship closely, here’s what the agency wants to see next
"What happens if I don't have a Human Landing System available to execute a mission?" Enlarge / The rocket for SpaceX's fourth full-scale Starship test flight awaits liftoff from Starbase, the company's private launch base in Sou.....»»
Ars Live: How Profitable is Starlink? Join our discussion today!
Eric Berger and Caleb Henry discuss the orbital ISP's economics at 2 pm Eastern. Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) SpaceX began launching operational Starlink satelli.....»»
Age verification for pornography access? Research shows it fails on many levels
The Australian government has announced an A $6.5 million trial of "age assurance" technology to restrict minors' access to pornography. It's part of a $1 billion package to address gendered violence. And it now comes alongside a proposal to ban peop.....»»
Boot camps for young offenders are back, but psychological evidence shows they don"t work
"Boot camps" for young people who commit serious offending are coming back. The coalition government in New Zealand has promised to pilot "military-style academies" by the middle of the year—despite a wealth of international and New Zealand evidenc.....»»