xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders

techcrunch.com xAI, Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival, is closing on $6B in funding and X, his social network, is already one of its shareholders xAI, Elon Musk’s 10-month-old competitor to the AI…

China Unveils Brain Chip Similar to Elon Musk’s Neuralink

asiafinancial.com A state-backed Chinese firm unveiled a brain chip on Thursday similar to the technology developed by Elon Musk’s neurotech startup Neuralink. The company, Beijing Xinzhida…

Elon Musk is keeping investors' dreams of a Tesla robotaxi alive

cnbc.com By just about every measure, Tesla's first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday was dreary. The company missed estimates on the top and bottom lines. Revenue fell by 9% year…

Management Expert Warns Elon Musk Faces 'CEO Overload' After Tesla Layoffs Reportedly Leave Him Overseeing 35 Key Personnel

benzinga.com The layoffs announced by Tesla, Inc. TSLA this week included the elimination of several top managerial positions, reportedly tightening CEO Elon Musk‘s grip over the…

Brain-computer interface research reaches new frontiers

siliconrepublic.com Neuralink made headlines recently for its brain-computer interface breakthrough, but various studies are claiming to achieve success in this science fiction concept.…

Your brain’s privacy is at risk. The US just took its first big step toward protecting it

vox.com Getty/Paige Vickers for Vox Colorado passed legislation to prevent companies from selling your brainwaves. But is it enough to stop the likes of Meta and Apple? If you take…

Colorado enacted a law meant to stop tech companies sharing your brain-wave data

aol.com None Colorado lawmakers have signed a bill aimed at protecting privacy in the burgeoning field of neurotech. • None The act expands the definition of "sensitive" data to…

Peter Thiel-Backed Ethereum Layer 2 Launches Liquidity Program

decrypt.co Layer N, an Ethereum Layer 2 network backed by Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, has launched a new liquidity program for apps built on its StateNet architecture. Layer N first…

Tesla wants shareholders to reinstate $56 billion Musk pay package tossed by a Delaware judge

pbs.org Tesla will ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a judge in Delaware this year, and to move the electric…

Tesla job cuts heighten Wall Street concerns that EV maker faces a demand problem

nbcnews.com Companies often see their stock price jump after announcing job cuts, as Wall Street rallies around the prospects for improved efficiency and profits. But that’s not how…