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Russia has figured out how to mess up Ukraine's crucial Starlink battlefield internet, report says

businessinsider.com Ukrainian soldiers patrol the streets in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 20, 2024. NurPhoto/Getty Images The Russian military has caused widespread disruptions to Starlink,…

RIP Kabosu, the celebrity canine who became the face of Dogecoin

aol.com None Kabosu, the Shiba Inu who became the face of Dogecoin, has died at the age of 18. • None Her quizzical expression went viral in 2010 and was later used as the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk rejects Biden’s ‘not good’ tariffs on Chinese EVs: ‘Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs’

aol.com Tesla CEO Elon Musk, head of the world's largest EV manufacturer, doesn't want Washington's help in the auto market. Last week, the Biden administration announced it will…

Tesla boss Elon Musk criticises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

theguardian.com Elon Musk has criticised US government tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, describing the levies as “not good” and a distortion of the car market. The Tesla chief…

Elon Musk’s xAI nears close of deal valuing the start-up at US$24 billion

scmp.com Elon Musk’s xAI nears close of deal valuing the artificial intelligence start-up at US$24 billion ’s ’s ’s is slated to complete a funding round in June that could value the…

Elon Musk predicts jobs will become ‘kinda like a hobby’

fortune.com Elon Musk is a notoriously hard worker. At present he’s the CEO of EV maker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX, founder of satellite venture Starlink and neurotechnololgy…

Tesla is building a huge battery factory in Shanghai even as trade tensions rise

aol.com Tesla broke ground on a new manufacturing plant in Shanghai on Thursday, just weeks after CEO Elon Musk made a surprise visit to China in a bid to shore up the carmaker’s…

Tesla's Musk is not the only CEO testing new compensation limits

aol.com It’s not just Tesla (TSLA) and Elon Musk: Other companies are also pushing pay packages higher. Tesla stockholders will have a chance on June 13 to bless a $56 billion…

Chinese EV makers continue aggressive push into Europe under growing threat of tariffs

cnbc.com Nio this week opened a showroom in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, while Xpeng last week launched its G9 and G6 sports utility vehicles in France. Xpeng also had a car on…

CEO Musk Opposes Tariffs

tipranks.com Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk opposes tariffs. At a conference, Musk expressed his preference for no tariffs and stated that his company doesn’...

Elon Musk denies report SpaceX may make tender offer with $200 billion valuation

marketwatch.com The aerospace company has “no need for additional capacity” and will buy back shares, said SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk rejects Biden’s ‘not good’ tariffs on Chinese EVs: 'Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs'

fortune.com Tesla CEO Elon Musk, head of the world’s largest EV manufacturer, doesn’t want Washington’s help in the auto market. Last week, the Biden administration announced it will…

Elon Musk Boasts Tesla Built More EV Charging Infrastructure Than Amazon And Federal Government

benzinga.com Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday noted that his EV company Tesla Inc TSLA has made more EV charging infrastructure in the U.S. than online retailer Amazon.com…

Ouch! Solana Meme Coin Developer Burned in Bizarre Promotional Stunt

bitcoinist.com The world of cryptocurrency is no stranger to the bizarre, but this week, a Solana memecoin developer took things to a fiery new extreme. Mikol, the founder of the newly…

SpaceX Considers Selling Shares at $200 Billion Valuation

youtube.com Elon Musk's SpaceX has initiated discussions about selling existing shares at a price that could value the closely held company at ...

Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint

apnews.com MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an…

Daily Open: Dow's worst day in 2024, Nvidia shares pop

cnbc.com This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter…

Daily Open: Dow sinks 600 points, Nvidia soars

cnbc.com NVIDIA's founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address on the latest innovations in AI, during a developers conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California,…

Tesla needs China to survive, but it doesn't want suppliers to make everything there in case of supply chain snarls: report

aol.com None Tesla doesn't want its suppliers to make all of their stuff in China and Taiwan, per Nikkei Asia. • None Supply chain executives said Tesla wanted to avoid disruptions…

Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

bbc.com Mr Musk previously warned that Chinese car makers would "demolish" competitors if there were no trade barriers Tesla boss Elon Musk says he opposes US tariffs on Chinese…

Elon Musk Says X Now Has 600 Million Monthly Active Users

socialmediatoday.com Okay, this may not be an “official” update, as it’s only a passing comment made by Elon Musk, which always end up sparking media overreaction (which, of course, I’m playing…

X Secures $6 Billion in Funding for its AI Projects

socialmediatoday.com I’m not exactly sure what the true bet is here, but it’s Elon Musk, and I suspect a lot of venture capital firms are just too scared to miss out, in case he is able to back…

China's $10,000 EV is coming to Europe. Sorry, America

aol.com None Chinese EV company BYD plans to introduce its bargain hatchback Seagull to Europe in 2025. • None The car's base model sells for less than $10,000 in China. • None…

The unconventional ways Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other tech leaders like to run their companies

aol.com None Tech titans like Elon Musk and Tim Cook run some of the world's biggest companies. • None In so doing, they've employed some outright strange management practices. •…

Media Matters Hit With More Than a Dozen Layoffs Amid Conservative ‘Legal Assault on Multiple Fronts’

thewrap.com Liberal, nonprofit watchdog organization Media Matters for America was hit with major layoffs Thursday. A number of the company’s former employees, including Katherine “Kat…

Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs

cnn.com Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will take all our jobs and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “Probably none of us will have a job,” Musk said about AI at a tech…

Solana Dev Burned While Promoting MEME coin

dailycoin.com Solana dev was hospitalized with severe burns after livestream stunt. • Fireworks and alcohol were involved in the dangerous promotional attempt. Memecoin projects are known…

Media Matters For America Undergoes Round Of Layoffs

deadline.com Media Matters for America, the progressive watchdog journalism organization, underwent a round of layoffs today, as its president cited the shifting media landscape as well…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he favors 'no tariffs' on Chinese EVs

nbcnews.com Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he doesn’t support President Biden’s recent announcement of a tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. “Neither Tesla nor I asked for these…

I drove the electric Chevrolet Silverado. It's a beast that could convince truck people to love EVs

aol.com None The Silverado EV has finally hit the market. • None I drove the $96K First Edition RST, and it surprised me in a few ways. • None This is an electric truck made with…

Media Matters Staffers Announce Sweeping Lay Offs: ‘There’s a Reason Far-Right Billionaires Attack’

mediaite.com Media Matters for America laid off many of its staffers on Thursday as former employees took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce they were out of a job. Katherine…

Elon Musk says he didn't ask for Biden's tariff on electric vehicles from China

aol.com None Elon Musk said he wasn't involved in President Joe Biden's tariff on Chinese electric cars. • None The White House announced the 100% tariff on Chinese EV imports on…

Viva Tech: Within 7 years we will be able to travel to Mars, says Musk

euronews.com Elon Musk spoke about not trusting OpenAI, Gemini’s values, and a future on Mars at VivaTech 2024. “I think we will have the first people on Mars probably within 10 years,…

Tesla owner says car's 'self-driving' tech failed to detect train before crash caught on camera

nbcnews.com A Tesla vehicle in Full-Self Driving mode appeared to fail to detect a moving train and stop on its own, leading to a chaotic accident depicted in a video that has been…

Tesla investor Scottish Mortgage decides on Musk pay package vote

teslarati.com Perhaps the biggest issue on the ballot at the upcoming Tesla Shareholder Meeting is the vote to be had on CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package. One major investor says…

Musk's xAI seeking to raise $6 billion in Andreessen Horowitz-backed funding, FT reports

aol.com Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is seeking to raise close to $6 billion in a funding round backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights including Andreessen…

Elon Musk says he’s against Biden tariffs on Chinese EVs

theglobeandmail.com Tesla founder Elon Musk told tech investors in Paris on Thursday that he was against U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), saying he did not favor measures that…

Are Sideline Skeptics Crypto’s Biggest Enemy or Greatest Strength?

coindesk.com Blockchain technology and its user base might be growing apart. As the industry has made leaps and bounds in progress over the past five years in terms of its technical…

Has Tesla Re-prioritized Its EV Goal? A Change In Current Report Says So

benzinga.com Tesla Inc. TSLA has removed its earlier target to eventually sell 20 million vehicles annually from its latest impact report, indicating a shift in focus from its core car…

Google's New AI Search Results Are Already Hallucinating

entrepreneur.com By Sherin Shibu Edited by Melissa Malamut May 23, 2024 From pizza sauce recipes to fun facts, some AI search results need a fact-checker. Searching on Google, the world's…

Tesla lobbies for Elon and Kia taps into the GenAI hype

techcrunch.com Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Is it…

Elon Musk and Sam Altman founded OpenAI together, but are now at odds in a lawsuit. Here's the history of their working relationship and feud

aol.com None Elon Musk helped found OpenAI, but he has frequently criticized it in recent years and is now suing. • None OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called Musk a "jerk" but said the…

OpenAI's defense: We're not liars, we're just incompetent. Yikes!

aol.com None Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI took her voice without permission. • None Open AI's response: Not true! The real story is that our CEO had no idea what he was doing. •…

Elon Musk's X is making 'likes' private so people can like NSFW posts without worrying

aol.com None Elon Musk's X is planning to make "likes" private by default, according to X's head of engineering. • None The move will apparently encourage more people to like "edgy"…

Sudan's Civil War Funded By Gum Arabic Trade, A Key Ingredient In Chocolate, Soda And Chewing Gum: Report

benzinga.com The ongoing civil war in Sudan is being financed by the trade of gum arabic, a key ingredient in many consumer goods such as chocolate, soda and chewing gum. What Happened:…

Milady Maker NFTs Spike

nftplazas.com In a week marked by price downturns for several leading Ethereum NFTs—with Mutant Ape Yacht Club seeing a 7.5% decline, Bored Ape Yacht Club falling by 5.2%, and Pudgy…