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The Pentagon has extended the contract with Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Starlink communications in Ukraine for another six months, until November 30, 2024, and increased the total amount by $14.1 million to $40 million. Apparently, the parties have finally come to an agreement in the dispute over the use of terminals in the war zone, […]
Eight dismissed SpaceX engineers have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a case against the company. “Musk knowingly and intentionally created an unwanted hostile work environment based on his behavior of inserting disgusting sexual photos, memes, and comments that demeaned women […]
Bernard Arnault, the French billionaire and CEO of the luxury conglomerate LVMH, has overtaken Elon Musk to become the richest man in the world. This happened after his company’s shares rose by almost 1.5% in European trading, reports Forbes. According to the publication, Arnaud’s fortune has grown to $210.1 billion, while Tesla’s CEO’s fortune is […]
SpaceX is making significant efforts to combat Russian attempts to suppress the Starlink satellite communications system in Ukraine. Details Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, said that his company is actively working to counter Russia’s attempts to jam Starlink. “SpaceX is spending significant resources to combat Russian jamming attempts. This is a complex problem. They […]
Elon Musk said that his artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to build a supercomputer for the next version of its chatbot Grok. This was reported by Reuters. According to the investor report, Musk intends to launch this supercomputer by the fall of 2025. He also noted that xAI could cooperate with Oracle. During the presentation, […]
Twitter has officially switched to the new x.com domain, as announced by Elon Musk, a well-known entrepreneur, visionary, and former CEO of Twitter. After acquiring the social network in July 2023, Musk immediately renamed it to X and changed the logo, although the site continued to operate at twitter.com for some time. Now, when users […]
According to Bloomberg, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has unexpectedly arrived in China for talks on the deployment of self-driving car software. A Gulfstream aircraft registered to SpaceX landed in Beijing on Sunday, April 28, at 14:00 local time. Tesla is currently working on bringing its latest FSD (Full Self-Driving) autopilot technology to new markets. […]
Tesla has announced an upcoming update to its mobile app that will include the ability to call a robot taxi. CEO Elon Musk earlier said that the service would be available in August this year. The updated app will present several interactive screens: the first one with a large “Call” button and an indication of […]
A South Korean woman says she met Musk through Instagram, where he allegedly selectively communicates with fans. “On July 17 last year, Musk added me as a friend on Instagram. Although I became a big fan of his after reading his biography, at first I doubted whether it was real,” the woman told journalists of […]
Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes has launched an investigation into Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, over his actions on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter. According to Bloomberg, the charges against Musk include launching a disinformation campaign and misusing economic power to manipulate public opinion in the country […]