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GM joins rival Ford in partnering with Tesla for EV charging

U.S. News // 22 hours ago

GM joins rival Ford in partnering with Tesla for EV charging

General Motors will join rival carmaker Ford in partnering with Tesla for the charging of electric vehicles, the company announced Thursday.

Twitter head of trust and safety resigns after Musk criticizes staff over labeling 'anti-trans' video 'hateful'

U.S. News // 5 days ago

Twitter head of trust and safety resigns after Musk criticizes staff over labeling 'anti-trans' video 'hateful'

Twitter's head of trust and safety has resigned after owner Elon Musk criticized content moderators for labeling an "anti-trans" video as "hateful conduct."

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's supreme leader, vows second attempt to launch spy satellite

World News // 5 days ago

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's supreme leader, vows second attempt to launch spy satellite

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un, vowed Sunday that the isolated dictatorship would make a second attempt to launch a spy satellite after last week's failed attempt.

Elon Musk reclaims title of world's richest person

World News // 1 week ago

Elon Musk reclaims title of world's richest person

Elon Musk has reclaimed the top spot as the world's richest person with an estimated net worth of $192 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Artificial intelligence poses 'risk of extinction' for humans, tech experts warn

U.S. News // 1 week ago

Artificial intelligence poses 'risk of extinction' for humans, tech experts warn

Artificial intelligence researchers, scientists and tech industry leaders issued a dire warning Tuesday about AI's threat to humankind, saying "mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority."

Elon Musk meets with China's foreign minister about Tesla expansion

World News // 1 week ago

Elon Musk meets with China's foreign minister about Tesla expansion

Tesla founder Elon Musk met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Tuesday as he looks to tap into the country's potentially huge electric vehicle market.

Twitter withdraws from EU's disinformation code as bloc warns against hiding from liability

World News // 1 week ago

Twitter withdraws from EU's disinformation code as bloc warns against hiding from liability

Twitter has withdrawn from the European Union's online disinformation code of practice, a voluntary agreement that most major social media platforms pledged to abide, prompting a warning from the bloc.

Elon Musk's Neuralink says it has FDA approval for human testing for brain implants

Health News // 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk's Neuralink says it has FDA approval for human testing for brain implants

Neuralink, the California-based neurotechnology company owned by Elon Musk, said Friday it has approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of a human clinical trial for its brain implant.

Ron DeSantis enters presidential race on record of incendiary policies, anti-'wokeness'

U.S. News // 2 weeks ago

Ron DeSantis enters presidential race on record of incendiary policies, anti-'wokeness'

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 race for president on Wednesday on the heels of a legislative session that brought a new level of conservatism to his record.

DeSantis 2024 campaign launch on Twitter plagued by technical problems

U.S. News // 2 weeks ago

DeSantis 2024 campaign launch on Twitter plagued by technical problems

Twitter owner Elon Musk's live interview with Ron DeSantis on Wednesday got off to a rocky start marred with technical issues as the Florida governor announced that he will run for president.

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With the lowest cost per flight in the world for a production rocket and superlative design reliability, (the Falcon family of rockets) has the potential to be the world leader in launches per year
Space Watch: History's moment of truth Jun 02, 2005

At the end of the day, it would have been a distraction
Space Race 2: Half-price rockets Nov 10, 2004

I don't think it's a tragedy that people can't have fun in space. People should be able to go if they want to, but it's no great tragedy if they can't. But I do think it is a great tragedy if humanity can't establish itself on another planet
Space Race 2: Half-price rockets Nov 10, 2004

If it's going to cost that much, humanity will never be in position to colonize a planet -- no way. That is at the heart of what is preventing us from making progress in space
Space Race 2: Half-price rockets Nov 10, 2004

The government should be a funder, not a doer of these activities
Space Race 2: Half-price rockets Nov 10, 2004

Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a South African-American engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for co-founding PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors. He is currently the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors and Chairman of SolarCity. According to Jon Favreau, director of the Iron Man movies, Musk is the inspiration for his and Robert Downey Jr.'s interpretation of Tony Stark.

Musk was born and raised in South Africa, the son of a South African engineer and a Canadian mother who worked as a New York City dietitian and model. Musk bought his first computer at age 10 and taught himself how to program; by the age of 12 he sold his first commercial software for about $500, a space game called Blastar.

After matriculating at Pretoria Boys High School he left home in 1988 at the age of 17, without his parents' support and in part because of the prospect of compulsory service in the South African military: "I don't have an issue with serving in the military per se, but serving in the South African army suppressing black people just didn't seem like a really good way to spend time." He wanted to move to the US, saying: "It is where great things are possible."

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