Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both faced challenges this past week in the race to make their sci-fi dreams a reality.
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SpaceX Launches 400-Foot Rocket That Will Help Define Its Future
The company blasted off a new version of Starship, the vehicle Elon Musk is counting on for Starlink, AI satellites and more.
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The Secrets Revealed in SpaceX’s IPO Filing
Documents related to SpaceX’s initial public offering show the company is unprofitable and CEO Elon Musk controls 85% of the vote.
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SpaceX Fires Starting Gun on Its Blockbuster IPO
The Elon Musk-led company filed an investor prospectus for a stock offering expected to raise potentially tens of billions of dollars as soon as mid-June.
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Contractor Dies at SpaceX’s Starbase Facility in Texas
Workplace accident came days before the Elon Musk-led company plans to launch a new version of its Starship rocket.
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Secret Memos, Frantic Texts and Juicy Confessions From the OpenAI-Musk Trial
We sifted through evidence and testimony to figure out how billionaires Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman ended up in a courtroom.
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The Messy Courtroom Drama Over AI’s Biggest Breakup
The legal showdown between Elon Musk and OpenAI exposed the personal and financial fault lines beneath Silicon Valley’s defining boom.
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SpaceX Is Aiming to Go Public on June 12 in What Stands to Be Biggest IPO Ever
Elon Musk’s rocket company is expected to make its IPO paperwork public next week.
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Embattled Commissioner Makary to Leave FDA
Plus, Sam Altman testifies in Elon Musk’s OpenAI trial, and “Subway Takes” has what it takes.
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Court Strikes Down Trump’s Global Tariffs
Plus, Elon Musk is summoned to France to face criminal charges, and no-display health trackers are—no kidding—popular.
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SpaceX Tees Up Massive Spending Ahead of IPO
A chip-manufacturing complex, AI satellites, and space facilities add to a pricey project list at Elon Musk’s company.
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Musk Warns of Killer AI — While He and the Rest of Silicon Valley Cash In on AI That Kills
The bitter courtroom brawl between Elon Musk and Sam Altman captivating the tech industry this week revolves in no small part around fears that artificial intelligence technologies both men are building could spiral out of control and exterminate humanity. Such far-looking scenarios obscure the fact that tech companies are enlisting to kill today. Musk’s break…
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Tesla Promises Upgrade for Customers Who Bought Cars That Can’t Drive Autonomously
Elon Musk told investors that older Teslas can’t drive autonomously, despite earlier promises to buyers.
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Intel Partners With SpaceX, Tesla to Operate New Chip Plant
The Elon Musk-led companies plan to work with the semiconductor manufacturer at the Terafab project planned in Texas.
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Tesla, SpaceX Plan to Build New Chip Factory in Texas
Elon Musk, who leads both companies, said the facility would supply chips for Tesla vehicles and SpaceX satellites.
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Twitter suspended 800 million accounts last year – so why does manipulation remain so rampant?
Elon Musk’s social media site says it suspended 800 million accounts in a year for spam and manipulation – but with state-backed campaigns still flooding the platform, the real question is how many fake accounts remain. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Elon Musk Pushes AI to Be ‘Unhinged,’ Former Employees Say
As OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google race to fortify their AI guardrails, Elon Musk appears to be loosening his. Former xAI insiders say the billionaire is pushing to make his chatbot “more unhinged,” framing safety measures as censorship rather than protection. According to employees who spoke anonymously, the company’s dedicated safety function has effectively been dismantled,…
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China Is Going All-In to Beat the U.S. on Humanoid Robots
Elon Musk told investors that Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot will revolutionize the world. But most of it could belong to China, he warned.
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Musk’s million data centers in space won’t fly, say experts
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced plans to put a million data centers in space, a program he hopes will help meet the growing demand for existing facilities on earth driven by the increasing use of AI. Experts, however, have dismissed the idea of data centers in space as completely impractical. Thermal management is one…