4 h. ago Elon Musk teams with El Salvador to bring Grok chatbot to public schools

President Nayib Bukele entrusting chatbot known for calling itself ‘MechaHitler’ to create ‘AI-powered’ curriculaElon Musk is partnering with the government of El Salvador to bring his artificial intelligence company’s chatbot, Grok, to more than 1 million students across the country, according to a Thursday announcement by xAI. Over the next two years, the plan is to “deploy” the chatbot to more than 5,000 public schools in an “AI-powered education program”.xAI’s Grok is more known for referring to itself as “MechaHitler” and espousing far-right conspiracy theories than it is for public education. Over the past year, the chatbot has spewed various antisemitic content, decried “white genocide” and claimed Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago These are the key AI players on the cover of Time's 'Architects of AI' magazine

Accompanying Time’s annual person of the year selection Thursday is a magazine cover that resembles the “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” photograph from the 1930s showing eight of the “Architects of AI” sitting on the beam

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12 h. ago Charlie Puth begs Elon Musk to quiet rocket launches near his house after scaring his pregnant wife

Pop star said sonic booms ‘violently shook our whole house’

Events

35 h. ago Musk calls Doge only ‘somewhat successful’ and says he would not do it again

Speaking on a rightwing podcast, the billionaire said he would not go back and lead the job-cutting program again Elon Musk has said the aggressive federal job-cutting program he headed early in Donald Trump’s second term, known as the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), was only “a little bit successful” and he would not lead the project again.Musk said he wouldn’t want to repeat the exercise, talking on the podcast hosted by Katie Miller, a rightwing personality with a rising profile who was a Doge adviser and who is married to Stephen Miller, Donald Trump’s hardline anti-immigration deputy chief of staff. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago SpaceX plans to go public with $1.5 trillion valuation, reports say

Elon Musk’s company is planning to use funds from the IPO to develop space-based data centres

Technology

39 h. ago Elon Musk concedes that DOGE was only ‘somewhat successful’ in interview with Stephen Miller’s wife

The Tesla and X billionaire opened up about his experience running the now shut down DOGE and his thoughts on God

Politics

43 h. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘preparing for 2026 flotation of more than $1tn’

Reports say space exploration company has begun talks to raise more than $25bn for IPOBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX is preparing to list on the stock market next year, in a move that could raise more than $25bn ($18.7bn) and value the business at more than $1tn, according to reports.SpaceX, which designs, builds and launches rockets, is said to have started discussions with banks about an initial public offering (IPO). It could join the stock market in about June or July, according Reuters, which cited an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

Technology

43 h. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘preparing for flotation that could value it at over $1tn’

Reports say space exploration company has begun talks about stock market listing that could raise more than $25bnBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s space exploration company SpaceX is preparing to list on the stock market next year in a move that could raise more than $25bn (£19bn) and value the business at more than $1tn, according to reports.SpaceX, which designs, builds and launches rockets, is said to have started discussions with banks about an initial public offering (IPO). It could join the stock market in about June or July, according Reuters, which cited an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

Technology

3 d. ago White supremacist notions threaten sovereignty of South Africa – Ramaphosa

President hits out at false claims promoted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk that Afrikaner minority is being racially persecutedWhite supremacist ideology and false claims that South Africa’s Afrikaner minority is being racially persecuted pose a threat to South Africa’s sovereignty and national security, the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has warned.Since taking office for his second US presidential term in January, Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed without evidence that South Africa’s government is seizing land and encouraging violence against white farmers. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Donald Trump gushes over 'incredible' Cristiano Ronaldo and reveals private phone call after Oval Office tour

Ronaldo was last month invited to Washington DC for a star-studded dinner , with other guests including Elon Musk and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman.

Politics

4 d. ago Robotic dogs with billionaire faces leave people 'unsettled' at art exhibit

Artist Beeple has created a strange exhibit at Art Basel Miami featuring 10 robotic 'animals' wearing hyperrealistic faces of billionaires including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos

Politics

5 d. ago Elon Musk unleashes fury after X hit with $140million fine by the EU and says it 'should be abolished'

'The EU should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries,' Musk wrote Saturday morning on X.

Economics

6 d. ago EU regulators hit Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching bloc's social media law

European Union regulators have fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros for failing to comply with digital regulations

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6 d. ago Elon Musk’s X fined €120m by EU in first clash under new digital laws

Ruling likely to put European Commission on collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald TrumpBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s social media platform, X, has been fined €120m (£105m) after it was found in breach of new EU digital laws, in a ruling likely to put the European Commission on a collision course with the US billionaire and potentially Donald Trump.The breaches, under consideration for two years, included what the EU said was a “deceptive” blue tick verification badge given to users and the lack of transparency of the platform’s advertising. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Elon Musk’s X fined €120mn by EU for transparency violations

Penalty under bloc’s Digital Services Act risks escalating tensions with US government

Politics

6 d. ago 'Tech billionaires pushing AI could destroy us and themselves'

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Larry Ellison called out by the 'godfather of AI' who now regrets his life's work

Science

6 d. ago Tesla cuts Model 3 price in Europe as sales slide amid Musk backlash

CEO Elon Musk says lower-cost electric car will reignite demand by appealing to broader range of buyersTesla has launched the lower-priced version of its Model 3 car in Europe in a push to revive sales after a backlash against Elon Musk’s work with Donald Trump and weakening demand for electric vehicles.Musk, the electric car maker’s chief executive, has argued that the cheaper option, launched in the US in October, will reinvigorate demand by appealing to a wider range of buyers. Continue reading...

Economics

6 d. ago Tesla launches cheaper version of Model 3 in Europe amid Musk sales backlash

CEO Elon Musk says lower-cost electric car will reignite demand by appealing to broader range of buyersTesla has launched the lower-priced version of its Model 3 car in Europe in a push to revive sales after a backlash against Elon Musk’s work with Donald Trump and weakening demand for electric vehicles.Musk, the electric car maker’s chief executive, has argued that the cheaper option, launched in the US in October, will reinvigorate demand by appealing to a wider range of buyers. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Sam Altman looking to buy rocket company so he can compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Altman and Musk have a long standing rivalry after co-founding OpenAI

Technology

8 d. ago Neuralink patients can now control robotic arms with their thoughts

Elon Musk claims brain chip could one day allow people to live in a robot body

Science