9 d. ago Elon Musk's own chatbot gave users advice on how to assassinate him

Musk's Grok chatbot has provided a 'meticulous and executable plan' to murder him including C4-like explosives and advice on concocting home-made drugs

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1 week ago Musk’s AI startup sues OpenAI and Apple over anticompetitive conduct

Lawsuit accuses companies of ‘conspiracy to monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots’Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple over allegations that they are engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court on Monday, accuses the companies of “a conspiracy to monopolize the markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots”.Musk had earlier this month threatened to sue Apple and OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, after claiming that Apple was “making it impossible” for any other AI companies to reach the top spot on its app store. Musk’s xAI makes the Grok chatbot, which has struggled to become as prominent as ChatGPT. Continue reading...

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1 week ago SpaceX tests launch of massive Starship rocket after three explosive failures

Space vehicle, due to lift off from Texas, is crucial to Elon Musk’s plans to reach the moon and take humans to MarsThe latest iteration of Elon Musk’s gargantuan Starship space rocket is poised to launch into the skies above Texas on Sunday for the first time in three months, with the billionaire entrepreneur’s ambitious timetable for reaching the moon and conquering Mars hinging on the success of the pivotal mission.Skywatchers are eager to see which version of the world’s most powerful rocket will be produced for its 10th launch attempt. Of its nine previous uncrewed outings, dating to April 2023, failures have outnumbered the successes. All three test flights this year ended in huge explosions and debris raining down on Caribbean islands from the Bahamas to the Turks and Caicos in January and March, and the Indian Ocean in May. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk is already giving up on plans to start his own party

Elon Musk’s plans to launch the ‘America Party’ have reportedly been shelved

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3 w. ago Sam Altman challenges Elon Musk with plans for Neuralink rival

OpenAI in talks to invest in brain implant start-up that would compete with Musk’s company

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3 w. ago Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps

Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store

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3 w. ago Brawls, racism and cocaine: Lawsuit reveals life inside Tesla plant where Musk was directly involved with HR decisions

Exclusive: A bombshell lawsuit by a group of former Tesla employees alleges drug and alcohol use on the factory floor, sexual assaults on company property and ‘prevalent’ use of the N-word

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