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Google dismisses Elon Musk's claim that autocomplete engaged in election interference
Google has responded to allegations that it “censored” searches about Donald Trump after Elon Musk baselessly claimed the company had imposed a “search ban” on the former president.
Karissa Bell07.30.2024
Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fake
Elon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris’ campaign video on Friday night that uses a deepfake voiceover to say things like, “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire,” in the VP’s voice.
Cheyenne MacDonald07.28.2024
Tesla warns against wet towel charging trick two months too late
Tesla's Charging PR team (or the lack thereof) had to issue a warning to its customers not to do the "wet towel" trick.
Danny Gallagher07.25.2024
Elon Musk confirms the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed to October
Elon Musk confirmed on Monday that Tesla’s robotaxi event scheduled for August has been delayed to October. The CEO replied on X to a user’s post that he “requested what I think is an important design change to the front, and extra time allows us to show off a few other things.”
Will Shanklin07.15.2024
Elon Musk escapes paying $500 million to former Twitter employees
X Corp won a dismissal in a class-action lawsuit that sought $500 million in unpaid severance for thousands of former Twitter employees.
Anna Washenko07.10.2024
Tesla's year-over-year deliveries decreased for the second quarter in a row
Tesla's YOY distribution continues to decrease in 2024, compared to 2023.
Sarah Fielding07.02.2024
Tesla’s Cybertruck has been recalled again
Tesla is once again recalling the Cybertruck. All told, nearly 12,000 vehicles are being recalled due to a faulty windshield wiper and trim.
Lawrence Bonk06.25.2024
Deepfakes of Elon Musk are pushing crypto giveaway scams on YouTube Live
A YouTube Live broadcast that ran for five hours today used a deepfake of Elon Musk to push a cryptocurrency scam. It's only the latest in a series of these scams, which tell users to deposit their crypto in order to receive double in a giveaway.
Cheyenne MacDonald06.23.2024
Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s 'unfathomable' pay package
Tesla shareholders have again approved Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar pay package several months after a Delaware court invalidated it.
Karissa Bell06.13.2024
Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers
Eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Wednesday, accusing the CEO of sexual harassment and retaliation. The same group of fired employees have also filed complaints with the NLRB about SpaceX’s alleged retaliation.
Will Shanklin06.12.2024
WSJ details Elon Musk's pattern of sexual involvement with SpaceX employees
Elon Musk had sexual relations with a SpaceX intern who was later hired onto his executive staff as a troubleshooter.
Steve Dent06.12.2024
Musk withdraws his breach of contract lawsuit against OpenAI
Musk’s suit, which was filed in February, had accused OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of violating the company’s non-profit status and instead prioritizing profits over using AI to help humanity.
Pranav Dixit06.11.2024
Hey Elon, go ahead and ban Apple devices
Following WWDC 2024, Elon Musk threatened to ban Apple devices at his companies if Apple's partnership with OpenAI goes through. So enough with the talk, let's see him actually do it.
Sam Rutherford06.11.2024
Elon Musk is reportedly planning an xAI supercomputer to power a better version of Grok
Musk recently presented plans for a ‘gigafactory of compute’ to investors, The Information reports. This would power a future, smarter version of Grok and require at least 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs.
Cheyenne MacDonald05.25.2024
Russia can reportedly jam Ukraine’s access to Starlink at will
Russia has reportedly found new, more effective ways to knock out Ukraine’s Starlink service. The increased interference has disrupted communications at critical moments and is posing “a major threat to Ukraine.”
Will Shanklin05.24.2024
Another patient will get Neuralink’s brain implant
Neuralink will be able to surgically implant its device into another patient’s brain.
Karissa Bell05.20.2024
Twitter has officially moved to X.com
Twitter officially went through a rebranding almost a year ago, but most of its pages still used Twitter in their URL until now.
Mariella Moon05.17.2024
X now treats the term cisgender as a slur
X now considers the term “cisgender” a slur. On Tuesday, the platform reportedly began posting an official warning that the LGBTQ-inclusive terms could result in a ban from the platform.
Will Shanklin05.14.2024
Nintendo is done paying Elon Musk for X integration
Nintendo has had enough of X’s (Twitter’s) API fees. The Mario maker said on Wednesday that starting on June 10, direct integration from the Switch’s album to Elon Musk’s Nazi-curious platform will no longer work.
Will Shanklin05.09.2024
X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries
X is using Grok to publish AI-generated summaries of news and other topics that trend on the platform.
Karissa Bell05.03.2024