Page 7 - Latest Updates on Elon Musk
Tesla EU sales plunge 40% in July as anger at Musk drives 7th monthly drop
Meanwhile sales of Chinese rival BYD continued to climb fast, grabbing 1.1 per cent market share of all car sales in the month versus Tesla's 0.7 per cent
 "Tesla EU sales plunge 40% in July as anger at Musk drives 7th monthly drop")
SpaceX Starship deploys 8 dummy satellites, splashes down in Indian Ocean
It was the 10th test for the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, which SpaceX and Nasa hope to use to get astronauts back on the moon
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Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings
Apple and OpenAI have "locked up markets to maintain their monopolies and prevent innovators like X and xAI from competing," the lawsuit said
 "Musk's xAI sues Apple, OpenAI over AI competition, App Store rankings")
SpaceX delays Starship launch citing ground systems trouble before liftoff
Starship was set to take off on its 10th major mission from SpaceX's South Texas launch facility, called Starbase
The importance of being Sergio Gor: A pivotal moment for India-US ties
Trump's trusted aide and new US ambassador to India poses both a challenge and an opportunity for India-US ties
 "The importance of being Sergio Gor: A pivotal moment for India-US ties")
The importance of being Sergio Gor, Trump's new Ambassador to India
The fact that Gor has President Trump's ear makes him an extremely valuable commodity for India - he represents both a challenge and an opportunity
 "The importance of being Sergio Gor, Trump's new Ambassador to India")
Who is Sergio Gor, Trump's aide nominated to be US Ambassador to India?
President Donald Trump has nominated his longtime aide Sergio Gor as the next US Ambassador to India. He will continue in his White House role until Senate confirmation
Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg to help finance OpenAI takeover bid
OpenAI said Musk identified Zuckerberg, as one of the people with whom he had communicated about potentially financing a deal to purchase the ChatGPT maker
 "Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg to help finance OpenAI takeover bid")
Musk's X reaches tentative $500 mn settlement with ex-Twitter workers
The parties disclosed the deal in a Wednesday court filing asking for a scheduled Sept 17 hearing in the case to be postponed
 "Musk's X reaches tentative $500 mn settlement with ex-Twitter workers")
Search engines reportedly indexed users' chats with Grok: What it means
Chats shared via Grok's "share" button are being indexed by Google and other search engines, making user conversations publicly searchable on the web
 "Search engines reportedly indexed users' chats with Grok: What it means")
Musk to face lawsuit for defrauding voters over 2024 election sweepstakes
The district attorney in Philadelphia sued Musk and the PAC about a week before the November election to shut down the sweepstakes as an unlawful lottery
 "Musk to face lawsuit for defrauding voters over 2024 election sweepstakes")
UIDAI partners with Starlink to enable Aadhaar e-KYC for broadband users
The government has given approval to Starlink to start providing satellite-based broadband services in the country
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SpaceX gets billions from US govt but gives little to nothing back in taxes
Tax experts said that not having to pay $5 billion in federal income taxes was substantial and notable for a company that has relied on contracts with the US government to an unusual degree
 "SpaceX gets billions from US govt but gives little to nothing back in taxes")
Here's why Maga wants Elon Musk back in Trump's camp ahead of midterms
Maga leaders are urging Elon Musk to reunite with President Donald Trump, saying his support and funding could be key for Republicans to win the upcoming midterm elections
 "Here's why Maga wants Elon Musk back in Trump's camp ahead of midterms")
Court rejects Musk's bid to dismiss OpenAI's harassment allegations
The ruling marks the latest turn in dispute that began when Musk accused OpenAI of abandoning its nonprofit roots by taking billions from Microsoft in 2019, a year after he left
Musk threatens legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations
Elon Musk said that Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the App Store
 "Musk threatens legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust violations")
Here's why Musk's Grok AI was briefly suspended on X before being restored
Elon Musk's Grok AI was briefly suspended on X, prompting speculation after the bot claimed it was punished for Gaza genocide remarks; X restored the account within minutes
 "Here's why Musk's Grok AI was briefly suspended on X before being restored")
Tesla opens showroom in Delhi Aerocity, EV deliveries to begin by Sept
Tesla to open its first NCR showroom in Delhi's Aerocity, marking its second India outlet in a month; Model Y will be on display and sale
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Elon Musk warns Nadella as Microsoft rolls out OpenAI's GPT-5 model
Elon Musk slams GPT-5 launch as underwhelming, touts Grok 4 as superior; Nadella stays optimistic, highlights innovation and healthy AI competition
 "Elon Musk warns Nadella as Microsoft rolls out OpenAI's GPT-5 model")
Tesla disbands Dojo supercomputer team as leader Peter Bannon exits
The team has lost about 20 workers recently to newly formed DensityAI, and remaining Dojo workers are being reassigned to other data center and compute projects within Tesla
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