Page 8 - Latest Updates on Elon Musk
Elon Musk, Tesla sued by shareholders over concealing Robotaxi risks
Tesla and Elon Musk face a shareholder lawsuit alleging fraud for hiding safety risks linked to Robotaxi and self-driving tech, following a flawed public test and a $68 bn drop in market value
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Digital health company eMed taps former X boss Linda Yaccarino as CEO
Yaccarino, one of Elon Musk's top deputies, stepped down from her role at the social media site in July
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Tesla's brand loyalty collapsed after Musk backed Trump, shows data
That industry-leading brand loyalty rate started to nosedive in July, that data showed, when Musk endorsed Trump following an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on the Republican nominee
 "Tesla's brand loyalty collapsed after Musk backed Trump, shows data")
Elon Musk gets $29 billion stock award from Tesla under interim pay plan
The move follows a 2024 ruling by a Delaware court that invalidated Musk's 2018 compensation package-worth more than $50 billion-on the grounds that the Tesla board's approval process was flawed
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Tesla to open second India showroom in Delhi's Aerocity on Aug 11: Report
Tesla will open its second showroom in India at Delhi's Aerocity on August 11, following its Mumbai launch and Model Y debut
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Musk's AI chatbot Grok deletes anti-Semitic posts following backlash
The backlash erupted after Grok produced a string of controversial posts that referred to Hitler as "history's mustache man" and suggested he would be well-suited to combat anti-White hatred
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Tesla sales slump again in Europe despite revamped Model Y rollout
Tesla's aging lineup is facing a wave of low-cost EV rivals, especially from China
Key things to know about how Elon Musk boosted hard-right figures in Europe
He has used his influence to cultivate hard-right politicians and insurgent activists across Europe
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Starlink gets satellite internet permit, spectrum norms ready: Scindia
The announcement was made on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the first cellular call made in the country in 1995
 "Starlink gets satellite internet permit, spectrum norms ready: Scindia")
Chinese researchers suggest lasers to counter Musk's Starlink satellites
Chinese military scientists, wary of Starlink's use in warfare and espionage, have published papers detailing strategies to track and destroy Elon Musk's satellites
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Tesla signs chip supply deal with Samsung Electronics, says Elon Musk
On Saturday, Samsung announced a $16.5 billion chip supply deal with a major global company, without naming the client
Musk's Neuralink chip enables paralysed woman to write, draw using her mind
Neuralink is a brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 that uses a tiny chip implant in the brain to enable it to send neural signals to some external device
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Starlink to have 2 mn customers in India, offer 200 mbps speed: MoS Telecom
Union Minister says Starlink will be limited to 2 million users in India, offer 200 Mbps, and won't affect telecom services due to high costs and focus on rural, remote areas
 "Starlink to have 2 mn customers in India, offer 200 mbps speed: MoS Telecom")
Musk's Neuralink joins study working on bionic eye with UC Santa Barbara
The goal of the study is "to address fundamental questions that will allow the development of a Smart Bionic Eye," according to an online description
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Trump wants Musk's firms to thrive in US, says he won't pull subsidies
Musk's SpaceX had been considered a frontrunner to build out Trump's $175 billion Golden Dome missile defense shield and remains a natural choice for key elements of the project
 "Trump wants Musk's firms to thrive in US, says he won't pull subsidies")
Musk warns of 'rough' patch ahead after Tesla's weakest quarter in years
ChatGPT said: Tesla CEO cited the loss of US EV incentives and delays in driverless tech rollout, saying the company may not see "compelling" economics again until late 2026
China leads the AI race as US struggles on energy, warns AI firm Anthropic
Anthropic, a Silicon Valley artificial intelligence startup, has urged Washington to cut down 'red tape' surrounding the power infrastructure development to stay competitive with China
 "China leads the AI race as US struggles on energy, warns AI firm Anthropic")
Elon Musk's xAI seeks $12 billion more to expand AI infrastructure
Elon Musk's xAI is seeking $12 billion more to lease Nvidia chips for a second AI data centre, Colossus 2, as it races to compete with OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft in the AI arms race
Can Elon Musk be trusted as two cases threaten Tesla, his car company
In Miami, a Tesla driver who has admitted he was wrong to reach for a dropped cell phone moments before a deadly accident, spoke of the danger of putting too much faith in Musk's technology
Baby Grok: Elon Musk's xAI plans to launch child-friendly AI app soon
Elon Musk's announcement of a new app could help the company pivot away from the recent controversies