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Trump calls Kamala Harris 'phony', Elon Musk offers to host her on X

In an interview with Tesla owner Elon Musk, former US president Donald Trump launched an attack on Harris, saying US will 'go out of business' if she gets elected

Here's how Musk uses his 'free speech' platform to amplify views worldwide

As X's owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used the social media platform as a microphone to amplify his political views and, lately, those of right-wing figures he's aligned with. There are few modern parallels to his antics, but then again there are few modern parallels to Elon Musk himself. Of course, none of this should come as a surprise. Back in 2022 when he was trying to buy Twitter, Musk said he was doing so because it wasn't living up to its potential as a platform for free speech." Protecting free speech not money was his motivation because, as he put it, having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization. Musk often ruminates on the future of civilization. For one, he appears fixated on a coming population collapse, threatening to wipe out humanity. And he joined prominent scientists and tech leaders last year in warning the world about artificial intelligence doing the same.

Trump-Musk interview: Mocking climate change to mass deportations. Details

In his interview with Tesla owner Elon Musk, former president Donald Trump unveiled a bold new proposal, announcing what he called the largest mass deportation effort in US history

Kamala Harris phoney, more incompetent than Biden, Trump tells Elon Musk

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is a third-rate phoney candidate and more incompetent than her boss President Joe Biden, her Republican rival in the November election, Donald Trump, has said. In a much-anticipated audio-only interview with billionaire tech magnate Elon Musk on Monday on his social media platform X which was delayed by more than 40 minutes due to technical difficulties, the 78-year-old former president said, She is a radical left lunatic," as he alleged that she wants to be more Trump than Trump. Launching a scathing attack on the 59-year-old US Vice President, Trump described Harris as a third-rate phoney candidate. He reiterated his allegation that Biden being replaced by Harris as a presidential candidate of the Democratic party was a coup. Musk agreed with the former president and said, "Her behaviour is far left. "She (Harris) had three and a half years, and by the way, they have another five months that they can do something. But they won't do ..

Ahead of US elections, Musk pitches role for himself in second Trump WH

Musk served on White House advisory councils when Trump was president, but left after the Republican decided to withdraw from the landmark Paris climate accord

Trump blames assassination bid on 'lack of coordination' in Musk interview

Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and blamed the incident on a lack of coordination during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter -- a conversation that was plagued by technical glitches. If I had not turned my head, I would not be talking to you right now -- as much as I like you," Trump told X's owner Elon Musk. There was a lack of coordination. ... Everybody understands that building should have been covered. The session was intended to serve as a way for the former president to reach potentially millions of voters directly. It was also an opportunity for X, a platform that relies heavily on politics, to redeem itself after some struggles. It did not begin as planned. With more than 878,000 users connected to the conversation more than 40 minutes after the scheduled start time, the interview had not yet begun. Many users received a message reading, Details not available." Trump's team posted that the interview

Elon Musk-Donald Trump 'unscripted' interview airs soon: Check date & time

Elon Musk promised that the interview with Donald Trump would be 'highly entertaining' as it is going to be 'unscripted' with no limits on subject matter

Anti-terror tech group flags Hamas content on Musk's X, raises concerns

Members of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) believe the group's credibility is undermined by X's membership and position on its board

Elon Musk's riot tweets spur UK to seek tougher social media rules

Not to mention large amounts of racist content posted by other X users that UK officials say has helped fuel disturbances that have erupted in isolated pockets across country, particularly in north

Venezuela Prez Maduro suspends X for 10 days after exchange with Elon Musk

President Nicolas Maduro said he has ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela, accusing the owner Elon Musk of using the social network to promote hatred after the country's disputed presidential election. Associated Press journalists in Caracas found that by Thursday night posts had stopped loading on X on two private telephone services and state-owned Movilnet. Elon Musk is the owner of X and has violated all the rules of the social network itself, said Maduro in a speech following a march by pro-government groups. Maduro alleged Musk has incited hatred. Maduro also accused the social network of being used by his opponents to create political unrest. Venezuela's president said he had signed a resolution with the proposal made by CONATEL, the National Telecommunications Commission, which has decided to remove the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, from circulation in Venezuela for 10 days so that they can present their documents. Maduro did not provide more ...

Elon Musk stirs UK divisions, urges faster rollout of online safety laws

An Online Safety Bill was passed into law in October but has yet to be implemented

Tesla recalls 1.68 mn EVs in China to repair faulty latches free-of-cost

Tesla's recall notice says that an unlocked trunk lid could open during driving, interfering with the driver's vision

UK govt calls on Elon Musk to act responsibly amid provocative posts

The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that officials say risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country. Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments on Tuesday morning after Musk posted a comment saying that Civil war is inevitable in the UK. Musk later doubled down, highlighting complaints that the British criminal justice system treats Muslims more leniently than far-right activists and comparing Britain's crackdown on social media users to the Soviet Union. Use of language such as a civil war' is in no way acceptable,' Alexander told Times Radio. We are seeing police officers being seriously injured, buildings set alight, and so I really do think that everyone who has a platform should be exercising their power responsibly.' Britain has been shaken by violence for more than a week, as police clashed with crowds spouting anti-immigrant and Islamopho

NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time for Boeing's troubled capsule

NASA is delaying its next astronaut launch to buy more time at the International Space Station for Boeing's troubled new crew capsule. The space agency said Tuesday it's bumping SpaceX's four-person flight from this month to next. It's now targeted for Sept. 24 at the earliest. Officials said that will give them more time to analyze thruster and leak problems that hit Boeing's Starliner capsule after its June liftoff, its first with a crew on board. Tuesday marked the two-month point at the space station for Starliner's test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who should have been back by mid-June. NASA is weighing all its options for returning the two veteran astronauts, including a ride home in a SpaceX capsule. NASA and Boeing continue to evaluate the spacecraft's readiness, and no decisions have been made regarding Starliner's return, NASA said in a statement. Further details were expected at a news conference set for Wednesday. Only two docking ports at the space station

OpenAI co-founder quits, to join rival Anthropic; CEO Sam Altman responds

OpenAI co-founder John Schulman joined OpenAI in December 2015, just before completing his PhD in electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley

China to launch first satellites of constellation to rival Starlink: Report

The competition to occupy Earth's lower orbits also has military implications, with the potential to affect the balance of power between warring countries

Elon Musk's X to shut San Francisco office, workers to be relocated

Musk, who acquired the company in 2022, has been vocal about his disdain for San Francisco and previously blamed the city's left-leaning culture for making Twitter too liberal

Musk sues OpenAI, says ChatGPT-makers prioritise profits over humanity

Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Monday against OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal court, called Musk's case a textbook tale of altruism versus greed. Altman and others named in the suit intentionally courted and deceived Musk, preying on Musk's humanitarian concern about the existential dangers posed by artificial intelligence, according to the complaint. Musk was an early investor in OpenAI when it was founded in 2015 and co-chaired its board alongside Altman. In the lawsuit, he said he invested tens of millions of dollars and recruited top AI research scientists for OpenAI. Musk resigned from the board in early 2018 in a move that OpenAI said at the time would prevent conflicts of interest as he was recruiting AI talent to build self-driving technology at the electric car maker. T

Musk-backed PAC under probe for potential violation of Michigan laws

The Musk-backed America PAC has been acquiring detailed voter information from those living in Michigan

Elon Musk's Neuralink device implanted successfully in second patient

Musk provided few details about the surgery, which had to be postponed after the patient originally scheduled for the second procedure had to withdraw in June due to an unspecified medical condition