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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

Tesla faces lawsuit by family of motorcyclist killed in Autopilot crash

The lawsuit adds to growing scrutiny of Tesla's driver assistant systems Autopilot and Full Self-Driving

Telegram CEO says he has 100 biological kids; Elon Musk gives this reaction

Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that he plans to 'open-source his DNA' so that his biological children can find each other more easily

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu lead the race for Tesla's manufacturing unit

Gujarat also in list, if govt rolls out sops; in talks to rope in local partners

Musk calls Maduro a 'dictator' in latest blow-up against foreign leader

Add Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to the growing list of foreign leaders with whom tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked a fight. Following the results of Venezuela's presidential election, in which Maduro and his opponents each claimed victory, the owner of X took to the social media platform to accuse the self-proclaimed socialist leader of major election fraud. Shame on Dictator Maduro, Musk said Monday. Maduro in turn trashed Musk as the archenemy of Venezuela's peace. Officials delayed the release of detailed vote tallies from Sunday's election after proclaiming Maduro the winner with 51 per cent of the vote, compared with 44 per cent for retired diplomat Edmundo Gonzalez. The competing claims set up a high-stakes standoff. After failing to oust Maduro during three rounds of demonstrations since 2014, the opposition put its faith in the ballot box. The elections were among the most peaceful in recent memory, reflecting hopes that Venezuela could avoid bloodshed and end

Elon Musk's daughter slams him, says he is desperate for attention

Elon Musk's daughter claimed that her father was never around to see her growing up, shares long threads on X's rival social media platform

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket wins approval for return to space, says FAA

SpaceX engineers were able to determine the root cause of the issue mere hours after the botched flight

After praising Zuckerberg; Elon Musk says ready to fight him anytime

Just when the hype around the Elon Musk-Mark Zuckerberg duel seemed to be fading, the Tesla chief has rekindled speculations with latest 'ready to fight' remark

Elon Musk's poll shows most want Tesla to invest $5 billion in startup xAI

Musk set up xAI in early 2023, months after OpenAI ushered in the AI boom with the launch of ChatGPT

GM indefinitely delays plans of self-driving vehicle without steering wheel

In 2022, GM filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving Origin vehicles annually without human controls

US election: Musk confirms giving 'some' donations to pro-Trump super PAC

In tweets on his X social media platform, Musk acknowledged that he had donated to America PAC, which focuses on get-out-the-vote efforts

Tesla's profit falls short again as Elon Musk demands investor patience

The electric vehicle giant won't unveil a highly anticipated robotaxi until Oct. 10 - and that will only be a prototype