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Elon Musk jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in October.(AFP)
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‘Greatest cutter’: What role could Elon Musk play in Donald Trump administration?

Donald Trump has secured the US presidency once more, aided by the endorsement and support of the world’s wealthiest individual, whom Trump once praised as…

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Musk has sought to compete with OpenAI, the current AI leader, most recently valued at $157 billion. Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, broke ranks with the startup and in recent years has criticized its approach to building AI.(Susan Walsh/AP)
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Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $40 billion valuation in new funding round

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is seeking new funding at a roughly $40 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter, just…

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Jack Sweeney, an information technology student at the University of Central Florida, had become famous for creating Twitter bots which track the paths of private jets belonging to many prominent individuals(Forbes)
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Meta suspends Threads account of college student who tracks Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s private jets

The Threads account of Jack Sweeney, a college student who tracks the paths of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s private jets, has been suspended, with…

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Tesla's CEO Elon Musk introduced the Cybercab robotaxi and Robovan concepts, aiming for production in 2026. The Cybercab may cost less than $30,000.(Reuters)
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The Tesla Cybercab: What it means for the future of mobility

Tesla’s highly anticipated “We, Robot” event has finally concluded and the highlight of the event has been the Cybercab – a fully autonomous vehicle featuring…

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Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X(Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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Elon Musk’s promised Robotaxi unveil delayed

Tesla fans were kept waiting on Thursday for the unveiling of Elon Musk’s robotaxi, years after the brash billionaire first promised a car that could…

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X users in Brazil who who still had the app on their phones got an update suddenly
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Elon Musk’s X claims brief access after Brazil ban was accidental, but telecom advisor suspects otherwise

Elon Musk’s X (Formerly Twitter) said it accidentally restored access to the social media site in Brazil when it changed network providers on Wednesday, September…

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While governments worldwide are waging similar battles against fake news and hateful content on X, Europe and the US are unlikely to replicate Brazil’s move for now (Reuters)
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Elon Musk dares the world to take on X as he scoffs at Brazil’s ban

Brazil’s ban of X amid a fight with Elon Musk over disinformation on his prized social-media site offers a cautionary message for other democracies trying…

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The logo of social media platform X is seen on a mobile phone next to a reflection of Brazil's Supreme Court in this illustration taken August 30, 2024, in Brasilia, Brazil. (Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters)
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Elon Musk’s X goes dark in Brazil after supreme court’s ruling

Elon Musk’s X started to go dark on in Brazil at the order of the top court as Latin America’s largest nation became the latest…

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Tesla and SpaceX chief executive officer Elon Musk listens to a question as he speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, March 9, 2020. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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Elon Musk’s clash with Brazil deepens, threatening X and Starlink

Fallout from the clash between Elon Musk and a justice on Brazil’s top court spread across the billionaire’s companies as the judge vowed to shut…

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Elon Musk is suing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman in federal court for fraud and breach of contract (Representational/Getty Images)
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman, says ‘deceit is of Shakespearean proportions’: Report

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman in federal court for fraud and breach of contract, according to a Deadline…

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