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10Nov/17

Tech stars split over AI: threat or salvation?

November 10, 2017ScienceAI takeover, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Ben Goertzel, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Doomsday scenarios, Elon Musk, Emily Wither, Existential risk from artificial general intelligence, Future, Futurology, Goertzel, Intelligence, LISBON, Max Tegmark, Philosophy of artificial intelligence, Portugal, Science and technology, Stephen Hawking, Technological singularity, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic at a web summit in Portugal, with scientists warning of the risks of creating powerful autonomous machines that are smarter than we are. Emily Wither reports. Continue reading →

29Sep/17

Musk shrinks ‘Big F***ing Rocket,’ claims 2024 Mars mission

September 29, 2017SpaceAdelaide, Australia, BFR, Business, Businesspeople, China, Company: Space Explrtn, Economy, Elon Musk, Falcon Heavy, Hawthorne California, Human mission to Mars, Hyperloop, Interplanetary Transport System, ITS launch vehicle, Matthew Larotonda, New York, Outer space, Russia, Space tourism, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX launch facilities, SpaceX launch vehicles, SpaceX reusable launch system development program, United Statessmbale

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk claims his company will land a person on the red planet at least a decade earlier than NASA, and has downsized the plans for its “BFR” rocket vehicle in an effort to cut costs. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →

29Jul/17

Tesla hands out keys to lower-priced model

July 29, 2017TransportBusiness, Business/Finance, Cars, Conway G. Gittens, Economy of the United States, electric car, Elon Musk, Hyperloop, Motor vehicles, Nationality, Nikola Tesla, Tesla Inc., Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model C, The Boring Company, Transhumanists, Transport, White South African people, Wireless energy transfersmbale

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk revealed advanced orders for the lower-priced Model 3 electric vehicle topped half a million as he handed over the first 30 keys to employee buyers. Conway G. Gittens reports. Continue reading →

10Jul/17

Tesla to build world’s largest lithium ion battery in South Australia

July 10, 2017InnovationBattery electricity), Car classifications, Cars, Elon Musk, energy, Environment, Gigafactory, Grid energy storage, Hatchbacks, Hornsdale Wind Farm, Jamestown, Jay Weatherill, Lithium, Lithium-ion batteries, Lithium-ion battery, Nikola Tesla, Private transport, Province/State: South Australia, Region: South Australia, SolarCity, Technology/Internet, Tesla, Tesla Inc., Tesla Model S, Tesla Powerwall, Tesla Roadster, Transportsmbale

Tesla signed an agreement with the state government of South Australia, promising to build the world’s largest lithium ion battery in just 100 days, or it is free of charge. Continue reading →

31Mar/17

SpaceX launches first recycled rocket

March 31, 2017SpaceBook:SpaceX, Businesspeople, Elon Musk, embry-riddle aeronautical university, Falcon 9, Fred Katayama, Hawthorne California, Hyperloop, Jeff Bezos, Musk, Outer space, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX launch vehicles, SpaceX reusable launch system development program, Vladimir Golubev, VLADIMIR V. GOLUBEVsmbale

SpaceX Falcon 9 blasted off from Florida on Thursday in the first successful launch of a recycled rocket, a feat that may open an era of cheaper space travel. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

28Feb/17

SpaceX to send first space tourists around moon next year

February 28, 2017UncategorizedBusiness/Finance, Company: Space Exploratio, Draft:Billionaire space race, Elon Musk, Hawthorne California, Hyperloop, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space tourism, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX launch facilities, Technology/Internetsmbale

SpaceX to launch two paying customers on a tourist trip around the moon next year.

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30Jan/17

Silicon Valley puts money and muscle into fighting Trump immigrant curbs

January 30, 2017ImmigrationAlbert Wenger, American people of German descent, Apple Inc., Business, Businesspeople, Climate change skepticism and denial, Company: Union Sqr Ventrs, Country: United States, Dave McClure, Donald John Trump, Donald Trump, Economy of the United States, Ellis, Elon Musk, Ford, Fred Wilson, Google, Harrison Metal, Immigration policy of Donald Trump, Iran–United States relations, JASPER LAWLER, John Zimmer, Logan Green, Lyft, Michael Dearing, Microsoft Corp, Mountain View, Netflix, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics of the United States, Reactions to Executive Order 13769, Sam Altman, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Stewart Butterfield, Tesla, The Apprentice, Travis Kalanick, Uber, Union Square Ventures, United States, WWE Hall of Fame, Y Combinatorsmbale

Silicon Valley took the lead over the weekend in corporate resistance to President Donald Trump’s clampdown on immigration, financing legal opposition, criticizing the plan, as well as helping employees ensnared by his executive order.

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02Sep/16

Social media reacts to SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploding

September 2, 2016SpaceCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, Company: SpaceX, Elon Musk, Falcon, Falcon 9, Hawthorne California, Hyperloop, Launch escape system, Merlin, National Register of Historic Places in Brevard County Florida, Outer space, Space program of the United States, Spaceflight, SpaceX, SpaceX launch vehicles, SpaceX reusable launch system development program, United Statessmbale

An explosion destroyed a rocket belonging to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The company said there were no injuries, but that an “anomaly” during the static fire test resulted in the loss of the rocket.

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01Apr/16

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Tesla unveils $35,000-Model 3 with range of 215 miles

April 1, 2016TransportApple Inc., Business/Finance, Car classifications, Cars, Charging station, Chevrolet Bolt, Company: Tesla, Draft:Adnan Azam, electric car, Elon Musk, Ford, Hatchbacks, Hawthorne, Hyperloop, Jack Nerad, Kelley Blue Book, Los Angeles, Motor vehicles, Musk, Nikola Tesla, Nissan Motor Co, Technology/Internet, Tesla Inc., Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, Tesla Motors, United States, White South African people, Wireless energy transfersmbale

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk unveils a prototype of the Model 3 car to group of Tesla owners in California.

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12Feb/16

Elon Musk’s vision is not for the faint of heart

February 12, 2016FinanceBusiness/Finance, Businesspeople, Cars, China, Company: Tesla, Elon, Elon Musk, Emily Shanklin, Hyperloop, Lyndon, Musk, Nikola Tesla, Peter Rive, SolarCity, SolarCity Corp, Space Exploration Technologies, SpaceX, Tesla Inc., Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model S, TESLA MOTORS INC., Transport, TSLAQ, White South African people, Wireless energy transfersmbale

Despite a jump in Tesla’s stock price a day after disappointing earnings, Elon Musk stands to lose billions of dollars with the tanking market value of his electric car company, as his other ventures, SolarCity Corp and Space Exploration Technologies, also face steep challenges in cutting-edge industries.

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