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JetBlue to boost in-flight Wi-Fi with Amazon Project Kuiper internet deal
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321-231 departs San Diego International Airport en route to New York on March 4, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images JetBlue Airways plans to install Amazon‘s Project Kuiper on some of its airplanes to bolster in-flight Wi-Fi, the companies announced Thursday, in a vote of confidence for […]
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Tesla FSD turns off more U.S. consumers than its attracts, survey finds
Elon Musk reacts during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk’s fervent promotion of Tesla‘s self-driving technology isn’t doing much to win over prospective buyers. According to a new survey, more U.S. consumers say that […]
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Tesla sales plunge 40% in Europe as Chinese EV rival BYD’s triple
Elon Musk, during a news conference with President Donald Trump, inside the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 30, 2025. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Sales of Tesla cars in Europe plunged in July, in the company’s seventh consecutive month of declines, while Chinese rival BYD saw […]
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How China’s electric vehicle juggernaut is reshaping the global car market
Workers from Chinese electric vehicle (EV) company NIO inspect vehicles in the final quality control area on the automated production line at the companys manufacturing hub on January 17, 2025 in Hefei, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Images The speed and scale of China’s electric vehicle revolution has caught the world […]
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EchoStar stock skyrockets 75% on AT&T deal to buy wireless spectrum for $23 billion
EchoStar stock roared more than 75% higher on Tuesday after AT&T said it agreed to purchase certain wireless spectrum licenses from the telecom company for about $23 billion in an all-cash deal. The sale will add about 50 megahertz of mid-band and low-band spectrum to AT&T’s network, with the licenses covering more than 400 markets […]
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Musk companies sue Apple, OpenAI alleging anticompetitive scheme
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Two of Elon Musk’s companies sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the pair of an “anticompetitive scheme” to thwart artificial intelligence rivals. The lawsuit, filed […]
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How the U.S. space industry became dependent on SpaceX
SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn’t always the powerhouse that it is today. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Using money that he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk and his new company developed their first rocket, the Falcon 1, to challenge existing […]
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Kimbal Musk on Elon’s Tesla pay package: ‘My brother deserves to be paid’
FILE PHOTO: Kimbal Musk speaks onstage at Move Over NFTs. Here Come the DAOs during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Austin Convention Center on March 14, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Chris Saucedo | Getty Images Kimbal Musk, the younger brother of the world’s wealthiest person, said Elon Musk “deserves to be paid,” as […]
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Elon Musk asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to join xAI bid to buy OpenAI, filing shows
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk Manuel Orbegozo | Chip Somodevilla | Reuters Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to help him finance a $97.4 billion takeover of OpenAI in early 2025, court filings on Thursday revealed. The filing is part of a legal case […]
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OpenAI says HR chief Julia Villagra is leaving company
Jaque Silva| Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI’s human resources chief, Julia Villagra, is leaving the company, CNBC has confirmed. It’s the latest high-profile shakeup at the artificial intelligence startup, which is aggressively hiring AI talent as it faces heightened competition from Google, Meta, Anthropic and others. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Villagra’s promotion to the […]
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