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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by his sister in lawsuit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visits “Making Money With Charles Payne” at Fox Business Network Studios in New York on Dec. 4, 2024. Mike Coppola | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister, Ann Altman, filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that her brother sexually abused her regularly between the years of 1997 and 2006. The […]
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Hims & Hers donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Hims & Hers Health has donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, CNBC confirmed Tuesday. The company, which offers a range of direct-to-consumer treatments for conditions like weight loss, erectile dysfunction and hair loss, is the latest in a string of tech companies that have tried to curry favor with the incoming administration. […]
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Meta scraps fact-checking program, brings back political content
Meta on Tuesday announced it will eliminate its third-party fact checking program to “restore free expression” and move to a “Community Notes” model, similar to the system that exists on Elon Musk’s platform X. The company said Community Notes will be written and rated by contributing users to provide more context to posts across its […]
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Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ with nearly $45 million investment in Japanese launch startup, chairman says
After Akio Toyoda, CEO and President of Toyota, announced he was stepping down on Thursday, he shared his advice to his successor and his business philosophy. Photo by Yoshikazu Tsuno | Gamma-rapho | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Toyota Motor is exploring the development and production of orbital rockets, Chairman Akio Toyoda said Monday. The […]
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UFC’s Dana White joins Meta’s board weeks before Trump takes office
Mark Zuckerberg posing with UFC president Dana White during a UFC Fight Night event. Jeff Bottari | Ufc | Getty Images Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of Donald Trump, is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new administration begins. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, […]
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How AI regulation could shake out in 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters The U.S. political landscape is set to undergo some shifts in 2025 — and those changes will have some major implications for the […]
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Musk turns on UK’s Farage and says he should quit as Reform party leader
ormer UKIP leader Nigel Farage canvasses for votes for UKIP candidate Victoria Ayling ahead of the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election on December 5, 2016 in Sleaford, England. Getty Images Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the U.S. billionaire […]
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Tesla stock is just a $900 billion ‘call option’ on autonomous driving, robotics, says Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI is offering up an alternative way for investors to take a look at Tesla shares after the electric vehicle giant reported its first-ever drop in annual delivery numbers . “A bet on TSLA is an increasing bet on [full self-driving]/ Optimus w/ $600Bn-$1Trn now implied for ‘call options,’” wrote analyst Chris McNally, as […]
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Tesla’s China sales rise to record high in 2024, bucking global decline
A Tesla Bot on display as people look at a Tesla Cybertruck in a showroom in New York City on Jan. 2, 2025. Adam Gray | Reuters U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla said on Friday its sales rose 8.8% to a record high of more than 657,000 cars in 2024, a strong performance in a competitive market […]
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Tesla shares slide after it reports first drop in annual deliveries
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during an unveiling event for Tesla products in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2024. Tesla | Via Reuters Tesla posted its fourth-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Thursday. Here are the key numbers: Total deliveries Q4 2024: 495,570 Total production Q4 2024: 459,445 Total annual deliveries 2024: 1,789,226 […]
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