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Trump Media stock soars 15% in heavy trading after ex-president’s rally in Butler with Musk
Politics

Trump Media stock soars 15% in heavy trading after ex-president’s rally in Butler with Musk

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Trump Media soared Monday, a day after former President Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of his July 13 assassination attempt, to rally with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Shares were up roughly 15% as of 12:30 p.m ET with heavy volume, and the stock was trading […]

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Robotaxis are here but the public is reluctant to embrace them
Technology

Robotaxis are here but the public is reluctant to embrace them

Driverless cars are speeding onto America’s streets, but whether the public will trust robotaxis remains an open question.  Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they would not want to ride in a driverless passenger vehicle if they had the opportunity, according to a Pew Research Center Survey. That’s because residents in cities that have yet to […]

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Buttigieg claps back at Elon Musk for false claims about Helene federal response
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Buttigieg claps back at Elon Musk for false claims about Helene federal response

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke directly to Elon Musk Friday on the billionaire’s X platform, part of an effort to counter false conspiracies about federal disaster aid for victims of Hurricane Helene that Musk spread on X, where his follower count stands over 200 million. “No one is shutting down the airspace and FAA doesn’t […]

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After a decade of Elon Musk promising Tesla robotaxis, here’s what we know
Technology

After a decade of Elon Musk promising Tesla robotaxis, here’s what we know

For a decade, Elon Musk has championed the idea that one day Tesla cars will drive themselves as robotaxis. Next week, the company will unveil the design of its autonomous cabs. Despite years of bold predictions and missed deadlines, fans of the company are holding out hope that Musk will finally deliver at an Oct. […]

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Tesla stock slips after it reports 462,890 total deliveries during the third quarter
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Tesla stock slips after it reports 462,890 total deliveries during the third quarter

A worker unloads a new Tesla Model 3 from a truck at a logistics drop zone in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla posted its third-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Wednesday. The stock fell about 3.5% in premarket trading after the report. Here are the […]

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Spacecraft delivery startup founded by former SpaceX rocket guru raises 0 million, led by Founders Fund
Business

Spacecraft delivery startup founded by former SpaceX rocket guru raises $150 million, led by Founders Fund

An Impulse employee works on assembling a Mira vehicle. Impulse Space Los Angeles-based space startup Impulse, which is led by renowned rocket specialist Tom Mueller, has raised $150 million in a new fundraising round led by venture capital firm Founders Fund. Impulse is scaling a product line of orbital transfer vehicles — colloquially known as […]

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Elon Musk’s X will be allowed back online in Brazil after paying one more fine
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Elon Musk’s X will be allowed back online in Brazil after paying one more fine

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) in Brazil suspends Elon Musk’s social network after it fails to comply with orders from Minister Alexandre de Moraes to block accounts of those being investigated by the Brazilian justice system.  Cris Faga | Nurphoto | Getty Images X has to pay one last fine before the social network owned […]

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Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth
Technology

Meta’s misinformation problem has local election officials struggling to get out the truth

Voters cast their mail-in ballots at a ballot drop box outside Maricopa County Recorder and Elections Department southeast Mesa office during the Arizona state primary election in Mesa, Arizona, U.S. July 30, 2024.  Rebecca Noble | Reuters Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North […]

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GM’s EV sales momentum is finally building as new vehicle lineup fills out
Business

GM’s EV sales momentum is finally building as new vehicle lineup fills out

Mary Barra, GM chair and CEO, speaks during the unveiling of the Cadillac Celestiq electric sedan in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images WARREN, Mich. – If everything had gone to plan for General Motors over the last three years, the Detroit automaker would be well on its […]

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How Elon Musk hopes his new supercomputers will boost his businesses
Technology

How Elon Musk hopes his new supercomputers will boost his businesses

Elon Musk is on a mission to build new supercomputers. As the CEO of Tesla and his new artificial intelligence startup xAI, the tech titan has big plans for how artificial intelligence can help to supercharge his businesses. In January, he wrote on X that Tesla should be viewed as an AI/robotics company rather than […]

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