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Elon Musk says SpaceX will sue FAA for ‘regulatory overreach’
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Falcon 9 rocket sits on Launch Complex 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as it is prepared for another attempt to liftoff on September 9, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Elon Musk said SpaceX will sue the Federal Aviation Administration for “regulatory overreach” after the agency planned […]
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SpaceX Starlink has 2,500 airplanes under contract after United megadeal, director says
A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft. Hawaiian Airlines PARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week’s United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday. “Very excited that we have about 2,500 aircraft under contract now, bringing what was effectively a startup to now what we […]
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With Apple on board, OpenAI’s next act could be its toughest yet
OpenAI stormed onto the scene with ChatGPT and upended the tech world in less than two years. But over the next few months, the artificial intelligence darling will face some of its biggest tests yet. A highly anticipated partnership with Apple will supercharge its reach, putting it in front of millions of users who may […]
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Tesla Semi fire in California took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish
Tesla Semi. Courtesy: Tesla A single-vehicle collision last month involving a Tesla Semi electric truck took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish and required aircraft to dump fire retardant overhead, according to a preliminary report on Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board. The crash, which occurred on California’s Interstate 80 west of Lake Tahoe, […]
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Oracle’s Larry Ellison briefly tops Jeff Bezos to become world’s second-richest person
Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle (L), and Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon. Reuters Oracle‘s best week on the stock market since 2021 has bolstered Chairman Larry Ellison’s net worth, briefly edging him past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Friday to become the world’s second-richest person. Ellison’s net worth reached $208.4 […]
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California attorney general warns tech platforms to look out for voter deception ahead of election
California Attorney General Rob Bonta discusses Michelle Mack’s case in an interview on Feb. 16, 2024. CNBC California Attorney General Rob Bonta cautioned executives at social media and other tech companies to work harder to protect voters from “deception, intimidation, and dissuasion,” ahead of the November election. “Millions of Californians rely on social media and […]
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Oracle trails only Nvidia among large-cap tech this year, as Ellison closes in on Bezos
Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle, speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Larry Ellison turned 80 last month. It’s been a celebratory year. While fellow legacy tech players Intel and Cisco struggle to find their footing […]
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Boeing Starliner prepares to leaves space station empty, months later than planned
Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024, while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA Boeing‘s Starliner is set to leave the International Space Station on Friday, months later than the spacecraft was originally supposed to depart — and without […]
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AI craze is distorting VC market, as tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon pour in billions of dollars
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks with Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei during AWS re:Invent 2023, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Nov. 28, 2023. Noah Berger | Getty Images Almost three years into a largely dormant IPO cycle, venture capitalists are in […]
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Tesla says it will launch Full Self Driving product in Europe and China early next year
A Tesla Model S car equipped with Autopilot. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla said it will launch its “Full Self Driving” driver assistance product in Europe and China early next year. In a post on the X social media platform, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company on Thursday said that the service […]
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