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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized gas turbines at data center
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Elon Musk’s xAI accused of worsening Memphis smog with unauthorized gas turbines at data center

Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe.  Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is being accused by environmental and health advocates of adding to the pollution problem in Memphis, Tennessee, by using natural gas […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Oil soars as Middle-East tensions spike
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CNBC Daily Open: Oil soars as Middle-East tensions spike

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on April 09, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]

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Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS
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Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA Boeing will return its Starliner capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that it delivered to orbit in early June, the agency announced on Saturday. With Starliner coming back to […]

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Trump says he would offer Tesla CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet slot, but might end EV tax credit
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Trump says he would offer Tesla CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet slot, but might end EV tax credit

Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R). David Swanson | Vincent Alban | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Monday said he would offer Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk a Cabinet position or an advisory role in his administration if he wins a second term in the White House. Trump told Reuters in an […]

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Trump Media shares hit post-merger low as DJT slump continues
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Trump Media shares hit post-merger low as DJT slump continues

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of former President Donald Trump’s social media company on Monday touched their lowest price since they began public trading on the Nasdaq nearly five months ago after a merger. Trump Media, the company that owns the Republican presidential nominee’s preferred social messaging platform Truth Social, was trading […]

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Trump looks to sharpen his edge on the economy in battleground North Carolina
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Trump looks to sharpen his edge on the economy in battleground North Carolina

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to cast his ballot for early voting in Florida’s primary election in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 14, 2024.  Marco Bello | Reuters Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will paint a bleak picture of the U.S. economy in a speech Wednesday, and blame it […]

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Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says
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Instagram is failing to crack down on hate speech against women politicians as elections near, advocacy group says

Instagram has failed to remove toxic comments directed at Vice President Kamala Harris and other leading female politicians from its app as the 2024 election nears, according to research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The non-profit advocacy is analyzing large internet platforms to see if they’re properly monitoring their sites for hate speech. […]

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Texas judge in X’s lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock
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Texas judge in X’s lawsuit against advertisers recuses himself after report he owned Tesla stock

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The judge overseeing X’s lawsuit against advertisers has recused himself following a news report that showed he owned shares of Tesla. In a recusal notice dated Aug. 13, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Texas backed out of X’s case against the World Federation of […]

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UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union busting comments
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UAW hits Musk, Trump with federal labor charges over union busting comments

This combination of pictures shows Elon Musk, left, and Donald Trump, right. Afp | Getty Images The United Auto Workers on Tuesday filed federal labor charges with the National Labor Relations Board against former President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk for publicly applauding the practice of firing employees who threaten to strike. “I look […]

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We drove Chinese EVs to see why rival automakers are worried
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We drove Chinese EVs to see why rival automakers are worried

Trade groups say Chinese electric vehicles pose an “existential threat” to the U.S. auto industry. China currently makes about one out of every three of the world’s new vehicles, and it has the capacity to make even more, according to research firm Dunne Insights. But faced with a growing preference for hybrids at home and […]

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