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Chinese craft lands on Moon's far side amid global rivalry in space

The Chinese craft is now in the South Pole-Aitken Basin and will try to collect two kilos of Moon rock and debris to bring back to Earth.

Business

Bezos knocks Arnault off top slot for world's richest man title

Bernard Arnault, head of luxury group LVMH, has lost his position as a result of the reorganisation of his company and subsequent stock market concerns, according to latest figures from Bloomberg.

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Elon Musk's xAI raises $6 billion to develop AI products

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO's company announced new funding this week.

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Viva Tech: Within 7 years we will be able to travel to Mars, says Musk

Elon Musk spoke about not trusting OpenAI, Gemini’s values, and a future on Mars at VivaTech 2024.

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AI, climate... and Elon Musk: What to expect from VivaTech 2024

VivaTech is back this week, welcoming thousands of start-ups, visitors, and a certain tech billionaire. Here's what's in store from our team in Paris.

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Elon Musk continues Twitter's brand overhaul with web address change

The social media platform formerly known as Twitter has officially changed its URL address to x.com, months after shedding the iconic blue bird logo.

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Elon Musk predicts human intelligence 'will be 1%' when AI takes over

Elon Musk gave his thoughts on AI's impact, space exploration, and Starlink during the 27th annual Global Conference organised by the Milken Insitute.

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Jack Dorsey leaves Bluesky board, calls Musk’s X a ‘freedom platform’

How and why he left the board remains a mystery.

Business

Tesla founder Musk visits China during Beijing auto show

Musk is viewed in China as a favourable contrast to the stern statements from US officials, particularly during the recent visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Markets

Tesla's stock surges on optimism for Musk's affordable car line-up

Tesla's shares surged by more than 10% despite a miss on the first-quarter earnings estimates as CEO Elon Musk signalled that the cheaper version of electric vehicles (EV) would arrive earlier than expected.

Mobility

Tesla recalls nearly 4,000 Cybertrucks due to accelerator pedal fault

Tesla has recalled nearly 4,000 of its 2024 Cybertrucks after a fault was discovered with the accelerator pedal.

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Elon Musk is planning to charge new users to post on X

Musk is considering implementing "a small fee" for new users if they want to post, bookmark or like on the platform, he said in a post on X.

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Brazilian judge investigates Elon Musk over disinformation

Alexandre de Moraes, a judge from the Brazilian Supreme Court included Elon Musk in an ongoing investigation over the dissemination of fake news.

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Free blue checkmarks are back on Musk's X - and users aren't happy

Users posted their annoyance that a blue tick had been added to their profiles again after Elon Musk announced some users would get premium services.

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Open source AI is getting an official definition. Here’s why

AI companies that claim they are open source, such as Musk’s latest AI venture, open source the weights but not the data they are trained on nor the training process.

Health news

Elon Musk claims Neuralink can now cure blindness

“Resolution will be low at first, like early Nintendo graphics, but ultimately may exceed normal human vision,” Musk said.

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What were the key takeaways from Elon Musk's interview with Don Lemon?

The interview has set social media abuzz. Here are some of the most important things we learned from Elon Musk's interaction with Don Lemon.

Space

SpaceX's mega rocket test flight ends with loss of spacecraft

The rocket and futuristic-looking spacecraft towers 121 metres, easily exceeding NASA’s past and present moon rockets.

Climate

‘White gold’: Lithium is key to EVs but at what cost to locals?

Native groups in South America sit on $1 trillion of lithium but at what cost to their water, culture and livelihoods?

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OpenAI says Elon Musk wanted full control of the AI company

Musk’s lawsuit alleges OpenAI abandoned its original plans to be an open-source AI company that was for the good of humanity.