Elon Musk has talked about personally heading to Mars before, but how likely is he to make the trip, really? Well, he just put a number on it. In an interview for the Axios on HBO documentary series, Musk said there was a “70 percent” chance he’ll go to Mars. There have been a “recent […]
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NASA might buck Elon Musk over weed smoking video
NASA has stated that it will conduct an extensive review of company culture at SpaceX after seeing a video of its CEO, Elon Musk, smoking weed and drinking on a live podcast. SpaceX’s potential joint manned mission with NASA could go up in smoke after Elon Musk was featured in a video where he smoked marijuana. […]
Elon Musk shared 2 videos of the Boring Company’s giant drill completing its first tunnel at the bottom of a huge pit
Patrick Fallon / Reuters Elon Musk announced on Friday that drilling on the first Boring Company tunnel was complete, and shared footage of the enormous drill emerging at the bottom of a huge pit. Musk has previously said the first Boring Company tunnel will be ready to use on December 10. The pit where the […]
Elon Musk on double-decker freeways, permitting, and building sewers
Segments of The Boring Company’s boring machine, called Godot. (credit: The Boring Company) Tesla, SpaceX, and Boring Company CEO Elon Musk is good at finding alternative markets for his products. He did this with the lithium-ion batteries he was building and sourcing for his Model S, X, and eventually Model 3 cars: by developing a […]
An Elon Musk Imposter, Foreign Malware Samples, and More Security News This Week
Compromised crypto, flawed SSDs, and more of the week’s top security news. https://media.wired.com/photos/5be62500798a4365ec16fdae/master/pass/SecurityRoundup-ElonBitcoinScam-RTS256OQ-w%202.jpg
Tesla replaces Elon Musk as board chair with Telstra CFO Robyn Denholm
As part of his settlement with the SEC over tweets about taking Tesla private, Elon Musk agreed to step down from his post as chairman of the board of directors. Now, while he’s still CEO and retains his seat on the board, Tesla has announced his replacement: Robyn Denholm. Already a Tesla board member, she […]
Elon Musk agrees that Trump ‘screwed’ him after joining White House council
Evan Vucci / AP Tesla CEO Elon Musk agrees that Trump “screwed” him after the Tesla CEO joined the White House economic advisory council. Musk left the council in 2017 after Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Accord. “I did my absolute best,” Musk said in a new interview for the Recode […]
Musk: new Tesla summon feature will “follow you like a pet”
Enlarge / Elon Musk in Adelaide, Australia in 2017. (credit: Mark Brake/Getty Images) Elon Musk took to Twitter late on Wednesday night to tout Tesla’s forthcoming “advanced summon” feature, which he says is due out in about six weeks. “Car will drive to your phone location & follow you like a pet if you hold […]
Tesla's Elon Musk says tweet that led to $20 million fine was 'Worth It'
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Filed under: Earnings/Financials,Government/Legal,Green,Tesla,Electric Musk later said he’d take a break for Twitter “for a few days.” Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk says tweet that led to $ 20 million fine was ‘Worth It’ Tesla’s Elon Musk says tweet that led to $ 20 million fine was ‘Worth It’ originally appeared […]
Elon Musk said Tesla stopped selling ‘full self-driving’ hardware online because customers were confused (TSLA)
Francois Mori / Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that Tesla stopped selling self-driving hardware on its website because customers were confused. Last week, Musk said via Twitter that the option would be available “off menu” for a week, but on Wednesday suggested the feature would remain available to those who asked for it. […]