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James Dyson: what sucks about the British

The billionaire inventor pulls no punches when it comes to the complacency — and snobbery — of his countrymen.

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Inspiration4 crew launches from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on September 15, 2021. - The Inspiration4 mission, the first to send an all-civilian crew to orbit, will venture deeper into space than the International Space Station. (Photo by Chandan KHANNA / AFP)

SpaceX blasts off

SpaceX’s first all civilian space flight has blasted off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on a three-day mission.

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Apple to launch iPhone 13 overnight

Apple will launch its iPhone 13 model in the early hours of Wednesday morning AEST and the rumours keep on coming.

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Space raceThe Times

Musk sees ‘rules as for other people’

The rivalry between the reputed two richest men, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, is out of this world as they compete to send rockets to Mars and beyond.

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‘We have the Google Maps of the brain’

Former Facebook Australia boss Stephen Scheeler is on a mission to unlock the secrets of the brain.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 09, 2020 Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, listens to a question during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. - Tesla, the global leader in electric cars, was excluded from the White House event August 4, 2021, where US President Joe Biden unveiled a big push for zero-emissions vehicles. "Yeah, seems odd that Tesla wasn't invited," Elon Musk tweeted about the event that featured legacy American carmakers General Motors, Ford and Chrysler's parent company Stellantis. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Musk pans Tesla driver aid feature

Elon Musk has conceded shortcomings in a pilot version of technology designed to help Tesla vehicles steer in urban areas.

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Aussie venture that’s electrified Elon Musk

One man’s decades of experience in Formula One racing is being used to explore alternative energy sources for the car industry … and it’s got a tech billionaire excited.

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(FILES) In this file photo Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center on March 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Tesla founder Elon Musk said July 21, 2021 he personally has invested in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but that he does not manipulate or "dump" the digital currencies. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Aussie miner signs deal with Elon Musk

The world’s second richest man and biggest mining company have inked a deal to bring Australian metal into battery technology as electric car demand soars.

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Sir Richard Branson speaks after he flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the "experience of a lifetime" -- and one he hopes will usher in an era of lucrative space tourism at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021. - "Congratulations to all our wonderful team at Virgin Galactic for 17 years of hard, hard work to get us this far," he said during a live feed as the VSS Unity spaceship glided back to Spaceport America in New Mexico.It reached a peak altitude of around 53 miles (85 kilometers) -- beyond the boundary of space, according to the United States -- allowing the passengers to experience weightlessness and admire the Earth's curvature.The trip proceeded without drama, and touchdown occurred at around 9:40 am Mountain Time (1540 GMT), about an hour after take-off. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)

Look up! It’s the space tourism industry

It’s early days for investors, but the space travel opportunities are being led by tycoons Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

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Elon Musk defends SolarCity purchase in court

Tesla boss Elon Musk says he didn’t act improperly and doesn’t even enjoy running the electric-vehicle maker.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gives a keynote speech by video conference at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) fair in Barcelona on June 29, 2021. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

Musk readies to deliver global internet

Elon Musk plans to have his global internet system covering the world by August.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10, 2019 SpaceX founder Elon Musk addresses members of the media during a press conference announcing new developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. - SpaceX's aim, when it was incorporated on March 14, 2002, was to make low-cost rockets to travel one day to Mars -- and beyond. The 11th employee hired that year turned out to be someone good: Gwynne Shotwell, who was in charge of business development, soon established herself as Musk's right-hand woman. In the space industry, the two are given the rock star privilege of only being referred to by their first names. (Photo by Philip Pacheco / AFP)

Elon Musk’s outsider status ‘key to SpaceX success’

Elon Musk’s ‘right hand woman’ at SpaceX says his business acumen and leadership cannot be understated.

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(FILES) In this file photo Elon Musk, speaks during the Satellite 2020 at the Washington Convention Center on March 9, 2020, in Washington, DC. - Tesla has abandoned a plan for an ultra-deluxe Plaid+ version of its Model S vehicle, according to founder Elon Musk. Musk said in a tweet on June 6, 2021 that the juiced-up Plaid is "just so good," that there is no need to go further with the Plaid+ model. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Bitcoin rallies after Musk tweet

Bitcoin topped $US40,000 after Elon Musk denied turning his back on the cryptocurrency and manipulating its value.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 17, 2014 in Washington, DC shows bitcoin medals. - Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin, a decision that came just days after the electric carmaker's CEO Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to simply read "#bitcoin." The announcement, in a US Securities and Exchange Commission document, is a sign of confidence in the cryptocurrency that regulators are concerned could be used for illegal transactions. (Photo by KAREN BLEIER / AFP)

Tesla will accept bitcoin once miners clean up their act: Musk

The cryptocurrency rose 5 per cent after Elon Musk’s tweet.

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Bitcoin continues downward slide

Bitcoin’s vulnerability to statements and tweets by Elon Musk must worry investors.

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How to be the next Tesla

A traffic jam of upstarts is vying to follow in Elon Musk’s tyre tracks. Does any stand a chance?

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses for a photo with a hard hat at the construction site for the new plant, the so-called "Giga Factory", of US electric carmaker Tesla in Gruenheide near Berlin, northeastern Germany. - The site still has only provisional construction permits, but Tesla has been authorised by local officials to begin work at its own risk. Tesla is aiming to produce 500,000 electric vehicles a year at the plant, which will also be home to "the largest battery factory in the world", according to group boss Elon Musk. (Photo by Christophe Gateau / dpa / AFP) / Germany OUT

The rocket science of dodging bankruptcy

Elon Musk came so close to disaster that just one more corroded screw, one more $5 capacitor failure, would have meant that SpaceX would never have got off the ground.

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Dogecoin jumps on Coinbase, Musk tweets

The price of dogecoin rallied after Coinbase agreed to allow users to trade the joke cryptocurrency. Elon Musk cheered.

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Twitter stormThe Wall Street Journal

(FILES) In this file photo Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. - Elon Musk, the charismatic chief of electric automaker Tesla, has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's second richest person, according to the Bloomberg list of billionaires. The South African-born Musk, 49, added $7.2 billion in wealth on November 23, 2020 alone following Tesla's latest surge. He now has an estimated $128 billion. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

Tesla ‘failed to rein in Elon Musk tweets’

Regulators complained to Tesla as they struggled to enforce court orders that the CEO’s tweets be approved by company lawyers.

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Liberal member for Higgins Katie Allen during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, October 16, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Electric dreams

There’s been a U-turn on EVs within the Morrison government. Katie Allen, the Liberal member for Higgins, purchased a Tesla Model 3 ($67,798 drive-away) two weeks ago.

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