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Musk blasts church video take-down
Elon Musk has blasted the online watchdog over claims an order to remove content related to the Sydney church stabbing was ‘unlawful and dangerous’.
Tesla flags its appeal to families with ads
Elon Musk famously hated advertising, but Tesla is now spending more on ads amid slowing demand for EVs.
Boom times fade: The inside tale of Tesla’s spectacular fall to Earth
Sales are dropping. It’s cutting prices. And its latest big bets have yet to pan out. Can the world’s most valuable carmaker get its mojo back?
Elon Musk sues Australia over trans furore
Global tech titan Elon Musk is pursuing legal action over a post on his social media platform that was allegedly harmful to a transgender activist.
Elon Musk sues Australia over trans furore
Global tech titan Elon Musk is pursuing legal action over a post on his social media platform that was allegedly harmful to a transgender activist.
Musk threatens to sue government over anti-transgender post
The tech billionaire’s social media network says it will ‘protect its user’s right to free speech’ as it threatens to sue the Australian government over a post that made disparaging comments about a transgender activist.
Brew beauty! Turns out AI means ‘ale improver’
Artificial intelligence may threaten our jobs and our future – but on the plus side, it can make beer taste even better.
BYD’s rise challenges Tesla – and its valuation
The companies are increasingly close peers while being valued completely differently.
‘Tyranny’: Elon Musk hits out at fact checkers
The billionaire has hit out at ‘government fact-checkers’ after the RMIT ABC Fact Check unit published a controversial report about comments made by Dick Smith about nuclear energy.
Are Teslas helping abusers control their partners?
Barefoot Investor is not a fan of Elon Musk and the way some of his Tesla tech is being used is yet another reason to hate him.
What’s up doc along the famed outback Oodnadatta Track?
A remote emergency telehealth centre, unmanned but available 24/7, the first of its kind, opened in SA’s far north powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite system.
Elon Musk sometimes seems Trumpy. But is he for Trump?
The Tesla and SpaceX boss is clear about his thoughts on President Biden but is holding his cards closer on Donald Trump.
Google exposes the ‘wrong think’ threat of ideology-fed AI
Who do you think has had a more negative impact on the world, Elon Musk or Hitler? It’s an odd question, but not for Google’s AI platform, Gemini.
ASX slightly lower; Healius, gold stocks gain
No ACCC appeal on ANZ/Suncorp ruling. China’s 2024 growth target of 5 per cent. Healius up on review, CEO exit. Gold miners rally, lithium names fall. Medibank, NIB up. Bitcoin above $US68,000.
Musk sues ChatGPT creator
The Tesla boss is suing OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the maker of ChatGPT has abandoned plans to develop AI for the benefit of humanity.
Think Elon Musk is nuts? The real enigma may be Twitter’s first boss
This account of the rise (and fall) of the social media platform says it was chaos from the start – thanks to its eccentric, ice-bathing founder Jack Dorsey.
Let’s not elevate brain tech over our humanity
If technology companies adopt the ‘move fast and break things’ approach championed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, they risk elevating technology over humanity.
‘Israel here to stay’ as iAngels raises $107m
Billionaire Alex Waislitz believes now is a ‘very good time’ to invest in Israel’s tech sector, as a Tel Aviv VC firm turns to Australia for its latest raise.
Dodgy characters and polished reputations
It’s been a big couple of weeks for giants of the motoring world Elon Musk and Christian Horner, but even they didn’t sink low enough to snag our inaugural Rort of the Month award.
Musk’s $82bn Tesla pay struck down by judge
The Delaware Court of Chancery has rejected the multi-billion-dollar pay initially approved for Elon Musk in 2018, a major setback for the entrepreneur.
Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted brain chip in human
No details about the patient were given, but Musk said the person is ‘recovering well’
NSW man facing ‘David and Godzilla’ fight with Tesla
A 75-year-old man from NSW who says he doesn’t have “two bob to rub together” has become involved in a high-stakes court case against Elon Musk’s Tesla.
Why Musk has been forced to shift gears at Tesla
The multi-billionaire is attempting to respond to higher rates and cooling demand with the one thing he knows. Disruption.
I was naive about anti-Semitism, says Musk
The Tesla chief executive has said he is ‘aspirationally Jewish’ during a trip to Poland where he visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany’s largest death camp.
Musk seeks greater control over Tesla ahead of AI advancements
The billionaire says he would prefer to build artificial-intelligence products outside of the car company unless he gets greater control.
ASX 200 ends down on weak China data
ASX at fresh five-week low. China GDP up 5.2pc in 2023. Ecuador seeks $US209m from Worley. NAB sees rates on hold until November. Evolution Mining dives, Citi upgrades to a buy.
Polestar CEO reveals plan to boost EV sales
The boss of the Swedish EV brand has called for more long-term thinking in making EVs more affordable and says Elon Musk’s controversies have not hurt sales.
‘I’d take drugs if they helped my productivity’: Musk
In response to a Wall St Journal article, the billionaire said he hadn’t tested positive for drugs after smoking marijuana on the comedian Joe Rogan’s show.
The intellectual arms race
AI chatbots view all information as equal — so how will children learn to discern fact from fiction?
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