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Tag: Elon Musk

Jan102025 by adminNo Comments
SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (images)

SpaceX rolls Starship out to pad ahead of Flight 7 test launch (images)

Science and Nature
The upper phase of SpaceX's Starship megarocket presents to the launch pad at the business's Starbase website on Jan. 9, 2025 ahead of a prepared Jan. 13 test flight. (Image credit: Elon Musk by means of X) SpaceX is preparing for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is simply a couple of days away.The business rolled Starship's 165-foot-tall (50-meter-tall) upper phase-- referred to as Starship, or merely "Ship"-- out to the launch pad at its Starbase website in South Texas today (Jan. 9).SpaceX creator and CEO Elon Musk revealed the turning point in a post on X. That upgrade highlighted 4 images of the relocation, which happened throughout predawn hours.Another shot of the 165-foot-tall (50 m) spacecraft on the relocation. (Image credit: Elon Musk by means of X)...
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Jan102025 by adminNo Comments
Blue Origin hold-ups 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to rough seas for landing

Blue Origin hold-ups 1st New Glenn rocket launch due to rough seas for landing

Science and Nature
A personal area business established by billionaire Jeff Bezos has actually delayed the prepared launch of its brand-new huge rocket.Blue Origin was counting down towards the launch of its very first New Glenn heavy-lift rocket at 1:00 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Friday (Jan. 10), however rough weather condition in the Atlantic Ocean-- where part of the rocket is anticipated to land-- required a two-day hold-up. The launch is now set for Sunday (Jan. 12) at the very same time from Blue Origin's pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. You'll have the ability to enjoy the New Glenn launch reside on Space.com, thanks to Blue Origin."We're moving our NG-1 launch date to no earlier than January 12 due to a high sea state in the Atlantic where we want to land our booster," Blue Orig...
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Jan102025 by adminNo Comments
X Is Considering Removing Time Markers on Posts in the Main Feed

X Is Considering Removing Time Markers on Posts in the Main Feed

Entertainment
I'm not actually sure why Elon Musk is so frustrated by mess in the primary X feed, however for some factor, he wishes to eliminate as much as definitely possible, in order to make it a more "tidy", easy UI. Which may be more appealing, I think, however ... Musk's newest tip along this line is to get rid of the date/time markers from the primary X feed, so that you simply have a clear, scrolling row of posts, with the primary post itself being the focus. As reported by Fortune: The proposition of eliminating date stamps would be restricted to the timeline of posts on X, according to the source. If a user clicks through on the post, the date of when the post was produced would then show up. Musk has actually informed staffers he thinks the modification will enhance the interface of X." Whic...
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Jan102025 by adminNo Comments
Elon Musk intends his digital loudspeaker at Europe. Why?

Elon Musk intends his digital loudspeaker at Europe. Why?

Science and Nature
With his rightward political turn and project costs, Elon Musk has actually currently shocked U.S. politics, assisting Donald Trump win a 2nd term and muscling into his inner circle. Now the billionaire business owner is tossing his weight around in European politics.In current weeks, Mr. Musk has actually backed reactionary celebrations and political leaders in Europe and utilized X, the social networks platform he owns, to press his brand name of antiestablishment politics. Why We Wrote This Elon Musk's efforts to affect European politics raise a host of concerns about his company interests, and the degree to which he promotes himself or President-elect Donald Trump. By utilizing his digital loudspeaker in Europe, he's applying impact on democracies that are currently under pressure from...
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Jan82025 by adminNo Comments
Meta is dumping third-party truth checkers on Facebook, Instagram

Meta is dumping third-party truth checkers on Facebook, Instagram

Technology
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed a huge shift in the business's technique to small amounts and speech. Meta will be suspending its fact-checking program and will transfer to an X-style Community Notes design on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.In a video, Zuckerberg stated that Meta has actually "constructed a great deal of complex systems to moderate material" in the last few years. ""But the issue with complex systems is they make errors," he stated. "Even if they mistakenly censor one percent of posts, that's countless individuals." He went on to state that we're now at the point where there have actually been "a lot of errors and excessive censorship."To that end, he stated, "we're gon na return to our roots and concentrate on lowering errors, streamlining our policies and bring back c...
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Jan52025 by adminNo Comments
Musk Throws Farage Under the Bus, Claims Surging Reform Party Needs New Leader

Musk Throws Farage Under the Bus, Claims Surging Reform Party Needs New Leader

General
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has actually required Brexit leader Nigel Farage to be changed at the helm of the Reform UK celebration after formerly revealing assistance for the long time Trump ally. Farage, on the other hand, has actually promised to not jeopardize on his principals. Simply weeks after meeting Mr Farage at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, the world's wealthiest male has obviously had a change of mind towards perhaps Britain's a lot of impactful political leader considering that the Second World War, having effectively led the impressive project to see the UK leave the European Union in 2016. "The Reform Party requires a brand-new leader. Farage does not have what it takes," Musk composed on X. Prior to the post, there had actually been speculation that Musk pla...
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Jan32025 by adminNo Comments
Tesla Cybertruck Explosion Outside Trump Hotel Kills One Person

Tesla Cybertruck Explosion Outside Trump Hotel Kills One Person

Entertainment
A Tesla Cybertruck surge beyond Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas left someone dead and is now being examined as a possible terrorist attack, according to authorities.In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2024Authorities in Las Vegas are examining a lethal event along the city's famous Strip. The Jan. 1 occasion, which eliminated one and minorly hurt 7 spectators, included a surge of a Tesla Cybertruck and took place outside the entryway of the Trump International Hotel, according to authorities. "We were informed that a 2024 Cybertruck brought up to the front of the hotel, and, in reality, I can inform you it pulled right approximately the glass entryway doors of the hotel," Clark County/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill informed press reporters. "We saw smoke start reveali...
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Dec312024 by adminNo Comments
Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and the other billionaires who made bank in 2024

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and the other billionaires who made bank in 2024

Business
(L-R) U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and Vice President-elect JD Vance. Tesla stock-- and Musk's wealth-- has actually escalated thanks to his connections with the inbound administration.Photo: Kevin Dietsch (Getty Images)2024 was a significant year for the world's most affluent Americans as the stock exchange continued to notch brand-new highs. The S&P 500 struck more than 50 record highs over the previous 12 months, with its very first taking place as early as Jan. 19. That's indicated significant financial wins for both financiers and individuals who manage or have big stakes in a few of the biggest business on the planet, specifically those in the more comprehensive tech market. Here are the billionaires who won one of the most in 2024. Spoiler alert: None of t...
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