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Musk judge rules ‘unfathomable’ pay deal made Tesla CEO overpaid
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/01/2024
» DELAWARE - In throwing out Elon Musk's US$55 billion Tesla pay deal, a Delaware judge began her legal opinion with a simple question: “Was the richest person in the world overpaid?”
Rabbit R1's AI action intrigues
Life, James Hein, Published on 31/01/2024
» A new device out of CES 2024 in Las Vegas caught my eye. At first glance, the Rabbit R1 doesn't look all that interesting. It's a US$199 (in America), orange, handheld device that looks like an old-style gaming machine of some kind about the size of a stack of Post-It notes. It comes with a 2.88-inch touchscreen, a camera, a voice command button and a 4G LTE SIM card slot for connectivity beyond Wi-Fi. This is not a smartphone and won't replace it as there are no onboard apps, it won't pair with your smartphone and it doesn't talk to application APIs like cloud service gateways.
Neuralink's first human brain implant
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/01/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp has performed its first brain implant on a human — a major step toward the billionaire’s goal of one day enabling people to control computers with their minds. And for the first time Musk has given the implant device a name.
X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2024
» BENGALURU - Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site last week.
Asian rally on pause as China news awaited
Business, Published on 27/01/2024
» RECAP: The rally in most Asian markets was interrupted yesterday, with profit-taking seen in Hong Kong and Shanghai as traders await more guidance on China's plans to support the country's battered economy.
Musk: Chinese EV firms will 'demolish' rivals without trade barriers
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2024
» SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday Chinese automakers will "demolish" global rivals without trade barriers, underscoring the heat the United States electric vehicle (EV) market leader faces from the likes of BYD (Build Your Dreams), who are racing to expand worldwide.
Social media is the fuel for an AI fake-news fire
Published on 19/01/2024
» As global leaders descended on Davos this week, many fretted about the World Economic Forum’s top risk for 2024: AI-generated misinformation.
AI set to reinforce Big Tech's dominance of economy
Oped, Published on 19/01/2024
» With long-gestating antitrust cases against Google, Apple, and Amazon coming to fruition, many observers think that 2024 could be a turning point for Big Tech. Yet even as authorities press ahead with this litigation, they risk being blindsided by the rise of artificial intelligence, which is likely to reinforce Big Tech's dominance of the economy.
Musk wants 25% voting control at Tesla before fulfilling AI goal
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2024
» BENGALURU and SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker to be a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics without having at least 25% voting control of the company, nearly double his current stake.
Spy satellite race in Asia heats up with Japanese rocket launch
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/01/2024
» SEOUL - A rocket carrying the latest addition to Japan's network of spy satellites is bound for orbit, a major step for the island nation as its neighbours also look to strengthen their surveillance capabilities in space.