Tesla Executives Said to Plan Meeting With Government Officials This Week in Pivot Beyond China

Tesla Executives Said to Plan Meeting With Government Officials This Week in Pivot Beyond China

A group of senior Tesla executives plan to visit India this week to meet with federal government officials in a newfound bid to deepen the carmaker’s supply chain in the country as it pushes to diversify beyond China. The executives are scheduled to meet with government representatives including those from…

US Lawmakers Request Probe on Elon Musk’s Startup Neuralink’s Animal-Testing Panel

US Lawmakers Request Probe on Elon Musk’s Startup Neuralink’s Animal-Testing Panel

US lawmakers will ask regulators to investigate whether the make-up of a panel overseeing animal testing at Elon Musk‘s brain-chip startup Neuralink contributed to botched and rushed experiments. US House Representatives Earl Francis Blumenauer and Adam Schiff, both Democrats, have signed a draft letter to the US Department of Agriculture…

Brands Could Further Pull Back From Elon Musk’s Twitter After Paid Blue Ticks Fuel Imposters

Brands Could Further Pull Back From Elon Musk’s Twitter After Paid Blue Ticks Fuel Imposters

Twitter’s attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major brands to further pull back from the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. On April 20, Twitter moved to boost profits by removing the once-coveted blue check marks…

Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Emerges as Another Twitter-Like Service, Gaining Traction Among Power Users

Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Emerges as Another Twitter-Like Service, Gaining Traction Among Power Users

Jack Dorsey is taking another whack at a Twitter-like service with a new social media platform called Bluesky. The service is gaining traction among Twitter power users, attracting prominent personalities including US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.  Bluesky, which bears similarities to the blue bird platform, is the latest in a long list…

FAA Sued by Environmentalists Over SpaceX’s Rocket Launch License for Texas

FAA Sued by Environmentalists Over SpaceX’s Rocket Launch License for Texas

Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in South Texas without requiring greater environmental study. The federal court lawsuit comes 11 days after SpaceX made good on a newly granted…

Twitter Says It Removed 6.5 Million Pieces of Content in First Half of 2022 Before Elon Musk’s Takeover

Twitter Says It Removed 6.5 Million Pieces of Content in First Half of 2022 Before Elon Musk’s Takeover

Twitter on Tuesday said it required users to take down over 6.5 million pieces of content in the first half of 2022, before the social media platform was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk, a 29 percent increase from the second half of 2021. Twitter disclosed the number of content…

SpaceX Gains Approval to Set Up Fifth US Rocket Launch Site at Vandenberg Space Force Base

SpaceX Gains Approval to Set Up Fifth US Rocket Launch Site at Vandenberg Space Force Base

The US Space Force said on Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was granted approval to lease a second rocket launch complex at a military base in California, setting the space company up for its fifth launch site in the United States. Under the lease, SpaceX will launch its workhorse Falcon…

Amitabh Bachchan Posts Hilarious Request to Twitter as Celebs Bid Adieu to Legacy Blue Ticks

Amitabh Bachchan Posts Hilarious Request to Twitter as Celebs Bid Adieu to Legacy Blue Ticks

Under Elon Musk’s orders, Twitter has begun pulling away the legacy blue tick marks that once verified public figures, celebrities, and politicians to authenticate their profiles. As several global celebrities woke up to a badge-less Twitter, the ‘Shehenshah’ of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan posted a hilarious request to Twitter. Within minutes…