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Elon Musk spars with Open AI attorney, grilled on AI profits
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1002+ words) Elon Musk on Thursday sparred with an attorney for Open AI during his third day of testimony in the contentious trial over the company's pivot from nonprofit status to a for-profit venture valued at hundreds of billions of dollars. The…...
Musk becomes 1st person worth $700 B following Tesla package ruling
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (27+ words) The net worth of Elon Musk soared further to catch up as high as $749 billion late Friday, after the Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options. .....
Space X ties Musk's pay to Mars colonization, space data centers
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (689+ words) After Tesla, another sweeping pay package for billionaire Elon Musk reportedly comes with extraordinary conditions. Space X's board is said to have approved a compensation plan for "founder, Musk, with goals as futuristic and celestial as the company's ambitions: colonizing…...
Interstellar comet offers glimpse into early solar system conditions
1+ week, 1+ day ago (272+ words) The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system, astronomers reported Thursday. Comet 3 I/Atlas is only the…...
Amazon to buy Globalstar in about $11. 5 B deal to challenge Starlink
2+ week, 3+ day ago (345+ words) E-commerce and technology giant Amazon said on Tuesday it would acquire satellite firm Globalstar in an $11. 57 billion deal, bolstering its fledgling "satellite business as it looks to compete with Elon Musk-led bigger rival Starlink. Shares of "Globalstar were up more…...
'A perfect mission': Artemis II crew safely back on Earth
2+ week, 6+ day ago (736+ words) Artemis II's astronauts on Friday closed out a successful voyage around the Moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific as they returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years. The NASA spacecraft carrying four…...
NASA monitors health impact during Artemis II lunar mission
3+ week, 23+ hour ago (462+ words) While the Artemis II astronauts have been protected from the icy vacuum of space on their journey, their bodies have nonetheless been left exposed to possibly high levels of radiation, a danger of space travel that NASA is anxiously waiting…...
NASA's Artemis II mission heads for home after lunar fly-by
3+ week, 2+ day ago (224+ words) The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II lunar mission are heading back to Earth after their Orion capsule passed the point where Earth's gravity outweighs the moon's pull, the U. S. space agency said. The crew " U. S. astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover and…...
Rocketing ahead: How realistic is $1. 75 trillion valuation for Space X
3+ week, 2+ day ago (881+ words) Elon Musk's Space X is reportedly targeting a valuation of around $1. 75 trillion in its forthcoming initial public offering (IPO), which would push it right at the top of the world's most valuable companies. But how far into the stratosphere is…...
Artemis II astronauts capture historic Earthset photo on way home
3+ week, 3+ day ago (511+ words) That shot 57 years ago helped capture the public's imagination when it was taken by U. S. astronaut Bill Anders during the first space mission to carry humans around the Moon. The modern version pairs the delicate, watery planet Earth with the harsh,…...