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Elon Musk's X is exploring stablecoins to pay influencers and content providers

Conversations with X are ongoing, according to a person who also works with other social media platforms testing stablecoins ...

Elon Musk's Starlink reapplies for India approval of satellite network with direct-to-device connectivity: Report

Elon Musk's Starlink reportedly sought approval for a Gen 2 constellation that delivers the latest technologies, including ...

Elon Musk says China is ‘by far’ strongest AI competitor, echoing 2011 warning as SPCX faces new rocket rival

Elon Musk said China is "by far" the strongest competitor in artificial intelligence, extending a warning he made 15 years ...

Elon Musk's Starlink reapplies for govt approval for satellite network in India: Report

Starlink had earlier applied for both Gen 1 and Gen 2 constellations to launch services in India. However, IN-SPACe rejected ...

Elon Musk’s AI Startup Acquisition Fails to Land as Cognition Rebuffs SpaceX Buyout

SpaceX's bid to acquire AI startup Cognition stalled as CEO Scott Wu opted to stay independent from Elon Musk.

TrueFoundry's open source AI agent harness TrueForge boasts 30%-75% cheaper task completion than Claude Managed Agents

Another day, another new AI agent harness is released.Only this time, it's one that aims to solve a growing enterprise problem as AI agents proliferate: enabling greater developer control of agents and tools, while reducing cost. TrueFoundry, a...

Stripe didn’t really buy OpenRouter because of the ‘singularity’

What does a payments giant want with a startup that routes prompts between different AI models? Stripe says it's because of "the singularity" but it's really for a far more real and powerful reason.

Avec’s latest AI feature reads your email so you don’t miss the due date

Avec has added a feature that scans an email for a deadline when you swipe left, then resurfaces the message on the relevant day. The $8.4mn startup has published no detail on where that scanning happens. An email app called Avec now reads your messa...

Five days after buying Cursor for $60bn, SpaceX tried to buy Cognition

SpaceX approached AI coding startup Cognition about an acquisition, Bloomberg reports, and Cognition did not engage. Chief executive Scott Wu replied publicly that his company is “not for sale and we haven’t been talking.” SpaceX approached the AI co...

Waymo’s cheaper, next-gen robotaxi is now open to all riders in these three cities

The next-generation robotaxi, called the Waymo Ojai, is central to the company's push towards mass scale, and eventually, profitability.

OpenAI seeks to one-up Anthropic with new customer privacy protections

A competition is developing between OpenAI and Anthropic over who can provide the best privacy protections for enterprise customer data.

Cognition CEO denies report that SpaceX tried to acquire the startup

SpaceX was reportedly in talks to buy AI coding startup Cognition. SpaceX has already acquired Cursor as it races to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic in enterprise AI.

Minnesota's nudification ban argued in court amid challenge by Elon Musk AI company

Attorneys argued in court on Wednesday as an AI company founded by Elon Musk is challenging a new Minnesota law that bans AI-generated nude images.

Elon Musk Says Derek Chauvin Is Not a Murderer, Should Be Freed

Elon Musk Says Derek Chauvin Is Not a Murderer, Should Be Freed ...

Elon Musk finally has Warren Buffett as a shareholder — sort of

Elon Musk has been nudging Warren Buffett to invest in one of his companies for years. Now Berkshire Hathaway has an indirect ...

Elon Musk posted, and she lost her job. Now, she seeks to clear her name.

A judge found that Mary Comans unlawfully lost her job at FEMA amid cuts by the U.S. DOGE Service.

Elon Musk Renews Call For Derek Chauvin’s Release

Billionaire Elon Musk called for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, to ...

Elon Musk Claims George Floyd’s Convicted Killer Derek Chauvin Is ‘Not a Murderer’

Elon Musk declared Derek Chauvin is "not a murderer" -- despite the former Minneapolis police officer's April 2021 conviction ...

Travis Kalanick kicks off another round of VC bashing: ‘1% are helpful’

After raising $1.7 billion for his new robotics company Atoms, Travis Kalanick is introspective about the role VCs have played in his career.

Rillet raises $100M Series C at $1B valuation — 2 years after emerging from stealth

AI-native account startup Rillet became a unicorn, led by Iconiq, after it doubled its ARR in the past three months, it said.