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  • Elon Musk’s Mars rocket gets radical fin redesign to prevent flight failures

    08/15/2025 7:01:50 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 108 replies
    Interesting Engineering ^ | August 15, 2025 | Mrigakshi Dixit
    These fins are said to be among the largest aerodynamic control surfaces ever built for a rocket. Grid fin for the next generation Super Heavy booster. SpaceX/X Elon Musk’s SpaceX has redesigned some parts of its colossal Mars-bound Starship to improve its stability and control. The most notable change is the removal of a landing fin from the Super Heavy booster, which will now use three redesigned grid fins that are 50% larger and stronger to improve vehicle control during descent. The announcement was made on Wednesday via a post on X, where SpaceX shared images revealing the complex, honeycomb-like...
  • Toyota Wants to Use Its New Gas Engines for Everything...The upcoming family of combustion engines works with all types of drivetrains.

    08/13/2025 7:11:07 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 86 replies
    Motor 1 ^ | August 12, 2025 | Adrian Padeanu
    Toyota is adamant that the internal combustion engine still has a bright future despite the rise of electric vehicles. The world’s largest carmaker has reaffirmed its long-term commitment to ICE by partnering with fellow Japanese brands Subaru and Mazda on a new family of gas engines. Smaller and lighter four-cylinder units are touted as a “game-changer solution” by the company’s Chief Technology Officer, Hiroki Nakajima. We now know the Japanese automotive giant plans to use the upcoming 1.5- and 2.0-liter engines in nearly every conceivable type of powertrain. Toyota Europe Vice President of Product Strategy and Marketing Andrea Carlucci told...
  • Jury orders Tesla to pay more than $200 million in Autopilot crash case

    08/02/2025 6:23:50 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 30 replies
    Channel 3000 News/AP ^ | August 2, 2025 | AP Bitter LOSERS
    A Miami jury decided that Elon Musk’s car company Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology and must pay the victims more than $200 million in punitive damages. The federal jury held that Tesla bore significant responsibility because its technology failed and that not all the blame can be put on a reckless driver, even one who admitted he was distracted by his cell phone before hitting a young couple out gazing at the stars. The decision comes as Musk seeks to convince Americans his cars are safe enough to drive...
  • Our seats robot also has great jeans (Tesla & Elon)

    07/31/2025 2:28:08 PM PDT · by ProtectOurFreedom · 56 replies
    X ^ | July 31, 2025 | Elon Musk
    Elon Musk: "Testing rubbing jeans on our seats 😂 Tesla: "Our seats robot also has great jeans"
  • Tesla stock plunges as Elon Musk warns company may face ‘a few rough quarters’ ahead

    07/24/2025 8:11:03 AM PDT · by thegagline · 58 replies
    The New York Post ^ | 07/24/2025 | Thomas Barrabi
    Tesla shares plunged as much as 10% in early trading Thursday after the company posted its steepest sales drop in more than a decade – and CEO Elon Musk warned the slump may not end anytime soon.The embattled electric carmaker reported that revenue from car sales fell 16% to $16.7 billion in the second quarter versus a year ago – its second straight quarter of declining sales. Tesla also missed Wall Street’s quarterly estimates for both earnings per share and overall revenue. “We probably could have a few rough quarters,” Musk admitted during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday.*** Tesla...
  • Save NASA! Science budget cuts don't help anyone!

    07/03/2025 6:13:53 AM PDT · by PIF · 123 replies
    The Angry Astronaut ^ | July 2, 2025 | The Angry Astronaut
    If you like all the Science NASA has done since 1961, then wave it all goodby. NASA budget cut to the lowest since 1961 - before there was a manned space program. No more Rovers, probes, [ even 99942 Apophis probes cut, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99942_Apophis ]. There are no private entities that can or will pick up the slack. Cuts to Hubble and to Webb will leave them orbiting junk. Coupled with the possible collapse of SpaceX from 47's vengeance feud with Musk, the US will no longer have a space program - civilian or military. These twin disasters in the making...
  • Could Trump put SpaceX out of business? Will ruining Elon Musk save us "big money?

    07/03/2025 6:10:41 AM PDT · by PIF · 44 replies
    The Angry Astronaut ^ | July 2, 2025 | The Angry Astronaut
    Could Trump put SpaceX out of business? Will ruining Elon Musk save us "big money?" Don't watch if you are a hard core 47 supporter, lest you be triggered. Excerpt from the video transcript: Elon Musk is on the verge of blowing upall of his companies that he's worked so hard to build with his latest feud with Donald Trump that continues to escalate with every new development with the big beautiful bill. Now that it's passed the Senate, it appears that Elon has temporarily quieted down a little bit on X. But nevertheless, the situation remains very, very tense...
  • Elon Musk devotees camp out for hours to get a glimpse of new Tesla diner

    07/22/2025 3:41:56 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 20 replies
    NBC News ^ | July 22, 2025, 12:56 AM UTC | Angela Yang
    The first ever Tesla Diner & Drive-In, which opened in Hollywood at 4:20 p.m., is filled with Tesla technology — including its humanoid robot, Optimus — and charging stations. LOS ANGELES — Tesla enthusiasts began lining up outside Elon Musk’s long-awaited Tesla Diner & Drive-In in Hollywood early Monday, eager to get their first glimpse of what’s inside. But with little clarity about when the gates would open, some of Musk’s most ardent fans waited hours before they were finally allowed in at 4:20 p.m., a classic reference Musk often makes to marijuana. Built in the bustling Hollywood location where...
  • Tesla opens its first DINER in Hollywood - complete with robot servers, a drive-in cinema, and CyberTruck happy meals

    07/22/2025 4:43:30 AM PDT · by C19fan · 35 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | July 22, 205 | Shivali Best
    From flamethrowers to hot pants, Elon Musk has already released a range of weird and wacky products. Now, the billionaire is taking on the likes of McDonald's, Wendy's, and IHOP, with his very first diner. The Tesla Diner is described as a 'retro-futuristic diner and drive-in charging experience.'
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    07/15/2025 6:39:59 AM PDT · by FRinCanada2 · 21 replies
    https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1JEbgYmkJm/?mibextid=wwXIfr Grok4 unveiled
  • Russian transport minister is found dead with gunshot wound 'in his Tesla' hours after being sacked by Putin

    07/07/2025 8:04:41 AM PDT · by dennisw · 32 replies
    UK Mail ^ | 7 July 2025 | By PERKIN AMALARAJ and WILL STEWART
    Russia's sacked transport minister has been found dead in his Tesla outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took his own life, state investigators said on Monday, hours after President Vladimir Putin fired him. A presidential decree published earlier on Monday gave no reason for the dismissal of Roman Starovoit after barely a year in the job, though political analysts were quick to raise the possibility that he may have been dismissed in connection with an investigation into corruption in the region he once ran. Reuters could not independently confirm these suggestions, though a...
  • Anti-Woke Investment Firm Postpones Tesla ETF Launch Following Elon Musk's Political Party Announcement

    07/06/2025 12:45:52 AM PDT · by deks · 15 replies
    America First Report ^ | July 5, 2025 | JD Rucker
    Few Tesla investors or fund managers doubt Musk's skills, but his lack of attention over their investments is prompting questions privately and occasionally publicly. Will Musk be forced to make a choice between Tesla and America Party? <<>> Elon has gone too far. My investment firm (Invest Azoria) has decided to postpone next week's public listing of our Azoria Tesla Convexity ETF. Our decision comes in direct response to Elon Musk’s announcement that he is launching a new national political party. This creates a conflict with his full-time responsibilities as CEO of Tesla. It diverts his focus and energy away...
  • Rise of the robots: Humans will compete with droids for jobs by 2040, study claims

    04/21/2014 6:35:44 AM PDT · by C19fan · 27 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | April 21, 2014 | Ellie Zolfagharifard
    By 2040, cabs will be driven by Google robots, shops will become showrooms for online outlets and call centres will be staffed by intelligent droids. That’s the scenario depicted in recent research which suggests robots could be taking over our lives and jobs in less than 30 years. The competition for work caused by a rise in the robots population will see us heading to surgeons for ‘additional processing power for our brains’, they claim. We may also be requesting bionic implants for our hands that will make us able to perform tasks as fast as any machine.
  • Elon Musk Lays Out Plans to Meld Brains and Computers

    04/21/2017 5:08:10 AM PDT · by Roman_War_Criminal · 48 replies
    WSJ ^ | 4/20/17 | Rolfe Winkler
    Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday confirmed plans for his newest company, called Neuralink Corp., revealing he will be the chief executive of a startup that aims to merge computers with brains so humans could one day engage in “consensual telepathy.” Speaking to writer Tim Urban on the explainer website Wait but Why, Mr. Musk confirmed a Wall Street Journal report last month that Neuralink aims to implant a tiny brain...
  • Elon Musk Says The Singularity Is Near

    02/23/2025 11:35:05 PM PST · by Breitbart was right · 211 replies
    Twitter ^ | Feb. 23, 2025 | Elon Musk
    Elon Musk post on X: "We are on the event horizon of the singularity."
  • Tesla CEO Elon Musk: 'People do not realize the magnitude of the Optimus robot program'

    04/21/2022 6:03:04 PM PDT · by Hojczyk · 58 replies
    Yahoo Finance ^ | April 22,2022 | Brian Sozzi
    Elon Musk is clearly bullish on Tesla (TSLA), the potential of Twitter (TWTR), and the Optimus robot. "I was surprised that people do not realize the magnitude of the Optimus robot program," the Tesla CEO said on the company's earnings call late Wednesday. "The importance of Optimus will become apparent in the coming years. Those who are insightful or who listen carefully will understand that Optimus ultimately will be worth more than the car business and worth more than full self-driving, that’s my firm belief." Tesla first revealed the Optimus robot — also known as Tesla Bot — at an...
  • Companies keep slashing jobs. How worried should workers be about AI replacing them?

    07/05/2025 12:22:43 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 82 replies
    Los Angeles Times ^ | July 5, 2025 3 AM PT | Queenie Wong
    Workers are anxious that artificial intelligence could wipe out their jobs as layoffs continue and employers are cautious about hiring. Tech executives, economists and other experts say that AI could automate mundane and tedious tasks and also create new roles. Tech companies that are cutting jobs and leaning more on artificial intelligence are also disrupting themselves.Amazon’s Chief Executive Andy Jassy said last month that he expects the e-commerce giant will shrink its workforce as employees “get efficiency gains from using AI extensively.”At Salesforce, a software company that helps businesses manage customer relationships, Chief Executive Marc Benioff said last week that...
  • Dear God: This is who we’re replacing American workers with?

    07/05/2025 2:04:45 PM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 29 replies
    We’ve got a story for you—and it’s a cautionary tale about what happens when diversity quotas and outsourcing take priority over excellence and good old-fashioned common sense. No, this didn’t happen in the US, but it absolutely matters here. Because this is the kind of foreign labor we’re importing, and that should concern every single American. In India, seven engineers were just suspended after designing a $2.3 million bridge with a deadly 90-degree turn. This structural disaster has gone viral for all the wrong reasons. The project took over a decade to finish and was meant to improve transportation for...
  • Musk: Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom

    07/05/2025 1:02:11 PM PDT · by janetjanet998 · 171 replies
    Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom
  • Young New Jersey Man Sues Elon Musk’s Tesla After His Entire Family Perishes in EV Crash

    06/29/2025 8:33:55 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 42 replies
    Breitbart ^ | June 29th, 2025 | Lucas Nolan
    A New Jersey man has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s Tesla, alleging that the EV giant’s design defects led to a fatal crash on the Garden State Parkway that claimed the lives of his parents and teenage sister. New York Daily News reports that Max Dryerman, a 19-year-old resident of New Jersey, is seeking damages from Tesla following a tragic accident on September 14, 2024, which resulted in the deaths of his 54-year-old parents and 17-year-old sister. The family was traveling in a 2024 Tesla Model S on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge when the vehicle veered off...