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The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes

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The NTSB chooses Elon Musk’s X to update the press on plane crashes The National Transportation Safety Board will only update the press about the plane crashes in Washington, DC and Philadelphia on X — not over email, as reported earlier by The Desk. The agency announced on Saturday that it will use its @NTSB_Newsroom account to share ”news conferences or other investigative information.“ The NTSB later said,

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Elon Musk admits Teslas will need new hardware for FSD

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Elon Musk admits Teslas will need new hardware for FSD In 2016, Tesla published a blog that said all EVs it produces have the hardware necessary to achieve “Full Self-Driving,” meaning owners of those Teslas could look forward to autonomous rides and could eventually send their cars out as money-making robotaxis when not in use. Tesla later deleted that post, and now we can see

The Verge 576 2025-01-31

The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out

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The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk, who’s company SpaceX is regulated by the agency. Musk public…

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Tesla’s next-generation vehicle: all the news about Elon Musk’s next big EV bet

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Tesla’s next-generation vehicle: all the news about Elon Musk’s next big EV bet For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been promising an affordable electric vehicle, likely priced at $25,000, as a way to broaden the appeal of plug-in vehicles. He first mentioned it in a 2018 interview with YouTuber Marques Brownlee, saying “a $25,000 car, that’s something we can do.” Then in 2020, at the company’s first

The Verge 905 2025-01-30

The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk

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The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk Elon Musk bought Twitter, and now he’s rebranding it as X. Signs have gone up (and back down), icons are changing, and an old plan is new. How’d we get here? On April 4th, 2022, we learned that Musk had purchased enough shares of Twitter to become its largest individual shareholder. Eventually, he followed up

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Elon Musk’s Right-Wing Rhetoric Is Sparking Boycotts In Europe

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Elon Musk’s Right-Wing Rhetoric Is Sparking Boycotts In Europe Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 28, 2025, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more…

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Trump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer

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Trump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer Newly elected US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed support for Elon Musk potentially acquiring TikTok, and also proposed a joint ownership structure with the U.S. government. “I would be, if he wanted to buy it, yes,” Trump told reporters at a White House event announcing a new AI infrastructure private sector partnership, where OpenA…

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