Elon Musk did not launch a ‘Tesla Pi Phone’ — the viral video is a digitally fabricated hoax, according to a full fact‑check. The Spark That Started the Frenzy A widely shared TikTok-turned-WhatsApp-turned-X video claims Elon Musk unveiled a revolutionary ‘Tesla Pi Phone’ that requires no SIM card or Wi‑Fi—because it allegedly connects directly to…
In a significant achievement, Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space venture, successfully launched its New Glenn rocket, sending NASA satellites towards Mars. The mission marked a milestone with the rocket’s reusable booster achieving a successful landing, placing Blue Origin in direct competition with industry leader SpaceX. Meanwhile, a legal tussle continues as Apple and OpenAI…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX swooped in Monday to complete Florida’s 94th liftoff of the year, breaking the state’s yearly record for launches in place of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origins, which had to scrap its mission last week. SpaceX took the historic spot when it launched the latest batch of its Starlink satellites aboard its Falcon 9…
(Reuters) -EchoStar (SATS) said it would sell a set of wireless spectrum licenses to SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) for about $2.6 billion in exchange for stock in the space startup, expanding on the $17 billion deal the companies struck in September. Shares of the telecommunications services company rose about 1% in premarket trading. The AWS-3 licenses cover…
If Elon Musk’s 2018 battle for a US$56 billion payday seemed surreal to most average people, then the Tesla board’s proposal to offer him US$1 trillion over the coming decade is nothing short of eye-popping. But Musk’s temerity sits at the heart of an unresolved corporate conundrum amplified by the extraordinary stock market bubble inflating…
China can learn from the United States when it comes to applying civilian innovations to the military, a Chinese geopolitical expert has said. In an article last week, Gu Jianyi, a researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, said China could consider developing a new industrial ecosystem inspired by successful US firms such as SpaceX, Palantir…
It looks like Elon Musk is finally beaming his next big idea to India, quite literally. SpaceX’s satellite internet venture, Starlink, has begun crucial security tests in the country, marking one of the final steps before launching its commercial broadband services. If all goes smoothly and regulators move quickly, Musk could be selling high-speed satellite…
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday traded barbs online over who should lead the space agency, a day after Duffy invited companies to compete with Musk’s SpaceX for a moon landing mission. The spat involving the U.S. space program and the SpaceX CEO, which have…
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk criticized acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy after he told media outlets this week that the billionaire’s space company is falling…
Why NASA may rethink its moon race plans after SpaceX delays – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA said it may consider new proposals from other top space companies to get America back to the moon amid rising concerns that Elon Musk’s SpaceX is behind schedule. Mark Strassmann has details. Source link