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Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project

Jan. 22, 2025 22:56 PM EST

Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president. ...

Trump, a populist president, is flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration

Jan. 20, 2025 22:04 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the most exclusive seats at President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday were reserved for powerful tech CEOs who also happen to be among the world’s richest men. That's a shift from tradition, especially for a president who has characterized himself...

Elon Musk's prominence during inauguration ceremonies stamps tech titan's place in Trump's orbit

Jan. 20, 2025 16:41 PM EST

Getting humans to Mars has long been an obsession for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. On Monday, that project got a full endorsement from the newly sworn-in president. During his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised he would “pursue our manifest destiny into the stars,...

How to prepare for a TikTok ban, including how to save your content

Jan. 17, 2025 12:03 PM EST

TikTok has cemented itself as a quintessential entertainment app, offering everything from funny skits and makeup tutorials to social commentary and news. Without a sale to an approved buyer, the platform is expected to vanish from U.S. app stores by Sunday now that the Supreme Court...

Germany's leader says Musk's support for European far-right is 'completely unacceptable'

Jan. 17, 2025 07:27 AM EST

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that Elon Musk's support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable,” adding to his previous criticism of Musk's interventions in the German election campaign. Musk has said over the past month that only the...

Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

Jan. 17, 2025 05:53 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. Congress last year, in a law...

2 private lunar landers head toward the moon in a roundabout journey

Jan. 15, 2025 17:03 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — In a two-for-one moonshot, SpaceX launched a pair of lunar landers Wednesday for U.S. and Japanese companies looking to jumpstart business on Earth’s dusty sidekick. The two landers rocketed away in the middle of the night from NASA’s Kennedy Space...

SpaceX launches a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies

Jan. 15, 2025 01:14 AM EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launches a pair of lunar landers for U.S. and Japanese companies.

Mission to moon carries tiny red Swedish home to space

Jan. 14, 2025 16:11 PM EST

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: A little red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of the moon. The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a...

Musk uses X livestream to amplify German far-right leader's views ahead of an election

Jan. 09, 2025 15:26 PM EST

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk livestreamed his chat with a leader of Germany's far-right party on Thursday, using the power of his social media platform, X, to amplify the party's message ahead of an upcoming national election — and raising concerns across Europe about the...