Elon Musk gave his personal political committee, America PAC, more than $76 million in the first two weeks of October to boost Republicans in the final stretch of the midterms, according to a pre-election report the PAC filed Thursday evening with the Federal Election Commission. The group spent nearly $43 million in the first two
Earlier on Thursday, Zelensky said the speed of the system used by Ukraine’s military had still not been restored fully. Speaking at a press conference, he said the speed “has not been restored to 400 [km/h; 250mph] yet”, adding: “We are working on it.” He continued: “I am waiting to hear from US Secretary of
Tesla is sending its Optimus humanoid robot back to school. Speaking on the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Elon Musk compared training the EV maker’s humanoid robot to raising a toddler. Musk said that while Tesla’s autonomous driving models can learn from data collected by its massive fleet of vehicles, its Optimus robot has
Tesla has begun producing its long-awaited humanoid robot, Optimus, at its Fremont factory, the company said in its quarterly earnings report. “The bots coming off this line are the first production-quality bots that we have manufactured,” Tesla said, saying the current manufacturing process is “suitable for a commercial product.” “There’s still some things we need
Investors are cheering the prospect of a SpaceX-Tesla megamerger. Shares in the rocket company soared around 9% at market open in New York on Wednesday after Elon Musk said that SpaceX and Tesla have begun to discuss the mechanics of a potential combination. Speaking on SpaceX’s earnings call on Tuesday night, Musk said that his
“In my opinion, 100%. It’s just a question of when,” says David Nicholson, the Chief Technology Advisor at The Futurum Group, a market research company. The unveiling of the Tesla Roadster last week – a futuristic electric car powered by SpaceX rocket thrusters – served as a “symbolic embodiment” hinting at the two Musk companies
