TechCrunch
NTSB confirms the Tesla driver floored it, overriding the self-driving system, in a crash that killed a 76-year-old. Musk's 'makes no sense' now makes slightly more sense.
TechCrunch
Sam Altman calls Elon Musk's space data center plans a short-term sell, and experts - plus SpaceX's own IPO docs - agree it's a 2030s thing at best.
TechCrunch
Judge approves Musk's $1.5M SEC settlement for Twitter disclosure delay, despite 'significant misgivings.' SEC says the delay saved him $150M. No wrongdoing admitted.
TechCrunch
SpaceXAI's Grok 4.5 claims to be an Opus-class model that's faster, cheaper, and more token-efficient - just in time to compete with OpenAI's upcoming GPT 5.6.
The Guardian Europe
China's robot-hand startups are making strides in dexterous manipulation, but teaching those hands to crack an egg without making a mess is still, uh, hard.
BBC Politics
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits X, calls it 'not healthy for democracy' - joins the growing list of officials who'd rather be anywhere else.
The Guardian Europe
Elon Musk gives away free downloads of Armie Hammer’s allegedly anti-migrant thriller that Germany banned, boosting its profile in the culture war.
TechCrunch
Elon Musk gets the FTC's blessing to buy a startup that makes data go faster, because apparently regular speed wasn't cutting it for the man who wants to colonize Mars.
BBC Business
SpaceX's $2.2 trillion valuation makes Musk the first trillionaire, prompting a podcast dive into whether America is betting the farm on AI and space dreams.
BBC Business
SpaceX surpasses Amazon in market value after a record IPO and a $60 billion AI acquisition, despite losing $4.3 billion last quarter.
The Verge
SpaceX drops $60 billion on a coding tool after its IPO, because buying a startup for the price of a small country is apparently easier than fixing xAI's product.
The Good Times
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