Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has abruptly ceased operations in Brazil due to a mounting legal conflict with judge Alexandre de Moraes. The company, owned by Elon Musk, alleges Moraes threatened arrest against an X representative unless they complied with content removal orders. This decision follows a string of legal challenges and criticisms of the Brazilian judiciary, raising concerns about censorship and employee safety.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has sparked heated debate with his repeated predictions of a civil war in Europe. His comments, linked to immigration issues, have been met with both support and criticism, raising questions about the influence of powerful figures on public discourse and the potential for social unrest.
Elon Musk has outlined a future where human memories and mind states can be uploaded to the cloud and downloaded into Tesla’s humanoid robot, Optimus. He believes these robots will serve a variety of purposes, including companionship, childcare, and factory work. Musk envisions a future with at least one Optimus robot per person on Earth, positioning the technology as a multi-trillion dollar market.
Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Grok, a conversational AI designed to challenge ChatGPT and Midjourney by offering a chatbot with fewer content restrictions and a more humorous tone. Trained on X platform data, Grok can answer queries, generate images, and even engage in controversial topics, raising concerns about misinformation and potential legal issues.
A recent Benzinga poll reveals that investors trust Warren Buffett more than Elon Musk to manage their life savings. Despite Elon Musk’s success with Tesla and SpaceX, Buffett’s decades of proven investment returns, including a 123.4% gain for Berkshire Hathaway in the past five years, solidified his top position. The poll also explored investor sentiment on the stock market and cryptocurrency for the remainder of 2024.
Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot, Grok, has sparked controversy after its image generation tool began producing offensive and bizarre images of political figures and celebrities. The tool lacks standard safety measures, leading to the creation of images that violate rules on misinformation and abuse, raising concerns about the ethical use of AI.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk envisions a future where all transportation is powered by electricity, except for rockets. He believes this transition will happen gradually, emphasizing a need to avoid vilifying the oil and gas industry. This comes as Tesla continues its dominance in the electric vehicle market, even as it faces competition from Chinese EV giant BYD.
The online rivalry between tech titans Elon Musk and Mark Cuban has reignited, with Musk resorting to emoji insults after Cuban implied Musk might be manipulating X’s algorithm. The feud touches on broader topics like Musk’s support for former President Trump, Cuban’s views on Silicon Valley billionaires, and the potential impact of Musk’s X ownership.
SpaceX has bounced back from a July slowdown, launching three missions in as many days, boosting its Starlink constellation and demonstrating its ambition to reach 144 launches in 2024.
Kevin O’Leary, chairman of O’Leary Ventures, shares his insights on inflation, the economy, the upcoming election, and his admiration for Elon Musk. He discusses the persistence of inflation, the challenges facing the Federal Reserve, and the potential for growth in the market. He also emphasizes the importance of policy clarity and calls for more Elon Musk-like figures in government.
