A former NASA physicist warned that prominent constellations of low-cost satellites, like Elon Musk's Starlink, could disrupt Earth's magnetosphere, exposing all life on the planet to harmful cosmic radiation.A new study by Dr. Sierra Solter-Hunt uses new estimates suggesting that SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, burns over 2,755 pounds (1.3 tons) of debris from its wireless internet satellites into Earth's atmosphere each hour. This process is said to create a layer of conductive particles in...
Follow the day’s news liveElon Musk’s X v Australia’s online safety regulator: untangling the tweet takedown ordersGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnglicare says government spending eight times more on private investors than building housing itselfThe Anglicare Australia executive director, Kasy Chambers, says the government must step up and intervene, instead of leaving housing to the private sector:We found that the government spends eight times as much...
Tesla announced global workforce reductions of "more than 10%" in an internal email Monday to staff from CEO Elon Musk, according to electric-vehicles.com, a specialist outlet, in a report later covered by Reuters.Newsweek has not seen the original email and was unable to verify its content. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.The ContextThe reported layoffs come amid a tough start to the year for Elon Musk and his electric-vehicle company. Quarterly results released at the beginning...
Elon Musk is by no means the only one pushing back against censorship demands – many in Brazil do as well, so the authorities there recently decided to go into damage control mode and attempt to 'rebrand' censorship legislation.
X likely hopes to avoid liability with disclaimer that Grok "can make mistakes."
Deputy opposition leader says she backs eSafety commissioner ‘100%’. Follow the day’s news liveThousands gather for dawn services and marches to mark Anzac Day around AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHundreds gather in Sydney for Anzac Day dawn serviceAAP has the details on Sydney’s dawn service where hundreds of people – including veterans – gathered under a full moon and clear skies for a solemn service in the CBD.You who have loved will...
Follow the day’s news liveElon Musk’s X a ‘factory for trolls and misinformation’, assistant treasurer says amid content removal clashGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Matildas’ route to potential Asian Cup success is a step closer to being finalised, AAP reports, after Football Australia revealed the host states for matches at the 2026 edition of the tournament.FA confirmed on Monday that NSW, Queensland and Western Australia had been nominated as the...
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ex-NASA physicist tells DailyMail.com space junk could strip Earth's atmosphere. Starlink space junk could become an 'unplanned geoengineering experiment'. READ MORE:
Elon Musk expressed disbelief over allegations by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie that he faces a fine for not deleting a video post from his social media account, highlighting tensions in the U.S. House of Representatives. read more
Elon Musk may be living on borrowed time as CEO of Tesla, as the Cybertruck stalls and the stock falls. Why price cuts won't help.
X just announced a smart TV app for streaming video. Or, more accurately, that it claims it's building one, with absolutely no launch date mentioned. The appropriately-named X TV wants to be “your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience on a larger screen.” By high-quality entertainment, X likely means that one Tucker Carlson video where he’s really impressed by grocery carts in Russia. That’s not a joke. Carlson is featured prominently in the little teaser video....