• Can Elon Musk's Neuralink Be The Key To Curing Cancer? Experts Weigh In

    During a 2024 India Today Conclave session, Tech Today editor Aayush Ailawadi interviewed Moran Cerf, a neuroscientist, Israeli security specialist, and professor at Columbia Business School. Cerf made a thought-provoking claim, suggesting that Elon Musk's Neuralink technology might be vital in curing cancer.Discussing Musk's Neuralink, which recently achieved its first human brain implant, Cerf elaborated: "The essence of Neuralink is that our brain is the same brain from many millennia, and...

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    DeSantis signs Florida social media law; Elon Musk can’t get away with attacking disinformation experts

    Happy Tuesday, all! Here's your Tuesday Tech Drop, the top stories in tech and politics from the past week. Musk's intimidation tactics take a hit Tech billionaire Elon Musk took an embarrassing loss in court on Monday after a federal judge tossed out his lawsuit accusing a disinformation watchdog of attempting to hurt his social media company’s bottom line. Judge Charles Breyer agreed to throw out the lawsuit Musk filed against the Center for Countering Digital Hate, in which he alleged the...

  • Sam Altman says he thought Elon Musk would have 'more empathy' for OpenAI's big dreams because it 'wasn't that long ago Elon was crazily talking about launching rockets'

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he thought his former cofounder Elon Musk would have had "more empathy" for the AI company's huge ambitions."It wasn't that long ago Elon was crazily talking about launching rockets when people were laughing at that thought, so I think he'd have more empathy for this," Altman told podcaster Lex Fridman in the latest episode of his show, which aired on Monday.Altman referenced Musk's spacefaring ambitions with his rocket company SpaceX, while discussing Musk's lawsuit...

  • Elon Musk defends ketamine use

    Elon Musk suggested his use of drugs benefits Tesla investors in an interview released Monday, saying he takes prescribed ketamine to treat his "negative frame of mind." The 52-year-old tycoon confirmed he takes the anesthetic -- typically used for pain management and to treat depression -- following reports in the

  • AI for the People, Courtesy of Elon Musk?

    Yesterday afternoon, Elon Musk fired the latest shot in his feud with

  • How Elon Musk Became ‘Kind of Pro-China’

    When Elon Musk first set up Tesla’s factory in China, he appeared to have the upper hand. He gained access to top leaders and secured policy changes that benefited Tesla. He also got workers accustomed to long hours and fewer protections, after clashing with U.S. regulators over labor conditions at his California plant. The Shanghai factory helped make Tesla the most valuable car company in the world and Mr. Musk ultrarich. But Tesla is now struggling. Mr. Musk helped create his competition,...

  • Elon Musk Begs Gay People to Have Children

    Elon Musk, known for his pro-natalist views, said that gay people should have children to help ensure the "continuance of civilization."

  • Elon Musk's Neuralink To Restore Sight in The Blind: Here's How

    Elon Musk, CEO of Neuralink, has demonstrated groundbreaking brain chip technology, allowing blind monkeys to regain sight through the "Blindsight" device.

  • Edward Snowden licks Elon Musk's boots

    Russian citizen Edward Snowden is defending free speech absolutist, red-wave aficionado, and antisemite Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk. It's not surprising, but certainly indicative, that Musk's aid to Putin through things like who gets to use Starlink to wage war isn't going unnoticed. — Read the rest

  • Elon Musk Says Ketamine Is His Special Medicine

    Former CNN anchor Don Lemon's interview with multihyphenate billionaire —

  • Behind the Breakup of Elon Musk and Don Lemon

    Behind the Breakup of Musk and Lemon (Third column, 4th story, link) Related stories:TAIBBI: Elon proved to be 'very disappointing' on free speechSPACEX building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency

  • Elon Musk's xAI to launch improved version of chatbot

    Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI said on Thursday it will launch an enhanced version of its chatbot Grok. The new version, called Grok-1.5, will be made available to early testers and existing Grok users on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in the coming days, xAI said in a statement. The startup said one of the most notable improvements in the new version is its performance in coding and math-related tasks. Seeking an alternative to Microsoft-backed OpenAI and...