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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicElon Musk

Topic: Elon Musk

Elon Musk, Wozniak & others call for 6-month pause in AI development: ‘Profound risks to humanity’

An open letter — signed by 1,300 people, including Musk and Steve Wozniak — says 'powerful AI systems should be developed only once we're confident their effects will be positive'.

Elon Musk & experts urge pause on training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4

In a letter signed by roughly 1,000 people like Musk, Stability AI CEO among others, non-profit Future of Life Institute called for a pause on AI development until safety protocols were applied.

‘Not true’: Elon Musk denies report on SpaceX’s plans for new funding from Saudi Arabia, UAE

A report by The Information claimed that a unit of Saudi's investment fund and an Abu Dhabi-based company were planning to invest in a multi-billion dollar funding round for SpaceX.

Elon Musk sets automatic poop emoji response on Twitter for media queries

The billionaire, who bought the microblogging site on the promise of promoting free speech, fired the entire communications department after buying the company.

Japan’s new rocket fails debut flight after second-hand engine issue, in blow to space ambitions

The 57-metre tall H3 rocket lifted off without a hitch but upon reaching space, its second-stage engine failed to ignite, forcing mission officials to manually destroy vehicle.

SpaceX rocket carries multinational crew toward space station, NASA confirms

The team will spend around 6 months on the ISS conducting more than 200 experiments like researching human cell growth in space & controlling combustible materials in microgravity.

Tesla shares fall by 6% after Musk’s ‘Master Plan’ for EVs fails to impress investors

Elon Musk's 4-hour presentation failed to impress investors waiting for an affordable electric vehicle. The 'Master plan 3', was short on details about the timeline or any new Tesla products.

Tesla readies revamp of Model Y codenamed ‘Juniper’ amid rising competition in EV market

A revamp would mean Tesla is on track to offer new versions of its models over the next 2 years, addressing pressure in markets like China and the US for a reboot of its vehicles.

Elon Musk reclaims position as world’s richest person after Tesla shares surge

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as of Tuesday, Tesla CEO's net worth was about $187.1 billion, with Arnault's USD 185.3 billion.

Elon Musk reportedly hiring team to develop OpenAI’s ChatGPT rival

The report comes after ChatGPT, a text-based chatbot developed by OpenAI that can draft prose, poetry or even computer code on command, gained widespread attention in Silicon Valley.

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Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.