Elon Musk

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Current RoleCEO, Tesla & SpaceX; Founder, xAI

EducationBS, UPenn

NationalitySouth African-American

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Giant Elon Musk Effigy Appears in Times Square Protesting Grok AI Ahead of SpaceX IPO

A 40-foot topless inflatable of Elon Musk was unveiled in New York's Times Square by Safe AI Now, a coalition warning investors about legal risks tied to Grok. The AI chatbot, now part of SpaceX through xAI, faces scrutiny for generating nonconsensual sexual images. The protest coincides with SpaceX's historic $1.77 trillion IPO, with shares priced at $135.

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Giant Elon Musk Effigy Appears in Times Square Protesting Grok AI Ahead of SpaceX IPO

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SpaceX raises $75 billion in record IPO to launch 1 million AI satellites into orbit

SpaceX completed the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion at a $1.77 trillion valuation to fund Elon Musk's ambitious plan for orbital data centers. The company aims to deploy up to 1 million AI satellites beginning as early as 2028, but scientists warn the massive constellation could turn low Earth orbit into a junkyard.

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SpaceX raises $75 billion in record IPO to launch 1 million AI satellites into orbit

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Spencer Pratt pushes election fraud claims after finishing third in Los Angeles mayoral race

Reality TV star Spencer Pratt is promoting conspiracy theories after losing the Los Angeles mayoral primary, despite finishing with 26 percent of votes in line with expectations. Trump and supporters amplify unsubstantiated claims of fraud as progressive councilmember Nithya Raman overtakes Pratt for the run-off spot against Mayor Karen Bass.

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Spencer Pratt pushes election fraud claims after finishing third in Los Angeles mayoral race

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British MP Jess Asato sues xAI over sexualized Grok images in landmark AI liability case

British Labour MP Jess Asato filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over fake sexualized images created by Grok AI. The High Court case tests whether AI developers can be held liable for content users generate with their tools. Grok faces regulatory probes across multiple jurisdictions after widespread reports of non-consensual deepfake creation.

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British MP Jess Asato sues xAI over sexualized Grok images in landmark AI liability case

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SpaceX IPO banks on orbital AI data centers to justify $1.77 trillion valuation

SpaceX is set for the largest IPO in history, raising $75 billion at a $1.77 trillion valuation. The company's ambitious plan centers on orbital AI computing infrastructure, with demonstrations planned for late 2027. Elon Musk claims the technology largely exists through Starlink satellites, but analysts value the company significantly lower, viewing the space data center vision as a high-risk bet on unproven technology.

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SpaceX IPO banks on orbital AI data centers to justify $1.77 trillion valuation

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Elon Musk defends xAI ambitions as IPO filing reveals $6.4 billion loss and rival deal

Elon Musk is defending his AI venture xAI amid mounting concerns after SpaceX's IPO filing revealed the company is renting its Colossus supercomputing facilities to rival Anthropic for $1.25 billion per month. The disclosure shows xAI posted a $6.4 billion operating loss on $3.2 billion revenue, while losing over 50 researchers and engineers since February.

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Elon Musk defends xAI ambitions as IPO filing reveals $6.4 billion loss and rival deal

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Tesla's AI trainers refuse to ride in Full Self-Driving vehicles they helped build

A Reuters investigation exposes serious gaps between Tesla's safety claims and reality. Seven of nine data labelers who trained the Full Self-Driving system say they wouldn't trust it to drive them. The report reveals flawed safety statistics that inflate FSD's performance by a factor of three, while former employees describe regular failures with basic driving tasks and extensive route mapping that contradicts Elon Musk's claims about Tesla's autonomous driving approach.

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Tesla's AI trainers refuse to ride in Full Self-Driving vehicles they helped build

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Elon Musk contradicts SpaceX filing on Anthropic's AI compute lease duration

Elon Musk stated SpaceX's AI compute lease with Anthropic is only a 180-day agreement with mutual cancellation rights, directly contradicting the company's S-1 filing that describes it as a three-year deal worth $1.25 billion monthly through May 2029. The conflicting statements emerged during SpaceX's IPO quiet period, raising questions about the actual terms of this major compute deal.

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Elon Musk contradicts SpaceX filing on Anthropic's AI compute lease duration

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SpaceX files for record IPO, stakes future on $26.5 trillion AI market and orbital data centers

Elon Musk's SpaceX submitted a 400-page S-1 filing revealing ambitious plans to dominate AI through space-based data centers. The company reported $18.67 billion in 2025 revenue but lost $4.94 billion, largely due to AI investments following its xAI acquisition. SpaceX claims a $28.5 trillion total addressable market, with $26.5 trillion coming from AI alone, as it prepares for what could be the largest IPO in history.

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SpaceX files for record IPO, stakes future on $26.5 trillion AI market and orbital data centers

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OpenAI Barrels Toward IPO That Could Value Company at $1 Trillion by September

OpenAI is preparing to file confidentially for an initial public offering within days or weeks, with CEO Sam Altman targeting a September public debut. Working with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the ChatGPT creator's move comes just days after defeating Elon Musk's lawsuit and could trigger a Wall Street race among AI companies including SpaceX and Anthropic.

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OpenAI Barrels Toward IPO That Could Value Company at $1 Trillion by September

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Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI as jury rules claims filed too late

A federal jury unanimously dismissed Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Microsoft after deliberating less than two hours. The verdict clears a major obstacle to OpenAI's anticipated $1 trillion IPO, though the trial exposed internal conflicts and raised questions about Sam Altman's credibility that could affect investor confidence.

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Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI as jury rules claims filed too late

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X commits to 24-hour illegal content reviews as Ofcom keeps Grok investigation open

Elon Musk's X has agreed to review illegal hate speech and terrorist content within 24 hours on average, restrict UK access to proscribed groups, and report quarterly to Ofcom. The deal follows months of regulatory pressure, but a separate investigation into Grok AI's deepfake capabilities remains active.

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X commits to 24-hour illegal content reviews as Ofcom keeps Grok investigation open

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xAI Launches Grok Build AI Coding Agent as Musk Races to Rival Anthropic's Claude Code

Elon Musk's xAI has unveiled Grok Build, its first AI coding agent designed for professional software engineering and complex coding work. Available in early beta for SuperGrok Heavy subscribers at $300 per month, the tool marks xAI's push into the competitive coding market. The launch comes as Musk rebuilds the company following cofounder departures and aims to catch up with rivals like Anthropic's Claude Code.

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xAI Launches Grok Build AI Coding Agent as Musk Races to Rival Anthropic's Claude Code

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Elon Musk's xAI commits $2.8B for gas turbines despite lawsuit over illegal power plant

Elon Musk's xAI is doubling down on gas turbines with a $2.8 billion investment revealed in SpaceX's IPO filing, even as the NAACP sues the company for operating an illegal power plant in Mississippi. The company now runs 46 turbines at its data center, far exceeding the 15 it has permits for, while claiming a temporary-mobile exemption allows it to bypass Clean Air Act requirements.

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Elon Musk's xAI commits $2.8B for gas turbines despite lawsuit over illegal power plant

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xAI burns $6.4 billion as SpaceX IPO filing reveals why AI spending will accelerate further

Elon Musk's xAI lost $6.4 billion from operations on just $3.2 billion in revenue in 2025, according to SpaceX's IPO filing. The losses are set to grow as the company plans to scale Grok to multiple trillions of parameters, requiring massive AI infrastructure investment. With capital expenditures hitting a $30.8 billion annualized run rate and only 117 million users actively engaging with Grok features, the path to profitability remains unclear.

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xAI burns $6.4 billion as SpaceX IPO filing reveals why AI spending will accelerate further

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