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Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, has announced that it is hiring welders for its Bastrop, Texas site. Those who are interested in applying for the position are invited to attend an interview at The Boring Company’s Texas headquarters this Friday, June 21, 2024. The Boring Company extended its invitation in a post on X. “The Boring Company is looking to hire world-class flux-core welders in Bastrop, TX! Apply below for an opportunity to be invited to interview with our weld team THIS Friday (6/21) at our Texas HQ (and get a glimpse of Prufrock-4),” the tunneling startup wrote. The…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. XRP has shown resilience amid the market’s volatility and uncertainty, standing strong as it rebounds from recent lows. The price is now over 33% up from Monday’s low, signaling renewed momentum and a potential push toward higher levels. Despite ongoing turbulence in the broader crypto market, the price appears to be regaining strength, with investors closely watching its next move. Related Reading Top analyst Ali Martinez shared on-chain data revealing a key trend that has unfolded during this recent market dip. According to Martinez, whales seized the opportunity, accumulating over 520 million coins.…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday in a live-streamed conversation on subjects like artificial intelligence (AI), free speech, and more. Most prominently, the two parties discussed the emerging landscape of AI and how to mitigate potential risks from the technology. Netanyahu live-streamed the roughly 40-minute conversation, which took place in San Francisco, California, on X on Monday morning. The meeting was a part of a series of discussions Netanyahu plans to have with world AI leaders. During the conversation, Netanyahu asked Musk how he thought the global rewards of AI could be maximized…
Perseverance Rover’s Groundbreaking Soil and Rock Samples by JPL Staff Writers Pasadena CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2025 NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully collected its first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples, marking a historic step in Martian exploration. A new study highlights these early sample returns and their implications for understanding Mars’ past. Until now, the only Martian materials accessible to scientists were meteorites that naturally landed on Earth. However, thanks to NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission, researchers now have the unprecedented opportunity to analyze hand-selected samples. These include rock cores the size of blackboard…
Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, The Boring Company, attempted to secure an approval from the city council of Culver City on Monday. For 45 minutes, representatives from the tunneling startup presented the company’s plans to local government officials. Members of the public were also given a chance to address their concerns over the planned projects of the Elon Musk-led firm. One of The Boring Company’s representatives, Jehn Balajadia, asserted that the company’s project in Culver City will result in great benefits to the city’s commuting residents. Balajadia further assured members of the council and the public that The Boring Co. is…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is serious about wanting Canada to become the 51st state in an interview that aired Sunday during the Super Bowl preshow.“Yeah it is,” Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier when asked whether his talk of annexing Canada is “a real thing” — as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently suggested.“I think Canada would be much better off being the 51st state because we lose $200 billion a year with Canada. And I’m not going to let that happen,” he said. “Why are we paying $200 billion a year, essentially a subsidy…
Dem. Sen. Chris Murphy was ripped on social media on Thursday morning over a post where he explained how he stayed up most of the night drinking Red Bull because democracy is “on the line” if Democrats do not stop Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts.”After taking the 2-5am shift on the Senate floor last night for our overnight protest, got 2 hours of crappy sleep on my office couch and right back at it today,” Murphy posted on X. “We don’t rest. Keep going. Democracy on the line.”Murphy, whose post was accompanied by a photo…
Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google’s head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia’s predictions of a 20-year wait.”We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement.Real-world applications Google has discussed are related to materials science – applications such as building superior batteries for electric cars – creating new drugs and potentially new energy alternatives.Google’s prediction arrives amid wider uncertainty about when such a breakthrough will occur. Predictions from…
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Tesla is set to start production at its Shanghai Megafactory on February 11. The update was shared in a report from Shanghai Securities News. Key Milestones: The Shanghai Megafactory broke ground on May 2024 and it was completed by the end of December. The speed of the Shanghai Megafactory’s construction has been dubbed “Tesla Speed” for its rapid construction.Following its construction phase, trial production started at the end of 2024, with mass production slated for early 2025.The facility, which completed construction in just seven months, is Tesla’s first energy storage facility outside the United States. Production Details: As per a CNEV Post…