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Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was looking into a limestone mine in Pennsylvania, where the cost-cutting organization says federal employee retirements are processed manually using a system that could take months. Musk told reporters about the mine on Tuesday during an appearance with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, as the president prepared to sign an executive order concerning the billionaire’s work leading DOGE.”And then we’re told this is actually, I think, a great anecdote, because we’re told the most number of people that could retire possibly in a month is 10,000,” Musk…
The US and UK were among countries that declined to sign the final statement released Tuesday from the AI Summit hosted by France that called for promoting international governance over artificial intelligence.In a speech before the communique was released, Vice President JD Vance argued strongly against the European Union’s tough regulatory approach to social-media platforms and AI and what he termed as foreign governments “considering tightening the screws” on US tech companies. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman, Dave Pares, told reporters on Tuesday that while the UK had worked “closely” with the French throughout the summit, “we haven’t been able to agree…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…
Tesla has quietly rolled out FSD (Supervised) in Mexico. FSD’s release in the country was confirmed by the Tesla AI team through its official account on social media platform X. FSD (Supervised) reports: A number of Tesla owners in Mexico shared on social media that their vehicles have received access to FSD (Supervised). Based on posts from Tesla owners on X, it appears that FSD (Supervised) is only being rolled out to AI4 vehicles in the country. Other posts from Tesla owners in the country noted that their vehicles have received FSD (Supervised) v13.2.6.The Tesla AI Team’s official X account acknowledged the…
WASHINGTON — Space infrastructure company Redwire has secured a contract to provide an additional satellite platform for a U.S. Space Force orbital refueling experiment.The satellite order, announced Feb. 11, is for a third Mako satellite bus for the Space Force’s Tetra-6 in-orbit refueling experiment scheduled for 2027. The prime contractor for the experiment, Arcfield, had previously ordered two Mako platforms for the Tetra-5 experiment, scheduled for 2025.The Tetra-5 and Tetra-6 missions represent key tests of in-space refueling capabilities, a sector of the market closely being watched by military and commercial stakeholders as they seek to extend satellite lifespans. The Tetra-5 experiment…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Crypto pundit Crypto Michael, who correctly called the Bitcoin price surge from $15,400 to $100,000, has revealed what is next for the flagship crypto. Based on his revelation, Bitcoin still has enough room in this market cycle before its price peaks. What Next For The Bitcoin Price In an X post, Crypto Michael stated that when the Bitcoin price breaks $108,000, it will ignite a parabolic rally of immense proportions. The analyst seemed confident in this happening as he revealed how he had literally called every Bitcoin move since the $15,000 bottom to…
Exagen has been granted planning permission for the 109MW Holly Lane Energy Park in the West Midlands. The project includes a solar farm of approximately 34MWp and battery energy storage system with a capacity of 75MW. The solar farm will deliver energy equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 9,200 UK homes and the project will significantly boost biodiversity, delivering a net gain of more than 123% in habitat units, the developer said. The approval marks Exagen’s third planning consent following approval on 520MW of battery storage systems in Leicestershire and Gloucestershire in 2024. The planning application was submitted…
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has nominated an Apple employee to serve as the nation’s top auto safety regulator overseeing a number of ongoing safety probes into Tesla.Jonathan Morrison, who served as chief counsel of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration during the first Trump administration and had previously worked for the California New Car Dealers Association, has been nominated to serve as the agency’s administrator, according to Senate records.Last month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he would allow an ongoing government probe into Tesla’s advanced driver assistance system to continue. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is…
OpenAI is seeking to stop Indian media groups, including those of Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit against the U.S. company, saying it does not use their content to train ChatGPT, a legal filing seen by Reuters shows.The Microsoft-backed company said that it is not obligated to enter into partnership deals with the media groups to utilise their content which is publicly available, the 31-page OpenAI court filing, reported by Reuters for the first time, showed.The filing relates to a lawsuit by Indian news agency ANI last year, which alleges that ChatGPT uses its published content…
Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…