On Friday, Tesla revealed a prototype for a humanoid robot that could become a future product. The robot, dubbed Optimus by Tesla, walked stiffly on stage at Tesla’s AI Day, slowly waved at the audience, and gestured with its hands for about a minute. Musk revealed that this was the first time the robot operated without a tether. It is common for robotics developers to use tethers to support robots since they cannot walk without …
Elon Musk’s father, Errol, revealed he had a second child with his stepdaughter, Jana Bezuidenhout who is 41 years his junior. The two already share a 5-year-old boy, Elliot Rush, and Errol admitted Jana’s pregnancy was “unplanned.” Errol declared that he would not marry a woman 41 years younger, stating: “Any man who marries a younger woman, even if you feel very sprightly, it’s going to be nice for a while, but there’s a big gap … …
(InformingNews.com) – Elon Musk will not testify in the Tesla Inc. case blaming the company’s autopilot system for a fatal accident in Florida. The plaintiff’s attorneys said only Musk had detailed knowledge about the company’s interactions with government safety regulators that would help prove their case. Florida Circuit Court Judge Janis Keyser determined Musk had no knowledge of the issues and therefore would not be open for deposition. Elon Musk won’t have to testify in …
(InformingNews.com) – Russia’s aggressive move didn’t just mean moving troops across the border of Ukraine. Putin also ordered a cyberattack on the country, taking down its Internet. Citizens and government officials became more vulnerable and isolated without this service. Authorities scrambled to find a solution, which came from an interesting source. On February 26, Elon Musk answered the pleas of Ukraine’s Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was begging for help linking to satellite communications. Musk …
(InformingNews.com) – In 2018, Elon Musk reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle some civil securities charges against him. The deal gave the SEC oversight of his communications, but Musk now says the agency is violating his right to free speech. In a court document filed on February 17, Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, said the CEO thought the settlement would end his issues with the SEC but contends the commission …