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NCC backtracks stance, says Starlink price hike approved
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NCC backtracks stance, says Starlink price hike approved

The Nigerian Communications Commission has reversed its earlier claim that Starlink, the satellite internet service provider, did not obtain regulatory approval for its recent price increase. In a Tuesday morning statement, the NCC initially indicated that Starlink would face sanctions for raising its subscription prices without prior authorization. “We were surprised that the company jumped […]

Elon Musk's xAI relocates to former OpenAI HQ in San Francisco
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Elon Musk’s xAI relocates to former OpenAI HQ in San Francisco

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has moved into the former headquarters of OpenAI. This transition highlights the area’s emerging status as a hub for top-tier AI companies. According to the San Francisco Business Times, Musk’s legal team stated in a lawsuit that he initially leased the office during his tenure at OpenAI and has […]

Elon Musk's lawyer urges attorney generals to auction OpenAI stake
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Musk’s X seeks Brazilian comeback amid misinformation feud

In a significant reversal, Elon Musk’s X has informed Brazil’s Supreme Court that it has complied with orders to curb the spread of misinformation and requested the lifting of the platform’s ban. Musk had resisted compliance for over five months, criticizing the orders as “censorship” and clashing with a judge in one of X’s most […]

Elon Musk's lawyer urges attorney generals to auction OpenAI stake
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Musk’s X seeks Brazilian comeback amid misinformation feud

Alex Omenye In a significant reversal, Elon Musk’s X has informed Brazil’s Supreme Court that it has complied with orders to curb the spread of misinformation and requested the lifting of the platform’s ban. Musk had resisted compliance for over five months, criticizing the orders as “censorship” and clashing with a judge in one of […]

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President Ramaphosa meets Elon Musk over Starlink licensing talks

Alex Omenye A week after confirming discussions between the South African government and Elon Musk’s SpaceX regarding a Starlink licence, President Cyril Ramaphosa met with Musk again at the UN General Assembly in New York. Following the closed-door meeting, Ramaphosa described it as a “good meeting,” sparking hope for South Africans awaiting Starlink’s low-earth orbit […]

Elon Musk's lawyer urges attorney generals to auction OpenAI stake
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Elon Musk’s xAI unveils Grok-2, Grok-2 Mini for premium X users

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has launched its latest AI models, Grok-2 and Grok-2 Mini, now available exclusively to Premium and Premium+ users on X for early access. This announcement was made via a blog post on the xAI website. The new models, accessible on the X social network, feature enhanced reasoning capabilities and […]

Starlink withdraws from South African regulatory hearings
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Elon Musk mocks Microsoft over global disruptions

Billionaire businessman and CEO of microblogging platform, X has mocked the global disruption caused by a glitch in Microsoft. The billionaire reacted to a meme shared on X with a laughing emoji, which humorously captioned, “Everything else is down, but this app still works,” mocking the disruptions. Airlines, banks, retailers, and healthcare providers are currently […]

X to sell dormant usernames, bidding starts at $10,000
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Elon Musk’s X develops new downvote feature for replies

Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is progressing with the development of a downvoting feature aimed at enhancing how replies are prioritized in discussions. While the company has not officially confirmed these plans, recent discoveries suggest that the downvote feature might resemble a traditional “dislike” button rather than the typical Reddit-style downvote icon. Code […]

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Elon Musk wins lawsuit over Twitter severance payments

Alex Omenye Elon Musk is embroiled in multiple lawsuits following his 2022 acquisition of Twitter, during which more than 6,000 employees, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal, were terminated. On Tuesday, Musk secured a victory in one such lawsuit as a federal judge ruled that X Corp. does not owe additional severance to the former employees. The […]

Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones over Apple's OpenAI integration
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Elon Musk threatens to ban iPhones over Apple’s OpenAI integration

Elon Musk issued a stern warning about banning iPhones from all his companies following Apple’s announcement of its integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which was revealed at the Worldwide Developers Conference 2024 on Monday. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI stated that if Apple integrates OpenAI […]

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Musk AI startup xAI raises $6b, now valued at $24b

Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round, boosting its post-money valuation to $24 billion. This is as investors place significant bets on emerging competitors to companies like OpenAI in the escalating AI race. The funding round attracted major investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, according to […]

Elon Musk adds image processor to AI chatbot
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Elon Musk adds image processor to AI chatbot

Elon Musk’s rival to OpenAI, xAI, has debuted a feature capable of processing visual data in the AI chatbot, Grok. Dubbed Grok-1.5V, this is xAI’s first multimodal AI model, adept not only at text comprehension but also at analyzing “documents, diagrams, charts, screenshots, and photographs.” In its announcement, xAI showcased several practical applications of Grok’s […]