Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5M SEC settlement

The saga of Musk’s tussle with the SEC over how he disclosed his growing stake in Twitter (now called X) has come to an end.

SpaceXAI releases Grok 4.5, which Elon describes as an ‘Opus-class model’

Elon Musk’s tech company released the newest version of Grok on Wednesday, promising a cheaper, more efficient alternative to other powerful AI models.

Tesla Cybercab: mass-producing a car it can’t sell or drive itself
Tesla Cybercab: mass-producing a car it can’t sell or drive itself

Tesla is ramping up production of the Cybercab at Giga Texas, with more than 100 of the steering-wheel-less two-seaters already spotted in the factory’s outbound lots.
The problem is that Tesla can’t sell it to you, and it can’t yet drive itself withou…

Amazon’s Starlink rival just crossed a major milestone, but don’t expect perfect internet just yet

Amazon now has enough Project Kuiper satellites in orbit to begin commercial internet service, though the network still trails Starlink by a considerable margin.

Elon Musk refutes report claiming that an AI device is in development at SpaceX

Elon Musk has called a Wall Street Journal report “utterly false” after it claimed SpaceX showed investors a handset-like AI device ahead of its IPO.

Tesla caps employee AI spending at $200/week except for Grok
Tesla caps employee AI spending at $200/week except for Grok

Tesla told staff it will impose a $200-per-week limit on employee AI spending starting July 6, according to an internal memo reported by The Information (paywall).
The cap lands just months after Tesla pushed employees to use AI more aggressively, a si…

Elon Musk shuts down ‘4D chess’ theory on Tesla Optimus production
Elon Musk shuts down ‘4D chess’ theory on Tesla Optimus production

Elon Musk has directly rejected a popular fan theory that Tesla is secretly further ahead on Optimus than it lets on, warning instead that production of its humanoid robot “will be extremely slow at first.”
The comment cuts against a bullish narrative …

Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype
Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype

Elon Musk says a report about a SpaceX AI phone prototype is “utterly false.” The report, published on Wednesday by The Wall Street Journal, says SpaceX showed off a “handset-like prototype” to some investors before launching its record-breaking initial public offering in June. The device was “slimmer than an iPhone,” and they were told it […]

SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish

SpaceX reportedly showed investors a “handset-like” AI device before going public. It could be another signal SpaceX wants to expand into wireless.

The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit
The Orbital Data Center Hype Machine Is Already in Orbit

“The lowest-cost place to put AI will be in space, and that will be true within two years, maybe three at the latest,” SpaceX founder Elon Musk told the World Economic Forum in Davos this past January, as his company was preparing to go public.Later t…