Mark Zuckerberg is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ SpaceX Blew Up His $95M Satellite SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket exploded in Cape Canaveral this morning. On board was Facebook’s Internet.org satellite, which experts estimated cost $95 million. In a post on Facebook, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was “deeply disappointed.” From Zuck’s post: As I’m here in Africa, I’m…
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Job Interview with Elon Musk ? He Asks Only Two Questions
Elon Musk is a billionaire, technology entrepreneur with next-gen companies like Tesla and SpaceX on his business card. He intends to hire the best minds for his futuristics endeavours. But, he is a busy person. So what it’s like to face Elon Musk in an interview? Jeff Nelson, a former Googler and the person who…
OpenAI Teaches An AI How to Speak Using Reddit
ONLY THE BEST FOR THE BEST Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI just received a package that took $2 billion to develop: NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang just delivered the first DGX-1 supercomputer to the non-profit organization, which is dedicated to “advance digital intelligence in the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as…
SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after launch
Another one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets successfully landed on a floating drone ship this evening, after the vehicle launched a Japanese communications satellite into orbit. The feat marks the fourth time SpaceX has landed one of its vehicles at sea and the company’s fifth rocket recovery overall this year. NOW SPACEX HAS A TOTAL…
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket Tonight at 1:26AM ET
If you find yourself without Saturday night plans this evening, why not enjoy a nice SpaceX launch? The company’s eighth Falcon 9 launch of this year is scheduled to take off tonight from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 1:26AM ET, sending a Japanese communications satellite — called JCSAT-16 — into orbit around Earth. And no SpaceX…
“Solar Roof” to be announced by SolarCity later this year
Tesla and SolarCity just announced plans to merge earlier this month, and it looks like the deal is already bearing fruit. During an investors call this week, Tesla CEO and SolarCity shareholder Elon Musk revealed plans for a new solar roof set to launch later this year. Unlike the solar panel modules the company currently…
Tesla’s new “FULL AUTONOMY”
Tesla founder Elon Musk has said that the company is working on some exciting stuff in its autonomous technology sector, with Musk saying: “Full autonomy is going to come a lot faster than anyone thinks it will. And what we’ve got coming is going to blow people’s minds. I mean, it blows my mind”. The…
The Story Behind Apple and Tesla Model X?
It’s no secret that car companies routinely buy (and tear apart) each other’s vehicles on a regular basis, either to gain intel or just for the sick pleasure of wanton destruction. So if Apple has two brand-new Model Xs sitting outside a building that’s been linked to its self-driving car division, that means Apple’s building…
Should Tesla turn off its Autopilot technology?
Consumer Reports wants Tesla to scrap Autopilot, for now. The influential consumer review magazine said the recent fatal crash that occurred while the Autopilot feature was engaged on a Tesla Model S should give pause to the “company’s aggressive roll-out of self-driving technology.” The report released Thursday said the aggressive marketing associated with the implementation…
SpaceX is going to land three rockets at once
SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket after using it for a supply mission to the International Space Station. This was only the second time SpaceX has landed one of its rockets on solid ground (and the fifth post-launch recovery), but the company has already set its sights on the next…
Elon Musk and Tesla electric self-driving bus
Tesla’s passionate CEO is back with a second master plan, called Part Deux, 10 years after the first one was released. Elon Musk has some incredible things planned, or at least they sound amazing, including making smarter Tesla models that can drive itself better than you and even make money whenever you’re not using the…
Tesla will let owners make money off their cars when they’re not using them
Elon Musk wants Tesla owners to be able to cash in on their investment in a big way, Tesla will let owners make money off their cars when they’re not using them. In his “Master Plan, Part Deux” published Wednesday night, Musk said that once Tesla vehicles are fully autonomous, the company will set up a…