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The Latest Breaking News from Elon Musk

Who is Sam Altman, OpenAI's wunderkind ex-CEO – and why was he fired?

On Friday, OpenAI’s high-flying chief executive Sam Altman was unexpectedly fired by the company’s board. Co-founder and chief technology officer Greg Brockman was also removed as the board president, after which he promptly resigned.

The Conversation

Elon Musk was once an environmental hero: is he still a rare green billionaire?

Renowned for clean-energy tech, the billionaire seems to be at one now with super-emitters and far-right global climate deniers

The Guardian - US

Twelve billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds

Research shows impact from lifestyles and investments of likes of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk

The Guardian - UK

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Billionaire ‘techno-optimist’ Marc Andreessen is tweeting up a storm about Sam Altman and OpenAI and he’s furious at the AI 'Doomer' movement

The Andreessen Horowitz co-founder has long believed that “software is eating the world,” but he wants the AI space to move faster.

Fortune

DeSantis defends Musk amidst controversy

In an interview with Jake Tapper, DeSantis defends Musk's character, saying he's "never seen him do anything"

Salon

DeSantis backs Elon Musk in dodgy response to antisemitic post

Florida governor refused to denounce Musk’s promotion of antisemitic conspiracy theory

The Independent UK

DeSantis won't condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. 'I did not see the comment,' he says

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory

The Independent UK

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Musk ‘believes in America’: DeSantis defends X owner after antisemitic post

Florida governor claims he hasn’t seen the message in which Musk tweeted an enthusiastic agreement with antisemitic post

The Guardian - US

OpenAI investors are pushing for Sam Altman’s return, and it could mean changes to the board that fired him

Microsoft and other investors want Altman back as OpenAI CEO after his surprise ouster by the board on Friday.

Fortune

In the battle to bring ousted founder Sam Altman back to OpenAI, Microsoft and Satya Nadella hold the trump cards

The company doesn't have a seat on the board. What it does have is arguably more powerful.

Fortune

A New Book Exposes Why Humans May Not Be Ready For Mars

“A City on Mars” is Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s cheeky account of the many challenges to visiting the red planet.

Inverse

Media watchdog hits back at ‘bully’ Elon Musk after he threatens ‘themonuclear lawsuit’

Companies including Disney, Apple and IBM have all suspended their advertisements on X

The Independent UK

Rows and rockets blow up as Elon Musk’s firms endure turbulent weekend

Another space launch failed, but it’s the loss of major advertisers on X that has enraged the tycoon

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt accused of favouring rich as he prepares to slash energy bills of those near power lines

Chancellor warned ‘ill-conceived’ £1,000-a-year discounts will benefit wealthy people in countryside – while leaving those in fuel poverty using food banks

The Independent UK

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Fortune

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment

AI just got its Steve Jobs moment, as debates swirl between “accelerationists” and “doomers” over its threat to humanity.

Fortune

Who is Ilya Sutskever, the man at the center of OpenAI’s leadership shakeup—and why is he so worried about AI superintelligence going rogue?

The OpenAI chief scientist has been key to the company’s success—and is increasingly worried about AI safety.

Fortune

What Elon Musk has said about Ilya Sutskever, the chief scientist at the center of OpenAI’s leadership upheaval

“The key moment was recruiting Ilya Sutskever” to OpenAI, Musk said of breaking his friendship with Google cofounder Larry Page.

InsideEVs

Only 10 Tesla Cybertrucks May Be Delivered At Nov. 30 Event: Executive

At an event in Mexico, Tesla's product design director Javier Verdura may have dropped some big news.

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Evening Standard

SpaceX loses contact with Starship rocket after second launch attempt

SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship on Saturday but lost contact just eight minutes into the flight.

Salon

X bleeds advertisers post controversy

Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Comcast and Lionsgate are reportedly pulling ads from Musk's platform

Inverse

Elon Musk’s Starship Megarocket Reaches Space But Explodes In Second Test Flight

In the uncrewed test, which was the system’s second trial, the Starship rocket peaked at about 90 miles above Earth before it lost contact.

Reason

SpaceX Makes Progress on Second Test of Starship

The private sector space company overcame red tape and government delays to get to launch day.

Space

SpaceX Starship megarocket launches on 2nd-ever test flight, explodes in 'rapid unscheduled disassembly' (video)

SpaceX's next-generation Starship megarocket launched on its second-ever test flight today (Nov. 18), but exploded in a 'rapid unscheduled disassembly.'

The Guardian - US

SpaceX’s Starship reaches space for first time but explodes moments later

Elon Musk’s next-generation craft reaches space but then explodes, similar to first flight in April

Evening Standard

'Ctrl Altman Delete': How Sam Altman was pushed out of the world's best-known AI business

Everything we know so far about Altman's shock departure

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