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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Police in California arrested a man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach and leaving the scene on Thursday. Deputies received a report of a small airplane landing “near or on a beach” in Half Moon Bay around 5 p.m., the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Police said officers found the aircraft, intact but unoccupied, on the sand south of Poplar Beach, which is about 30 miles (48.2 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Deputies located a man matching the description of a person seen landing the plane and walking away, police said. The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft with the Palo Alto Police Department.

Persons: Luiz Gustavo Aires Organizations: — Police, San, San Mateo County Sheriff's, Police, San Mateo County Sheriff’s, Palo Alto Police Department Locations: Calif, California, San Mateo County, Poplar Beach, San Francisco, Miami, Redwood City, Palo Alto , California

☆ Elon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light during a FSD demo, video shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light at a Palo Alto intersection while demoing FSD software. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's Tesla almost ran a red light at a Palo Alto intersection during a live demo of an unreleased version of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe video demonstrated v12 of Tesla's FSD technology, which has not yet been released to consumers. The software's beta version was released to some Tesla owners in 2020 and is now available to anyone who pays for it. During the video, the Tesla CEO may have violated California law by holding his phone during the live-streamed drive.

Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Musk's Tesla, we've, Tesla Organizations: Twitter, Palo Alto Police Department Locations: Palo Alto, California

☆ Elon Musk, who is known for pushing boundaries, will reportedly escape a fine for using his phone while driving a Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk livestreamed himself testing an unreleased version of Tesla's Full Self Driving software on Friday. But a Palo Alto police officer told The Verge there would be no fine because it wasn't witnessed in person. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk will escape a potential fine for driving a car while using his phone, The Verge reported. "As no officer witnessed it happening in person at the time of occurrence, though, no ticket is forthcoming," he added. Back in 2018, Musk and Tesla both had to pay a $20 million fine each after the CEO tweeted he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private.

Persons: Elon, livestreamed, wasn't, Musk, James Reifschneider, X, Tesla Organizations: Palo Alto Police Department, Twitter, San Francisco, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC Locations: California, Palo Alto, Palo Alto , California

☆ Elon Musk launches new company xAI, which proclaims a lofty mission to 'understand the true nature of the universe'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk officially unveiled his new company xAI on Wednesday. Musk publicly introduced a new company called xAI, whose stated aim is to glean "the true nature of the universe." And an apparently all-male, 12-person team including Musk has been detailed to the heady task, according to its website, which doesn't list any female employees. Hendrycks has published about the potential dangers of AI, including the technology's ability to spread disinformation. With the launch of xAI, Musk now owns or is in charge of half a dozen companies, including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, The Boring Company, and Twitter.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, xAI's, Tesla, Musk helms, Dan Hendrycks, Hendrycks, Musk's Tesla, Insider's Kali Hays, — Manuel Kroiss, Igor Babuschkin, Babuschkin, Brian Philip Organizations: Morning, X.AI, Tesla, Twitter, X Corp, Microsoft, AI Safety, SpaceX, Center, AI, Palo Alto Police Department, The Boring Company Locations: Nevada, Hendrycks, Palo Alto

☆ An AI researcher that Elon Musk hired was arrested in a domestic violence case
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's new AI researcher Igor Babuschkin was arrested in March in a domestic violence case. Musk reportedly hired Babuschkin as part of a push to develop a competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT. The case involved "a minor injury," but did not otherwise pose a threat to public safety, Philip told Insider. Babuschkin was arrested at 588 Webster Street, according to a police report log posted last month on the Palo Alto Police Department's website. Musk has also brought on resources including roughly 10,000 graphics processing units to execute his AI plans, Insider previously reported.

☆ Car buried in Silicon Valley in the '90s may have been put there for insurance fraud, police say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Phil-Helsel-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Phil Helsel | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

A Mercedes-Benz found buried in the backyard of a home in an affluent San Francisco-area community may have been put there for insurance fraud, Atherton police said Thursday. The 1991 500 SL car was found buried beneath 4 to 5 feet of earth as landscapers were doing a project at the home on Oct. 20. Law enforcement personnel investigate a car found buried in a San Francisco area backyard, on Oct. 21, 2022. “Detectives are still investigating this incident and it is believed the vehicle was possibly buried for insurance fraud purposes,” Atherton Police Chief Steven D. McCulley said in Thursday’s statement. Lew was convicted in 2000 of insurance fraud after he paid undercover agents $50,000 in cash and jewelry to sink his 56-foot yacht — worth $1.2 million, NBC Bay Area has reported.

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