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☆ A physicist says it's possible to determine if our universe is a giant simulation and has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund his experiment
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Melvin M. Vopson | The Conversation | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

But another is that our universe is a computer simulation, with someone (perhaps an advanced alien species) fine-tuning the conditions. In a virtual reality, this limit would correspond to the speed limit of the processor, or the processing power limit. Similarly, virtual reality needs an observer or programmer for things to happen. AdvertisementIt is reasonable to assume that a simulated universe would contain a lot of information bits everywhere around us. Argonne National LaboratoryI have predicted the exact range of expected frequencies of the resulting photons based on information physics.

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☆ The Who’s Who Behind the Modern Artificial Intelligence Movement
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( J. Edward Moreno | More About J. Edward Moreno | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

While artificial intelligence has taken the limelight over the past year, technology that can appear to operate like human brains has been top of mind for researchers, investors and tech executives in Silicon Valley and beyond for more than a decade. Here are some of the people involved in the origins of the modern A.I. lab that made the chatbot ChatGPT that went viral over the past year and ushered in recognition of the power of generative artificial intelligence. Mr. Altman helped start OpenAI after meeting with Elon Musk about the technology in 2015. At the time, Mr. Altman ran Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley start-up incubator.

Persons: Jim Wilson, New York Times Sam Altman Mr, Altman, San Francisco A.I, Elon Musk Organizations: New York Times, OpenAI, San, Elon Locations: Silicon Valley, San Francisco

☆ Some Tesla Cybertruck reservation-holders were underwhelmed by Elon Musk's big launch party – but many say they'll still buy one
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Grace Kay | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It lasted 30 minutes and fans later found the truck had a lower range and higher price on their own. AdvertisementAfter a four-year wait, the official Cybertruck launch party lasted about 30 minutes and left some order-holders wanting more. CEO Elon Musk stood in the bed of the Cybertruck listing off its specs – many of which had been leaked ahead of the launch . Following the launch party, all of the specs and prices for the three Cybertruck variations were posted to Tesla's website. AdvertisementThe Cybertruck launch was always going to be a difficult tightrope for Musk to walk , said Martin French, managing director at automotive consultancy Berylls.

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☆ Walmart Stops Ads on X, Joining the Advertising Exodus
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Sarah Nassauer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walmart says the move has nothing to do with Elon Musk’s statements ‘on or off the platform.’ Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg NewsWalmart said it had stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X, joining the parade of major marketers that have left the social-media platform in recent weeks. The retail behemoth said the halt—in the middle of its critical holiday shopping season—wasn’t due to a change in its advertising policies, but about how well advertisements on X have performed.

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☆ The Storm Brewing Inside Elon Musk’s Mind Gets Out
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Tim Higgins | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The complicated mind of Elon Musk has taken center stage—intentionally or not. This could have been— should have been—a week all about Musk’s goodwill trip to Israel that he made Monday after an outcry followed his tweeting in support of antisemitic vitriol.

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☆ Walmart Stops Ads on X, Joining the Advertising Exit
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Sarah Nassauer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Walmart says the move has nothing to do with Elon Musk’s statements ‘on or off the platform.’ Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg NewsWalmart said it had stopped advertising on Elon Musk’s X, joining the parade of major marketers that have left the social-media platform in recent weeks. The retail behemoth said the halt—in the middle of its critical holiday shopping season—wasn’t because of a change in its advertising policies, but about how well advertisements on X have performed. Walmart largely stopped purchasing ads in October and the last ones ran around Thanksgiving.

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☆ Amazon Hires Elon Musk’s SpaceX for Three Rocket Launches
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The rise of SpaceX as the dominant force for U.S. rocket launches has meant that NASA’s role is now evolving. To find out what this means for the future of the space agency, WSJ’s George Downs sat down with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy. Photo Illustration: George DownsJeff Bezos and Elon Musk have both spent decades building space companies. Now, Bezos’ Amazon .com is turning to Musk’s SpaceX for a ride to orbit. Amazon, which Bezos founded and where he still serves as executive chairman, said Friday that it hired Musk’s SpaceX to conduct three rocket launches for the Seattle company’s planned satellite-internet division.

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☆ Can't afford a Cybertruck? You can get a great deal on any other Tesla right now.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Cybertruck order holders can get $1,000 off a different Tesla order. Even if the Cybertruck is more expensive, Tesla has the most affordable options right now. AdvertisementIt's a great time to buy anything other than a Cybertruck from Tesla. pic.twitter.com/Q3y0bo302S — Gort (@d4t4wr4ngl3r) December 1, 2023Even if you're not a Cybertruck order holder, you can take advantage of Tesla's year-end deals. Earlier this month, the company slashed prices of the Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X but as much as $6,300.

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☆ Elon Musk says his kids' safety is at risk unless a Texas judge restricts access to his custody battle with Grimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk filed new documents in Texas court asking a judge to restrict access to his custody battle. Attorneys for Musk want a judge to issue a protective order before he agrees to sit for a deposition. Musk also asked a judge to suspend public access to documents in the case, arguing the potential risk to his children outweighs any public interest in the high-profile custody battle. AdvertisementMusk was first to strike, however, quietly suing Grimes in Texas court in September to establish a "parent-child" relationship with the kids. AdvertisementA protective order would guarantee the information Musk reveals during a deposition remains private and inaccessible to the public, Melcher added.

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☆ Walmart joins the growing list of major companies to suspend advertising on Elon Musk's X
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Walmart has joined the growing list of companies suspending their ads on X. It comes after Elon Musk appeared to endorse an antisemitic post. Musk said that it was "a mistake" and "one of the most foolish things" he'd done on the platform. AdvertisementWalmart announced on Friday that it will stop advertising on Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. AdvertisementMusk has since said the post was a "mistake" and "one of the most foolish things" he'd done on the platform.

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☆ A man was arrested for plotting a 'mass casualty' attack at Elon Musk's Cybertruck launch event, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A 28-year-old man was arrested for planning an attack at Tesla's delivery event in Austin. After his arrest, he said: "I was going to shoot up Elon Musk and the plant," local news reported. AdvertisementA Florida man was arrested this week after he was alleged to have planned a "mass casualty event" at Tesla's Cybertruck promotional event on Thursday. Advertisement"I was going to shoot up Elon Musk and the plant," he reportedly said. When taken into custody Overeem said he believed Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink director and the mother of twins with Musk, were watching him, CBS Austin added.

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☆ Opinion | Sam Altman, Sugarcoating the Apocalypse
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Maureen Dowd | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My favorite “Twilight Zone” episode is the one where aliens land and, in a sign of their peaceful intentions, give world leaders a book. Government cryptographers work to translate the alien language. They decipher the title — “To Serve Man” — and that’s reassuring, so interplanetary shuttles are set up. But as the cryptographers proceed, they realize — too late — that it’s a cookbook. It was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit to serve man, to keep an eye on galloping A.I.

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☆ Forever working: Gadget plans to tap into your productivity while you sleep by inducing lucid dreaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prophetic, a new startup founded earlier this year, is developing a device to induce lucid dreaming. AdvertisementA new venture-backed startup is capitalizing on the productivity that can be channeled while lucid dreaming, Fortune reports. Allowing customers to tap into lucid dreaming could pave the way for productivity at nighttime— for example, engineers could code in their sleep, per Fortune. Prophetic wants to subvert the lack of activity that happens during sleep by inducing a lucid dream state. The product is grounded in ongoing research by the Donders Institute in the Netherlands that targets specific brain areas and ultrasound frequencies for optimal lucid dream induction.

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☆ All the reasons why Elon Musk's Cybertruck won't be coming to Europe anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

It may not be worth Tesla's while to make a Europe-friendly version of the Cybertruck. AdvertisementAfter years of waiting, the Cybertruck is finally here — but European Tesla fans shouldn't get too excited. There are a few reasons why it's unlikely to be sold across the Atlantic anytime soon. Advertisement"For a vehicle in the category of the Cybertruck, there's not a huge market in Europe, because pickup trucks generally are not very common." Elon Musk at the Tesla Cybertruck delivery event.

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☆ Amazon launches partnership with rival SpaceX to send competing satellites into orbit
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon struck a deal with SpaceX to use Falcon 9 rockets to launch Amazon's low orbit satellites. The financial terms of the deal between the satellite internet competitors were not disclosed. AdvertisementAmazon and SpaceX, competitors in the satellite internet space, have inked a deal to launch satellites supporting Amazon's Project Kuiper. In response to the news breaking on X, formerly Twitter, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said: "SpaceX launches competitor satellite systems without favor to its own satellites. Starlink began launching satellites in 2019 and has over 4,000 satellites in orbit, with plans to eventually build a constellation of about 42,000.

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Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. Berkshire owns 80% of Pilot, having paid the Haslams $2.76 billion for a 38.6% stake in 2017 and $8.2 billion for another 41.4% in January. The Haslams sued Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire in October, accusing it of seeking a "windfall" by adopting "pushdown" accounting for Pilot. Berkshire countersued on Nov. 28, saying Jimmy Haslam tried to bribe Pilot executives with millions of dollars to inflate earnings in 2023 at the expense of future years. According to court papers, the Haslams believe the 20% Pilot stake was worth $3.2 billion before Berkshire's accounting change, an amount Berkshire disputes.

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☆ Watch: Elon Musk Hands Over First Tesla Cybertruck Pickups to Customers
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Watch: Elon Musk Hands Over First Tesla Cybertruck Pickups to CustomersTesla CEO Elon Musk delivered the company’s first Cybertruck pickups to customers at an event in Texas on Thursday. Photo: Tesla

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☆ Tesla’s Cybertruck Is More Marketing Than Profit Machine
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Stephen Wilmot | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk delivered the company’s first Cybertruck pickups to customers at an event in Texas on Thursday. Photo: TeslaThe Cybertruck isn’t good for Tesla ’s finances, so it had better be great for the brand. On Thursday afternoon in Austin, Texas, two years later than initially planned, the electric-vehicle pioneer finally delivered its first pickup trucks, setting the financial ball rolling on its first new product since the Model Y started shipping almost four years ago. But we already know this won’t be a money-spinner for Tesla, at least not in 2024. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in October it might take 18 months to increase output to the point where the Cybertruck makes a significant contribution to cash flows.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla Locations: Texas, Austin , Texas

☆ A lower risk way to bet on a Tesla rally as Musk's comments add to share-price volatility
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hosted a delivery event this week at the company's factory in Austin, Texas, touting its towing abilities, race-car like acceleration, and even bulletproof doors. This jaw dropping event is in the wake of Elon Musk's comments earlier this week at the 2023 DealBook Summit in New York. The current opportunity I see for TSLA is a move higher into 2024 once this volatility is digested, yet again. Tesla call spread To capture this move higher, I want to buy a call spread. DISCLOSURES: (Long Tesla, short tesla puts, long call spread) THE ABOVE CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY .

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☆ Elon Musk is 'neither' great nor terrible, 'he's human', says venture capitalist Bradley Tusk
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailElon Musk is 'neither' great nor terrible, 'he's human', says venture capitalist Bradley TuskHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

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☆ Disappointed Tesla fans took aim at the Cybertruck over its 'cringe' launch, with one even saying their 'dream got crushed' by its unexpected price hike
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Cybertruck will start at $60,990, tens of thousands more than what Tesla promised in 2019. It was the opposite, horrible launch event, disappointing range, almost abusive pricing considering what was promised," wrote one Tesla fan on Reddit . "For me, this potential purchase was always always about two things, setting aside the design: range & price. The company is offering a "range extender" which it says will bring the Cybertruck closer to its promised range. Prominent tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee also criticized the discrepancy between what Tesla promised in 2019 and what it is offering now.

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☆ Opinion | Elon Musk Is Making a Giant Mistake … Unless?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk is so smart that you have to wonder if trashing X, formerly Twitter, is somehow in his best interest. This couldn’t possibly be one giant mistake, could it? Actually I think it is a giant mistake. There is, however, an unlikely scenario where damaging X in the short run might benefit Musk in the long run. He cut more than three-quarters of the staff, including most of those involved in keeping hate speech off the platform, which predictably resulted in more hate speech and fewer advertisers.

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New York CNN —Walmart confirmed on Friday that it is not advertising on X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk and formerly known as Twitter. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found other platforms to better reach our customers,” a Walmart spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. A number of prominent brands paused their advertising on X, last month following Musk’s public embrace of an antisemitic conspiracy theory favored by White supremacists. “I don’t want them to advertise,” Musk said at the New York Times DealBook Summit in New York. “If anyone is killing X, it’s Elon Musk – not advertisers,” she said.

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☆ Tesla is selling a $55 Cybertruck decal inspired by Elon Musk's famous window smashing mishap
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla is selling a $55 Cybertruck decal inspired by Elon Musk's infamous window smashing incident. "OMFG decal" references moment a Tesla engineer smashed the Cybertruck's windows with a steel ball. AdvertisementTesla is selling a Cybertruck decal inspired by the windows that famously smashed during a demonstration at the futuristic pickup's unveiling. Elon Musk was left red-faced after the Cybertruck's windows failed in a demonstration. That means it still remains unclear whether the Cybertruck's windows are actually as unbreakable as Musk initially suggested.

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☆ Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and 'kings' would pay $1B for Mar-a-Lago, Trump expert to testify at NY fraud trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Trump plans to call Palm Beach real-estate broker Lawrence Moens at his NY fraud trial next week. Moens has sworn Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and "kings" would pay $1B for the club, where he's a member. Donald Trump allegedly inflated the value of his Palm Beach resort in financial documents by as much as $714 million. He knows Donald Trump, Jr., and Ivanka Trump, who he testified was "a very lovely person." Advertisement"I don't see Donald Trump enough or spend enough time with Donald Trump to call him a friend," he answered.

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