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☆ Grimes, who has 3 children with Elon Musk, sues over 'parental relationship'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The singer, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, has three children with Elon Musk. Last month, Grimes accused Musk of keeping her son from her in a since-deleted social media post. AdvertisementAdvertisementGrimes is suing Elon Musk over a matter involving one or more of their children. Grimes and Zilis later took to social media to say they were no longer feuding. Musk has 10 known living children.

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☆ Elon Musk might be the internet's worst boyfriend. At least that's what it seems like in his new biography.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"Elon and I were used to having big arguments in public," Musk's first wife, Justine Wilson, told Isaacson. AdvertisementAdvertisementWilson told Isaacson, the book's author, that Musk sometimes resorted to calling her "an idiot" or "moron" in arguments. Variety/Getty ImagesMeanwhile, Grimes told Isaacson that she feels the billionaire "associates love with being mean or abusive." "It was Elon's Asperger's coming out in full," Grimes told Isaacson. Musk's second wife, Talulah Riley, told Isaacson that when her close friend died, he flew to England to be with her.

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☆ How California is using AI to snuff out wildfires before they explode
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Stephanie Elam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says it has a new tool to battle wildfires before they explode – artificial intelligence. “I think it is a game changer … It has enhanced our abilities to validate situational awareness and then respond in a quick fashion,” Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s staff chief for fire intelligence, told CNN. Cal Fire, in partnership with the University of California at San Diego’s Alert California program and its network of more than 1,000 cameras across the state, is using the technology to spot fires early. Stephanie Elam/CNNCal Fire staff chief for fire intelligence Phillip SeLegue stands on a lookout tower in San Diego County. At Boucher Hill lookout tower in San Diego County, volunteer Bill Angel of the Forest Fire Lookout Association is in his second season of keeping an eye out for wildfires.

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☆ The ‘Italian Roll’ and Other Menswear Styling Tricks to Look Cooler—Without Spending a Cent
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Vincent Boucher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Elon Musk crashed Grimes' voice-recording session for 'Cyberpunk 2077' with a 200-year-old musket and 'insisted' on a cameo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Grimes voiced a character for "Cyberpunk 2077" while she was dating Elon Musk. While she was recording, Musk entered the studio with a 200-year-old gun and asked for his own cameo. A new story about him showing up during a "Cyberpunk 2077" recording session is one of those times. Elon Musk's ex-girlfriend, Grimes, a musician whose real name is Claire Boucher, voiced a character in the video game "Cyberpunk 2077." Back in 2019, Elon Musk alluded to a collaboration between him and "Cyberpunk 2077" in 2019.

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☆ Opinion: Hunter Biden is hardly the first ne’er-do-well presidential son
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Opinion Alexis Coe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Presidential history is lousy with ne’er-do-well sons. American history tells us a different story: Bad presidential sons are as old as the nation itself, yet political opponents have never thought weaponizing them would win an election. If there is evidence that a sitting president, a former president, a presidential candidate, a presidential heir or anyone else, has committed a crime, he or she should be held accountable. “I never did in my Life know a Youth so exceedingly indolent, or so surprisingly voluptuous,” Jack’s tutor, Reverend Jonathan Boucher, wrote to George Washington. Devoted students of history would object to wasting precious time and resources on a nothingburger scandal about a president’s unelected son.

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☆ Grimes would set Shivon Zilis up on dates before she was blindsided by news the Neuralink director had twins with Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Grimes was friends with Shivon Zilis before she had twins with Elon Musk, according to a new book. Isaacson wrote that the Neuralink director decided to have children after Musk spoke to her about his population doomsday fears. Later, when Grimes learned of Musk's children with Zilis, Isaacson said she was "outraged." Grimes wrote the post in response to a photo Isaacson posted on X of Zilis and Musk with their two children. "So glad we had such a wonderful talk, was insanely overdue," Zilis wrote.

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☆ Elon Musk and his siblings hated one of their mom's boyfriends so much that they put tiny firecrackers in his cigarettes that exploded, book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Musk siblings hated a man Maye Musk was dating so much they put firecrackers in his cigarettes. Maye Musk dated the man after she divorced Errol Musk, Walter Isaacson wrote. Isaacson's book, "Elon Musk," details the billionaire's childhood and the strained relationship between his parents. AdvertisementAdvertisementMaye Musk and Errol Musk were married for nine years and are also parents to Kimbal Musk and Tosca Musk. AdvertisementAdvertisementMaye Musk and Errol Musk didn't immediately reply to a request for comment for this story, which was made outside of normal working hours.

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☆ Elon Musk 'associates love with being mean or abusive,' Grimes told biographer Walter Isaacson
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Grace Kay | Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk "associates love with being mean or abusive" Grimes told Musk's new biographer. AdvertisementAdvertisement"When you're from a dysfunctional background or have a brain wired like his," Wilson told Isaacson, "intensity takes the place of intimacy." AdvertisementAdvertisementIn 2017, Musk's mother, Maye Musk, told Rolling Stone that Errol Musk was "a terrible human being," and in 2019, she told Harper's Bazaar that their marriage was abusive. AdvertisementAdvertisement"He has numerous minds and many fairly distinct personalities," she told Isaacson, according to the book. "When we hang out, I make sure I'm with the right Elon," she told Isaacson.

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☆ Grimes was 'outraged' after learning that Elon Musk fathered twins with Shivon Zilis at the same time as the public, new biography reveals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grimes was reportedly upset to learn about Elon Musk's twins with Shivon Zilis at the same time as the public. The twins were born just weeks before he had his second child with Grimes. Musk's twins with Zilis were born weeks before Musk and Grimes welcomed their second child via surrogate in December of 2021. The news of Musk's twins was first reported by Insider in July of 2022. Musk and Grimes also share a son, X Æ A-Xii Musk , or X , and a daughter, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, who goes by Y .

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☆ Elon Musk confirms he and Grimes have a third child
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Elon Musk has confirmed that he and former partner Grimes have a third child together – and its name is just as unusual as its siblings’. The child is called Tau Techno Mechanicus, the technology billionaire wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday. Musk, who owns the social network, was responding to a post from entertainment news account Pop Base, which named his and Grimes’ three children as “X Æ A-Xii, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, Techno Mechanicus.”The child’s existence had been kept a secret until recently. Grimes and Musk previously welcomed a son named X Æ A-Xii in May 2020. “USA birth rate has been below min sustainable levels for ~50 years,” Musk wrote on Twitter in May 2022.

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Shivon Zilis was pictured alongside Elon Musk and their twins for the first time on Wednesday. Insider first reported that Musk quietly fathered twins with Zilis, a director at Neuralink, in 2021. AdvertisementAdvertisementGrimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, said on X that communication about Zilis' twins "wasn't handled super well." Last week, in a since-deleted post on X Grimes accused Zilis of blocking her on social media. The Neuralink director has also taken to posting about her children in recent months.

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☆ Bill Gates and Elon Musk: An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's new biography of Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Walter Isaacson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The following is adapted from Walter Isaacson's biography "Elon Musk," publishing Sept. 12. "Hey, I'd love to come see you and talk about philanthropy and climate," Bill Gates said to Elon Musk when they happened to be at the same meeting in early 2022. In the rarefied fraternity of people who have held the title of richest person on Earth, Musk and Gates have some similarities. Gates had shorted Tesla stock, placing a big bet that it would go down in value. "How can someone say they are passionate about fighting climate change and then do something that reduced the overall investment in the company doing the most?"

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☆ New Elon Musk biography confirms he has 3rd child with Grimes named Techno Mechanicus
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new biography of Elon Musk confirms he has a third child with Grimes named Techno Mechanicus. Musk and Grimes had previously tried to keep the existence of their third child private. The child, whose age has not been made public, is named Techno Mechanicus and goes by the nickname, Tau. Accounting for Techno Mechanicus, Musk now has 10 known biological kids with three different women. Their first was born in 2020 and named X Æ A-Xii, or X.

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☆ Elon Musk's first dates with Grimes included driving his Tesla with his eyes closed on Autopilot, a 'Lord of the Rings' quiz, and a box of animal bones
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and Grimes told Walter Isaacson about their first few dates together. Musk took Grimes for a spin in his Tesla and quizzed her on "Lord of the Rings," the biographer said. Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk's biographer, offered a window into the early days of the Musk's relationship with the singer Grimes on Monday. "I was like, oh shit, this guy is fucking crazy," Isaacson said Grimes told him of the experience. The singer told Isaacson she gave Musk a box full of animal bones and the two would listen to history podcasts and audiobooks before bed.

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☆ Grimes says her 3-year-old son with Elon Musk no longer plays with toy rockets because he gets upset if they're not 'anatomically correct'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grimes told Wired that her son with Elon Musk is a "little engineer" who is obsessed with space. X Æ A-Xii, who is three, gets upset when his toy rockets are not "anatomically correct," she said. Grimes said she's stopped giving toy rockets to her 3-year-old son X Æ A-Xii, who she shares with SpaceX founder Elon Musk, because he gets upset if they're not "anatomically correct." Grimes previously tweeted that their son gets frustrated when playing with toy rockets. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images"She's a little engineer too," Grimes told Wired about her daughter.

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☆ Grimes says Elon Musk is 'very strong' ahead of his cage fight with Zuck, and that the match will be a good outlet for his masculinity
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grimes said she's not looking forward to watching Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fight it out. The artist, who shares two children with Musk, told Wired that she would prefer he doesn't fight. But Musk is "very strong" and the fight is probably a good outlet for his masculinity, she added. Grimes said her former partner Elon Musk is "very strong" ahead of a potential cage fight with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and that he's using the match as an outlet for his masculinity. Last year, Grimes told Vanity Fair that she and Musk are "very fluid," adding: "We live in separate houses.

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☆ Elon Musk's biographer saw him fly into 'demon mode.' It's hard to watch — but it also gets stuff done, he says.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Walter Isaacson said Elon Musk could be "brutal" and would go into "demon mode" at times. She told him that while it can be "unpleasant" to be around Musk when he's in demon mode, it's also the mode that "gets shit done." Isaacson said he attributed Musk's "dark streak" and his willingness to take risks to his relationship with his father, Errol Musk. Errol Musk denied he contributed to Musk's "dark streak" in an emailed statement to Insider, saying that "these days Elon and I are on fairly good terms." Tesla cofounder Martin Eberhard previously told Insider that Musk used to scream at him over press coverage on Tesla.

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☆ Want to Be an Artist? You’re in Luck. This One Is Selling His Practice.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Brian Boucher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 1967, Agnes Martin left New York for the New Mexico desert, avoiding the art world for years. Now, another New York artist is making a unique and provocative exit. On Darren Bader’s humorously named website, aaronbader.com, a sign reads: “20 Yrs: Selling My Practice.”“It’s been a good ride,” he says on the site. If he finds a buyer, he will be prohibited from being Darren Bader the contemporary artist, and that identity will be taken over by the buyer. He’s often (unflatteringly) called a prankster, but if this is a prank, it’s the kind that comes with an eight-page contract, drawn up with the attorney David Steiner (also known as artist Alfie Steiner).

☆ Sci-fi author says he wrote 97 books in 9 months using AI tools, including ChatGPT and Midjourney
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Sci-fi author Tim Boucher says he's created 97 books in nine months with the help of AI. In a Newsweek article, Boucher said he used Midjourney, ChatGPT, and Anthropic's Claude. Sci-fi author Tim Boucher says he's created 97 books in nine months with the help of AI. In an article for Newsweek, Boucher said he'd used AI image generator Midjourney to illustrate the books, and ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude for brainstorming and text generation. He wrote in Newsweek: "AI has proven to be a remarkable catalyst for my creative work.

☆ Grimes says she'll split the royalties on any 'successful' AI-generated song that uses her voice
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Grimes, the electronic music producer and singer, took a stance on generative AI in music. "I'll split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that uses my voice," she tweeted. This 50/50 split is apparently the same deal she would ink with any other artist collaboration — robot or not. Boucher went on to essentially invite the use of her voice for AI-based musical projects, saying, "Feel free to use my voice without penalty. A business associate of Grimes didn't immediately return a request for comment; 4AD also didn't immediately comment.

☆ The induction range may be a homeowner's next big kitchen cooking upgrade
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As energy efficiency goals and financial incentives proliferate, more consumers are warming up to the benefits of induction cooking. Induction cooking is poised to become even more prevalent thanks to financial incentives that make adoption more compelling. Here are some things to know about induction cooking. Many pro chefs prefer itWhile conventional electric ranges have often gotten a bad rap from cooks, professional chefs often favor induction cooking. Another benefit to using induction: only the bottom or the sides of the pan get hot.

☆ NBA roundup: Warriors withstand Joel Embiid's 46-point game
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/5] Mar 24, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the basketball against the Philadelphia 76ers in the fourth quarter at Chase Center. A 23-9 run in the first 5:59 out of the locker room quickly flipped the game in the Kings' favor. Booker finished with 32 points, 14 in the fourth quarter, and Ross' 30 points marked a season high. Italian rookie Simone Fontecchio led Utah with 26 points, while Kelly Olynyk chipped in with 16 points and seven rebounds. Haliburton and Myles Turner each scored 20 points to lead Indiana, which trailed by 29 in the fourth quarter.

☆ Grimes said she got a brain gadget for her birthday from a company competing with Elon Musk's Neuralink
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Grace Kay | Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Neurosity's device is designed to help people focus, but some developers are using it as a BCI. "Getting a non invasive brain computer interface for my birthday (!!!!? Grimes' birthday 'Crown' measures brain activity, and is designed to help people focusNeurosity's headset uses electroencephalogram technology, or EEG, to measure brain activity by placing small metal electrodes on a person's scalp. In a now-deleted tweet, the singer said Neurosity's device allowed her to use her mind to move a cursor. Meanwhile, Neurosity's device is already on the market.

☆ NBA roundup: Kyrie Irving leads Dallas to win in Mavs' debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

He added 11 assists and 10 rebounds. LaMelo Ball collected 16 points and six rebounds and Gordon Hayward added 15 points for the Hornets, who have lost five in a row. Fox (31 points, 11 assists) scored the final seven points for the Kings, who trailed 128-123 with 1:17 left. Martin added 15 points -- all in the first half -- and Jae'Sean Tate added 16 for the Rockets, who committed 13 of their 19 turnovers in the second half. Bojan Bogdanovic, Detroit's most prominent trade chip ahead of Thursday's deadline, led the Pistons with 15 points.

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