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☆ Elon Musk faces doubts about whether he can still deliver. Starship stuck the landing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

SpaceX made history as it returned its Super Heavy booster to its launch site in Texas. For Elon Musk, it was a chance to prove the doubters wrong — and he did. SpaceX Starship. Related storiesAnd Musk earned online applause from legions of Starship fans, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Wall Street analysts attributed the decline partly to skepticism over Tesla's ability to deliver fully autonomous driving.

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☆ Fact check: Vance falsely claims Trump did not ‘go after his political opponents’ as president
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Washington CNN —Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, falsely claimed Sunday that former President Donald Trump “didn’t go after his political opponents” during his presidency – an assertion that is contradicted by a mountain of evidence. As president, Trump publicly and privately pressured the Justice Department, and others in his administration, to investigate or prosecute numerous political opponents. Trump made extensive behind-the-scenes efforts to get his political opponents charged with crimes. But you don’t have to rely on investigative reporting or the memoirs of former administration officials to know that Trump went after political opponents as president. As CNN reporter Marshall Cohen has noted, there is a long list of political opponents whom Trump publicly called for the Justice Department and others to investigate or prosecute.

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☆ Uber CEO says competing with Elon Musk is 'no easy matter' — and would love to partner with Tesla on robotaxis
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told the Financial Times that competing with Elon Musk is not easy. He said he would "love" to get Tesla's robotaxis on the Uber platform when it's ready to roll out. AdvertisementUber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says going head-to-head with Elon Musk can be tough — so he's open to partnering with him. "Obviously, competing with Elon Musk is no easy matter, and we take nothing for granted; we really want to partner with the autonomous industry," he told the FT in an interview that aired Tuesday. Uber and Tesla didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ ‘Terrifier 3’ tops box office with $18 million debut, ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ collapses with brutal 81% drop
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Variety-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

There’s only room for one killer clown at the top of box office charts. Meanwhile “Joker: Folie á Deux,” which topped the box office last weekend, collapsed in third place with $7.055 million from 4,102 theaters. So far, “Folie a Deux” has generated $51.6 million domestically and $165.3 million globally. The well-reviewed family film has amassed $83.73 million domestically and $148 million globally to date. It has earned $52.8 million domestically and $111 million worldwide so far.

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☆ ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon-forged Iron Throne fetches nearly $1.5 million at auction
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The top-dollar item was the very thing the characters in the series vied for throughout its eight-season run: the Iron Throne. After a six-minute bidding war, the throne sold for $1.49 million. “People wanted a piece of that ‘Game of Thrones’ magic.”Beyond the coveted Iron Throne, over 30 other lots commanded six-figure price tags. Starting bids ranged from $500 to $20,000, but several items went for thousands of dollars more. Jaime Lannister’s black-leather armor ensemble fetched $275,000 and his Kingsguard armor — including his iconic Oathkeeper longsword — went for $212,500.

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☆ Insider Today: Robotaxi reality check
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

On the agenda today:But first: Elon Musk's robotaxi got lost on the way to Wall Street. This week's dispatchTesla's upcoming Robotaxi TeslaRobotaxi dreams meet Wall Street realityElon Musk unveiled Tesla's robotaxi, along with a robovan and updates to its humanoid robot, at a flashy event in Los Angeles this week. Wall Street wasn't buying it. AdvertisementIt's tough to bet against Elon Musk, as many on Wall Street have discovered. Wall Street is taking note, and Amazon could soon face pressure to return some of its cash with buybacks or dividends.

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☆ Trump or Harris? Here are the 2024 stakes for airlines, banks, EVs, health care and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris face off in the ABC presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024. The previous Trump administration didn't pursue those types of consumer protections. In contrast, Democrats, including Harris, have historically supported EVs and incentives such as those under the Biden administration's signature Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, Harris, if elected, can build on existing efforts of the Biden administration to deliver savings to more patients, they said. Trump also led multiple efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, including its expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults.

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☆ Why Roblox investors are shrugging off a blistering short-seller report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Roblox stock closed at $41.60 on Friday, slightly above where it was earlier in the week when Hindenberg published its research. Related storiesIn the wake of the report, Wall Street and investors seemed to largely stick by the company. AdvertisementRoblox, which primarily makes its money from sales of online currency and items, has been working to grow its advertising business. The report could hinder Roblox's ad businessDespite Roblox's nearly immediate stock recovery and support from Wall Street, the report and related issues could have implications for Roblox's advertising business. Its ad business is barely a rounding error today, but Roblox is still not profitable, so it's trying hard to change that.

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☆ Tomb filled with skeletons found underneath the Treasury in Petra
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Archaeologists led by Dr. Pearce Paul Creasman, executive director of the American Center of Research, unearthed the ancient tomb. Exploring Petra, a world wonderWithin the tomb beneath the Treasury, archaeologists found a ceramic vessel resembling the Holy Grail. Only a handful of tombs uncovered in Petra in the past several decades have been found with untouched burials, Creasman said. As the researchers continue to study the skeletons, Creasman said they are hopeful more details will come to light about who the people were in life. Researchers would like to date the skeletons and artifacts as well as use extracted DNA to determine whether the dozen skeletons are related.

Persons: Jordan, Dr, Pearce Paul Creasman, Creasman, Josh Gates, ”, we’ve, ” Creasman, Petra, ” Gates, “, Gates, Indiana Jones, Fares Organizations: CNN, Treasury, American Center of Research, “, Warner Bros ., Discovery’s, Jordan Department of Antiquities Locations: Petra, Jordanian, Discovery’s

☆ A Tesla fan experiences the Cybercab for the first time — it's a smooth ride but he wouldn't necessarily buy one
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tesla fan and attendee Matthew Donegan-Ryan rode in the new Cybercab. Tesla fan and investor Matthew Donegan-Ryan attended the glitzy launch on a film lot at the Warner Bros. @_SFTahoe pic.twitter.com/0Xoubi9hY4 — Matthew Donegan-Ryan (@MatthewDR) October 11, 2024The Cybercab, Tesla's first robotaxi, was revealed alongside a 20-person Robovan. pic.twitter.com/iUD0aKThZa — Matthew Donegan-Ryan (@MatthewDR) October 11, 2024Donegan-Ryan was also surprised by how few cameras the Cybercab had. The Cybercab bears a stylistic resemblance to another Tesla vehicle, the Cybertruck, and Donegan-Ryan said that similarity was particularly apparent in person.

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☆ Musk unveils $30,000 Tesla self-driving Cybercab and larger Robovan at robotaxi event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Lora Kolodny | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

After a decade of unfulfilled promises about driverless vehicles, Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyped the company’s Cybercab concept on Thursday night, showing off a low, silver two-seater with no steering wheels or pedals. Musk offered no details about exactly where Tesla plans to produce the cars, but said consumers would be able to buy a Tesla Cybercab for below $30,000. He said the Cybercab and Robovan would employ inductive charging, meaning these autonomous vehicles could roll up to a station to recharge, with no plugging in required. Musk has spent years touting Tesla’s work in autonomous cars and promising that they would hit the market. In 2015, Musk told shareholders that Tesla cars would achieve “full autonomy” within three years.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, “ It’s, ” Musk, ”, “ Organizations: Tesla, Warner Bros, FSD Locations: Burbank , California, Texas, California, U.S

☆ Don't hold your breath waiting for a Tesla robotaxi
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla's robotaxi will almost certainly face safety and regulatory questions before it comes to market. Waymo and Cruise have also encountered regulatory challenges with their autonomous vehicles. It has a permit to test autonomous vehicles with a driver on public roads in the state. "It's a problem of their own making," Phil Koopman, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an expert in autonomous vehicle safety, told Business Insider. A Waymo autonomous self-driving electric vehicle.

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☆ Elon Musk's Robotaxi is still miles away from overtaking Uber and Waymo in the ride-hailing race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementIf Elon Musk can fully deliver on his plans to make Tesla's Robotaxi the new go-to mode of transport, he could bring an end to the ride-hailing economy as we know it. "Tesla's vehicles, sensors, and software will all need to be approved in any market they hope to enter. "Until Tesla robotaxis are transporting 100,000 paying customers a week around major American cities like Waymo does, Tesla Robotaxi is nothing more than the latest work of fiction to come out of the Warner Bros. "We also believe TSLA could struggle to scale fleet operations without offering access to demand via Uber/Lyft." Uber is already preparing for a future of electric cars and autonomous vehicles without Tesla's involvement.

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☆ Ex-Waymo CEO is not impressed by Tesla's Robotaxi
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Waymo's ex-CEO said Tesla isn't "serious about building a safe and accessible Robotaxi business." AdvertisementIt seems former Waymo CEO John Krafcik was unimpressed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk's much-hyped "We, Robot" event. Alongside the Robotaxi, Tesla also showed off a 20-passenger Robovan and its Optimus humanoid robots. He added: "If a company were serious about building a safe and accessible Robotaxi business, it would look nothing like what was shown, or said, last night." AdvertisementMusk teased Tesla Robotaxis in 2019.

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☆ Optimus robots danced on a lit-up stage and served drinks at Tesla's robotaxi event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's humanoid robot Optimus took a starring role at the company's Hollywood robotaxi event. The robots served drinks for attendees, posed for selfies, and even danced on a stage. AdvertisementElon Musk may have unveiled the robotaxi on a Hollywood set on Thursday night — but it was Tesla's Optimus robots that had the starring role. Tesla has previously released videos of the Optimus robot performing yoga stretches, picking up an egg, and squatting. AdvertisementAt the event, Musk said he expects the Optimus robot to cost $20,000 to $30,000 in the long term.

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☆ Behind the scenes of the Trump movie Trump doesn't want you to see
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

That's because of a twisty backstory involving gun-shy Hollywood studios, a fledgling producer, and his father-in-law: Dan Snyder, a billionaire Trump supporter who initially bankrolled the movie. Related storiesYou got a Trump supporter to fund this movie, which in no way is a movie a Trump supporter would want to see, let alone fund. And so indirectly, a Republican Trump donor's money was paying for the production of this movie. The nightmare scenario would be that we shoot this movie and then Dan Snyder hates the movie and somehow is able to block it. AdvertisementThis will sound pretty cavalier from me, but: It seems like if there's an "unseeable Trump movie" that is going to immediately make people demand to see it.

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☆ I thought I wanted my life to be like 'Gilmore Girls'— until I started rewatching the series with my daughters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Holly Garcia | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Rewatching my fall fave, "Gilmore Girls," as a parent feels less nostalgic and more painful. AdvertisementI found "Gilmore Girls" my first year of high school, and I'd never felt more seen. "Gilmore Girls" felt fun and fresh. When "Gilmore Girls" initially ran, I knew nothing about relationships, especially healthy ones. My daughters and I won't be cozying up on the couch to rewatch "Gilmore Girls" every fall, and that's OK. Maybe we'll find a new comfort show to enjoy together.

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☆ Elon Musk reveals Tesla's Robotaxi and Robovan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ana Altchek | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk just unveiled Tesla's Robotaxi at the company's "We, Robot" event in Los Angeles. Elon Musk showed off Tesla's upcoming driverless taxi at its "We, Robot" on Thursday evening. Musk walked into the event and entered a sleek-looking silver Robotaxi, a two-door vehicle that opened upward with butterfly-style doors. The unveiling of Tesla's latest vehicle is a major milestone for the company and has been highly anticipated for years. In 2016, Musk said during a press call that a Tesla vehicle would autonomously drive from Los Angeles to New York City by 2017.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Robotaxi, Tesla, Musk, Optimus, Uber Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Elon, Twitter, Traffic, Administration Locations: Los Angeles, Burbank , California, California, Texas, York, New York City

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts chose Shell to replace Steve Burke as NBCUniversal CEO in 2019. Soon, Shell, 59, will be at the helm of Paramount and paired with Ellison, who has already expressed his desire to transition Paramount into a more modern media company. The 10 p.m. hourAt Paramount, Shell will be given an asset mix similar to what he oversaw at NBCUniversal — save the theme parks. Wolf's shows were also significant moneymakers for NBCUniversal, according to a person familiar with the matter. Some media analysts, such as LightShed Partners' Rich Greenfield, have argued Paramount Global should shut down Paramount+ and instead license Paramount content to other streamers with more scale.

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☆ Elon Musk wants to take humanoid robots mainstream with Optimus. Making them 'the biggest product ever' will be tough.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tesla plans to unleash a new generation of humanoid robots. Related storiesMusk's plans to make humanoid robots mainstream face some tough challenges, however. Before these new iterations were revealed, industry watchers were already predicting explosive growth in the humanoid robotics market. AdvertisementIt is unclear how Musk's Optimus robots will stand out in this fast-growing market and become "the biggest product ever of any kind." Making further improvements to humanoid robots is a tough technical challenge.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Optimus, Musk, —, Elon, Cybertruck, livestream, Jensen Huang, Huang, Goldman Sachs, Paul Miller, Forrester, Jim Fan, Gene Organizations: Service, Warner Bros, Elon, Tech, Amazon, Oregon State University, Robotics, Nvidia, Star Wars, Hyundai, Boston Dynamics, Deepwater Asset Management, Optimus Locations: Burbank , California

☆ Tesla robotaxi event comes after a decade of unfulfilled promises from Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

With Tesla's hotly anticipated robotaxi event hours away, investors will soon get a glance at what CEO Elon Musk has called the CyberCab. The event comes a week after Tesla reported third-quarter deliveries of 462,890, lifting the number to 1.35 million for the year so far. For all of last year, Tesla reported deliveries of 1.81 million. Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management told CNBC's "Fast Money" on Wednesday, that he'll be at the event and expects to test the robotaxi. Tesla was once seen as a pioneer in autonomous vehicle development, but has never managed to deliver or demonstrate robotaxi technology.

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☆ Scooter Braun says it’s time to ‘move on’ from talking about Taylor Swift’s masters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Scooter Braun would like to change the subject. The music exec particularly would like for people to stop talking about his very public and controversial sale of megastar Taylor Swift’s master recordings, saying that “five years later, I think it’s time to move on” from the topic. “I think that it’s important in any kind of conflict that people actually communicate directly with each other. I think doing it out on social media and in front of the whole world is not the place,” Braun said. To the audience’s surprise – made clear by the audible wave of murmurs and gasps – he name-checked Swift.

Persons: Scooter Braun, megastar Taylor, Braun, Max docuseries “ Taylor Swift, Max, ” Braun, “, Swift “, Swift’s, Swift, ” Swift, ”, –, gasps, Taylor Swift Organizations: CNN, Warner Bros ., Machine, Bloomberg Locations: Hollywood, Minneapolis

☆ Elon Musk unveils the "Cybercab" at Tesla robotaxi event
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | 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 unveils the "Cybercab" at Tesla robotaxi eventTesla hosts its 'We, Robot' event on Thursday at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in Burbank, California. Elon Musk rolled up to the stage in what he said was a "Cybercab" with no steering wheel or pedals. Tesla has produced 21 of these vehicles, he said, characterizing them as "fully autonomous."

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla Organizations: Warner Bros, Elon Locations: Burbank , California

☆ Tesla CEO Elon Musk: The robotaxi has no plug, it just goes over the inductive charger and charges
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | 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 EmailTesla CEO Elon Musk: The robotaxi has no plug, it just goes over the inductive charger and chargesTesla hosts its 'We, Robot' event on Thursday at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in Burbank, California. He describes some details of the newly unveiled "Cybercab" at the event including inductive charging.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla Organizations: Warner Bros Locations: Burbank , California

☆ Tesla CEO Elon Musk reveals details and timing of Cybercab production
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | 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 EmailTesla CEO Elon Musk reveals details and timing of Cybercab productionTesla hosts its 'We, Robot' event on Thursday at Warner Bros. Discovery's movie studio in Burbank, California. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the Cybercab will go into production in 2026 and will cost less than $30,000.

Persons: Elon Musk Organizations: Warner Bros Locations: Burbank , California

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