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  • Elon Musk-Run SpaceX, NASA To Send Mission With Over 3,500 Kg Cargo To ISS |

    New Delhi: Elon Musk-run SpaceX and US space agency NASA are set to launch a cargo mission with 8,200 pounds (3,719.45 kg) of supplies, scientific investigations, and equipment to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday.

    The commercial supplies will be carried to the orbiting lab by Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft (NG-21) onboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

    The launch opportunity is available on Sunday at 11.02 am (ET). It is the 21st commercial resupply mission by Northrop Grumman for NASA. The scientific experiments aboard Cygnus spacecraft include “tests of water recovery technology, a process to produce stem cells in microgravity, studies of the effects of spaceflight on microorganism DNA, liver tissue growth, and live science demonstrations for students”.

    In addition, the NG-21 will also carry two tiny CubeSats, as part of NASA’s ELaNa (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) program. It will be deployed from the ISS after the Cygnus docks on August 5.

    The NG-21 has been named the SS Richard “Dick” Scobee, after the NASA astronaut who commanded the ill-fated STS-51-L mission of the space shuttle Challenger.

    Shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986, Challenger exploded, claiming the lives of Scobee and his six crewmates. The Cygnus will be docked using the station’s robotic arm, and installed on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port on the ISS.

    The spacecraft will spend almost six months connected to the orbiting laboratory before departing in January 2025. The orbiting lab currently houses 7 persons -five from Expedition 71 – Oleg Kononenko, Tracy Dyson, Mike Barratt, Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Nikolai Chub, and Alexander Grebenkin; and two Starliner crew -Indian-origin, Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore.

  • Amazon Loses $134 Billion In Market Value; Bezos’ Net Worth Drops $15.2 Billion | Companies News

    New Delhi: Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and the second richest person in the world recently saw his net worth drop by 15.2 billion dollars, leaving him with 191.5 billion dollars, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. This notable decrease highlights the wider instability currently affecting the tech sector.

    Nasdaq 100 Decline Impacts Tech Billionaires

    The Nasdaq 100 Index dropped by 2.4 percent which led to the significant losses for several tech billionaires. Elon Musk’s wealth fell by 6.6 billion dollars and Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle Corp saw his fortune decrease by 4.4 billion dollars.

    Tech Titans Lose Billions as Meta and Alphabet Shares Crash

    Technology billionaires Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Mark Zuckerberg each saw their net worths drop by over 3 billion dollars as shares of Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet crashed in New York trading. Together, their combined losses totaled 68 billion dollars, according to Bloomberg’s wealth index.

    Amazon Shares Fall, Bezos Sees Third-Largest Decline

    Amazon.com Inc shares fell by 8.8 percent in a wider market downturn,  dropping Jeff Bezos’ net worth to 191.5 billion dollars, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.  This loss is Bezos’ third-largest single-day decline, following a 36 billion dollars drop on April 4, 2019 due to his divorce settlement, and a 14% drop in Amazon shares on April 29, 2022.

    Bezos Sells Amazon Shares as Market Hits Record Highs

    Bezos, at 60 years old, has been actively selling Amazon shares this year. In February, he sold 8.5 billion dollars worth of shares and had planned to sell another 5 billion dollars worth of 25 million shares last month, when Amazon hit a new record high.

  • Elon Musk Retweets How To Mute Posts With Words You Find Annoying On X; Here’s How Netizens React |

    New Delhi: Tesla and Space The retweet from the tech giant comes amid ongoing discussions about online toxicity and mental health.

    By highlighting the mute function, Elon Musk may be suggesting a way for users to handle negativity on the social media platform. While some users view this as a positive move toward a more civil online environment, others raise concerns about its possible implications for free speech.

    How to mute posts with words you find annoying https://t.co/1KuP7I8GbC — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024

    Here’s How To Mute Posts With Words You Find Annoying On

    Step 1: Open the Settings menu on your device.

    Step 2: Navigate to the Privacy section.

    Step 3: Select Mute & Block from the available options.

    Step 4: Choose Muted Words to manage and add the words you want to mute.

    Here’s How Netizen Reacts To Musk Retweet-

    Grok won’t mute any words. It’s truth seeking and ingests all! pic.twitter.com/mGsKWcSUBb — Nuke (@CryptonianNuke) July 16, 2024

    It’s a great way to filter out the engagement farming! pic.twitter.com/qz7XkTrkra — cerwinlive (@cerwinliveIG) July 16, 2024

    One word you will never mute : Dream pic.twitter.com/BLSY4XTlgF — 12$andDream (@12dollars1dream) July 16, 2024

    This is an amazing feature! thank you for adding it.

    We now have the power to remove any word or topic that we find toxic.

    Mold and shape your timeline with only content that is informative, constructive and uplift your spirit to become a better person and have a better life.… — Fabs (@itsonlyfabs) July 17, 2024

    I need to mute all words used by legacy media pic.twitter.com/LLdNbcZNkT — Logician (@SpaceX69_420) July 16, 2024

  • BJP Leader Counters Elon Musk On EVM Hacking Concerns, Says ‘Happy To Run A Tutorial’ |

    Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said that Elon Musk’s opinion that eletronic voting machines should be phased out is a “huge sweeping generalisation”, which holds no truth. Chandrasekhar also extended an invitation to the Tesla CEO to visit India and pick up some knowledge. He refuted the tech billionaire’s claim in a response to his post on X that electronic voting machines should be removed because of the “risk of being hacked by humans or AI, while small, is still too high.”

    This is a broad generalisation that implies no one can create secure digital hardware. “Wrong,” said the former minister. According to Chandrasekhar, Musk’s viewpoint may apply to the United States and other countries where regular computing platforms are used to build “Internet-connected voting machines.”

    Musk had reacted to Puerto Rico’s primary elections, which allegedly had voting irregularities. Chandrasekhar also disputed Musk’s statement, claiming that Indian EVMs are custom-designed, secure, and isolated from any network or media.

    “There is no connectivity, Bluetooth, WiFi, or Internet; there is no way in. “Factory-programmed controllers that cannot be reprogrammed,” explained the former minister. “Electronic voting machines can be designed and built exactly as India has done. “We’d be happy to run a tutorial, Elon,” Chandrasekhar added. 

  • Likes Now Private On Social Media Platform X, Users Can’t See Them On Posts |

    New Delhi: A day after making likes private on his social media platform X, Elon Musk on Thursday said that the move has resulted in a massive hike in the number of likes for millions of users worldwide.

    The tech billionaire had made all likes private by default to help people avoid retaliation from trolls and “better protect user privacy.”

    In a fresh post on X, he said that there has been a “massive increase in likes after they were made private.”

    After this change, the X users will not be able to see the posts that other users have liked on the platform.

    However, the users can still see the posts they liked and the post’s original writer can see who liked it.

    According to the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, the move is important to allow people to like posts without getting attacked for doing so.

    According to the social media platform, ‘likes’ are visible between you and the author.

    “The author will be notified, but not anyone else. The bookmark is only visible to you. We could even make it customisable for users,” according to the company.

  • Elon Musk Withdraws Lawsuit Against OpenAI And Its Co-Founders Sam Altman, Greg Brockman |

    New Delhi: Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. The lawsuit which was filed in a California court this February alleged that OpenAI had breached its contract and deviated from its original mission of developing AI to benefit humanity. Elon Musk’s decision to drop the lawsuit came just a day after he publicly criticised OpenAI’s new partnership with Apple.

    Musk’s lawsuit claimed that OpenAI has violated an agreement with its founding members which included a commitment to remain a non-profit and keep its technology open-source. However, OpenAI strongly denied all these accusations and argued that Musk wanted “absolute control” of the company and had even suggested merging it with Tesla. (Also Read: Xiaomi 14 CIVI Smartphone Launched in India With Free YouTube Premium Subscription; Check Specs, Price)

    A lawsuit filed by Elon Musk was dismissed with prejudice, according to CNBC. Musk initiated the lawsuit in February and accused Open AI and its co-founders of betrayal. He also claimed that Benchmark Capital had breached an agreement signed in 2019. The dismissal with prejudice means that the case cannot be refiled in the future. (Also Read: HMD 105 and HMD 110 Feature Phones Launched in India With Built-in UPI Feature; Check Specs, Price)

    Elon Musk’s withdrawal of the lawsuit prevented a hearing that was scheduled for Wednesday in San Francisco. During this hearing, the judge was set to decide whether to dismiss the case. “Seeing the remarkable technological advances OpenAI has achieved, Musk now wants that success for himself,” stated OpenAI’s attorneys. In an April filing, Musk argued that OpenAI was attempting to “advance arguments based on disputed facts” that were not relevant to the lawsuit.

  • Elon Musk says an X phone with Samsung as a potential partner is not out of the question |

    New Delhi: Taking on the Apple-OpenAI collaboration in a big way, tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his own X phone is a possibility with Samsung as a potential partner which cannot be ruled out, as he slammed the integration of ChatGPT in iPhones and other Apple devices.

    Reacting to an X user who claimed that “X will partner with Samsung to manufacture an X phone” which will be optimised for the X app, offer an open-source operating system (OS) and a “direct connection to Starlink”, Musk said, “it is not out of the question”.

    Musk earlier said that it is “patently absurd” that Apple isn’t smart enough to make its own AI, “yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy”.

    It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!

    Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    “Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO added. Apple is yet to comment on Musk’s allegations.

    Earlier in the day, Musk threatened to ban iPhones from all his companies over the integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and other Apple devices. Apple on Monday announced that in iOS 18, users will be able to ask Siri questions and OpenAI’s ChatGPT will answer.

    Musk posted on X that if Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, “Apple devices will be banned at my companies”. “That is an unacceptable security violation,” Musk added.

  • Elon Musk Threatens To Ban iPhones At His Companies Over ChatGPT Integration |

    New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has threatened to ban iPhones from all his companies over the integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and other Apple devices.

    “If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation,” Musk posted on X.

    In a series of tweets, Musk explains the reason behind banning iPhones in his company for the usage of OpenAI

    If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, then Apple devices will be banned at my companies. That is an unacceptable security violation. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    And visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage

    — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!

    Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    Musk also shared a hillarious Indian meme on how the ‘Apple Intelligence Works’

    pic.twitter.com/7OgZAAdPf6 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    At its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC 2024), Apple announced that it is going to integrate ChatGPT with Siri. Apple said that it is integrating ChatGPT access into experiences within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, allowing users to access its expertise — as well as its image- and document-understanding capabilities — without needing to jump between tools.

    “Siri can tap into ChatGPT’s expertise when helpful. Users are asked before any questions are sent to ChatGPT, along with any documents or photos, and Siri then presents the answer directly,” the company said.

    Also, ChatGPT will be available in Apple’s systemwide Writing Tools, which help users generate content for anything they are writing about.

  • Elon Musk Asks X Users To Post Long-Form Articles To Promote Citizen Journalism |

    New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, on Sunday, encouraged X users to post long-form articles on the platform and create space for citizen journalism. Some users have already started posting full-length articles written by them on X, as Musk tries to compete with traditional media giants.

    “I just published my first X Article! Thank you @elonmusk for creating a platform for citizen journalism,” said a user. Musk replied: “Publish full-length, complex articles on X!” Another user commented: “Great idea! Engaging content on X will attract more readers.”

    Last September, the tech billionaire visited the US-Mexico border and live-streamed his tour of the region. Musk then encouraged people to do citizen journalism on X. “Please encourage more citizen journalism! You can do live video easily from your phone.

    Publish full-length, complex articles on! https://t.co/xJIs5SEk5m — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 9, 2024

    More on-the-ground reporting from regular citizens will change the world,” he posted. The X owner has invited journalists to publish directly on X and earn more. He has also made X an open-source platform.

    He is even planning to launch his own news distribution service called XWire, saying whatever is relevant in legacy media is already available on X. The aim is to rival existing news platforms for disseminating company PR news and press releases.

  • SpaceX will enable anyone to travel to Moon, Mars: Elon Musk |

    New Delhi: SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and even travel to the Moon and Mars, in the future, its CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday. “Over time, SpaceX will enable anyone to go to space and travel to the moon and Mars,” the tech billionaire posted on X social media platform.

    According to him, SpaceX is expected to exceed 90 per cent of all Earth’s payload to low-Earth orbit later this year. Currently, SpaceX’s rocket Falcon is nearly 80 per cent reusable and its mega rocket ‘Starship’ will eventually take reusability to approximately 100 per cent. The Starship is likely to land astronauts on the Moon during the crewed Artemis 3 mission in 2026. (Also Read: OnePlus 11R and OnePlus 12R receive massive price cut on Amazon, Flipkart; check new price and specs)

    The space vehicle has so far had three test flights, and the fourth will take place soon. According to the company, the fourth flight test of Starship could launch as soon as June 5, pending regulatory approval. Starship’s third flight test made tremendous strides towards a future of rapidly reliable reusable rockets. (Also Read: Realme C63 smartphone launched with Android 14-based Realme UI 5; Check specs, price)

    The fourth flight test “turns our focus from achieving orbit to demonstrating the ability to return and reuse Starship and Super Heavy”, the company said. The primary objectives will be executing a landing burn and soft splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico with the Super Heavy booster, and achieving a controlled entry of Starship. In the meantime, Musk’s satellite-based internet service Starlink has surpassed 3 million customers in 99 countries. The affordable service has recently been launched in Indonesia and Fiji.