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Earlier this year, at one of Teslas events, the companys famous founder, Elon Musk proclaimed that, LiDAR is a fools errand, and Anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed. Doomed. Were all big fans of Elon at my company and weve even named one of our conference room…

Elon Musk tells the court he's "financially illiquid"

Hey, Lady Gaga! You’ve asked a great question — who is Ninja, really? — and I’m here to explain in a blog post, because that’s how the content sausage gets made, baby. (I am not being forced to do this, but I am getting paid to, and, honestly, isn’t that…

When Elon Musk appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast in 2018 and burned down a spliff, he probably didn't realize it would cost taxpayers money.  Politico reports that's exactly what happened, thanks to SpaceX's role as a contractor with NASA. The federal space ag…

Tesla is back at Nürburgring.  Two Tesla Model S cars have been spotted (via Teslarati) on the legendary German race track, and while there are no official lap times for them yet, the cars themselves are interesting.  Back in September, when Tesla cars were…

Tesla's upcoming electric pickup truck could be unveiled as soon as November, and internet is teeming with mockups showing what it could look like.  The problem with those images (see examples here and here and here) is that they're nothing like the real thi…

During an event with NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk publicly stated that the agency can share SpaceXs intellectual property with whomever it wantsnot that NASA seems especially eager to. Bridenstine and Musk met at the S…

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Even as he was attacking one of the Thailand cave rescuers as a "pedo guy," Elon Musk called himself a fucking idiot for sending unverified dirt to Ryan Mac, a reporter for Buzzfeed. The revelations come via court documents Mac shared on Buzzfeed early Tuesd…