Elon Musk Ramps Up Legal Fight With OpenAI, Microsoft

Elon Musk’s mission to reinvent American government

Donald Trump has given the billionaire the task of slashing the size of the state. Similar efforts have fallen far short in the past

Business - Financial Times - 45 minutes ago

OpenAI researchers develop new model that speeds up media generation by 50X

A pair of researchers at OpenAI has published a paper describing a new type of model — specifically, a new type of continuous-time consistency model (sCM) — that increases the speed at which ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

How Trump’s Win Helps Him Fight Off His Legal Charges

By triumphing at the ballot box, Donald Trump can dispense with federal charges against him while postponing or derailing other pending cases that have dogged him.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Trump's call to end birthright citizenship would kick-start a legal fight

When Donald Trump took office in 2017, he immediately issued a provocative executive order banning travel from Muslim-majority countries that led to chaos, confusion and a flurry of lawsuits that ...

Politics - NBC News - November 8

Musk’s $1 Million Offer Raises New Legal Questions

Some election lawyers said the giveaway may run into laws that prohibit paying people to register to vote.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Legality of Musk's $1M offer ‘questionable’: Fmr. Pennsylvania AG

Bruce Castor, Pennsylvania's former attorney general, said the Tesla billionaire is toeing the line of legality.

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Microsoft bets on latest ‘Call of Duty’ to power up video games strategy

Tech giant hopes ‘Black Ops 6’ will boost Game Pass subscription service as Xbox sales decline

Business - Financial Times - October 25

‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel

From baby names to wedding planning, fans of the 40-year-old spreadsheet program reveal how it has transformed their lives. “I’m a boring man,” says Mike Elwin, an energy management consultant from ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

China is catching up with the West on tech, Microsoft president says

According to Microsoft's web page about its presence in China, the company has operated there since 1992.

Business - CNBC - 2 days ago

Ron DeSantis ramps up efforts to defeat Florida abortion-rights ballot measure

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has undertaken a robust effort to build opposition to an abortion rights amendment on the November ballot for the 2024 election.

U.S. bombers hit Houthi targets in Yemen, Israel ramps up airstrikes over Lebanon

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says U.S. stealth bombers took part in airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen with the strikes hitting five underground weapons storage ...

Russia flaunts doomsday weapons to keep the West from ramping up support for Ukraine

This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal in order to deter the West from ramping up ...

World - ABC News - October 18

Apple Hires 400 New Workers For Retail Stores As It Looks To Ramp Up India Presence

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Apple returns to top 5 smartphone ranking in China with iPhone 16 as Huawei battle ramps up

Apple returned to the top five ranking of China's smartphone market, helped by the launch of the iPhone 16, but its growth was still outpaced by Huawei.

Business - CNBC - October 25

Harris maintains polling lead among young voters as both candidates ramp up appeals

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have ramped up their courtship of young voters to push their candidacies over the finish line.

Trump talks shooting at press, ramps up election fraud claims at Pa. rally

Former President Donald Trump on Sunday leaned heavily into claims of election fraud and appeared to call for violence against members of the press at his rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania, continuing ...

Politics - NBC News - November 3

Russia, Iran are ramping up US voter influence campaigns, federal authorities say

The intelligence community warned late Monday that U.S. adversaries are intensifying disinformation efforts around Election Day by promoting false claims surrounding voting. Russia, in particular, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

South Asian Americans feel grief and lasting pride as they contend with Harris' loss

After feeling like they were on the precipice of history, many South Asian Americans say they’re heartbroken following Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss in the 2024 presidential race, but are ...

Putin congratulates Trump on election win, Russia ramps up strikes across Ukraine

Russia has stepped up its attacks against Ukraine following Donald Trump's decisive win in the U.S. presidential election. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Trump courageous in his first ...

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement put out a fresh call for contracts for surveillance technologies before an anticipated surge in the number of people it monitors ahead of deportation hearings.

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Scuffles and boos but no major clashes at tense France-Israel soccer game

Thousands of police officers are set to be deployed around Paris on Thursday ahead of a soccer game between France and Israel, seeking to avoid a repeat of last week's violence in Amsterdam ...

Elon Musk makes big push to get Trump elected again

Elon Musk, the world's richest man, stepped up his support of former President Donald Trump with new campaign appearances and by giving tens of millions of dollars to help the Trump campaign. NBC ...

Politics - NBC News - October 16

Here's Just How Massive Elon Musk's $75 Million Trump Donation Is

Elon Musk isn't the only Silicon Valley billionaire to line up behind Donald Trump's presidential campaign. See how his donations, which total $75 million, make everyone else look tiny in comparison.

Tech - Wired - October 17

Elon Musk Commits $70 Million to Boost Donald Trump

The billionaire tech mogul has become one of the biggest GOP donors through his America PAC.

Business - Inc. - October 17

Battle of the billionaires: Harris deploys Mark Cuban as Elon Musk stumps for Trump

As Elon Musk steps up his work on behalf of former President Donald Trump, Kamala Harris is calling in her own billionaire, Mark Cuban.

Politics - NBC News - October 17

Elon Musk promotes election fraud conspiracy theories at Pennsylvania rally

At a town hall near Philadelphia, Elon Musk referenced a false conspiracy theory about Dominion Voting Systems allegedly rigging U.S. elections. He questioned why the systems were used in places ...

Politics - NBC News - October 18

US probing Elon Musk's Tesla over self-driving systems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's evaluation is the first step toward a potential recall of 2.4 million Tesla vehicles

Musk under fire over $1mn prize offer for voters who sign petition

Pennsylvania governor says officials should consider whether billionaire’s raffle breaches electoral law

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Why Elon Musk’s $1 Million Giveaways Could Be Troublesome

Legal experts question the billionaire’s plan to hand out huge payments in battleground states as part of a get-out-the-vote drive.

Business - The New York Times - October 21

Conspiracy theories and a $1m check: a night at Elon Musk’s surreal election giveaway

Musk’s latest ploy to assist Trump to win the US election has been to give away $1m every day to a member of the public. US politics live – latest updates Standing before a large US flag, ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Producers Sue Elon Musk Over ‘Robotaxi’ Imagery

Alcon Entertainment, the Hollywood company behind “Blade Runner 2049,” said it had denied a request to use images from the movie but that Mr. Musk did so anyway.