Elon Musk

Musk attacking us as he is stressed about AI safety: OpenAI CEO
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During the 'On With Kara Swisher' podcast, Altman said OpenAI is "independent" from Microsoft. Altman said Musk has been critical of OpenAI on Twitter. Elon Musk is obviously attacking us," he noted. To say a positive thing about Elon, , I think he really does care about a good future with artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Musk will give Twitter workers stock awards based on $20 bn valuation
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It is less than half of $44 billion for which Musk acquired the micro-blogging platform, reports The Wall Street Journal. I see a clear, but difficult, path to a >$250B valuation," he told employees in an email. He said that Twitter is being reshaped so that the company "can be thought of as an inverse startup.
Elon Musk tried to take over OpenAI in 2018, but failed
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Musk, in turn, walked away from the company and reneged on a massive planned donation, reports Semafor. Musk told Altman that he believed the "venture had fallen fatally behind Google". But the Twitter CEO failed to convince OpenAI founders to take over the AI chatbot ChatGPT creator.
In 3 months, Twitter's paid Blue service earns just $11 mn for Elon Musk
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According to a report in TechCrunch, which quoted data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower, the take-up of Blue service "has been fairly underwhelming". While $11 million is a small figure, we should caveat that this estimate does not cover web-based subscriptions. The figures cover the 20 markets where Blue has been.
Legacy Twitter Blue badges to be removed from April 1, pay Rs 9,400 a year in India
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Twitter Blue is now available globally and the users can get Blue Verified for $7 a month if they sign up via web browser, Musk announced. "On April 1, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified check marks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue," said the company.
Twitter to soon increase long-form tweets to 10k characters: Musk
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When a user posted, "Genius, @twitter and @elonmusk decision to allow long form content on Twitter is brilliant product design. There will be less click bait type of articles and people staying on Twitter for longer." Musk replied: "Increasing long form to 10k characters soon, along with simple formatting tools."
Tesla to launch 'solar power charging' feature in app
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According to Electrek, a new update to the Tesla mobile app showed a new code revealing a feature focused on allowing Tesla vehicles to charge from excess solar power. "Plug in your vehicle at home during the day to charge using the excess clean energy generated by your solar system," the code states.
Twitter will prioritise replies by people you follow, verified, unverified accounts: Musk
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"In the coming weeks, Twitter will prioritise replies by -- People you follow, Verified accounts, Unverified accounts," Musk tweeted. "Verified accounts are 1000X harder to game by bot & troll armies. There is great wisdom to the old saying: 'You get what you pay for'," he added. Several users expressed their thoughts.
SpaceX Starship's may take 1st flight in April: Elon Musk
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However, the first flight depends on licence approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). "SpaceX will be ready to launch Starship in a few weeks, then launch timing depends on FAA licence approval," Musk wrote on Twitter. Assuming that takes a few weeks, the first launch attempt will be near the.
Twitter to soon open source all code used to recommend tweets: Musk
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Musk tweeted: "Twitter will open source all code used to recommend tweets on March 31." Our 'algorithm' is overly complex and not fully understood internally. People will discover many silly things, but we'll patch issues as soon as they're found!" Also, Musk said that the company is developing a simplified approach to serve more.
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