Elon Musk has stated that Tesla may cease production of the Cybertruck electric pick-up in around eight months’ time, despite high demand. According to him, the company intends to redirect its production resources towards increasing output of the Cybercab robotaxi, as it considers this area to be more promising.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has selected Qualcomm as its technology partner for the roll-out of the Starlink Mobile 5G terrestrial network in the US. The nationwide roll-out is scheduled to begin in 2027, and the multi-year agreement envisages the installation of tens of thousands of base stations.
American billionaire Elon Musk commented ironically on the Republican Party’s defeat in the US mid-term elections. The businessman had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in supporting Republican candidates, yet the Democrats managed to secure control of both houses of Congress.
The American entrepreneur has once again spoken out against prolonging the war, recalling his 2022 peace plan. His statement came at a time when the dispute over the Ukrainian military’s access to SpaceX’s satellite communications was intensifying, and against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s efforts to bring the conflict to an end.
Elon Musk has stated that in 2027 he intends to give one SpaceX share, from his own holdings, to every child in the US. According to the entrepreneur, this will be ‘the first of many’ such steps. If the initiative covers all Americans under the age of 18, its potential scale could exceed $10 billion.
Politico reports that the US-Russia agreement on diesel supplies was finalised at the worst possible time for Ukraine, which is bracing for a harsh winter.
Elon Musk jokingly suggested moving the testing of artificial superintelligence systems to Delta Air Lines, where, he said, internet access is completely impossible.
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump presented SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and several other technology industry leaders with the prestigious National Medal of Science at a ceremony at the Institute of Peace in Washington.
German Transport Minister Steffen Bilger has stated his intention to seek the earliest possible authorisation of Tesla’s FSD Supervised system across the entire European Union. According to him, the technology could improve road safety whilst also supporting innovation in the automotive industry.
Elon Musk backed the claim by former US State Department official Mike Benz that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) had increased funding for programmes in Brazil following Jair Bolsonaro’s victory in the 2018 presidential election. Musk claimed that USAID had been involved in election interference and regime change around the world.
