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SpaceX's Elon Musk Proposes Media Company That Rates Journalists. Is He Serious?
By Elizabeth Howell published
What's behind his posts? Is it just another Musk prank, or is he actually serious about the idea?

Does Humanity Need a Backup Earth?
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a vision: He wants to get humans to Mars as soon as possible. Is that humanity's best option?

This Horrifying AI Thought Experiment Got Elon Musk a Date
By Stephanie Pappas published
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is dating musician Grimes, apparently because of a shared love of nerdy puns.

Elon Musk Ditched His 'Flufferbot.' No, It's Not What You Think.
By Mindy Weisberger published
Musk bot botches battery build, fumbles fuzzy fiberglass.

Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'
By Laura Geggel published
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just paid a rare compliment to his own species, calling humans "underrated" on Twitter last week.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Try to Land a Rocket with a 'Giant Party Balloon'
By Tariq Malik published
From anyone else, it would sound ridiculous: Elon Musk says SpaceX is going to try to land a rocket stage with … wait for it … a "giant party balloon."

What's to Blame for Fatal Tesla Crash? Nobody Can Agree
By Laura Geggel published
Tesla is blaming last month's fatal Tesla Model X car crash largely on the driver, not the car itself, according to a statement released by Tesla this week.

Elon Musk Worries That AI Research Will Create an 'Immortal Dictator'
By Brandon Specktor published
"It would live forever... and we could never escape," Musk says in a new documentary.
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