And pls don’t ask me about space elevators until someone at least builds a carbon nanotube structure longer than a footbridge
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 26, 2015
An Earth based space elevator would be around 62,000 miles long, or about 2.5 times the circumference of the earth. It would take about 7.5 days to reach the GEO level traveling at 200 kph. Continue reading… “Elon Musk tweets about space elevators and more”
Microsoft head of research Eric Horvitz says, in contrast to what others, such as Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have said, that even though machines will likely achieve a human-like consciousness but do not pose a threat to the survival of mankind. Continue reading… “Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz contradicts Musk, Hawking, Gates, says artificial intelligence not a threat”
Elon Musk’s SpaceX released a new video this week demonstrating its upcoming Falcon Heavy rocket, which is set to launch for the first time later this year. Continue reading… “Video of SpaceX plans for largest rocket in the world”
Bill Gates is warning humanity to beware of artificial intelligence before its too late. The Microsoft co-founder joins other high profile leaders of technology and science, including Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, in alerting us to the potential threat from artificially intelligent machines. Continue reading… “Bill Gates is concerned about artificial intelligence”
One of the most commonly cited arguments against electric cars is range anxiety. Tesla Motors has been rapidly expanding its Supercharger network in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia to combat this fear of not having a place to charge before your battery quits.
Continue reading… “Tesla Motors “Destination Charging”: Fast-Growing Network Beyond Superchargers”
Elon Musk
On Friday, Elon Musk announced that he wants to build an internet network using satellites in space.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has donated $10 million for research of artificial intelligence safety. Musk has said that AI is “potentially more dangerous than nukes” and that something similar to what happens in the movie The Terminator is plausible. Continue reading… “Elon Musk donates $10 million toward research of AI safety”
San Francisco to Los Angeles in 35 minutes flat—that was the dream of the Hyperloop.
Back in 2013, Elon Musk introduced the world to this dream with a 60-page white paper. The paper caused a stir. The idea—a levitating, solar-power, supersonic train—was both pure geek porn and a transportation revolution in the making. It definitely captured people’s imagination.
Continue reading… “How Elon Musk’s Hyperloop will Change Transportation”
Mateo Jaramillo, Tesla’s Director of Powertrain Business Development, was the keynote speaker at last week’s Energy Storage North America. He spoke of Tesla’s aggressive efforts in stationary storage.
Continue reading… “Tesla to focus on the grid-scale energy storage business”
Space exploration is as urgent as easing poverty or disease—it’s our insurance policy against extinction.
Why would you blow billions of dollars on space exploration when billions of people are living in poverty here on Earth? You have probably heard all of the justifications.
Continue reading… “Space colonization is humankind’s insurance policy against extinction: Elon Musk”
Tesla/SpaceX chief and sustainable energy champion, Elon Musk, has finalized plans to build a 1.2 million square-foot megafactory in Buffalo, NY through his company SolarCity. The factory targets to create enough solar panels a year to harness a gigawatt of the sun’s energy.
Continue reading… “Elon Musk’s SolarCity to build a Gigafactory for producing solar panels”
Self-driving cars could save thousands of lives per year.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says self-driving cars might be on the roads faster than most people think. Musk told reporters in Tokyo that Tesla is developing the technology for “full autopilot” consumer cars in just five years.
Continue reading… “Tesla cars will run on autopilot within 5 years: Elon Musk”
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