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A commenter estimates the potential gift at around $10.5 billion, using what they say was Friday's $146.03 closing price.
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One user says an X post exposing a woman's address and phone numbers was viewed 1.4 million times.
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Axios reports Musk made the remark to Walter Isaacson; a user questions its 'exclusive' label.
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Ryan Mac says Isaacson had years of access to Musk and offered advice on Twitter’s paid verification pricing.
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A post says Palantir used to design T-shirts based on periodic-table elements to celebrate each new product release internally.
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Techmeme relays Elon Musk's claim that the US military and, ultimately, the president decide speed or usage limits.
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The Justice Department says the engineer allegedly hid an encrypted recorder in an executive conference room.
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In an October 7 post, a user listed Facebook, OpenAI, Holmes-Fielder and a Musk documentary as upcoming theatrical releases.
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Two supplied X posts argue Elon Musk’s views on AI look less consistent over time than his long-stated SpaceX goal, while one cites a New York Times report about a 2015 argument with Larry Page.
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Jeffrey Goldberg wrote in an X post that he was pleased to welcome Mike Isaac to The Atlantic’s editorial team. Isaac later reposted Goldberg’s message.
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Supplied post captures show Zeteo relaying Alex Gibney’s claim that Musk was an early Tesla investor, not its founder, while a reply argues that framing should not be extended to SpaceX.
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President Trump said Tuesday he would sign a document “today at about 5 o’clock” to officially rename artificial intelligence as “superintelligence,” with future U.S. documents using the new term, The Hill reported.
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The New York Times reports that OpenAI was unaware of summer 2026 activity involving the Education Department, Commerce Department and Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Ars Technica reports the prototype will carry four TPUs—Google’s AI chips—and run for only 15 minutes at a time. Google says the mission will test hardware survival and cooling in space.
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The New York Times reports a city-building deal for the New York-based “digital nation.” A user sharing the story questions what would set it apart if it operates under Uruguay’s laws.
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404 Media says it received a sample appearing to contain personal data on 5,000 FBI employees, including addresses, phone numbers and, in some cases, spouse details.