The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.
Category: Innovation
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DeepSeek’s Sequel Set to Extend China’s Reach in Open-Source A.I.
Chinese companies have embraced making their most advanced artificial intelligence models available to all.
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Detroit Aims to Become Center of U.S. Drone Manufacturing
The state, known for making cars, is spending millions to entice drone manufacturers that can bring new business to auto suppliers.
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Trump Slashed Funding for Science. Now the U.S. Faces a Costly Brain Drain.
The White House’s attacks on academia and budget cuts for research have provided an opening for other countries to poach leading scientists.
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What to Know About Electric Cars When Gas Prices Are Surging
War in Iran has disrupted global oil supplies, which is prompting some car shoppers to look for ways to climb off “the gas-price roller coaster.”
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U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.
Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
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Ford and G.M. Face a Dilemma as China Excels in Electric Vehicles
General Motors, Ford and other established automakers risk becoming relics if they don’t catch up to Chinese carmakers and technology companies in electric vehicles and self-driving cars.
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OpenAI Raises $110 Billion to Fuel Growth, Extending A.I. Boom
Amazon, Nvidia and SoftBank led the investment, valuing the parent of ChatGPT at $730 billion.
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A World Where All Is Free? That’s Elon Musk’s Theory of ‘Sustainable Abundance.’
The Tesla and SpaceX chief has told his followers that they will live in a world where robots will take care of every need and people do not have to work, in what has become his latest slogan.
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Revel, a Maker of Software for Running Hardware, Raises $150 Million
The start-up, founded by a former top SpaceX engineer, promises to help companies reduce their testing times and optimize systems.
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Abu Dhabi’s State Oil Company Looks Beyond Oil
Having reshaped the company, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber wants to expand internationally, particularly in natural gas, chemicals and renewables.