Elon Musk: Self-sustaining city on Mars is plausible in 25-30 years

Elon Musk has stated that a self-sustaining human settlement on Mars could be established in 25-30 years, provided launch capacity increases dramatically in the coming decades.  Speaking at the All-In Summit, the SpaceX CEO said building a self-sufficient colony depends on exponential growth in “tonnage to Mars” with each launch window, highlighting Starship’s role as … Read more

Tesla Model Y may gain an extra 90 miles of range with Panasonic’s next-gen battery

Panasonic is developing a new high-capacity EV battery that could potentially extend the range of a Tesla Model Y by 90 miles.  The Japanese company, one of Tesla’s key battery suppliers, is pursuing an anode-free design that it says could deliver a “world-leading” level of capacity by the end of 2027. Panasonic’s anode-free design The … Read more

Elon Musk calls out viral claim of 10,000 Tesla Optimus deal: “Fake”

Elon Musk has provided some clarification to recent reports suggesting that PharmAGRI, a US pharmaceutical and agricultural infrastructure company, is looking to deploy 10,000 Optimus robots for its operations. Musk posted his clarification on social media platform X. Alleged Optimus purchase Recently, reports emerged stating that PharmAGRI Capital Partners will be tapping into Tesla’s humanoid … Read more

Elon Musk says xAI has a chance to reach AGI with Grok 5

Elon Musk suggested this week that his artificial intelligence startup xAI has the potential to reach artificial general intelligence (AGI) with the next version of its large language model, Grok 5.  The comment came after Grok 4 posted strong results on the ARC-AGI benchmark, which tests reasoning and problem-solving ability. Musk sees Grok 5 as … Read more

SpaceX is partnering with chipmakers to enable Starlink satellite-to-cell service

SpaceX is working with microchip manufacturers to integrate satellite-connectivity hardware into smartphones, advancing its plan for direct-to-device services through Starlink.  The move follows the company’s $17 billion acquisition of wireless spectrum from EchoStar Corp., a deal that positions SpaceX to operate more independently of traditional telecom carriers.  President Gwynne Shotwell outlined the effort during a … Read more