Elon Musk

Hyperloop or hyperbole? Musk promises NY-DC run in 29 mins

US entrepreneur Elon Musk says he'd received tentative approval from the government to build a conceptual "hyperloop" system that would blast passenger pods down vacuum-sealed tubes from New York to Washington at near supersonic speeds.
21 July 2017, 05:57 AM

Automobile visionaries

5 visionaries that pressed a rest button on the automobile world
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM

SpaceX targets 2018 for first Mars mission

SpaceX plans to send an unmanned Dragon spacecraft to Mars as early as 2018, a first step in achieving founder Elon Musk’s goal to fly people to another planet.
28 April 2016, 05:14 AM

‘Secret meeting to stop Trump’

In an effort to stop Donald Trump from gaining the Republican Party nomination, GOP leaders, billionaires and tech gurus came together last weekend at the conservative American Enterprise Institute’s annual secretive World Forum in Sea Island, Georgia, reports ABC News.
9 March 2016, 10:01 AM

SpaceX rocket landing opens 'new door' to space travel

SpaceX successfully lands its powerful Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, a major milestone in the drive to cut costs and waste by making rockets as reusable as airplanes.
22 December 2015, 05:41 AM

Hawking, Musk warn of ‘Virtually Inevitable’ AI arms race

Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and over 1,000 AI and robotics researchers have signed a letter suggesting a ban on AI warfare, warning of the potential for rampant destruction at the hands of “autonomous weaponry,” reports Techcrunch.com
28 July 2015, 04:55 AM

Tesla unveils batteries to power homes

US electric carmaker Tesla Motors unveils batteries that can power homes and businesses as it attempts to expand beyond its vehicle business.
4 May 2015, 06:16 AM