Sentences with phrase «by musk»

The Daily Beast then reported yesterday that Bolton and Berkeley have since been working in Los Angeles on a secret creative project funded by Musk, and the duo have poached other Onion staffers to join the new outfit.

Better known as the SLS, the Space Launch System is set to be NASA's big bird for moving heavy cargo beyond earth orbit — as in the Moon and Mars — but it's been a bit overshadowed by Musk's big Falcon Heavy.

The open letter was issued after the Institute convened a conference on the «Future of Artificial Intelligence» in Puerto Rico on 2 - 4 January 2015, attended by Musk and dozens of other signatories to the letter such as Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn.

The latest project, The Boring Company, is a tunnel - carving operation which is led by Musk himself.

This has been a farfetched dream by Musk since the establishment of SpaceX.

This followed similar claims made by Musk's cousin, SolarCity's former CEO Lyndon Rive in an interview with Australian media.

I was stunned by Musk's delivering that 100mw battery in under 6 months last year.

The list of partners includes SolarCity, a solar installer founded by Musk's cousins, Lyndon and Peter Rive.

The electric Minibus appears to be a seperate project, mentioned by Musk at the Tesla «Master Plan» conference.

And according to SpaceX engineer Paul Wooster, Red Planet planning by Musk's private company is steadily progressing.

It's not that Elon Musk has said very many inappropriate things, it's that so much of the dialogue about colonizing Mars — inspired, initiated and often influenced by Musk — uses language and frameworks that are a little problematic (and I'm being -LSB-...]

Winner: Michigan State - Spartans don't know what buttered popcorn smells like, so they will not be distracted by the musk of the binturong.

Here, Sophia stands with a formidable strength, represented by the musk ox.

When TSLA and SCTY shareholders vote on the proposed merger on November 17, investors need to question whether this merger is just another promise by Musk to distract from larger issues facing both companies.

It also followed some recent wild tweets by Musk about building a cyborg dragon, how his eyebrows can grab things and an April 1 post in which he wrote, «Despite intense efforts to raise money, including a last - ditch mass sale of Easter Eggs, we are sad to report that Tesla has gone completely and totally bankrupt.

The San Francisco - based Neuralink joins the list of California companies headed by Musk.

As a result, there is widespread shock on Wall Street, and even die - hard boosters (e.g., Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley) are clearly shaken by Musk's performance.

In June, the company also announced plans to acquire SolarCity, the solar energy company backed by Musk and his cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive, but the deal was questioned by investors over fears of cash burns and conflict of interest.

Investors, meanwhile, aren't thrilled with Tesla's plan to pay US$ 2.6 billion for solar panel installer SolarCity, run by Musk's cousin, lest it distract Musk from the missions at hand.

However, the titbit shared by Musk could dash consumer hopes.

Several people brought forward similar ideas, but the term and specific system was first revealed to the public in a white paper published by Musk and a few engineers at Tesla and SpaceX in 2013.

Shares held by Musk and his cousin Kimbal Musk were not included in that total.

Tesla's «Master Plan» — a blog post laid out by Musk in August 2006 — was to enter the auto industry at high - end prices, then drive down - market as fast as possible with increasingly higher volumes.

Based on a concept originally hatched by Musk, SolarCity was founded in 2006 by brothers Peter and Lyndon Rive and is provider of solar power systems to the U.S.

Tesla's roadmap, drawn up by Musk, was straightforward.

That was immediately called into question by another Musk follower who thought the complaining customer couldn't possibly actually be a Tesla supporter.

By Musk's description, the new offering sounded a bit like a potential competitor to Spotify: «I think it's very hard to find good playlists and good matching algorithms,» Musk said.

The fracas began when Wired on Thursday published comments made by Musk at an artificial intelligence conference earlier this month.

However, several employees told CNN their safety concerns were dismissed as overly cautious by Musk and other top execs.

The Hyperloop is a high - speed ground transport concept proposed by Musk to transport «pods» of 20 to 30 people through a 12 - foot diameter tube at speeds of roughly 700 mph.

In late June, Tesla offered to buy SolarCity, the solar - energy company co-founded by Musk and currently led by Musk's cousin, Lyndon Rive.

New buyers of the Model S can upgrade the car's energy pack from 85 to 90 kilowatt hours at a cost of $ 3,000, according to a blog post by Musk released in an email by a Tesla spokesperson.

In fact, the only form of A.I. he would like to see regulated is self - driving cars — such as those being developed by Musk's Tesla — which Brooks claims present imminent and very real practical problems.

Where Jones sees the biggest issue is in landing the massive ship proposed by Musk — bigger than any that's ever been created — on Mars's surface.

Not exact matches

That's a classic Musk tactic: predicting future success by referring back to a previous successful venture and stating that the odds were slim when it first began.

Musk responded by tweeting: «Tesla will get the system installed and working 100 days from contract signature or it is free.

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk told an audience at South by Southwest that his timeline for sending a space vehicle to Mars could mark its first milestone early next year.

The goal is to reach 5,000 per week no later than June 30, but in order to achieve that and allow for a margin of error, Musk is setting the new goal of 6,000 per week by that date.

However, a letter sent by Elon Musk to employees reveals the real reason for the pause in production: Tesla is upgrading the plant for round the clock production from next week.

An email sent to Tesla employees from Elon Musk says the company will stop production and take steps to produce 6,000 Model 3 cars per week by the end of June.

The combination of Musk's renown, stories comparing Tesla's acceleration to a Ferrari's, and intrigue over the new technology sent preorders above 5,000 by the end of the year.

Musk said in July 2017 that Tesla would probably be making 20,000 Model 3s per month by December.

Tesla (tsla) boss Elon Musk on Friday offered to save Australia's most renewable - energy dependent state from blackouts by installing 100 megawatt hours worth of battery storage within 100 days of signing a contract.

Elon Musk held a surprise question and answer session at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas on Sunday.

Musk made the offer in response to a comment made on social media by Mike Cannon - Brookes, the co-founder of Australian software maker Atlassian (team), who said he would be willing to line up funding and political support if Tesla could supply batteries that would solve South Australia's problems.

Musk made the ambitious offer on social media, and the government said it could consider backing such a battery roll out by Tesla.

Elon Musk - led SpaceX Corp is raising $ 507 million in a new round of funding, valuing the company at around $ 26 billion, according to a filing seen by Reuters.

By building a series of underground tunnels, Musk hopes the company will create the infrastructure for new forms of transit, like Hyperloop, that will allow people to travel faster and face less congestion.

In an email about the current plans to stem the production woes that was obtained by automotive news site Electrek, Musk laid out his top productivity tips to help streamline the process.

In May, Musk said Tesla would more clearly define its plans for China production by the end of this year; a spokesman declined to give further details.