Weeks after Trump directed federal agencies to use 'super intelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence,' Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg used the term during their companies' recent earnings calls, with Musk renaming SpaceX's AI unit SpaceXSI. Other executives, including Amazon's Andy Jassy, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, stuck largely with 'AI' in their public remarks, while IBM's Arvind Krishna and Intel's Lip-Bu Tan used both terms interchangeably.
tech.slashdot.org
· 2026-11-01
Elon Musk announced on X that Neuralink's second implant, Blindsight, is finished from an engineering perspective and now only needs regulatory approval. He claims the device could restore sight to people who are completely blind or have never seen, including those without prior vision. This follows Neuralink's first product, Telepathy, which lets users control computers by thought and has already been used by a patient to play World of Warcraft.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-01
A Sierra Club analysis, first reported by Bloomberg, projects that US grid emissions could reach 2.1 billion metric tons of CO2 by 2030 if currently planned AI data centers come online as scheduled. That would mark a 42 percent jump from 2025 levels, driven largely by gas-fired power plants built on or near data center sites to bypass grid bottlenecks.
futurism.com
· 2026-11-01
On recent earnings calls, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg used the term 'superintelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence,' following President Trump's late-September directive ordering the phrase used across executive branch agencies. Musk's SpaceX had already renamed its AI unit SpaceXSI, while Meta has used the term since launching its Meta Superintelligence Labs last year. Other tech CEOs did not adopt the language on their recent calls.
cnbc.com
· 2026-10-30
Democratic Representatives Jamie Raskin and Robert Garcia sent a letter to President Trump requesting that all prompts and responses exchanged with AI chatbots like Grok during official duties be preserved. The letter, tied to reports that Trump consulted Grok before ordering the military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, asks for a briefing on the president's use of AI in executive decision-making by November 11.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-30
FEC and state filings show Elon Musk has given at least $158 million to super PACs backing Texas attorney general Ken Paxton's Senate bid and $5 million directly to Governor Greg Abbott's reelection campaign, making Musk Abbott's largest donor. A judge this week ruled Abbott illegally blocked a lawmaker's request to view 1,400 pages of his correspondence with Musk, ordering their release; Abbott has appealed, with a hearing set for November 2, the day before the election.
wired.com
· 2026-10-30
Real estate agents working for Elon Musk's SpaceXSI have been approaching residents of the Colonial Hills neighborhood in Southaven, Mississippi, offering to purchase their homes at market value on condition they do not join a noise-pollution class-action suit against the company's nearby data centers. A realtor said the plan covers 418 homes, with 18 owners already agreeing to sell, and that the purchased properties would house SpaceXSI staff. Residents have complained of constant loud noise from gas turbines at the Colossus sites, which continue operating without required air-pollution permits.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-30
Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk 'a genius' at the Russia-Africa Summit and said the two are in 'close contact' regarding Rassvet, Russia's planned rival to Starlink. Putin noted Musk already has over 5,000 satellites in orbit while Russia is just beginning its own effort.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-29
New campaign finance data shows eight of the top ten donors for the 2026 midterm elections are backing Republican candidates and causes. Elon Musk's continued political spending has pushed the overall donor totals to record levels, with crypto and AI industry figures prominent among the biggest contributors.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-29
In an X post, Elon Musk said saving money for the distant future is 'pointless' given what he called the coming of 'super intelligent abundance.' Musk, whose net worth has topped roughly $900 billion following SpaceX's IPO, made the remark without elaborating on specifics.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-29
A report examines how SpaceX's relationship with NASA and the US government has shifted over roughly 25 years, from the company needing federal contracts to survive to NASA now depending heavily on SpaceX for launches and crew transport. Former NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver said she still struggles to envision a future where SpaceX stops flying its Dragon and Falcon vehicles for the agency, even as evidence points toward a partial separation.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-29
A lawyer formerly at Lex Politica, the law firm Chris Gober founded and used to help build Elon Musk's America PAC, has established a nonprofit called the Association of State and Local Election Officials. Its board includes Florida secretary of state Cord Byrd, current and former Georgia election officials, a Michigan state representative, and the president of Cleta Mitchell's Election Integrity Network. Byrd and Florida governor Ron DeSantis publicly announced the group in September, saying its work will begin after this year's election.
wired.com
· 2026-10-29
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