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Breaking up Google, Elon Musk’s AI startup, Boeing’s Starliner stuck in space: Tech news roundup

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Tesla CEO and xAI founder Elon Musk
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A group of almost 1,400 Tesla shareholders is asking the electric vehicle maker’s board to invest at least $5 billion in xAI, the artificial intelligence firm founded by Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk.

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Make Money Online Former President and Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump.

Former President and Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
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Former President Donald Trump on Monday complimented Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s “great product” —but maintained his opposition to the electric vehicle industry.

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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore wearing their Boeing space suits
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NASA gave another non-update to the media on its crewed Boeing CST-100 Starliner mission. The agency still doesn’t know when astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore will come home from the International Space Station, and it doesn’t have a firm date for when it will make a decision on the matter. However, NASA did let slip a development that could potentially crank up a massive source of embarrassment for Boeing.

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Lockheed Martin (LMT) said Thursday it would acquire a satellite maker, sending the struggling company’s stock down by more than 40%.

The Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace and defense company will acquire Terran Orbital (LLAP) for 25 cents per share in cash and retire the company’s existing debt. The deal is valued at about $450 million — less than the $600 million bid it made in March —and is expected to close in the fourth quarter. It will also create a $30 million capital facility to fund Terran as the deal finalizes.

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Make Money Online Electric vehicles are, generally, heavier than their gasoline-powered counterparts. Hyundai’s electric Kona is about 19% heavier than its conventional equivalent.

Electric vehicles are, generally, heavier than their gasoline-powered counterparts. Hyundai’s electric Kona is about 19% heavier than its conventional equivalent.
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Electric vehicles are heavy — there’s no doubt about that. But will they actually devastate America’s highways and bridges?

“Little things that a lot of people don’t talk about — the weight of an [electric] truck is two-and-a-half times heavier,” than gas-powered trucks, former president Donald Trump said Thursday, repeating claims he previously made in June as part of a longer spiel full of incorrect information. “You would have to rebuild every bridge in this country” if everyone in the country drove an EV, he said.

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Make Money Online A Tesla Cybertruck sits on a lot at a Tesla dealership on April 15, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

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Intel (INTC) sold its entire stake in British semiconductor firm Arm Holdings (ARM) last quarter amid a cost-cutting push.

Regulatory documents filed Tuesday show the Santa Clara, California-based tech firm no longer has any holdings in Arm. As of May, Intel held roughly 1.18 million shares of the company.

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Law enforcement take off in a helicopter near a white van in a parking lot that is being investigated for a possible connection to the earlier Monterey Park mass shooting on January 22, 2023 in Torrance, California.
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