Mr Nice guy: Elon Musk was originally going to be named after the French city where he was conceived, biography says

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Elon was also the name of Maye Musk's grandfather.

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I compared Tesla rivals from Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis — and found the decision boils down to if you prefer style, luxury, or performance

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The Kia EV6 GT, Genesis GV60, and Hyundai Ioniq 5 are three cool electric SUVs.

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Elon Musk inadvertently started beef with Ice Cube after a seemingly innocuous meme, which led the rapper to compare Twitter to a flaming dumpster

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Elon Musk and Ice Cube.

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Salesforce is hiring over 3,000 people, despite axing 10% of staff in brutal job cuts earlier in 2023

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Salesforce cut 8,000 jobs earlier this year in major layoffs.

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Nvidia has a stranglehold on AI companies as a chip shortage begins to bite. This rival CEO is eager to offer an alternative.

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Graphcore CEO Nigel Toon is preparing to battle Nvidia.

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Most Americans don't trust companies to use AI responsibly, study finds

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The consulting firm conducted 1,014 phone interviews with US workers.

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Sam Bankman-Fried said he was one of the 'most hated people in the world' in an unpublished Twitter thread written after he was arrested, report says

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Sam Bankman-Fried faces a wide array of criminal charges over his role in FTX's collapse

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An actor who played the role of a presidential candidate in a Netflix drama is now a running mate to Foxconn founder Terry Gou

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Foxconn founder Terry Gou has picked actor Tammy Lai as his running mate for Taiwan's upcoming presidential election.

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Generative AI has led to 'exploding' cybersecurity risks facing everyday people, McAfee CEO warns

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Generative artificial intelligence can bring benefits to consumers yet also risks from threats such as more sophisticated phishing scams.

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Mark Zuckerberg's net worth is $108 billion. Here's how the tech mogul, now the world's 10th richest person, built his fortune.

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  • Mark Zuckerberg is the world's 10th-richest person, worth $108 billion, per Bloomberg estimates.

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