Musk makes his second trip to China in less than a year to hurry along self-driving tech rollout, reports say

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Tesla boss Elon Musk (L) walks with Shanghai Mayor Ying Yong during the ground-breaking ceremony for a Tesla factory in Shanghai on January 7, 2019.

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Chinese scientists want to use lasers to power ultrafast, stealthy submarines. A laser expert says there's a major flaw in their plan.

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A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is seen during a military display in the South China Sea April 12, 2018.
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in 2018.

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China's submarine force is stressed by their more realistic training for combat

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Chinese sailors at a demonstration at China's Submarine Academy in Qingdao.
Chinese sailors at a demonstration at China's Submarine Academy in Qingdao.

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Elon Musk just set Wall Street up for one of his classic head fakes

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Photo collage of Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, holding a box of office items in front of an Exit sign
There's only one person to blame for Tesla's shambolic state and only one person whose exit could save the company: Elon Musk.

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The red flags that will tell us when China's actually ready to invade Taiwan

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People watch a video about China's military advancements at the Military Museum in Beijing on March 3, 2024.
Chinese citizens watch a video about China's military advancements at the Military Museum in Beijing on March 3, 2024.

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Is the US really closer to banning TikTok? Yes. And, also: No.

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TikTok is one step closer to being banned after the US Senate passed a bill that contains a measure to force its owners to sell. President Joe Biden signed the bill.

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The US is preparing to hit back at China's glut of cheap solar panels by targeting its allies

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This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.
Solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.

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America generates 40 million tons of plastic waste a year — and it can't be recycled

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A globe wrapped in plastic
Americans produce 40 million tons of plastic waste each year. And it has to go somewhere.

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Biden is fighting Trump's tough tactics by calling for tripled tariffs on Chinese steel imports

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).

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The Pentagon is 'not really' worried about China's new H-20 stealth bomber, defense official says

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2022 Changchun Air Show
A pilot in a J-10 fighter jet of the Bayi Aerobatics Team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) salutes during the 2022 Changchun Air Show at Changchun Dafangshen Airport on August 29, 2022 in Changchun, Jilin Province of China.

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