SpaceX is acquiring xAI ahead of a possible IPO. Read Elon Musk's memo.

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002.

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American Airlines starts compensating flight attendants left 'stranded' during Winter Storm Fern

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An American Airlines jet is deiced before departure on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at Albany International Airport in Colonie, N.Y.
American Airlines said Winter Storm Fern was the worst weather-related disruption in its history.

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Airlines are being forced into huge, hourslong diversions to avoid flying over Iran — with some planes even needing to refuel

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An Airbus A321-251NX from Eurowings takes off from Barcelona airport in Barcelona, Spain, on March 18, 2025.
A Eurowings Airbus A321 taking off.

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The $45 fee for flying without a REAL ID just kicked in

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TSA PreCheck in Chicago
Passengers walk through the entrance of a TSA PreCheck in Terminal one at O'Hare International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Chicago

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What If the Sensors on Your Car Were Inspecting Potholes for the Government? Honda Found Out

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Radars and cameras might be for seeing cars and people now but they can be used to make existing roads better in the first place.

All the ways Elon Musk's companies are already intertwined, from a Tesla 'collab' with SpaceX to Grok in vehicles

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Elon Musk speaks on stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Elon Musk's companies have been swapping IP and cash. He argues it makes his firms less prone to geopolitical risks.

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Behind robotaxis are thousands of humans helping the AI drive better

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Waymo robotaxis
Robotaxis are trained on data that have been annotated and labeled by humans around the world.

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Study: Used EVs Are The Cheapest Vehicles To Own

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A lot of people leased EVs three years ago, and now they're turning them in. You should probably buy one.

I flew 9 hours in Europe's top-rated airline economy class. The food was the biggest surprise.

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel, Business
The Turkish Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the gate.
The Turkish Boeing 787 Dreamliner at the gate.

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We rode in dozens of driverless robotaxis in China. Here's what we saw — and our advice for other curious travelers.

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Man in Chinese robotaxi in Wuhan smiles at camera.
Bryant Walker Smith, the main author, in a Baidu Apollo robotaxi in Wuhan.

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