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The fortunes of Silicon Valley billionaires took a beating in 2022 as the share prices of the world’s tech giants plummeted
Hypernova launched its ‘special’ technology aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket this week
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/ 29 October 2019
Were investors like SoftBank and JPMorgan duped by the hype of a charismatic founder, as happened with Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos?
A new space race is being led by two notoriously greedy, egomaniacal billionaires. They’d do better to focus their attention and resources on Earth
With today’s rocket technology, it would take an astronaut up to nine months to reach Mars
Lately our worst AI dreams have entered a realm much closer to home
A cheap elevator into orbit could be a stairway to heaven — but it’s probably a highway to hell
Tesla has promised to revolutionise the automobile, but the electric car maker keeps hitting roadblocks created by its founder
Elon Musk has reached a deal over fraud charges that will see him step down as Tesla’s chairman of the board and pay a $20-million fine
The erratic capitalist may joke about taking a chill pill but investors are viewing his antics with alarm
In late morning trade, Tesla shares skidded 7.8% to $309.36 following the release of the wide-ranging interview in The New York Times
The launch was supposed to take place in November but was postponed so the California-based company could take a closer look at potential problems
Machanick reviews the merits of journalist Ashlee Vance’s biography of Elon Musk.
Even if we develop the technology to build pressurised hamster balls, it needs to be recreated on Mars.
The only known planet inhabited exclusively by robots, Mars may become the only other planet in our solar system colonised by humans.
The unmanned Dragon has splashed down near California, completing a pioneering mission for commercial firms seeking a major role in space travel.
Space Exploration Technologies’ Dragon spaceship has begun its journey back to Earth nearly a week after docking at the International Space Station.
The world’s first commercially owned unmanned cargo capsule has successfully docked at the International Space Station.
The world’s first commercially owned unmanned cargo capsule has successfully docked at the International Space Station.
SA-born entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched its Dragon space capsule toward the International Space Station after a delay on Saturday.
SpaceX aborted its launch of the Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station (ISS) at the last second on Saturday due to a technical issue.