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xAI loses bid to stop NAACP’s gas turbine pollution case
The NAACP’s lawsuit over a Mississippi power plant supplying Colossus 2 can proceed after a judge rejected xAI’s permit exemption and constitutional arguments.
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Amazon to put 3,000 Tata electric trucks on Indian roads
Legora says AI cut its NDA review load from 20% to under 1%
Musk puts 10,000 Starship launches a year on one Louisiana site
Polestar 4 SUV gets back the rear window the Coupé skipped
DOE offers Constellation up to $5 billion to squeeze more power from old reactors
Reuters says GM will put hybrids in Traverse, Enclave, Acadia
ChargePoint's Express Solo hits 750 kW, but sharing power is the point
Anthropic files for IPO as OpenAI cuts prices by half
Audi announces $4 billion Georgia plant, but production plans unclear
Faraday Future's Futurist humanoid robots to cost $299 to $137,900
Tesla's FSD maps would learn from every car, not mapping crews
Tesla now builds its own maps for FSD, as Waymo has from the start
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Tesla's Optimus is in production, but buyers wait until late 2027
Musk Says SpaceX Throttled Ukraine's Starlink, Kyiv Disputes It
Charlotte police stop two men riding a couch on Lime scooters
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Austin's electric buses can now recharge from overhead arms at the end of the line
Seattle will let residents request one of 200 curbside EV chargers
GM will put hands-off, eyes-off Super Cruise on nearly every vehicle
Tesla starts Optimus line, plans Dallas robotaxis, profit falls 40%
Musk reportedly says Tesla and SpaceX boards are studying a merger
AI
DeepMind researchers quit over Google's classified Pentagon AI deal
Texas Instruments puts $500 to $1,000 of chips in each humanoid robot
Anthropic eyes November IPO with $16B in sales and $600B in commitments
OpenAI moves to offline training after a model exploited a DNS flaw
Unitree's H2-X bodyguard video leaves the big questions open
Nvidia wants AI agent safety rules enforced in the chip itself
Unitree's H2-X guard robot disarms intruders and lifts cars on video
Space
Questions in the news
Did the ruling impose penalties on xAI?
The order denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss. It allowed the claims to proceed without awarding penalties or the requested remedies.[2]
What is Rivian's 2026 delivery guidance?
Rivian now expects 67,000 to 70,000 deliveries in 2026, up from a prior range of 65,000 to 70,000.
What is transactional diligence?
It is the investigation a buyer runs before closing an acquisition to check the seller's financial and legal claims and find risks and liabilities.
When does ULA's Vulcan launch next?
ULA is targeting Friday the 13th, pending range approval, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
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