SpaceX’s jumbo rocket built to be the world’s most powerful launch vehicle blasted off from Florida on Tuesday in its maiden test launch in a milestone for Silicon Valley billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk space company.
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RTA to merge all e-services to S’hail app
A selection of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) mobile apps will be phased out and incorporated into the authority’s … 1 5371
Tesla to turn Australian homes into solar power generators
Some 50,000 homes in South Australia will receive solar panels and Tesla batteries, the state government announced Sunday, in a landmark plan to turn houses into a giant, interconnected power plant.
Will robots really spell ‘sweet dreams’ for humanity?
Following Atlas’ acrobatics act, Musk said “This is nothing. In a few years, that bot will move so fast you’ll need a strobe light to see it. Sweet dreams.”
Sophia’s creator David Hanson: ‘The Terminator scenario could still prevail’
David Hanson, the creator of humanoid robot Sophia, said that “we must appreciate that there are unintended consequences to every technology.”
Virgin Hyperloop One to begin initial testing by 2021
Virgin Hyperloop One’s CEO Rob Lloyd said that they aim to begin construction of the transport system in 2019 and will begin initial testing at production level by 2021.
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Musk flaunts plan to fly passengers from Dubai to London in 29 minutes
While it’s not yet known exactly when we’ll be able to jet to London over our lunch hour on his super-rocket, nicknamed BFR, Musk said construction of the rocket should begin within the next year – with the first launch planned for 2022.
Tesla’s self-driving pilot feature launches in UAE
The feature gives each vehicle full autonomous capabilities at a safety level that is “substantially greater” than that of a human driver, according to the company.
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Elon Musk joins AI experts in backing ‘killer robots’ ban
The group of founders of AI and robotics companies have sent an open letter to the UN calling for it to prevent the arms race that is currently under way for killer robots.