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US judge declines to block transfer of wildlife refuge land to Musk’s SpaceX

Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket company A federal judge on Monday refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas, while environmental groups vowed to continue their legal challenge. US district judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr declined the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the parcel exchange, saying they failed to prove it would worsen ecological risks to a Gulf coast region already transformed by billionaire Elon Musk’s rocket operations. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Associated Press21 Sept
  • critical toward SpaceX · 78%

Black Tesla employees accuse company of fostering racial discrimination in major trial

Lawyers say Black employees at Tesla experienced ‘rampant racism’ that was left unchecked for years at their flagship factory in California Dozens of Black employees at Tesla’s flagship plant in California said they were subject to racist slurs, unequal pay and promotions, and bullying by supervisors on a daily basis, a situation management did little to nothing to fix. Their complaints form the basis of a lawsuit brought against the Elon Musk-owned electric car company by the state of California, which began trial with opening statements on Monday. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Dara Kerr in Oakland, California21 Sept

Could AI really end humanity? Post your questions for our tech reporters now

After a week of alarming warnings about the technology’s potential to destroy the world as we know it, our expert tech reporters will take your questions on the reality of the AI threat. Join us at 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) where they will answer live Sign up or sign in to ask your question The last week or so has seen disturbing claims about the capacity of superintelligent AI to destroy the planet . It has also seen warnings coming from figures within the industry itself, including Anthropic’s report that criminals, state-sponsored groups, spyware vendors, scientists and propagandists have attempted to use its models to “design missiles and bombs, create deadly pathogens and surveil dissidents” and Elon Musk’s claim it could be “ more dangerous than nukes ”. Our reporting team has been trying to make sense of the scale of these claims. Is the great AI freakout justified? They will be here from 3pm BST (4pm CEST, 10am EDT) to try and answer any questions you might have. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Guardian moderators (now); Aisha Down, Blake Montgomery and Dan Milmo (later)18 Sept

Universal Still Plans Overseas Release for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ Documentary Despite Mogul’s Legal Threats

Contrary to a recent report, Universal is moving forward as planned with the international release of Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary “Musk,” sources familiar with the project told Variety. Though a release date has not yet been set for the overseas rollout, that’s not unusual for a film like “Musk,” a nearly 4-hour long documentary […]

VarietyVariety•Pat Saperstein18 Sept