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"Exactly" That's what Elon Musk replied today to a post on X that cast doubt on the integrity of OpenAI after its recent voiceover squabble with Scarlett Johansson. If that had been it, this would have been just another instance of the impulsive billionaire firing off again on the social media…

Elon Musk welcomed Twitter’s new CEO into the fold as he held court at Tesla’s annual meeting in Austin today, sounding genuinely relieved to offload some of the burden of running the beleaguered social media company he reluctantly acquired last fall. Related Stories …

Elon Musk's successful takeover bid for Twitter has raised concerns about his plans for the social media platform, because of his political views. Historically those views have teetered left and right, but tend to gravitate towards libertarian. His anti-union stance as CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla has…

Netflix today unveiled a trailer for Return to Space, a new documentary from Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin that is debuting on the streamer on April 7. Vasarhelyi and Chin have previously summited El Capitan with Alex Honnold for Free Solo and chronicled a similarly harrowing journey into…

U.S. officials have long invoked Bruce Willis’ name in the interests of planetary security. At a 2013 Senate hearing with experts to discuss the threat that asteroids pose to Earth, noted humorist Ted Cruz quipped, “I was disappointed that Bruce Willis was not available to be a fifth witness on the panel.” Flash…

UPDATED, 1:57 PM: Saturday’s planned SpaceX/NASA mission launch has been scrubbed and rescheduled for a day later due to a bad weather forecast. Discovery and Science Channel now will begin their live coverage at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday. EXCLUSIVE, November 11: SpaceX and NASA are reteaming to make some more history…

HBO is developing a limited series about the rise of SpaceX, Elon Musk’s private rocket company that is in the midst of reviving the United States’ space aspirations. Produced by Channing Tatum’s Free Association, the six-episode series would tells the story of Musk as he handpicks a team of engineers to work on a…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon mission, which marked the return of the U.S.’ capability for manned flights and the first private company to get people into orbit, a reality series wants to send a civilian into space. Space Hero Inc., a U.S.-based production company founded by Thomas Reemer…

Discovery and Science Channel’s simulcasted coverage Sunday of the return of the Space X Crew Dragon spacecraft from its two-month stint at the International Space Station was watched by 4.3 million viewers on the cable networks, Discovery said. The strong numbers completed the networks’ own mission, after their…

They’re baaa-ackk. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken returned safely to Earth after a two-month stay on the space station. The SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashed down just south of Pensacola on Florida’s Gulf coast at 2:48 PM ET, marking a successful end to the first successful journey into space by a private…

The NASA-SpaceX Demo-2 mission will come to an end Sunday when the spacecraft completes its two-month journey to the International Space Station and back. The two-man SpaceX Crew Dragon is expected to splash down at 2:48 p.m. ET, with the target landing area the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, FL, after…

Discovery and Science Channel soared into the ratings stratosphere on May 30 with Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space. The live special that chronicled NASA’s launch of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, became the #1 non-prime telecast for the Discovery…