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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Trump vs Musk feud sparks mockery in Moscow: ‘Don't fight, guys!' say Russian officials
The ongoing public spat between US President Donald Trump and tech-billionaire Elon Musk has found unlikely spectators in Moscow, where top officials, tycoons, and media personalities gleefully weighed in with offers of peace talks, business deals—and sarcasm. 'Elon, don't be upset!' posted nationalist senator Dmitry Rogozin, formerly head of Russia's space programme. 'If you encounter insurmountable problems in the US, come to us. Here you will find reliable comrades and complete freedom of technical creativity,' he added on Musk's own platform, X. Elon @elonmusk , don't be upset! You are respected in Russia. If you encounter insurmountable problems in the US, come to us and become one of us – a 'Bars-Sarmat' fighter. Here you will find reliable comrades and complete freedom of technical creativity. — ROGOZIN (@Rogozin) June 6, 2025 Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev also joined the online fray, quipping: 'We are ready to facilitate the conclusion of a peace deal between D and E for a reasonable fee and to accept Starlink shares as payment. Don't fight, guys!' The clash between the US president and the world's richest man quickly became low-hanging fruit for Russia's political elite, many of whom have made a habit of mocking perceived chaos in Washington. Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and one of Russia's most powerful media figures, jabbed at the row as a symbol of 'modern US. political culture' — calling it 'Sort of like the English Industrial Revolution. Only in reverse.' Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund and a former advocate for US-Russia cooperation in space, lamented: 'Why can't we all just get along?' He later asked X's AI chatbot, Grok, how the pair might reconcile. @grok what needs to happen for @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk to reconcile — Kirill A. Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) June 5, 2025 Even the Kremlin chimed in—carefully. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov diplomatically called it an 'internal matter' for the US but expressed faith in Trump's ability to multitask. 'Presidents handle a huge number of different things at the same time, some more and some less important,' he said, Reuters reported. Others, like hardline nationalist businessman Konstantin Malofeyev, viewed the feud as a strategic opening: 'We can just be glad that they won't have time for us… the best time to strike back [against Ukraine].'
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'We're a car company, right?': Tesla's jibe as Elon Musk shares videos of Optmius robot dancing like humans
Musk flaunts Tesla robot — elonmusk (@elonmusk) — elonmusk (@elonmusk) Live Events — elonmusk (@elonmusk) Tesla on Optimus dancing videos (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Tech billionaire Elon Musk knows how to dominate headlines. When he posts on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, the world pays attention. Whether he's tweeting about space travel, artificial intelligence, or his turbulent relationship with Donald Trump, the billionaire behind rockets and electric cars has a knack for dominating online discourse. This time, it's about a dancing his X account – now called 'gorklon rust' – Musk posted a short clip of Tesla's humanoid robot , Optimus, executing a dance. The caption was minimal: just an emoji of a dancing man. Later, replying to his own post, Musk added a clarification: 'This is real, real-time.' The clip, which featured Optimus shifting weight, rotating its limbs and mimicking rhythmic human movement, instantly went many viewers expressed astonishment, others were skeptical. 'Is this real or AI-created?' one X user asked in a reply. The question drew immediate shared multiple videos of Optimus, Tesla's humanoid robot, dancing like humans. Musk shared videos of the robot dancing, showcasing its advanced capabilities in real-time movement and balance. Commenting on one such video, he wrote: 'This is real real-time'. 'Optimus will perform ballet perfectly,' the Tesla CEO wrote in a Twitter post."This is still very far from our final form," Musk said in another post on Twitter.X's integrated AI chatbot, Grok, offered its analysis. According to Grok, the clip aligned with Optimus's known capabilities, citing past public demonstrations like the We,Robot event in October 2024 and internal updates released by Tesla as recently as April a playful post quoting a video of the Optimus robot dancing, Tesla's official Twitter account jokingly questioned whether the company is still primarily a car manufacturer, writing, 'We're a car company, right?'Since the debut of its first prototype in 2022, the Tesla Optimus robot has shown remarkable improvements in agility and expressiveness. This latest demonstration is part of Tesla's broader push into AI and robotics, underscored by events like the 'We, Robot' showcase, where Optimus has previously performed synchronized dances—highlighting a focus on both functionality and expressive movement. Elon Musk has stated that Optimus is expected to handle a variety of everyday tasks in the future, with limited production slated for first introduced the concept of a humanoid robot in 2021 during AI Day. At the time, there was no prototype, and the event featured a human dressed as a robot dancing. Fast forward to this day, Tesla's Optimus has evolved significantly and can perform real-world first true glimpse of Optimus came in 2022, when Tesla debuted semi-functional prototypes at AI Day, where the robot demonstrated basic walking and arm 2023, Tesla's Optimus Gen 2 had advanced to handle more complex activities, such as sorting colored blocks, holding yoga poses, and even performing dance routines. The robot's hands were also upgraded to offer 11 degrees of movement, with future versions aiming for 22 Musk has described the Optimus robot as one of Tesla's most significant innovations. Unlike traditional robots that operate based on pre-set instructions, Optimus is designed to learn from real-world experience and simulations, enabling it to act capability positions Optimus as a breakthrough in human-robot collaboration, particularly in manufacturing. With applications across various industries, it could tap into a potential $25 trillion market and support sustainability efforts by taking on physically demanding, labor-intensive roles.
Daily Mail
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Elon Musk's mom slams WSJ reporters over 'false' article about son stepping down as Tesla CEO
Elon Musk 's mom appeared to suggest reporters responsible for a recent Wall Street Journal report about her son have learning disabilities - while branding the article 'dishonest'. 'The @WSJ dishonest article about @elonmusk and @ Tesla was written by three women,' Maye Musk, a Canadian dietician, wrote on X Thursday, taking the time to tag the reporters responsible. The 77-year-old model then tagged an account that prides itself on 'find[ing] ret*rds and [resharing] their posts'. She had been replying to a user's speculation about the motives of whomever penned the piece, which had claimed Tesla is actively seeking to replace him as CEO. Hours before, Musk launched a late-night rant against The Murdoch family-owned paper over the story - reigniting a still-fresh feud in the process. 'It is an EXTREMELY BAD BREACH OF ETHICS that the @WSJ would publish a DELIBERATELY FALSE ARTICLE and fail to include an unequivocal denial beforehand by the Tesla board of directors!' he wrote in one of three tweets. 'WSJ is a discredit to journalism,' he added shortly thereafter. 'It's not that all @WSJ stories are fake,' he then clarified. '[T]hey are almost all mean-spirited and deceptive.' The Journal, meanwhile, has insisted it spoke with several 'people familiar' with the matter and the story, the latest in a series about Musk, is above board. 'The @WSJ dishonest article about @elonmusk and @Tesla was written by three women,' Maye Musk wrote on X Thursday, taking the time to tag the reporters responsible, as well as an account that prides itself on 'find[ing] ret*rds and [resharing] their posts' Musk and a Tesla spokesperson have maintained the story was false. They say the Journal was made aware of such prior to publication. The profile Maye had linked to - @IfindR*tards - is often used by MAGA supporters to pan takes by progressives who they disagree with. The Wall Street Journal has historically been seen as a right-leaning title. Recently, however, it has made a concerted effort to scrutinize Musk, 53, leading to a litany of late night tweets from the outspoken X owner. Musk, within hours, was bashing the Journal - touting it as worse than TMZ. 'TMZ >> WSJ,' the billionaire wrote a little over two weeks ago, after the Murdoch-family owned paper published an extensive report claiming he has been secretly trying to create a 'legion' of offspring. He also branded the Journal 'trash' back in January after a separate report about his alleged drug use and concerns it was causing Tesla's directors. Musk denied that he had any problem with drugs. Hours before Musk launched a late-night rant against The Murdoch family-owned paper over the story The Wednesday report, penned by Emily Glazer, Dana Mattioli, and Becky Peterson, claimed Tesla's board has become serious about looking for a Musk successor. Several sources said to be familiar with the purported search blamed sinking stocks and more investor concerns about Musk's continued work with the US government taking away focus from Tesla. Tesla's first-quarter profits have cratered 71 percent, leaving the EV giant with $409 million as opposed to the $1.4 billion it raked in during the same stretch last year. The company's stock price has shed nearly 40 percent of its value since January when Musk started serving as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Wall Street had expected a better performance, further fueling speculation surrounding the Journal report. It claimed the electric car maker has sought the advice of multiple executive search firms on how to begin the search process. It also indicated Musk had been asked by board members to make a public statement promising he would head back to his day job. The CEO on Thursday appeared to oblige, announcing he would be devoting 'far more of my time to Tesla,' in a statement.
Economic Times
24-04-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
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Russia Today
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
X suspends RT India account
Social media platform X has suspended the English-language account belonging to RT's India branch. The suspension notice sent to RT India on Tuesday stated that the account had allegedly violated the platform's rules. According to a statement posted on RT's main X account, RT India has been accused of unlawfully 'impersonating' RT, a claim the channel has denied. The post was accompanied by a screenshot of the suspension notice, in which X accused RT India of 'violating X rules against inauthentic accounts' and informed the branch that it 'may not misappropriate the identity of individuals, groups, or organizations or use a fake identity to deceive others.' The channel criticized the platform for the suspension, confirming that 'our sister channel @RT_India_news … are very much not impersonating anyone' and expressing hope the situation is 'a simple misunderstanding.' In a later post, RT announced that 'sadly, we have not yet got a response to rectify this obviously unjust situation with RT India' from X moderators and asked the platform's owner, Elon Musk, to intervene. Sadly, we have not yet got a response to rectify this obviously unjust situation with RT IndiaWe ask @elonmusk to step inHold every hope that X now operates in good faith: that this was an honest mistake, and the era of bans under absurd pretexts is forever behind us — RT (@RT_com) February 11, 2025 'We hold every hope that X now operates in good faith: that this was an honest mistake, and the era of bans under absurd pretexts is forever behind us,' the channel stated. READ MORE: RT begins broadcasting in Serbian RT has faced pressure from the West for years. Following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, many major Western broadcasters stopped airing RT channels. The EU placed a comprehensive ban on the channel and imposed sanctions on ANO TV-Novosti, RT's parent organization. The UK, France, and Germany froze the accounts of RT's branches in their countries and closed their bureaus. RT's online presence also suffered, with Google blocking RT sites from recommended services, YouTube removing RT accounts, and TikTok and Telegram blocking them across the EU, US, and Canada. The pressure on the channel intensified further last year, when the US imposed sweeping sanctions against RT, its editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan, and several top executives, branding the channel a tool of Russian government propaganda. The US State Department has accused RT of playing a major role in eroding support for Ukraine around the world. Following sanctions, Meta – which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – banned RT and other Russian state-linked media outlets from its apps globally over what the company called 'foreign interference activity.' RT has taken the crackdown in its stride, and editor-in-chief Simonyan has pledged that the channel will 'find ways to bypass' sanctions and bans. The outlet recently launched its new RT Balkan TV Channel, which started broadcasting from Belgrade in December last year.
