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![A Tesla Roadster and a mannequin "driver" were launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Feb. 6, 2018. The Roadster came equipped with cameras to show the view from orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4wD7U2bTpHj3NqVoRjqUAJ-320-80.jpg)
Did Malala Get Crushed by a Tesla? No, But Her Response to SpaceX’s Elon Musk Is Perfect
By Chelsea Gohd published
In a satirical interaction almost too good to be true, activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai confronted Elon Musk on Twitter.
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Tesla on Autopilot Crashes into Parked Police Car
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
With another crash, Tesla's autopilot mode takes another hit
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Scientists Say Elon Musk's 'Nano' Claims Don't Make Any Sense
By Rafi Letzter published
The SpaceX and Tesla founder is having a very public meltdown right now, and making some weird claims about a prefix used in some sciences.
![Elon Musk speaks at the Tesla Design Studio on April 30, 2015, in Hawthorne, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v74LZUohZKzGS6CiNkC7TQ-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX's Elon Musk Proposes Media Company That Rates Journalists. Is He Serious?
By Elizabeth Howell published
What's behind his posts? Is it just another Musk prank, or is he actually serious about the idea?
![If things go south on Earth, could Mars or an exoplanet be Earth 2.0?](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HFhpiLxXzHG9MQZJrv22ZS-320-80.jpg)
Does Humanity Need a Backup Earth?
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has a vision: He wants to get humans to Mars as soon as possible. Is that humanity's best option?
![Elon Musk and musician Grimes show up as a couple to the 2018 Met Gala on May 7 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i8cHUv8qWHRXxW3W5XfLe7-320-80.jpg)
This Horrifying AI Thought Experiment Got Elon Musk a Date
By Stephanie Pappas published
SpaceX founder Elon Musk is dating musician Grimes, apparently because of a shared love of nerdy puns.
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Elon Musk Ditched His 'Flufferbot.' No, It's Not What You Think.
By Mindy Weisberger published
Musk bot botches battery build, fumbles fuzzy fiberglass.
![Elon Musk and Roadster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9pRYjf3vWx4kDLbHx3zr7F-320-80.jpg)
Elon Musk Says 'Humans Are Underrated'
By Laura Geggel published
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk just paid a rare compliment to his own species, calling humans "underrated" on Twitter last week.
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