There are 57 article(s) tagged Elon Musk:

• June 2024

  • Elon Musk-founded xAI to build ‘gigafactory of compute’ in Memphis

    The facility could be worth billions of dollars and be one of the most advanced computing sites in the world.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 06, 2024

  • Elon Musk ate challah French toast in Memphis. But where?

    While Ricki Krupp can’t confirm that Musk ate her challah, she’s pretty certain he did.

    By Christin Yates June 05, 2024

• November 2022

  • Twitter changes could do ‘more harm at the local level’

    What the new Twitter landscape will look like, if the platform survives its present challenges, has some concerned over its effectiveness as an information platform. 

    By Ben Wheeler, Julia Baker November 21, 2022

  • What will local law enforcement agencies use if Twitter fails?

    The Memphis Police Department, Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation all rely on Twitter to get information out to the public. 

    By Julia Baker November 18, 2022

• September 2021

  • SpaceX journey ends with a splashdown

    The SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean Saturday, not far from where the flight began three days earlier. The all-amateur crew included a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant.

    By The Associated Press September 19, 2021

• July 2021

  • Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

    SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico to watch and congratulated Branson for a “beautiful flight.” SpaceX’s Inspiration4, a flight to inspire support for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, could blast off as early as September from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    By Susan Montoya Bryan and Marcia Dunn July 11, 2021

• June 2020

  • A good attitude comes back online

    Stranded by COVID-19 and the loss of a wireless connection while watching weather stall the SpaceX rocket launch, it's hard to find order in this first-world life.

    By Dan Conaway June 05, 2020