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Elon Musk Lives With Empty Fridge, One Towel Despite Being World's Richest Man, Says Mother Maye Musk

Even with a net worth of $664 billion, Elon Musk reportedly embraces a stark, minimalist lifestyle at his home, relying on just a single towel and an empty fridge. Maye Musk Details Elon's Spartan Living On Tuesday, in a post on X, Maye Musk, the mother of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, described her son's modest living situation near SpaceX's Starbase launch site in southern Texas. "There is no food in the fridge," said the 77-year-old model and dietitian. "The garage where I slept is on the r

Former DOGE employees give an inside look at the Elon Musk-led agency

Inexperienced employees at Elon Musk's DOGE used ChatGPT to cut anything they deemed as "DEI" from government spending. Credit: Samuel Corum/ Thanks to a lawsuit against DOGE, we are now getting an ...

Elon Musk on Women’s Preference for Timothée Chalamet Over Henry Cavill

Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently jumped into a viral internet debate involving Hollywood stars Timothée Chalamet and Henry ...

Quote of the day by Elon Musk: "If you're trying to create a company, it's like baking a cake. You have to have..."

Elon Musk compares building a company to baking a cake, saying success depends on the right ingredients. But which ingredient matters most? His surprising answer reveals the real secret behind strong teams.

Majority of Americans Support Voter ID. Elon Musk Insists "the Senate Must Enact the Will of the People"

If you scrolled through X today, you might have caught Elon Musk’s latest post that’s lighting up the platform. On March 13, ...

‘Not built right the first time’ — Musk’s xAI is starting over again, again

The AI lab is revamping its effort to build an AI coding tool, with two new executives joining from Cursor.

Lawyer behind AI psychosis cases warns of mass casualty risks

AI chatbots have been linked to suicides for years. Now one lawyer says they are showing up in mass casualty cases too, and the technology is moving faster than the safeguards.

Digg lays off staff and shuts down app as company retools

Digg laid off a significant number of staff and shut down its app, but says it's not giving up on the startup.

Nyne, founded by a father-son duo, gives AI agents the human context they’re missing

The data infrastructure startup raised $5.3 million in seed funding led by Wischoff Ventures and South Park Commons.

Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators

Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.

Steven Spielberg says he’s ‘never used AI’ in any of his films

At SXSW, Steven Spielberg said AI has uses in many fields, but not when it comes to replacing creative people in film and TV writing.

The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)

The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.

Travis Kalanick launches a new company called Atoms focused on robotics

Kalanick's existing ghost kitchen company CloudKitchens will be rolled into Atoms, which also wants to get into mining and transport.

The wild six weeks for NanoClaw’s creator that led to a deal with Docker

Gavriel Cohen is living an open source developer's dream as his project has achieved acclaim and a partnership with Docker in a matter of weeks.

Spotify will let you edit your Taste Profile to control your recommendations

When you edit your Taste Profile, you'll impact your personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, recommendations, and Wrapped.

Uber relaunches Motional robotaxis in Las Vegas

Two years after a brutal restructuring gutted Motional’s workforce and halted its commercial operations, the Hyundai-backed AV company is back on the Strip, still with a safety operator for now, but promising to remove one by the end of 2026. Uber and Motional have relaunched a commercial robotaxi service in Las Vegas, making all-electric Motional […]This story continues at The Next Web

The $32B acquisition that one VC is calling the ‘Deal of the Decade’

According to Index Ventures Partner Shardul Shah, cybersecurity startup Wiz sits “at the center of three tailwinds: AI, cloud, and security spend.” Those tailwinds powered what just became the largest venture-backed acquisition in history — Google’s $32 billion deal, finalized after a declined 2024 offer, antitrust review on both sides of the Atlantic, and an […]

Microsoft launches Copilot Health

Microsoft has launched Copilot Health, a dedicated, secure space within its Copilot AI assistant that aggregates personal health data from wearables, electronic health records, and laboratory results, then applies AI to surface what the company calls a “coherent story” of a user’s health. The product opened its waitlist on 12 March 2026 and is rolling […]This story continues at The Next Web

Ramp buys Stockholm fintech Billhop to crack open European market

The $32 billion US spend management platform acquires a licensed payments provider to launch corporate cards and finance tools in the UK and EU this summer. The corporate spend management market just shifted its centre of gravity. On 13 March 2026, Ramp, the New York-based financial operations platform valued at $32 billion, announced the acquisition […]This story continues at The Next Web

Apple drops commission rates in China without a fuss

Apple dropped its App Store commission rates to 25% in China, and commissions on auto-renewed subscriptions down to 12%.