Yay! Nobody Cares about Tickle Me Elmo Musk

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I am not surprised, and fucking fucking fucking tired of this shit.

SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.(archive.today)

SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite internet company, has received billions of dollars in federal contracts over its more than two-decade existence.

But SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002 and has privately told investors that it may never have to pay any, according to internal company documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The rocket maker’s finances have long been secret because the company is privately held. But the documents reviewed by The Times show that SpaceX can seize on a legal tax benefit that allows it to use the more than $5 billion in losses it racked up by late 2021 to offset paying future taxable income. President Trump made a change in 2017, during his first term, that eliminated the tax benefit’s expiration date for all companies. For SpaceX, that means that nearly $3 billion of its losses can be indefinitely applied against future taxable income.

Tax experts consulted by The Times said that not having to pay tax on $5 billion in taxable income was substantial and notable for a company that has relied on contracts with the U.S. government to an unusual degree. SpaceX works closely with the Pentagon, NASA and other agencies, giving it a vital role in national security. In 2020, federal contracts generated almost 84 percent of the rocket maker’s revenue, according to the documents, a figure that had not been previously reported.

Larger tech companies — including some that have taken advantage of the tax benefit — often pay billions in federal income taxes. Microsoft, for one, said it expected to pay $14.1 billion in federal income taxes in its last fiscal year.

Fuck it. Let's tax AND eat the rich.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Elon Musk’s xAI Published Hundreds Of Thousands Of Grok Chatbot Conversations

xAI published conversations with Grok and made them searchable on Google, including a plan to assassinate Elon Musk and instructions for making fentanyl and bombs.

share.google

 

[Innula Zenovka]

https://www.itv.com/news/2025-08-19/thousands-object-teslas-bid-to-supply-energy-to-homes-in-the-uk

More than 8,000 people have contacted the energy regulator Ofgem to block Tesla from supplying energy to British households.

Members of the public cited billionaire owner Elon Musk's "clear political agenda" as the reason for the objection.

Last month, the company applied for a licence from Ofgem to provide electricity to homes and businesses across England, Scotland and Wales as early as next year.

 

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Musk’s xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging anticompetitive scheme harmed X, Grok

Elon Musk’s xAI sued Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the pair of an “anticompetitive scheme” to thwart artificial intelligence rivals.

Is there any chance the gravity of the situation might lead to a legal black hole forming and sucking all parties into it?

 

[CronoCloud Creeggan]

Musk’s xAI sues Apple, OpenAI alleging anticompetitive scheme harmed X, Grok


Is there any chance the gravity of the situation might lead to a legal black hole forming and sucking all parties into it?

I would hope so.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Child sex abuse victim begs Elon Musk to remove links to her images

BBC investigation finds US victim's images are traded globally by an operator based in Indonesia.

www.bbc.com

 

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Another of those "Elon Musk says" articles.

Tesla Will Derive 80% of Its Value From Optimus Robot, Musk Says

Elon Musk is deemphasizing Tesla Inc.’s car business like never before in favor of humanoid robots that are still in development and a ways off from generating revenue.

Tesla’s chief executive officer said Monday the company will derive about 80% of its value from Optimus, the robot initiative he first touted four years ago. Musk made the prediction shortly after Tesla published its latest “master plan,” an oft updated corporate manifesto that mentioned robots for the first time.

“We are building the products and services that bring AI into the physical world,” Tesla said on X, Musk’s social network. “We have been working tirelessly for nearly two decades to create the foundation for this technological renaissance through the development of electric vehicles, energy products and humanoid robots.”

The dude sure thinks highly of himself, despite the "we." But if he believes his robots will be part of this "technological renaissance," he truly is delusional. And any one who takes him at his word is, as well.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Boston Dynamics is still lightyears ahead of Trashtimus..

 

[Free]

OMG, it can...walk...slowly, and...hesitantly.

Look at the hands. (Notice Benioff didn't ask it to get him a Coke).They're just mannequin body parts. Why are they even on it? Is it a robot or an art display?

And what is that price range? $200 to $500K?? Musk claimed once production began, the cost would likely be $20 to $30K. LOL!

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Wow. I think for the first time I'm not worried at all about the robot apocalypse. The biggest threat you'll ever have to face from that thing is it suddenly turning off and falling on you.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Wow. I think for the first time I'm not worried at all about the robot apocalypse. The biggest threat you'll ever have to face from that thing is it suddenly turning off and falling on you.

Visit a 21st century automobile factory. The robot apocalypse happened years ago.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Visit a 21st century automobile factory. The robot apocalypse happened years ago.

Which could have been a good thing. Capitalism made sure it hurt people more than it helped them.

 

[Casey Pelous]

Which could have been a good thing. Capitalism made sure it hurt people more than it helped them.

In the words of the great philosopher Gomer Pyle, "Surprise, surprise, surprise!"

 

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Deep thought. Hopes and prayers.

 

[detrius]

Wow. I think for the first time I'm not worried at all about the robot apocalypse. The biggest threat you'll ever have to face from that thing is it suddenly turning off and falling on you.

I wouldn't underestimate those mannequin hands, they probably can deliver some nasty karate chops!

 

[Khamon]

I wouldn't underestimate those mannequin hands, they probably can deliver some nasty karate chops!

They also melt in relatively low temperature.

 

[Free]

If they would at least bend at the knuckles, they could probably provide a passable handjob to the tech bro elite. But they don't seem to, so that optional feature is a no show, as well.

 

[Casey Pelous]

If they would at least bend at the knuckles, they could probably provide a passable handjob to the tech bro elite. But they don't seem to, so that optional feature is a no show, as well.

I sense an opportunity for aftermarket devices.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

If they would at least bend at the knuckles, they could probably provide a passable handjob to the tech bro elite. But they don't seem to, so that optional feature is a no show, as well.

Productivity game changer!