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The cosy relationship between Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. and China was on display again on Wednesday when President Xi Jinping expressed support for the US electric carmaker in China and Musk in turn expressed his gratitude for that warm reception.According to a Weibo post from Tesla's official China account, Musk, the CEO of Tesla, attended a banquet on the evening of Nov. 15 to welcome Xi, who's in San Francisco to meet and hold talks with US President Joe Biden as part of this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…

Billionaire Elon Musk recently expressed his belief that China stands alongside humanity when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). He stated that China would be open to collaborating with the international community to establish common guidelines for this transformative technology, which he refers to as a "civilisational risk."Musk also underlined the threat that AI poses to China. The Tesla CEO says he told the Chinese leadership that if they create some kind of a Digital superintelligence, then it could very well…

The field of artificial intelligence is one of huge extremes. While on one end, companies like Google and Microsoft are rolling out AI products virtually every day, on the other hand, major protests are taking place that want the rise of AI to be halted. And these protests include major AI researchers including the father of AI Geoffrey Hinton and the man that started the AI craze, the founder and CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman. In a development to the protests, today China also called for security measures against AI,…

Tesla Inc. will build a large new battery factory in Shanghai, further cementing China's place at the top of the global energy storage supply chain.The US electric car pioneer will manufacture its Megapack large-scale energy-storage unit in the new facility, which adds to its factory for EVs in Shanghai. The company led by Elon Musk, who is said to have visited China last weekend, made the announcement at a signing ceremony for the project in Shanghai on Sunday. Tom Zhu, Tesla's senior vice president of automotive, and…

Elon Musk will be in China for a visit from Saturday, with a possible stop at Tesla Inc.'s Shanghai factory, according to people familiar with the plans.The billionaire's schedule is expected to include a meeting with local Shanghai authorities, the people said, declining to be identified because the trip hasn't been disclosed publicly. The plans are fluid and may still change, they said. Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on Musk's visit outside of regular business hours. Musk's visit would come at a time of…

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said if Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to manufacture in India, then he is welcome. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said if Tesla founder Elon Musk wants to manufacture in India, then he is welcome. "If the manufacturing happens in China than in India, they will not get concession for marketing. If they do manufacturing in India, in any state, then they will be benefited," the minister stressed. American electric carmaker Tesla, which has been seeking reduction in import duties to sell its…

Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla Inc. executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the plant in Austin, Texas. Elon Musk has tapped a longtime Tesla Inc. executive in China who oversaw construction of the Shanghai gigfactory to help run the electric carmaker's newest plant in Austin, Texas, people familiar with the matter said. Tom Zhu, who joined Tesla in 2014 to help build its Supercharger network and most recently has been heading the carmaker's Asia Pacific operations,…

Elon Musk has responded to the remark made by Kanye by saying he takes that as a compliment. After the suspension of his Twitter account, Kanye West called Elon Musk "half Chinese", which created a massive furore over social media. Now, Elon Musk has responded to the remark made by Kanye by saying he takes that as a compliment! On Monday, Kanye took to Instagram and wrote, "Am I the only one who thinks Elon could be half Chinese? Have you ever seen his pics as a child? Take a Chinese genius and mate them with a…