Elon Musk’s Next Move May Be a Mega-Merger of SpaceX and Tesla

NYT - Top Stories

By: Jack Ewing and Ryan Mac

17 June 2026 at 18:46

Some shareholders might object, but there is little they could do, legal experts say.

Tesla has sold car and batteries to SpaceX, and the two companies are jointly working on chips and software.

Too Young for TikTok, Old Enough to Vote?

The Daily Sceptic

By: Clive Pinder

17 June 2026 at 17:00

According to Keir Starmer, a teenager doesn’t have the judgement to scroll through Instagram without state supervision, but does have the judgement to pick the next government. We are governed by idiots, says Clive Pinder.

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Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom Trolling Needs to Stop

NYT - Top Stories

By: Cal Newport

17 June 2026 at 10:04

The major A.I. companies keep telling us how dangerous their new models can be, yet they must keep on building them.

Will a ban keep the UK’s kids off social media? – podcast

The Guardian - World news

By: Presented by Helen Pidd with Chris Stokel-Walker and Stephen Byrne · produced by Guy Szafman, Saskia Collette, Jacob Antigha and Rudi Zygadlo · executive producer Homa Khaleeli

17 June 2026 at 03:00

Governments around the world want to keep under-16s off YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Australia has introduced a ban and now the UK is doing the same. Stephen Byrne and Chris Stokel-Walker report

Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he wanted to ban under-16s from social media. Parents were calling out for more controls he said. But their children … well, their children have other ideas.

“Snapchat, for example, is one of the best things that’s happened to me,” a 13-year-old tells Helen Pidd. “I don’t think adults understand, that is how we talk to our friends and fit in.”

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