Commenter says Elon Musk's ideas "border on genius"
In this week's comments update, readers are debating Elon Musk's plan to construct the North Miami Beach Loop tunnel and discussing other top stories. More
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Elon Musk proposes Tesla tunnel in Miami to "solve traffic and be an example to the world"
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has submitted plans to construct the North Miami Beach Loop tunnel in Miami, which would shuttle people in a dedicated fleet of Tesla cars from the north of the city to the beach. More
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Elon Musk submits bid to build beach tunnel transport system in Florida
Fort Lauderdale has voted to approve a proposal from Elon Musk's tunnelling firm Boring Company to build an underground transit loop connecting the downtown part of the Florida city to its beachfront. More
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Elon Musk is "the biggest architect of our time" says Jan Boelen
Tesla and SpaceX entrepreneur Elon Musk is the world's greatest living architect, according to design curator and educator Jan Boelen. More
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Tesla suspends Bitcoin payments over concerns about "rapidly increasing" emissions
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the electric-car maker will no longer be accepting Bitcoin in exchange for its vehicles due to the cryptocurrency's alleged contribution to climate change. More
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Elon Musk launches $100 million carbon capture competition
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk has launched the XPrize Carbon Removal competition to create devices that permanently sequester carbon dioxide to reduce the impact of climate change. More
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Elon Musk launches $250 Teslaquila following April Fools' Day joke
Electric-car brand Tesla has launched its own branded tequila, which comes inside a lightning-bolt-shaped bottle, after founder Elon Musk suggested the idea as a joke on 1 April 2018. More
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Elon Musk unveils updated Neuralink brain implant design and surgical robot
Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink has revealed the "dramatically simplified" design for an implant that aims to create brain-to-machine interfaces, alongside the robot that inserts it and several pigs that have the device installed. More
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NASA revives "worm" logo and debuts SpaceX spacesuits
NASA will use the Danne & Blackburn-designed "worm" logo for the first time since 1992, while its astronauts will debut SpaceX spacesuits when the Demo-2 flight to the International Space Station launches tomorrow. More
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NASA selects Musk and Bezos to design landers for 2024 mission to land first woman on moon
NASA has named Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Alabama-based Dynetics as the three teams that will develop vehicles for its planned moon landing in 2024. More
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Tesla divides opinion with Cybertruck "dropped from a sci-fi movie"
The radical design of Tesla's electric Cybertruck, which was unveiled last week, has caused a storm on social media, with some people calling it "courageous" and others "ridiculous". More
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Elon Musk unveils Tesla's Cybertruck electric off-road vehicle
Tesla founder Elon Musk has unveiled the Cybertruck, a bulletproof electric vehicle clad in the same kind of steel being used to make SpaceX's Starship space craft. More
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Elon Musk's Neuralink implant will "merge" humans with AI
Tesla founder Elon Musk has launched tech startup Neuralink to build implants that connect human brains with computer interfaces via artificial intelligence. More
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Tesla reveals latest Model Y electric SUV
Elon Musk's car brand Tesla has unveiled its latest and "safest" all-electric Model Y crossover SUV, which is expected to go on the market in Autumn 2020. More
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Trump's border wall could sever Elon Musk's SpaceX Texas launchpad
The SpaceX port that Elon Musk is building in Boca Chica, Texas, for launching commercial rockets to Mars, is at risk of being cut in two by Donald Trump's US-Mexico border wall. More
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Elon Musk gives first look at Boring Company tunnel
Elon Musk has driven a Tesla through his Boring Company's test tunnel in Los Angeles County, in the first public demonstration of what he hopes will form a congestion-beating new subterranean transport solution. More
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Elon Musk rubbishes claims his tiny submarine was "not practical" for Thai cave rescue
Elon Musk is insisting that the escape pod he hand delivered to the cave rescue team in Thailand is fully functional, after being criticised by the head of the mission. More
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Elon Musk sends SpaceX technology to aid Thai cave rescue
A Falcon X rocket tube converted by Elon Musk into a "kid-size submarine" is on its way to Thailand, to help rescue the last of the boys trapped in an underwater cave. More
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Designers create Martian flags for Space10 exhibition
Seven designers have created flags for the Martian Flag Assembly exhibition at the headquarters of IKEA's innovation lab Space10, in Copenhagen. More
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Elon Musk's Chicago tunnel will link downtown and airport in 12 minutes
Elon Musk's infrastructure firm The Boring Company has revealed plans to bring its super-fast tunnel system to Chicago, where "autonomous electric skates" travelling up to 150 miles per hour will link the city's Downtown area with O'Hare Airport. More
