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“Musk”, the new four-hour documentary from director Alex Gibney, has been gaining buzz after appearances at film festivals in Venice and Toronto and chronicles the life of Elon Musk through his early days in Silicon Valley to his actions in politics. NPR technology correspondent Bobby Allyn saw the film and talks with NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz about its message.

Director Alex Gibney explores Elon Musk’s power in new documentary

UK city implements new balaclava ban with powers to give '£70 on-the-spot fines'

Labour's farm tax is a mistake, blasts party grandee Blunkett

₹7.36 trillion question: Can India store enough power to keep the lights on?

Tech CEO warns centralized AI power could lead to ‘counterfeit’ humans, technocrats seeking control

Texas landowners sue Trump administration over border, Big Bend construction

The Guardian view on Reform UK: crypto billionaires must be stopped from undermining democracy

[$] As A.I. Fears Rise, Experts Suggest Focusing on the Humans in Charge

French power sector labour strike takes 6.5 gigawatts offline overnight

Energy giants seeking to merge to extend residents' bill credits and add jobs

[$] Trump to scrap Biden-era climate protections on power plant pollution

Critics slam Newfoundland, Quebec power agreement as MLA leaves party

Govt. bars bank charges on payments up to ₹2,000 via UPI, RuPay-powered debit cards

[$] What Do the Houthis Want?

Europe must build own AI or risk getting cut off by US or China, says ECB’s Lagarde

This Norwegian data centre cools servers with naturally cold fjord water

Arctic power plays: EU searches for a new strategy

UK politics: Farage hints that Reform’s £72m donations may not be legal under new elections bill - as it happened

Pope Leo XIV unveils giant wave for new water exhibition at Vatican Library

HKMU powers ahead with new Shenzhen Research Institute

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Elon Musk revealed the Roadster nearly 9 years ago. Tesla is about to do it again.

Tennessee farmer leased 100 acres of century-old family land for solar instead of selling it; the 147 MW project is now powering homes and businesses

A Senate bill would let Washington block AI models, Reuters reports

[$] AI companies must relinquish some of the power at their disposal

Japanese utility execs resign over falsified quake safety data for 2 nuclear reactors

Kenya tests solar-powered ambulance for remote communities

Iran armed Russia with Shaheds. Now it wants the jet-powered Geran-5 remake back to fight Israel and the US

Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge – US politics live

The Unwritten Constitution of Access, Loyalty and Money

North Korea says recent drill shows 'huge destructive power'

For HR & recruiting: stay focused on the person in front of you

Some Democrats are recalibrating their approach to transgender issues as they seek a path to power

BRKZ secures $31m to scale AI-enabled building materials procurement

The powerful millionaires hiding in plain sight

Japan’s Chubu Electric bosses resign over quake data-tampering scandal

The Age of Strategic Exclusion

Acting police chief reaffirms efforts for investigative reform

Energy beneath our feet: Could rock be used as a battery for renewables?

[$] Japanese utility halts nuclear reactor restart after data manipulation scandal

End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review – the fightback starts here

New investigation agency chief nominee supports criminal justice system reform