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Fortune Magazine Names South African Man As Businessperson Of The Year
22 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There aren’t many South Africans around that could stand a chance of winning this award. As a result, you’ve probably already guessed who this one is.
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Elon Musk Talks About The Time He Almost Had A Nervous Breakdown [VIDEO]
13 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Musk talked about a period in 2008 when he had a “major meltdown.” (Does this remind anyone else of Tony Stark’s existential crisis in Iron Man 3?) On the verge of financial ruin, he faced the impossible choice between his two beloved companies: Tesla Motos and Space X. And how does one choose between the future of electronic cars made and adventures of space exploration?
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Everything You Want To Know About Elon Musk [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There’s been plenty of talk about how awesome Elon Musk is. The guy has become something of an enigma, what with him being the CEO & CTO of SpaceX and CEO & Chief Product Architect of Tesla Motors. He’s also in the news for his ideas to turn James Bonds Lotus Esprit submarine-car into a real submarine – and for his grand ideas for the construction of the hyperloop.
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They’re Going Ahead With The Hyperloop – Official Name Anounced
01 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
News of Elon Musk’s plans to completely revolutionise personal transportation with the ‘Hyperloop’ emerged some months ago, but now it’s gaining speed as Musk’s dream slowly materialises. Now, the group that is going to develop the idea has stepped forward with an official name: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Inc. But you won’t believe the other names that were floating around…
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Elon Musk Bought That Bond Submarine Car And Wants To Make It Work [VIDEO]
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Elon Musk – the guy is a super-achiever, and there seems to be nothing that will halt his imagination. This time, Musk is planning to go one-up on James Bond. Remember the Lotus Esprit submarine that Bond had in The Spy Who Loved Me? Well, Elon Musk just bought it for $997,000, and he wants to turn it into a real-life submarine.
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Elon Musk Is Literally Inventing Things He Sees In Iron Man
27 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist – you’re thinking Tony Stark, aren’t you? Well, Elon Musk might be the closest thing we’ve got to a real-life Iron Man. He not only is a genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist, he’s now creating the things that he saw in the Iron Man movies!
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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop: Maybe This Scale Model Will Explain It Better [VIDEO]
22 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you having a hard time envisioning Elon Musk’s Hyperloop? An American company, WhiteClouds, wants to help you on the visualisation front. They have created a 3D printed interpretation of the ground breaking vehicle, and get this, they did it all in 24 hours. This video will help you wrap your mind around the awesomeness […]
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This Video Of Elon Musk’s Rocket’s Skills Will Blow One’s Mind [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
From the billionaire who wants to build an 80,000 person colony on mars, create auto-pilot cars, and envisions the a steel tube that will get 28 passengers from LA to San Francisco in 35 minutes, comes this awesome video. Check out Elon Musk’s out of this world rocket skills.
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Finally, Elon Musk Unveils The ‘Hyperloop’ – The Future Of Transportation [PICS]
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It has been a painstaking wait since entrepreneur Elon Musk first dropped hints at the development of a super fast transportation system. Musk unveiled the Alpha plans for his Hyperloop yesterday afternoon, including sketches.
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Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Explained In 45 Seconds [VIDEO]
12 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist…Enter Elon Musk, the man who founded SpaceX, Tesla Motors and PayPal. The next trick up his sleeve is the revolutionary “fifth mode of transport”, the Hyperloop, which is tipped to outshine trains, planes, busses and boats. Musk will be unveiling the service today.
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Take A Look Inside Tesla Motors’ Awesome Robotic Production Line [VIDEO]
17 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wired had a tour of the plant in Fermont, California that South African CEO and co-founder Elon Musk helped create. The electric Tesla Model S is in production with some 400 vehicles being produced weekly – thanks to “one of the world’s most advanced production lines.”
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SA Genius Turns Attention To Revolutionising Travel – Elon Musk Pegs Reveal Date For “Hyperloop”
16 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The time is drawing nearer for concrete details regarding the design of the high-spped transportation system to be published. Founder of SpaceX and Tesla, Elon Musk will soon be releasing the design for his Hyperloop.
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Elon Musk Is About To Blow Our Minds Again – Standby For The Magical ‘Hyperloop’ Transportation System
31 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Entrepreneur Elon Musk, founder of SapceX and Tesla Motors, has a very interesting new idea brewing. But the man is tight lipped about it. We do however know it is called the “Hyperloop”, and is a high speed method of transportation.
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Friday Morning Spice
31 May 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Comrades Marathon security beefed up. Microsoft brings back start button. 3 more SARS virus deaths. Elon Musk is tapping Cameron Diaz. The French have finally made a word for French kissing. Bitcoin operator curtails anonymity.
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SA’s Elon Musk Drops Half A Bar To Speed Up Roadworks In LA
26 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
He is a billionaire entrepreneur, the co-founder of Tesla and PayPal, and he really, really hates traffic. Yes, we are talking about Elon Musk. In fact, Musk hates traffic so much that he’s just spent $50,000 to fix the problem in Los Angeles.
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TIME Magazine Releases Top 100 List [PICS]
19 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
TIME magazine is celebrating its tenth year of the TIME Top 100 List. This year, to do something a little special, they’re presenting seven cover portraits of the TIME 100 honourees who, “Reflect the breadth and depth of our list, each one profiled inside – as in our tradition – by an equally luminary voice.”
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Tuesday Morning Spice
09 Apr 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Putin reacts to topless protestor in his face. People confused Thatcher death with Cher yesterday. Elon Musk responds after Sarah Palin calls his car a ‘loser.’ Thieves steal 9 tons of Nutella. Trojan turns your PC into a Bitcoin mining slave.
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LISTEN: Mail & Guardian’s Chris Roper Reports From The South By Southwest Conference [PODCAST]
11 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Mail & Guardian team traveled to Austin, Texas for the twentieth annual South by Southwest conference. Online editor, Chris Roper and General Manager for Digital Operations, Alistair Fairweather bring us clips from Elon Musk’s keynote address, and other assorted treats. South by Southwest is one of the biggest interactive film, music, tech and pop culture conferences […]
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WATCH: Explosions, Bad Guys And One-Liners In The Iron Man 3 Trailer [VIDEO]
06 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The trailer for Iron Man 3 has dropped, and we can confirm that Robert Downie Junior has not aged a day, and that his facial hair remains impeccable for the role of Tony Stark. Don’t believe me? Watch the video above. There are more explosions in that trailer than there were in the whole of […]
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SA’s Elon Musk Slams New York Times For Poor Review Of His Electric Car
15 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
New York Times reporter, John Broder recently wrote a damning review of Tesla Motor’s Model S sedan. In response, Tesla president Elon Musk issued a data-driven take down of Broder’s review, and for all intents and purposes, the reporter looked to be a liar. But he has hit back, reports Wired Magazine. The first point Broder […]
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Wednesday Morning Spice
13 Feb 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Wrestling to be dropped from Olympics. Elon Musk angry with car review. Foreigners can’t buy farmland in SA. Woman dies from drinking too much coke. LA fugitive found and killed. UK horse meat scandal gets heavy. Now you can use Twitter to pay for things.
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Secret Private Moon Mission?
04 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Going to space isn’t such a big deal these days. Basically, you just need enough money and you can go. But if you have enough money, you might as well go on your own, or with some mates, right?
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Elon Musk Wants To Build 80,000-Person Mars Colony, Probably Will
27 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
That is correct, our very own Elon Musk is staying true to his word about doing things on Mars. Except he’s changed his tune slightly – he no longer just wants to send one person all the way there.
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Elon Musk Should Have Been Made Businessperson Of The Year [VIDEO]
19 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Fortune Magazine has named Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as its “Businessperson of the Year.” But, as Business Insider points out, he probably didn’t deserve it as much as our homebred Elon Musk.
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A Day In The Life Of Elon Musk, South Africa’s Greatest Entrepreneurial Export
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Elon Musk has been called the “most inspiring entrepreneur in the world right now”, and it’s not hard to see why when one considers what he does. Click through for a look at what Elon’s average day is like.
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SpaceX Plans To Put Humans On Mars In the Next 10 to 20 Years
26 Apr 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
SpaceX – the guys who last year became the first to launch a private spaceship into orbit and bring it home – are planning on sending humans to Mars within 10 to 20 years, according to a Wall Street Journal interview with CEO Elon Musk. These guys have an X in their name, so we should take them seriously.
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