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2022-05-30 20:00:05 Elon Musk sold 4.4 million Tesla shares

TechCrunch estimates that the value of the sale in the documents disclosed so far is about $4 billion.

"No more sales of TSLA are planned after today," Musk wrote on Twitter.

According to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the billionaire was making transactions on the exchange two days after the $44 billion deal with Twitter Inc. The documents do not specify the reason for selling the car company's stock.

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2022-05-30 16:00:09 Engineers at the University of Pittsburgh have improved the Oculus Quest 2 VR helmet by adding a set of ultrasonic emitters to it.

Now a person will be able to feel any contact with the lips and mouth from virtual reality. For example, it showed a spider jumping, trying to drink water, and simply being exposed to airflow at speed.

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2022-05-30 14:00:02 SpaceX has launched another batch of Starlink satellites

SpaceX continues to build an orbital constellation of Starlink satellites. As part of a recent rocket launch, another batch of miniature satellites went into orbit.

A Falcon 9 rocket with 53 Starlink satellites aboard launched from the Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida.

About nine minutes after liftoff, the rocket's first stage made a soft landing on a special floating platform Just Read The Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

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2022-05-30 10:00:04 The Matrix Awakens technodem has once again served as the basis for a game. This time the enthusiast dwr created a game about Spider-Man with an open world and graphics on Unreal Engine 5: you can climb walls, jump high and, of course, fly on a spider web.

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2022-05-29 20:00:04 Tesla Model 3 became a bestseller, overtaking all competitors with internal combustion engines in Europe

The Tesla Model 3 became the best-selling model on the European market in March this year, not only among electric cars, but also among all cars, including those with internal combustion engines.

Experts noted that the slight 3% drop in demand for the Tesla Model 3 is explained by the growing popularity of the electric crossover Tesla Model Y, which took third place in the rating of European bestsellers.

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2022-05-29 16:00:03 A stunning 8K flyby over Mars. Director Sean Doran combined images captured by the probe's HiRISE camera to create a short video that seems to set the surface of the Red Planet in motion.

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2022-05-29 13:00:02 Elon Musk proposed a "small fee" for business Twitter users

Elon Musk said the social network would forever remain free for ordinary users, but a "small fee" might be introduced for government agencies and commercial accounts.

Musk, who offered to buy the company for $44 billion and received approval from the social network's board of directors last week, floated a number of ideas for new business models while talking to bankers who could provide financing for the purchase.

At the moment, most of the company's revenue comes from advertising.

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2022-05-29 10:00:04 SpaceX allowed to transfer Starlink dishes

SpaceX has allowed to carry sets of subscriber equipment of satellite Internet Starlink from one place to another.

Previously, the "dish" was fixed to a specific location - just to move from one place to another (in the case of the U.S. - from one state to another) with the "dish" was problematic.

"For an additional $25 per month, you can move your Starlink to a new location and receive services wherever Starlink provides active coverage," the company notes.

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2022-05-28 20:00:04 LEROU robot for head massage. The robot's "fingers" imitate the work of a real masseur, thereby inducing sleepiness. For a weekday evening - perfect!

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2022-05-28 16:00:03 Vale and Tesla sign long-term nickel supply contract

Vale, Brazil's largest iron ore producer, has signed a long-term contract with electric car maker Tesla to supply grade 1 nickel.

The Brazilian company intends to ship the raw material to the U.S. from its Canadian operations.

Vale's goal is to channel 30% to 40% of its Grade 1 nickel sales into the production of electric vehicles.

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