He has described his childhood as difficult, affected by his parents' divorce, bullying at school and his own difficulty picking up on social cues because of Asperger's Syndrome.Musk has pursued an interest in artificial intelligence, becoming co-chair of the nonprofit OpenAI. The research company launched in late 2015 with the stated mission of ad… Read More

And despite his own interest in artificial intelligence, he has also been one of the most prominent figures worried about the supposed threat to humanity's future that super-intelligent AIs might pose.In the 20th century Venezuela was transformed from a relatively poor agrarian society to a rapidly urbanizing one, a condition made possible by explo… Read More

“We will stay here until there is a military intervention or the electoral court changes what is happening,” said Antoniel Almeida, 45, the owner of a party-supply store who was helping run the blockade. Mr. Almeida believed the election was rigged. “We need an investigation,” he said.The satellite network, named Starlink, would ideally mak… Read More

They have hit the country’s already flailing economy. Millions of Venezuelans have fled, and half the country live in poverty.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.^ a b Although Nicolás Maduro's exact birthplace has b… Read More

In some places, monitors were barred from entering polling places or they never appeared in the first place. Often, election officials simply refused to hand over the tallies.Opposition candidates and their supporters struggle to find places to gather without harassment from government activists and to get fuel to travel across the country.A setbac… Read More