
SolEater
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I have no opinion on whether a Tesla-SpaceX merger will happen, but when you rely on Reuters rumors from“people familiar with the matter”, it’s not a positive sign. I don’t understand the obsession with the merger. They’re both great companies. I don’t see why they need to merge. Of course I’ll support Elon and the teams whatever they decide.


NEWS: Volvo is discontinuing the EX30 EV in the U.S., just a year after it launched. It will be pulled from the market after the 2026 model year. • Starting price: $40,000 • EPA range: Up to 261 miles • 0-60mph: As low as 3.4s • 69 kWh battery • Up to 422 hp, AWD • 12.3" center display • Peak charging rate: 153 kW • Length: 166", 18" shorter than a Model 3 All current orders in the system will be produced with production winding down for the U.S. after the summer. Dealers have until March 20, 2026 to place EX30 and EX30 Cross Country orders. Volvo said the new EX60 and EX90 electric SUVs will continue in the U.S. with the former set to launch later this year and the latter having just received enhancements for 2026.



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@wholemars The R2 should be like Tesla’s Model 3 moment. If they can pull it off, they should start being profitable and stick around unlike Lucid.



This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not to do business with the United States Government or the Pentagon. Our position has never wavered and will never waver: the Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic’s models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic. Instead, @AnthropicAI and its CEO @DarioAmodei, have chosen duplicity. Cloaked in the sanctimonious rhetoric of “effective altruism,” they have attempted to strong-arm the United States military into submission - a cowardly act of corporate virtue-signaling that places Silicon Valley ideology above American lives. The Terms of Service of Anthropic’s defective altruism will never outweigh the safety, the readiness, or the lives of American troops on the battlefield. Their true objective is unmistakable: to seize veto power over the operational decisions of the United States military. That is unacceptable. As President Trump stated on Truth Social, the Commander-in-Chief and the American people alone will determine the destiny of our armed forces, not unelected tech executives. Anthropic’s stance is fundamentally incompatible with American principles. Their relationship with the United States Armed Forces and the Federal Government has therefore been permanently altered. In conjunction with the President's directive for the Federal Government to cease all use of Anthropic's technology, I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security. Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic. Anthropic will continue to provide the Department of War its services for a period of no more than six months to allow for a seamless transition to a better and more patriotic service. America’s warfighters will never be held hostage by the ideological whims of Big Tech. This decision is final.












