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Plus: Surprise! We can teach 'bi-manual' robots how to stir-fry food to pure bliss. Jun 19, 2022 [Blueprint]( Elon Musk's Twitter deal process has been quite tumultuous. Lastly, in March, we reported that the deal was put on hold. But now, he had his first meeting with Twitter employees to answer their questions. He said he is not interested in being the CEO of Twitter, finding it too laborious. He also added that people should listen to him regardless in order to develop products in a good and rapid way. But before that, have you seen our video of the day? If not, let’s have a look at how an accidental battery breakthrough may revolutionize the energy storage industry. Good morning. I’m Mert, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [This accidental battery breakthrough may revolutionize the energy storage industry]( [Battery breakthrough.]( Are lithium-sulfur batteries the future of energy storage? [Must Read]MUST READ [Elon Musk doesn't care about being Twitter's CEO, but expects people to listen to him]( [Elon Musk.]( [Elon Musk.]( Wikimedia Commons During his [first meeting with Twitter employees]( on Thursday, Elon Musk said he is not so interested in being CEO, but he does want people to listen to him, [according to a report]( published by Business Insider on Saturday. → A lot of chores to being CEO. "There are a lot of chores to being CEO. And I just want to make sure that the product evolves rapidly and in a good way," Musk said. "I don't really care what the title is. But people do need to listen to me," he added. Musk added that if his deal to purchase Twitter materializes, he wants to focus on the app's software and product design. "If I say 'Hey, we need to improve the product in the following way and add these features' then, like, I do expect that people will listen to me in this regard," he told Twitter employees. 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He should be more open to being opposed.]( [I think he said this just to establish the authority.]( [I’m not sure. His statements are almost always contradictory.]( YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Yesterday we asked if you think the development of defense technologies is worrisome for the future, and almost half of the participants think we should be wary when it comes to robots and artificial intelligence. A quarter of the voters, on the other hand, say we should utilize technology in any possible field. 47% We should be wary when it comes to robots and artificial intelligence. 25% Not really, we should utilize technology in any possible field. 14% It definitely is! Robots will kill us all. 14% Isn’t it a good thing? It might even end humans’ participation in wars. 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