Elon Musk
businessman and entrepreneur (born 1971)
Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 10h ago
Poland summons Google, Meta, TikTok and X over violent content after school attacks
Poland's digital minister summoned Google, Meta, TikTok, Discord and Telegram on Friday, 16 October, after knife attacks at schools. X did not attend, and only 30 of 89 flagged posts were removed.
- 12h ago
Elon Musk funds $158 million for Paxton's Texas Senate bid as Talarico leads polls
Elon Musk sent $158 million in September to a super PAC that passed the same sum to a group backing Republican Ken Paxton, federal filings released on Thursday show. The Democratic nominee, James Talarico, leads in polls.
- 13h ago
Trump denies Starlink speed cap in Ukraine as Telegraph says Musk proposed it
Ukraine is negotiating with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite link, while a Telegraph report says Elon Musk proposed the restriction to Donald Trump.
- 16h ago
Tesla's new Roadster jumps, flips and lands in SpaceX test-site demo
On Thursday, 15 October, at SpaceX's McGregor test site in Texas, Tesla showed its new Roadster climbing a ramp upside down and passing over five parked vehicles using compressed-gas thrusters, with no driver on board.
- 2d ago
Vance mocks Talarico with gay jibe as Texas Senate race passes $500 million in ads
Vice President JD Vance joked about the sexuality of Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico at a Tyler, Texas rally, as unfounded mental health claims about Talarico spread through rightwing media.
- 2d ago
TSMC posts sixth straight record quarterly profit on AI chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported net profit of NT$763.1 billion for July to September, up about 69 percent from a year earlier and above analyst forecasts. The company also guided fourth-quarter revenue to $52.3 billion to $54.3 billion.
- 2d ago
Tesla unveils Roadster that lifts off the ground in a demo, production planned for 2028
Tesla presented the Roadster at SpaceX's test site in McGregor, Texas, on Thursday, 15 October, with a demonstration of short airborne manoeuvres. Reservations are open for two road-going versions, while the single-seat Rocket is invitation-only.
- 2d ago
Bulgaria confirms fire at Starlink site near Sofia, probe into possible sabotage
Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed a fire at a Starlink facility near Sofia on Wednesday, 14 October, and declined to give details while the investigation runs. The incident follows an arson attack on a Starlink ground station near Warsaw on 23 September.
- 2d ago
French foreign minister accuses Elon Musk of online harassment against European leaders
Speaking at an OECD conference on Tuesday, 13 October, Jean-Noël Barrot also warned that foreign actors are trying to destabilise France before its 2027 presidential election.
- 3d ago
Four European telecoms explore joint bid for 2 GHz spectrum to reduce reliance on Starlink
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone and Telefónica are in preliminary talks on a joint approach to 2 GHz frequencies, while EU telecom ministers meet in Limerick on 13 October.
- 3d ago
Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog's FOIA fight over Musk's DOGE records
The justices will decide whether DOGE, the Trump administration's efficiency initiative launched under Elon Musk, must release records sought by the watchdog group CREW, with a ruling expected by the end of June.
- 4d ago
Musk gives Republicans over $276 million in midterm donations since July
Elon Musk has given more than $276 million to Republican groups since July, including $158 million to the Senate Leadership Fund. The donations come ahead of the 3 November midterms, when Democrats are expected to gain the House and the Senate is seen as a toss-up.
- Oct 9
BMW withdraws leasing car offer for AfD parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt
BMW has withdrawn a leasing offer for a company car for Tobias Rausch, elected this week as president of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament. The AfD has asked Elon Musk for a Tesla as a replacement.
- Oct 9
Canada to launch new alliance with EU at Montreal summit on 29-30 October
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa will attend the Montreal summit, where Canada begins what he called a transformative alliance with the European Union. He spoke after Elon Musk backed separatist movements in Quebec and Alberta and the secession of Saskatchewan.
- Oct 9
Blue Origin's $140 billion funding round makes Jeff Bezos the world's second-richest person
The $140 billion valuation from Blue Origin's first outside funding round added $87 billion to Jeff Bezos' fortune, putting him behind only Elon Musk. Bezos told Fox News he has personally invested $28 billion in the company since 2000.
- Oct 9
SpaceX buys low-band spectrum for Starlink Mobile, Deutsche Telekom falls 7%
SpaceX agreed on Thursday to buy a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio from Grain Management, with the Wall Street Journal reporting a value of $8 billion. On Friday, Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile US, Verizon and AT&T traded lower while US tower operators rose.
- Oct 9
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla FSD after Tesla agrees to drop 'full self-driving' name
Berlin will push for EU approval of Tesla's FSD system in Germany under the new name Tesla Assisted Driving, while France opposes it and eight countries have already approved it.
- Oct 8
Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in SpaceX debt before space policy memo
Trump's latest financial disclosure, published Thursday, shows the SpaceX debt was bought in August, two days before he signed a memorandum on space transportation. The White House says the portfolio is independently managed and that there are no conflicts of interest.
- Oct 8
Trump brands users of artificial intelligence term enemies in Truth Social post
US President Donald Trump demanded the adoption of the phrase super intelligence, stating that the White House considers anyone who retains the traditional artificial intelligence terminology an enemy.
- Oct 8
Musk escalates Starlink row with Ambani, citing reports on Reliance-linked donations to BJP
Musk named Mukesh Ambani directly on Thursday and on Friday called him India's "prime minister", while Starlink still awaits commercial approval in India. On Saturday he shared reports linking Reliance-associated donations to Modi's BJP.
