Elon Musk
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Jimmy Donaldson – aka MrBeast – was jubilant as he told his tens of millions of TikTok followers about his bid to buy the platform. “I might become you guys’ new CEO! I’m super excited!” Donaldson said from a private jet. He then proceeded to promise $10,000 to five random new followers. The internet creator’s post has…
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Former home secretary Lord Blunkett has called for a cap on political donations made by companies and stricter rules on “where money originates”. The Labour stalwart – who is now a member of the House of Lords – told Sky News that he is not against firms or trade unions being able to give cash…
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The first Starship flight test of 2025 flew with ambitious goals: seeking to repeat our previous success of launching and catching the world’s most powerful launch vehicle while putting a redesigned and upgraded Starship through a rigorous set of flight demonstrations. It served as a reminder that development testing, by definition, can be unpredictable. On…
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SpaceX’s colossal Starship launch system lifted off on its seventh uncrewed test flight Thursday, with an upgraded version of the megarocket embarking on the program’s most ambitious flight to date. SpaceX was able to duplicate its prior feat of catching a booster that returned to Earth. But 8.5 minutes into flight, the Starship spacecraft itself…
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Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are attending Monday’s inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, NBC News reported. The three tech moguls will be seated together on a platform with other notable guests like Trump’s Cabinet nominees and elected officials, an official told NBC News. Musk, the CEO of Tesla, Space X, and X, formerly known as…
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United States authorities identified a man who was found in a Tesla Cybertruck which exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas as US serviceman Matthew Livelsberger. Authorities had initially said they were investigating possible military links between Mr Livelsberger and New Orleans attack suspect, former US serviceman Shamsud-Din Jabbar. However, the FBI said in…
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President-elect Donald Trump weighed in Saturday on the immigration issue that has been roiling some of his highest-profile supporters online, telling The New York Post that he has “always been in favor” of H-1B visas. It is not exactly true: Trump has waffled on his support for the H-1B program over the years, going so far as to suspend it late in his…
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Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy may be advising President-elect Donald Trump on cutting federal spending but they also have some advice for him about the U.S. workforce, urging his next administration to bring in more foreign tech workers. Musk and Ramaswamy’s views have sparked an online spat between factions of Trump’s supporters over immigration and the…
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Elon Musk shot down “wrong-headed economic thinking” on X, saying there’s “infinite potential” for job creation, the New York Post reports. “Think of all the things that didn’t exist 20 or 30 years ago!” Musk’s comment came in a back-and-forth with Palantir founder and venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale and his positive remarks on Sriram Krishnan, who…
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A Delaware judge moved Monday to confirm its confiscation of Elon Musk’s wealth that he created at Tesla — denying him a compensation package that would be worth over $100 billion in value today. Musk has paid a heavy price for countering woke politics, making X a neutral platform, and backing Donald Trump for president.…
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During lst night’s discussion between Sophy Ridge and Home Office minister Alex Davies-Jones, questions were asked about Elon Musk’s alleged interference in UK politics. The businessman, Elon Musk, who will be working in the Trump government come January, has been a loud critic of Sir Keir Starmer since he was elected prime minister. As Sophy…
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Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian state media reported Saturday. The New York Times reported the meeting took place earlier this week, citing two Iranian officials. Associated Press also reported a meeting between…
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Reports that billionaire Elon Musk has held multiple calls with Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, should be investigated by the Pentagon and law-enforcement agencies on national-security grounds, two senior Democrat senators said in a letter seen by Reuters on Friday. Musk, who has been appointed to a senior government role by Republican President-elect Donald Trump,…
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If Donald Trump reclaims the White House, he will have one voting demographic to thank for it: men. That’s the fundamental theory of the Trump campaign. In the election’s final weeks, the former President and his political operation have sought to activate low-to-mid propensity male voters, particularly young ones, with surgical precision to sweep him…
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Pressure groups, known as PACs, with European ties are pouring money into US electoral campaigns. European corporations have indirectly funnelled around $14.3 million (€13.2 million) in funds towards US electoral campaigns during the current voting cycle, Euronews’ analysis of data provided by non-profit Open Secrets reveals. Of those funds, around 56% went towards Republican campaigns,…
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