Elon Musk

Tech 2023-09-04T21:31:18Z

Elon Musk threatens to sue the Anti-Defamation League, claiming it is 'trying to kill' X, formerly known as Twitter

In a series of posts, Musk accused the organization of intentionally sabotaging his platform and threatened legal action against them.
Transportation 2023-09-04T18:50:11Z

Auto expert says Tesla's Model Y battery pack has 'zero repairability,' so a minor collision can junk the car

EV batteries bring all sorts of challenges when they get damaged after accidents. One expert says Tesla customers are especially at risk.
Tech 2023-09-04T18:04:36Z

Signal's president doubts Elon Musk can successfully turn Twitter into a 'super app' like WeChat

Meredith Whittaker said in a recent interview that factors like competition and government support leave little possibility for a WeChat of the West.
Tech 2023-09-04T16:45:10Z

Mercedes says it can beat any Tesla on range with a new car nearing production

A new Mercedes sedan model gets nearly 470 miles on a single charge, much more than any Tesla.
International 2023-09-04T13:52:45Z

A one-time $6 billion donation from Musk, Bezos, and other billionaires could save 42 million people from starvation, World Food Programme director says

The executive director for the UN World Food Programme, David Beasley, said 42 million people across the globe were "knocking on famine's door."
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Tech 2023-09-04T10:08:14Z

Elon Musk's dad says he's worried the Tesla CEO might be assassinated following a report about his influence on government decisions

Errol Musk criticized an exposé from The New Yorker, which explored the SpaceX CEO's influence on the Ukraine war, as a "hit job," The U.S. Sun reported.
Tech 2023-09-02T11:07:20Z

Elon Musk's erosion of safety standards at X is helping Putin spread Russian propaganda, study finds

Research for the European Union found that X's elimination of labelling and de-amplifying policies was directly benefitting Kremlin-affiliated accounts.
Markets 2023-09-02T10:45:01Z

Warren Buffett's toll roads, Elon Musk's bottlenecks, and why both men prize the same kinds of businesses

Warren Buffett loves the pricing power that toll roads offer, while Elon Musk wields huge influence by relieving bottlenecks like EV charging.
Tech 2023-09-02T09:25:01Z

Elon Musk has unprecedented influence that spans multiple industries — and our fate is in his hands

He may be erratic and amoral, but he controls the most sensitive aspects of our lives (much to our peril).
Tech 2023-09-01T13:02:27Z

Elon Musk's X tells users that it could use their posts to train AI models

X, formerly Twitter, has changed its policies to allow information posted by users to be used to train its AI models.
Tech 2023-09-01T11:21:45Z

Elon Musk reportedly helped Larry Ellison reset his Twitter password after the billionaire said he'd invest $1 billion in the company, despite not tweeting in 10 years

An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's "Elon Musk" biography, published by The Wall Street Journal, sheds light on Musk's Twitter takeover.
Tech 2023-09-01T10:37:11Z

Elon Musk stayed up playing video games in a Vancouver hotel until 5:30 a.m. after he offered to buy Twitter, because he was in 'stress mode'

Elon Musk was staying in a Vancouver hotel with Grimes as he weighed up whether to buy Twitter, and played video games on a laptop all night.
Tech 2023-09-01T08:30:00Z

Burning Man is underway. Here are the famous CEOs and billionaires who have attended tech bros' favorite party, from Elon Musk to Ray Dalio.

The desert festival has a history of high-profile attendees, from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Tech 2023-09-01T07:52:01Z

Elon Musk says his daughter who ditched his last name 'doesn't want to spend time with me'

Elon Musk learned secondhand that his daughter, who changed her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson, was transgender, Walter Isaacson wrote in a new book.
Tech 2023-09-01T06:05:31Z

Elon Musk met then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal for a secret dinner in 2022 and said Agrawal was not the 'fire-breathing dragon' the platform needed

Walter Isaacson, a writer who spent three years trailing Musk, detailed the aftermath of the encounter in his forthcoming biography, 'Elon Musk.'
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Transportation 2023-08-31T13:04:14Z

Tesla is reportedly under investigation by the DOJ and SEC over its mysterious 'Project 42'

The project was internally believed to involve building a glass house for Elon Musk, the Journal previously reported.
Tech 2023-08-31T12:21:32Z

Washington crowned a bunch of rich dudes the most important people in AI

Chuck Schumer is due to host an AI insight forum on Capitol Hill in September, but many of the attendees come from a similar background.
Tech 2023-08-31T09:57:45Z

Elon Musk's X wants to collect users' biometric data and education history, an upcoming privacy policy update shows

Elon Musk's X unveiled a new privacy policy due to go into effect on September 29, which includes plans to collect more user data than before.
Transportation 2023-08-31T09:30:02Z

Cybertruck photos in the wild reveal the truck's quirks ahead of Elon Musk's most important launch yet

Elon Musk's Tesla is about to begin deliveries of the Cybertruck. Every new photo of the truck has spurred fans to pick apart the massive truck's features.
Tech 2023-08-30T12:36:07Z

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli claims that he's made more than a dozen accounts on X, but Elon Musk keeps taking them down

"Elon preaches free speech, but his actions are showing the opposite," Martin Shkreli told Fox Business.
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