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SpaceX Starship test ends in failure after successful booster catch at launch pad

SpaceXs latest Starship test flight ended in failure Thursday after the spacecraft was destroyed following a successful booster catch on the launch pad. The company reported that the Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly, with its six engines shutting down one by one during ascent,...

Elon Musk reacts to Tulip Siddiq’s resignation

The Tech Tycoon Elon Musk has tweeted on Tulip Siddiq who resigned as the UKs anti-corruption minister amid a controversy over links to her aunt, ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The Labour minister for child welfare shields the predators and their anti-corruption minister is...

Oligarchy of ultra-rich taking shape in US: Biden

Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a dangerous oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that really threatens our...

Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg to attend Trump's inauguration

Tech giants Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are set to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration on Monday, according to sources familiar with the event planning. The high-profile CEOs of Tesla, Amazon, and Meta will be prominently featured, sitting alongside Cabinet...

US SEC sues Musk, saying he didn’t disclose Twitter ownership on time

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued billionaire Elon Musk, saying he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in early 2022, before buying the social media site. As a result, the SEC alleges, Musk was able to underpay by at least $150 million for...

China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk: Bloomberg

Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikToks operations in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk, should the short-video app be unable to avoid an impending ban, Bloomberg News reported on Monday. Beijing officials prefer that TikTok remains under the...

Bezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race

Jeff Bezos said he does not think SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his close ties with US President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his space company Blue Origin, adding he feels very optimistic about the incoming administrations space agenda. Elon has been very clear that hes doing this for the...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink completes third human brain-chip implant

Billionaire Elon Musk revealed that his neural interface company, Neuralink, has successfully completed the third brain-chip implant in a human patient. Neuralink Corp., which carried out its first human brain chip implant in January 2024, plans to perform 20 to 30 more implants in 2025. Musk...

US supports Musk argument in OpenAI lawsuit

US antitrust enforcers weighed in on Friday on Elon Musks lawsuit seeking to block OpenAIs conversion to a public company, pointing out legal doctrines that support his claim that OpenAI and Microsoft engaged in anticompetitive practices. The US Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice...

Musk is deeply unwell: Biographer makes big claims

Seth Abramson, a biographer of billionaire Elon Musk, has made some big claims about the mental health and decision-making of the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, warning that his influence and actions could have dangerous implications for the United States, reports NDTV. In a series of posts on X, the...

Rocket that could challenge SpaceX’s dominance set to launch

On a Florida launchpad that has been dormant for almost two decades, a new, roughly 320-feet (98-meter) rocket developed by Jeff Bezos company Blue Origin is poised for its maiden flight. The uncrewed launch vehicle, called New Glenn, will mark Blue Origins first attempt to send a rocket to...

Scholz expresses concerned over Musk's support for far-right AfD

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed concern overElon Musks support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)party, weeks before the nationssnap election next month. Scholz, in an interview withSternmagazine published on Saturday, said while he was not fazed by the US tech...

Picked Wrong Vehicle: Musk on Cybertruck explosion

Worlds richest businessman and owner of Tesla, Elon Musk labeled the Cybertruck explosion incident outside Trump hotel as act of terrorism. He claimed that the knuckleheads chased the wrong vehicle for explosion, saying: The electric vehicles design minimised the blasts impact, sparing the hotel...

Musk insults German President Steinmeier

The DW reported billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday extended his record of personal insults against European politicians with a new post taking a swipe at the countrys President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The comments from Musk, an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, referred to Steinmeier...

Musk's new X avatar ‘Kekius Maximus’ causes memecoin to soar 900%

Elon Musk adopted the moniker Kekius Maximus on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie Gladiator. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and a confidant...

Musk wants weak Europe: German Vice Chancellor

U.S. billionaire Elon Musks support for Germanys far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a logical and systematic play for a weak Europe that will not be able to regulate as strongly, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said in his New Years address, reports NDTV. The calls by Musk are not made out...

Elon Musk envisions ‘direct democracy’ for future ‘Mars Colony’

Elon Musk, the tech mogul and CEO of SpaceX, has once again shared his ambitious vision for the future of humanity on Mars, offering a glimpse into the potential governance structure for a Martian colony, reports UNB. In response to a user query on X (formerly Twitter), Musk suggested that...

Trump sides with Musk in H-1B visa debate amid rift with supporters

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters. Trumps remarks followed a series of social media...

How 2024 made Elon Musk the world’s most powerful unelected man

In 2024, Elon Musk managed to become the worlds most influential unelected man. He has the ear of the president of the United States and influence over the very agencies that would rein his companies. Those companies have become vital to the digital infrastructure of many nations. His purse makes...

China's satellite megaprojects vie with Elon Musk's Starlink

China will face a big challenge in trying to catch up with Elon Musks Starlink service, which already has almost 7,000 working satellites and about 5 million customers in more than 100 countries. The satellite service is meant to provide high-speed internet access in remote and underserved...

Trump rejects taunts that Musk is real power behind US president-elect

The United States President-elect Donald Trump has pushed back on the notion that he has ceded the presidency to billionaire Elon Musk, who has taken an outsized role in the president-elects transition into the White House, reports Al Jazeera. Trump made the comments during a speech in Arizona...

Elon Musk pushes to turn SpaceX's Starbase into a Texas City

SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, has formally requested to turn its South Texas facility, known as Starbase, into an incorporated city. The company sent a letter to local officials on Thursday, asking for an election to move forward with the plan. Residents of the area, located at Boca Chica...

Musk becomes first person to reach $400 bn net worth mark

Elon Musks net worth has reached $400 billion, making him first person ever to cross that mark, reports CNN. According to Bloombergs Tuesday report, behind his nearly $20 billion jump in wealth was a deal that shot up Musks rocket company SpaceXs valuation to roughly $350 billion. SpaceX and its...

Tech poured about $400m into US election

Tech-giants poured around $400 million into the United Nations presidential election this year, reports the Guardian. The media ran an analysis on the donation sources of the election, where it found Tesla and SpaceX owner Elon Musk tops the list with an estimated donation of $250 million....

Musk's xAI raises around $6 bln in equity financing

Elon Musks AI startup, xAI, revealed on Thursday that it has secured approximately $6 billion in funding as it strives to compete with other companies in the AI industry. The funding comes as xAI plans to grow in the AI industry by upgrading its supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, to support at...

Indian police to investigate 'Starlink' connection in major drug smuggling case

Indian police have announced plans to seek details from Elon Musks Starlink satellite internet service as part of their investigation into a large drug smuggling operation. The investigation follows the discovery of over 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) of methamphetamine worth an estimated $4.25 billion in...

US judge rejects Musk's $55.8 billion tesla pay deal again

A US judge on Monday confirmed her decision to reject Elon Musks $55.8 billion pay package at Tesla, blocking an effort to bring the deal back through a shareholder vote. In a court filing, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick of Delawares Court of Chancery ruled that Teslas attempt to approve Musks...

Trump praises Elon Musk’s high IQ

In his first public address since securing a landslide victory in the 2024 election, US President-elect Donald Trump took the opportunity to praise tech mogul Elon Musk at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Gala in Mar-a-Lago, Florida. Trump highlighted Musks significant contributions to...