Elon Musk
Elon Musk does not want to buy TikTok
Elon Musk has dismissed speculation that he plans to buy TikTok, the popular short-video app facing a potential US ban over security concerns. His comments come as US lawmakers push for action against TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, over alleged security risks.
9 February 2025, 08:03 AM
USAID to be shut in cost-cutting drive
Billionaire Elon Musk, who is heading US President Donald Trump’s drive to shrink the federal government, gave an update on the effort early yesterday, saying work is underway to shut down the US foreign aid agency USAID.
3 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Musk brands USAID 'criminal', Trump calls its leaders 'radical lunatics'
Trump initially froze all aid spending for three months
3 February 2025, 03:29 AM
Banks plan to sell $3 billion in X debt: report
Wall Street banks are getting ready to sell $3 billion of debt tied to Elon Musk’s 2022 purchase of X, formerly known as Twitter, as per a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.
26 January 2025, 05:17 AM
Musk can buy TikTok if he wants to, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said he would support Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, if he decided to purchase the social media app TikTok. Trump’s remarks came as the platform, used by 170 million Americans, faces a potential ban unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its US operations due to national security concerns.
22 January 2025, 03:35 AM
Elon Musk accused of giving Nazi salute during Trump inauguration
Musk dismissed criticism of the hand gesture as a "tired" attack.
21 January 2025, 05:08 AM
Elon Musk comments on Tulip Siddiq's resignation on X
"Anti-corruption minister is corrupt", says Elon
16 January 2025, 10:46 AM
Elon wants to buy Liverpool FC claims Musk Sr; FSG denies
Elon Musk is reportedly interested in acquiring Liverpool Football Club, according to comments made by his father, Errol Musk, during a recent interview to Times Radio, a British digital radio station.
8 January 2025, 12:50 PM
Italy close to $1.5 billion deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX: report
Italy is nearing a €1.5 billion ($1.55 billion) deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide secure communications for its government, as per a recent report by Bloomberg News. The proposed five-year agreement, which still needs final approval, has already been endorsed by Italy’s Intelligence Services and Defence Ministry.
6 January 2025, 07:12 AM
Ukraine to get Starlink's direct-to-cell satellite service
Ukraine’s leading mobile operator Kyivstar has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to introduce direct-to-cell satellite connectivity, its parent company VEON announced on Monday, according to a recent report by Reuters.
30 December 2024, 11:35 AM
Is Elon Musk really coming to Bangladesh?
Recently, there have been ongoing speculations that billionaire businessman Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, will visit Bangladesh in the upcoming international investment conference hosted by Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) in Dhaka tentatively in April 2025. However, is it really true or just a speculation?
28 December 2024, 12:50 PM
Elon Musk's jet made 355 trips in 2024. Here’s the political implications
Elon Musk's private jets undertook 355 flights between January to mid-December in 2024, including 31 to or from areas near Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of President-elect Donald Trump, according to a recent report by Business Insider.
28 December 2024, 01:49 AM
Musk, president? Trump says 'not happening'
The US Constitution requires that a president be a natural-born US citizen.
23 December 2024, 09:06 AM
Starlink beams turned off over India
Elon Musk has confirmed that Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by his company SpaceX, is not operational in India.
18 December 2024, 19:52 PM
Musk faces new deadline to settle Twitter takeover investigation
Elon Musk has until Monday to respond to a settlement proposal from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is investigating potential securities law violations tied to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in 2022.
15 December 2024, 07:50 AM
xAI's Grok-2 AI chatbot now free for X users
xAI, the AI company created by Elon Musk, has announced that its new Grok-2 AI chatbot is now free for all users on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
15 December 2024, 06:03 AM
Elon Musk’s xAI secures $6 bln in equity financing: Report
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has raised $6 billion in equity financing as it intensifies efforts to compete with industry leaders in the AI sector, according to a recent report by Reuters.
7 December 2024, 02:58 AM
Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit conversion
Attorneys representing the billionaire and his AI startup, xAI, filed the injunction Friday, the financial news site reported.
1 December 2024, 05:28 AM
xAI to launch its own app soon: Report
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is preparing to launch its own app for the Grok chatbot as early as December, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal.
30 November 2024, 04:23 AM
What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean
Elon Musk's AI startup could conceivably be a Chrome contender, bankrolled by his riches and having the deal cleared thanks to his close working relationship with incoming president Donald Trump.
23 November 2024, 06:14 AM