Elon Musk
Why is Elon Musk all over US politics?
Musk’s bet on Trump has already benefited him.
20 November 2024, 07:00 AM
Musk's SpaceX test launches Starship rocket; Trump attends
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket system from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a test attended by President-elect Donald Trump. While the launch marked progress in spaceflight technology, the mission faced a setback when the rocket’s booster, Super Heavy, failed to land as planned.
20 November 2024, 03:29 AM
Can the Trump-Musk 'bromance' last?
Can the bromance between the world's wealthiest man and the soon-to-be US president survive some major policy differences and their own combustible personalities?
19 November 2024, 05:20 AM
Elon Musk's political rise stirs hopes for banks that financed his X purchase
Some of the lenders in the consortium, which included Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, think Musk's emergence as a close aide to Republican President-elect Donald Trump could boost the prospects of X
17 November 2024, 05:27 AM
Facebook is making 'views' as primary content performance metric
Facebook has recently announced to shift its focus to "views" as the primary metric for measuring content performance, aligning its approach with Instagram’s existing system.
16 November 2024, 05:48 AM
Web Summit 2024: Tech leaders in Lisbon to debate Trump’s impact on Europe
Lisbon is set to host the Web Summit, Europe’s largest annual tech conference, where industry titans and policymakers will tackle pressing issues in technology, including the implications of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, according to a recent report by Reuters.
11 November 2024, 13:48 PM
Tesla hits $1 trillion market value as Musk-backed Trump win fans optimism
The electric automaker's shares jumped 8.2% to $321.22, catapulting the company's valuation above the trillion-dollar mark for the first time in more than two years.
10 November 2024, 07:06 AM
Elon Musk promises to award $1m each day to a signer of his petition
The money is the latest example of Musk using his extraordinary wealth to influence the tightly-contested presidential race between Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
20 October 2024, 03:38 AM
Bangladesh’s Bored Tunnelers making tunnel boring machine in collaboration with Elon Musk's company
Bangladesh's Bored Tunnelers invited to Elon Musk’s The Boring Company headquarters to trial their tunnel boring machine.
14 October 2024, 11:42 AM
Elon Musk unveils Cybercab, Tesla's new robotaxi
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently introduced the Cybercab, the company's new robotaxi prototype, at an event titled 'We, Robot' in Burbank, California. The vehicle is fully autonomous, designed without a steering wheel or pedals, and operates using artificial intelligence (AI) and cameras instead of lidar sensors commonly used by competitors, according to Musk.
12 October 2024, 03:13 AM
Starlink reaches 4 million users
Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, has gained over 4 million subscribers, according to a recent post by the company on X (formerly, Twitter).
28 September 2024, 03:14 AM
SpaceX targets five uncrewed Mars missions by 2026
SpaceX is planning to launch five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars over the next two years, according to CEO Elon Musk in a recent post on X, where he outlined the company's goal of preparing for Mars landings.
23 September 2024, 03:26 AM
Neuralink's vision-restoring brain chip secures FDA “breakthrough” designation
Blindsight, the experimental vision-restoring implant by Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup, Neuralink, has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) "breakthrough device" designation, according to the company.
21 September 2024, 10:50 AM
Brazil lifts Starlink account freeze after $3.3 mln transfer
Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has lifted the freeze on the bank accounts of Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, following the transfer of 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) to the Brazilian government.
16 September 2024, 02:33 AM
Elon Musk promotes post suggesting women can't think freely due to 'Low T'
Elon Musk, one of the most influential figures in tech, is once again courting controversy—this time by endorsing a deeply sexist post by Autism Capital on X (formerly Twitter).
9 September 2024, 03:07 AM
X investors have lost billions in value: report
When Musk completed the $44 billion deal in 2022, he relied on a mix of his own wealth, bank loans, and investments from a network of friends and business associates. Two years later, the value of these investments has plummeted, with some investors facing staggering losses.
3 September 2024, 03:38 AM
Musk's new AI image generator causes ethical concerns
Elon Musk's Grok, an AI-powered chatbot integrated into X (formerly Twitter), has recently been given image generation capabilities, which is raising significant ethical and legal concerns due to the AI image generator's apparent lack of restrictions.
17 August 2024, 10:58 AM
Starlink obtains license to operate in Sri Lanka
Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's aerospace company SpaceX, has been granted a license to operate in Sri Lanka by the country's telecommunications regulator. This makes Sri Lanka the first South Asian country to potentially have Starlink's internet services.
14 August 2024, 08:29 AM
Blue checkmarks on X deceives users: EU investigation
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has reportedly breached European Union (EU) content rules because, as per the EU, the platform deceives users with its blue checkmarks. As such, X is expected to pay a large amount of fines under disciplinary action to be taken by the EU.
14 July 2024, 10:19 AM
Apple and Meta might form AI partnership: report
Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms has talked about incorporating its generative AI model into Apple's newly revealed AI system for iPhones, reveals a report from The Wall Street Journal on Sunday. These discussions are reportedly in preliminary stages and could still be abandoned.
24 June 2024, 09:57 AM