Can Elon Musk really save TikTok? Laura Normand / The VergeChinese officials are reportedly exploring a backup plan for TikTok after the Supreme Court appeared unlikely to save it from a US ban. With TikTok’s legal options nearly exhausted, multiple news outlets are reporting that China is considering an option it previously said it wouldn’t: letting ByteDance sell the app. The …

S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations Regulators filed a lawsuit in federal court stemming from Mr. Musk’s $44 billion purchase of the social media company now called X.

In Reversal, Musk Disparages Farage Elon Musk, the billionaire backer of Donald J. Trump, had been promoting Nigel Farage. But on Sunday Mr. Musk said Mr. Farage “doesn’t have what it takes.”

Musk, Tesla, Twitter, And SpaceX Had A Hell Of A Year Tesla sales are tanking, Twitter is a fucking mess, SpaceX is coasting on Boeing’s failures, xAI is burning through billions, The Boring Company is a scam, and Elon Musk himself is trying to shut down the U.S. Government. The world’s richest man is a childish megalomaniac, and his actions in 2024 have only expanded… Read more…

Who Is Running Tesla While Elon Musk Plays President? If Congress can’t pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government by Sunday, Republicans will have caused yet another government shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson appeared to be willing to work with the Democrats to make something happen, the Washington Post reports, but then Elon Musk started tweeting, and… Read more…

Elon Musk: ‘Prophet-in-Chief’? (RNS) — Elon Musk’s pivot to ‘cultural Christianity’ raises questions about faith, power and politics. The post Elon Musk: ‘Prophet-in-Chief’? appeared first on RNS.

What Elon Musk Needs From China From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance.

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have spelled out their plans for DOGE Illustration by Laura Normand / The VergeElon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy were officially appointed the co-leads of President-elect Donald Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) last week, and on Wednesday, the two men spelled out their plans for the advisory group in a long article in The Wall Street Journal. Musk and Ramaswamy say t…

Musk Wants to Slash $2 Trillion in Federal Spending. Is That Possible? President-elect Donald J. Trump has tasked Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with identifying ways to cut the budget. The hard part comes next.

Trump Put Musk on Phone With Zelensky During Call Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine’s leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.

What would Elon Musk do in government? No CEO has ever bet so big on a commander-in-chief—and won

Musk to Spend Election Night With Trump at Mar-a-Lago Elon Musk has spent $119 million on a super PAC supporting Donald Trump and held events on his behalf. But his ownership of X is especially valuable.

Elon Musk Steps Up Pro-Trump Posts on X The billionaire owner of the social media platform has used his account, with more than 202 million followers, to herald his support for Donald J. Trump and declare the election an existential crisis.

Are Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin Talking? The billionaire has reportedly been in regular contact with the Russian president, heaping more scrutiny on the power and influence the entrepreneur wields over the U.S. government.

Tesla Shareholders to Vote on Elon Musk’s Pay Package The vote is seen as a referendum on the limits of executive pay and the accountability of Silicon Valley billionaires.

Elon Musk has unusual relationships with women at SpaceX, WSJ reports Image: Laura Normand / The VergeElon Musk had a sexual relationship with a former SpaceX intern, who he later hired onto his executive team, according to The Wall Street Journal. He also had a sexual relationship with a second employee. And a third woman alleged that Musk asked her several times to have his children; she refused. He then denied …

Can Elon Musk’s xAI take on OpenAI? It has some advantages. But it is entering a crowded field

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $6 Billion Mr. Musk, who founded xAI last year, has said the business “still has a lot of catching up to do” as it looks to compete with well-funded companies like OpenAI.