Elon Musk: News

Elon Musk is the founder, CEO of SpaceX and Co-founder, CEO of Tesla. He is also the co-founder of an American neurotechnology company, Neuralink. He was born on June 28, 1987, in Pretoria, South Africa. He started his entrepreneurial career by co-founding Zip2, a web software company. In 2018, Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Tesla car, The Falcon Heavy into space. https://twitter.com/elonmusk

19 Mar 2024

Tesla

Elon Musk says using ketamine helps manage 'negative chemical state'

In an interview, Tesla's CEO Elon Musk confessed to using prescribed ketamine and asserted its "beneficial impact on investors," as reported by Reuters.

18 Mar 2024

xAI

xAI open sources Grok amidst Musk's advocacy for transparent AI

Elon Musk's privately held company, xAI, has made the base model weights and network architecture of its AI chatbot, Grok, available to developers and researchers on GitHub.

17 Mar 2024

SpaceX

Elon Musk's SpaceX building spy satellite network for US government

SpaceX is working on a top-secret project to build a network of spy satellites for the US, Reuters has reported, citing sources familiar with the program.

16 Mar 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX employees cannot sell stocks if they breach company policies

SpaceX imposes unique conditions on its employees' stock awards, leaked internal documents viewed by TechCrunch have revealed.

14 Mar 2024

X

Why Elon Musk canceled Don Lemon's show on X

Elon Musk has unexpectedly canceled TV journalist Don Lemon's forthcoming show on social media platform X.

14 Mar 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX Starship third test flight today: Launch timings, streaming details

SpaceX, the space exploration company owned by Elon Musk, is preparing for its third test flight of the Starship rocket today.

14 Mar 2024

Technology

SEC accuses Elon Musk of distorting investigation into Twitter acquisition

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused tech mogul Elon Musk of misrepresenting the scope of their ongoing investigation into his acquisition of Twitter.

14 Mar 2024

Tesla

Tesla paid no income taxes while its executives received billions

Tesla, the electric vehicle giant, didn't pay any federal income taxes from 2018 to 2022 despite earning $4.4 billion during this period, as per a watchdog report.

13 Mar 2024

Donald Trump

Trump tried selling his 'Truth Social' platform to Elon Musk

Former US President Donald Trump reportedly tried selling Truth Social—his social media brainchild—to Elon Musk last summer.

13 Mar 2024

California

Tesla, Ford, and Mercedes's self-driving systems fail safety tests

US-based Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has revealed that most driver-assist systems from leading automakers have failed to meet safety standards.

12 Mar 2024

X

Yoel Roth, former X executive, joins Tinder's parent company

Yoel Roth, the former head of trust and safety at X, has announced his move to Match Group.

12 Mar 2024

OpenAI

OpenAI refutes Elon Musk's claims of a founding agreement

OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, has officially responded to a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk.

Elon Musk-owned xAI to open-source Grok chatbot this week

Elon Musk has revealed that his AI start-up, xAI, plans to open-source its ChatGPT rival, Grok, this week.

09 Mar 2024

X

X's long-form videos coming to smart TVs soon: Elon Musk

Elon Musk has announced that his social media platform X is working to launch a streaming service for long-form videos, taking on YouTube in the process.

08 Mar 2024

X

X now allows Premium+ users write long-form articles

X has launched a new feature for verified organizations and Premium+ subscribers which allows them to create and share long-form articles.

07 Mar 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX sued by employee for allegedly promoting serial sexual abuse

A SpaceX employee, named Michelle Dopak, has filed a lawsuit against the company.

06 Mar 2024

Donald Trump

Donald Trump meets Elon Musk for potential presidential campaign support

On Sunday, former US President Donald Trump met with Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of EV maker Tesla.

06 Mar 2024

OpenAI

Elon Musk wanted 'absolute control' of the company: OpenAI

OpenAI co-founders Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Sam Altman, and Wojciech Zaremba have responded to Elon Musk's lawsuit in a blog post.

05 Mar 2024

X

Here's how to turn off calling facility on Musk's X

Elon Musk's X app recently introduced audio and video calling, sparking excitement among users.

05 Mar 2024

Parag Agrawal

Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, others sue Musk over unpaid severance

Elon Musk is facing a lawsuit filed by four former Twitter executives, including ex-CEO Parag Agrawal, for not paying over $128 million in severance payments after they were fired.

05 Mar 2024

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos dethrones Elon Musk as world's richest person

Elon Musk has been dethroned as the world's richest person by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

01 Mar 2024

Sam Altman

Elon Musk files lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman 

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman, and others citing an alleged breach of contract.

01 Mar 2024

Neuralink

Elon Musk's radical brainchild Neuralink faces inspection from FDA

Elon Musk's brainchild, Neuralink, is under the microscope as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating quality control issues at its California animal research facility.

27 Feb 2024

Las Vegas

Elon Musk's Vegas Hyperloop tunnel reportedly filled with chemical sludge

Elon Musk's Boring Company is facing allegations of hazardous conditions in its Las Vegas Hyperloop tunnel, where workers claim a dangerous chemical sludge is present.

25 Feb 2024

X

X expands audio, video calling to non-premium users

X has made its audio and video calling features accessible to all users.

24 Feb 2024

X

Elon Musk's XMail to challenge Google's dominance in email market

Elon Musk has confirmed the forthcoming launch of XMail, a rival to Google's Gmail service.

22 Feb 2024

Celebrity

Meet celebrity kids who dropped their famous surnames

A famous surname might often act as a key to success for the kids of celebrities, but not everyone wants to continue with their legacy names.

21 Feb 2024

Donald Trump

Musk nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for 'safeguarding free speech'

The name of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been proposed for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian MP Marius Nilsen.

21 Feb 2024

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's flight tracker brushes off legal threat from singer

Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old college student, recently received a cease and desist letter from Taylor Swift's legal team for tracking her private jet.

20 Feb 2024

Neuralink

Neuralink's first human patient can control mouse with thoughts

Elon Musk shared exciting news during a Spaces event on his social media platform X.

18 Feb 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX eyes Cape Canaveral's SLC-37 launch pad for Starship launches

SpaceX is looking to take control of Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

15 Feb 2024

SpaceX

Elon Musk's SpaceX fined for worker safety violations in US

SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace company, has been fined $3,600 (roughly Rs. 3 lakh) by US worker safety officials.

15 Feb 2024

X

Terrorists purchasing blue checks on X, alleges Tech Transparency Project

A report by the nonprofit Tech Transparency Project (TTP) claims that X, is selling premium subscriptions to individuals and organizations under US sanctions.

15 Feb 2024

SpaceX

Elon Musk's SpaceX moves incorporation from Delaware to Texas

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed that the company has shifted its state of incorporation from Delaware to Texas, in the US.

14 Feb 2024

Tesla

Tesla employee with full self-driving enabled killed in car crash

Back in 2022, Tesla employee and Elon Musk fan Hans von Ohain, tragically died when his Model 3 crashed and caught fire.

13 Feb 2024

X

Elon Musk's X introduces 'Creator Targeting' feature for advertisers

Elon Musk's social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, is launching a new 'Creator Targeting' feature.

12 Feb 2024

Mars

Mapping out plan to colonize Mars, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk, the visionary billionaire and founder of SpaceX, wants to move one million people to Mars.

09 Feb 2024

X

Elon Musk's X partners with WWE for weekly video series 

Elon Musk's X, previously known as Twitter, is teaming up with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) to launch a new weekly series called WWE Speed.

08 Feb 2024

Walt Disney

Tesla CEO Elon Musk hints at buying Walt Disney

In a surprising turn of events, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed up at the Los Angeles premiere of Lola, an indie film co-directed by actor Nicola Peltz.

08 Feb 2024

X

X tops Apple App Store amid Drake's nude video scandal

X, the popular social media app, has topped Apple's App Store charts in terms of downloads.

07 Feb 2024

Taylor Swift

Private jet tracker provokes the ire of Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift's legal team has issued a warning to Jack Sweeney, a 21-year-old Florida student who runs social media accounts tracking the movements of her private jet.

07 Feb 2024

Jack Dorsey

X-rival Bluesky, endorsed by Jack Dorsey, opens to public

Bluesky, a micro-blogging platform backed by X's co-founder Jack Dorsey, is now open to the public after being invite-only for nearly a year.

07 Feb 2024

Gina Carano

Disney, Lucasfilm sued by Gina Carano over 'The Mandalorian' firing

Gina Carano, who portrayed Cara Dune in the first two seasons of The Mandalorian, is suing Disney and Lucasfilm for her wrongful termination and discrimination.

05 Feb 2024

Tesla

Elon Musk urged to go to rehab, claims WSJ

Last month, the Wall Street Journal made allegations of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's involvement with illegal drugs, including MDMA, and cocaine.

03 Feb 2024

X

Advertisers cut spending on X by 55% before Super Bowl

Ahead of this year's Super Bowl, advertising spending on X has plummeted by 55%, reported MediaRadar, an advertising intelligence and sales enablement platform.

02 Feb 2024

Tesla

Meet Richard Tornetta, drummer who challenged Musk's $56bn pay package

Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package has been deemed unfair to Tesla shareholders, due to a lawsuit led by Richard Tornetta.

01 Feb 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX to launch private space station Starlab before 2030

SpaceX is teaming up with Voyager Space and Airbus, to launch a private space station called Starlab into orbit, using just one Starship rocket.

01 Feb 2024

Tesla

Elon Musk's Tesla sued for hazardous waste mishandling in California

Tesla is currently facing a lawsuit filed by 25 California counties, including Alameda, Los Angeles, San Joaquin, and San Francisco.

31 Jan 2024

Tesla

Why Elon Musk won't receive his $56bn package from Tesla

A judge in the US state of Delaware has canceled a whopping $55.8 billion pay deal for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which was granted in 2018.

30 Jan 2024

Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut supports Neuralink's first human brain chip implantation

Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday voiced her support for Elon Musk's Neuralink project, following the successful implantation of the first brain chip in a human.

30 Jan 2024

X

Elon Musk's X verifies Hitler-praising account with gold checkmark

Elon Musk-owned X has given a gold checkmark to a controversial account called "Defund Israel Now," which denies the Holocaust and praises Hitler.

30 Jan 2024

Neuralink

Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip in human for first time

Neuralink installed a brain-chip implant in a human for the first time on Sunday who is recovering well, the neurotechnology company's billionaire mastermind Elon Musk has revealed on X.

28 Jan 2024

X

X planning to establish content moderation office in Austin: Report

X is planning to build a new "Trust and Safety Center of Excellence" in Austin, Texas, United States, with a focus on child sexual exploitation (CSE) moderation, reported Bloomberg.

28 Jan 2024

Bernard Arnault

Bernard Arnault surpasses Elon Musk as world's richest person

Bernard Arnault, the head honcho of luxury goods giant LVMH, has dethroned Tesla CEO Elon Musk to become the world's wealthiest individual, per Forbes.

27 Jan 2024

X

X to incorporate sports betting statistics for Super Bowl

X is planning to introduce a new sports betting feature after partnering with digital gambling platform BetMGM, per Fortune.

27 Jan 2024

Tesla

Tesla to buy AMD chips amid AI hardware expansion: Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared plans to buy chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for a major investment in artificial intelligence (AI) computing hardware.

26 Jan 2024

Tesla

Tesla's valuation plummets $80bn after Musk warns of slowing sales

Tesla's stock took a nosedive of over 12% on Thursday, causing a staggering $80 billion loss in market value.

25 Jan 2024

Tesla

Tesla tanks 6% on disappointing Q4 results, slower future growth 

Tesla's fourth quarter revenue saw a modest 3% growth, falling short of analysts' predictions as automotive revenue only rose by 1% compared to the previous year.

Elon Musk calls for UNSC reforms, supports India's permanent membership

Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, recently voiced his opinion on the need for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms, calling India's lack of a permanent seat "absurd."

22 Jan 2024

X

X fixes bug that flagged legitimate posts as 'sensitive media'

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has fixed a bug that mistakenly labelled numerous posts as 'sensitive media.'