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Trump Mideast
Elon Musk says he is committed to still being Tesla chief in five years’ time
He also said he will cut back on political spending after heavily backing Mr Trump in 2024

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Elon Musk in 2024
Bid to stop Elon Musk million-dollar handover to voters reaches Supreme Court
Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over cheques for $1m (€924m) to two voters, an appeal that came hours before President Donald Trump’s ally planned the ...

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025

Wisconsin Supreme Court
Musk vows to give two million dollars to voters in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Mr Musk posted on his social media platform X that he plans to give one million dollars each to two voters at the event on Sunday

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025

Tesla Backlash
Elon Musk says ‘massive cyberattack’ on X had Ukrainian links
Elon Musk has claimed Monday’s X outage, which left the site unavailable to thousands of users, had Ukrainian links. Mr Musk said the social media platform was being targeted in a “massive cyberattack.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

X Outage
Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyber attack’ as service goes down
There were more than 28,000 users reporting outages at 11.28am Eastern Time, according to the tracking website Downdetector.com

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’, White House confirms
Elon Musk is a ‘special government employee’, White House confirms
Elon Musk is working for Donald Trump as a “special government employee”, according to a White House official, solidifying his role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules that are typical for federal workers.

Mon, 03 Feb, 2025

Olaf Scholz, Minister Ulf Kristersson
Musk support for European far-right ‘completely unacceptable’ – German leader
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable”. The comments add to Mr Scholz’s previous criticism of the Tesla chief’s interventions in the German election campaign.

Fri, 17 Jan, 2025

Elon Musk sued over failure to disclose stocks before buying Twitter
Elon Musk sued over failure to disclose stocks before buying Twitter
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 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.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2025

Polish town invites Elon Musk to buy castle for European headquarters
Polish town invites Elon Musk to buy castle for European headquarters
The mayor of Glogowek Piotr Bujak said that he recently posted the invitation on Mr Musk’s social media platform X and has sent letters to his companies, advocating for him to buy the castle

Tue, 14 Jan, 2025

Musk to host chat with German far-right leader amid political interference fears
Musk to host chat with German far-right leader amid political interference fears
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party, amplifying concerns across Europe about potential meddling in the upcoming national election.

Thu, 09 Jan, 2025

German leader more worried about Musk’s backing of far-right party than insults
German leader more worried about Musk’s backing of far-right party than insults
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is staying “cool” in the face of critical personal comments made by Elon Musk, but finds it worrying that the US billionaire became involved in Germany’s general election by endorsing the far-right Alternative ...

Sat, 04 Jan, 2025

German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of AfD party amid election
German government seeks to downplay Musk’s backing of AfD party amid election
Mr Musk caused uproar over the weekend after backing the AfD in an opinion piece in a major newspaper, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024

AI safety summit
How Elon Musk’s influence has grown both online and offline in 2024
The biggest story of 2024 around Mr Musk has been has dramatic swing behind the US President-elect Donald Trump ahead of the November election

Mon, 30 Dec, 2024

Musk causes uproar by backing German far-right party ahead of key elections
Musk causes uproar by backing German far-right party ahead of key elections
Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in ...

Sun, 29 Dec, 2024

Musk wants to turn Texas base where he launches rockets into new city
Musk wants to turn Texas base where he launches rockets into new city
Billionaire Elon Musk ‘s company on Thursday sent a letter to local officials requesting an election to turn what it calls Starbase into an incorporated city

Fri, 13 Dec, 2024

Elon Musk gave £16m to group promoting Trump’s position on abortion
Elon Musk gave £16m to group promoting Trump’s position on abortion
Elon Musk was the sole funder of a super political action committee (PAC) formed less than a month before the US election that focused on advertising aimed at convincing voters that Donald Trump’s stance on abortion was akin to that of late Supreme ...

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Italy’s President rebukes Elon Musk over migration court ruling comments
Italy’s President rebukes Elon Musk over migration court ruling comments
Italian President Sergio Mattarella has sharply rebuked Elon Musk for weighing in on Italian court rulings that have set back the government’s plans to process some asylum seekers in Albania.

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Elon Musk’s one million dollars-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, judge says
Elon Musk’s one million dollars-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, judge says
The one million dollars-a-day voter sweepstakes that Elon Musk’s political action committee is hosting in swing states can continue through the day of presidential election, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.

Mon, 04 Nov, 2024

Musk lawyer tells judge million dollar sweepstakes winners not chosen by chance
Musk lawyer tells judge million dollar sweepstakes winners not chosen by chance
A lawyer for Elon Musk’s political action committee told a judge in Philadelphia that so-called “winners” of his one million dollars-a-day voter sweepstakes in swing states are not chosen by chance, but are instead chosen to be paid “spokespeople” ...

Mon, 04 Nov, 2024

Judge orders Elon Musk to court over $1 million giveaway in US election
Judge orders Elon Musk to court over $1 million giveaway in US election
The giveaways come from Mr Musk’s political organisation, which aims to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Musk commits $70m to help Trump and Republicans win in US election
Tech mogul Elon Musk, who is the world’s richest person, has committed more than 70 million dollars (£53.

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands
The Brazilian Supreme Court has authorised the restoration of social media platform X’s service in Brazil, more than a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a statement posted on the court’s website.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

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Musk to support Trump in rally at site of assassination attempt
Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at his rally on Saturday in Butler, the Pennsylvania city where the Republican presidential nominee survived an assassination attempt earlier this year.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Elon Musk
Musk’s X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users in change to server access
But the renewed access may be short-lived

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Bolsonaro supporters in ‘free speech’ rally following Brazil’s X ban
Bolsonaro supporters in ‘free speech’ rally following Brazil’s X ban
Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro have flooded Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally, buoyed by the government’s blocking of tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform.

Sat, 07 Sep, 2024

Elon Musk
Musk’s Starlink backtracks and will comply with order to block X in Brazil
Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and said it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice’s order to block the billionaire’s social media platform X.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Elon Musk
Social media platform X blocked in Brazil in row over legal representative
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk’s social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of the decision seen by the ...

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

AI safety summit
Social media platform X blocked in Brazil in row over legal representative
The move further escalates the months-long feud between the two men over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

Chechen warlord, seen in machine-gun mounted Cybertruck, invites Musk to Russia
Chechen warlord, seen in machine-gun mounted Cybertruck, invites Musk to Russia
Chechnyan president Ramzan Kadyrov invited Tesla chief executive Elon Musk to Russia on Saturday after he was filmed behind the wheel of one of the company’s Cybertrucks, which was mounted with a machine gun.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Elon Musk
Venezuela blocks X access in the wake of social media spat with CEO Elon Musk
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has blocked his country’s access to X while accusing CEO Elon Musk of using the platform to promote hatred. The 10-day ban comes in the wake of the country’s disputed presidential election, held on July 28.

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

Technology stock
Musk and X launch legal action over ‘massive advertiser boycott’
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has sued a group of advertisers, alleging that a “massive advertiser boycott” deprived the company of billions of dollars in revenue and violated antitrust laws.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

Musk sues OpenAI in renewed claims it put profits before ‘benefit of humanity’
Musk sues OpenAI in renewed claims it put profits before ‘benefit of humanity’
Elon Musk is taking legal action against OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, renewing claims that the ChatGPT-maker betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits.

Tue, 06 Aug, 2024

Elon Musk says he is moving SpaceX and X headquarters from California to Texas
Elon Musk says he is moving SpaceX and X headquarters from California to Texas
Mr Musk posted on X on Tuesday that he plans to move SpaceX from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas. X will move to Austin from San Francisco

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

AI safety summit
Elon Musk drops lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI just ahead of a scheduled hearing on the case.

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Elon Musk in 2024
Elon Musk says he could ban Apple devices at his companies over OpenAI deal
The Tesla boss said the decision was an “unacceptable security violation” and accused Apple of handing over user data to OpenAI, the firm behind the chatbot

Tue, 11 Jun, 2024

Elon Musk
US Supreme Court rejects Musk appeal over tweets that must be approved by Tesla
The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads.

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Tesla founder Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles
Tesla founder Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk arrived in the Chinese capital on Sunday, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show.

Sun, 28 Apr, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court opens investigation into Elon Musk amid disinformation row
Brazil Supreme Court opens investigation into Elon Musk amid disinformation row
A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has included Elon Musk as a target in an ongoing probe over the dissemination of fake news and opened a separate investigation into the tech billionaire for alleged obstruction.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

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Judge dismisses lawsuit by X against researchers over hate speech on platform
X had alleged that the nonprofit “scraped” its site for data, which is against its terms of service

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Elon Musk visits Tesla plant near Berlin after suspected arson attack
Elon Musk visits Tesla plant near Berlin after suspected arson attack
Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker’s first European plant as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply.

Wed, 13 Mar, 2024

AI safety summit
Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over firings ‘without cause’
Former senior executives of Twitter are suing Elon Musk and X, saying they are entitled to a total of more than 128 million dollars (£100. 9 million) in unpaid severance payments.

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

US lawyers who won case against Musk seek 5.6 billion dollars of Tesla shares
US lawyers who won case against Musk seek 5.6 billion dollars of Tesla shares
The lawyers who successfully argued that a massive pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk was illegal and should be voided have asked the presiding judge to award them company stock worth 5. 6 billion dollars (£4. 4bn) as legal fees.

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and its chief over ‘betrayal of goal to benefit humanity’
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and its chief over ‘betrayal of goal to benefit humanity’
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker’s founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits.

Fri, 01 Mar, 2024

AI safety summit
Elon Musk ordered to give evidence in probe of Twitter takeover
A US judge has ordered Elon Musk to give evidence for a third time as part of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investigation into his purchase of Twitter, now called X, in 2022.

Mon, 12 Feb, 2024

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