Elon Musk

14:16Full story: Elon Musk buys $2.9bn stake in Twitter to become biggest shareholderThe billionaire Elon Musk has taken an almost $3bn (£2.3bn) stake in Twitter to become the social media platform’s largest shareholder. The world’s richest man, who has a penchant for eccentric behaviour frequently involving posts on Twitter, has…

Elon Musk is the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, and one of the world’s wealthiest people, but because of his online antics, he’s become synonymous with his Twitter account. Despite his heavy usage of the platform, he’s also been a staunch critic of Twitter, alleging recently that the company is “failing to…

Starlink fires back up comms for emergency workers in NSW Surf royalty Mick Fanning’s calls for tech billionaire Elon Musk to intervene in the northern NSW flood disaster have been answered – with a little help from Thor. There is more to this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe…

People Musk considers launching his own free speech platform, but further consideration of the matter reveals (true) free speech isn't all it's cracked up to be. 2 min read Updated: March 29, 2022 at 8:56 pm Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate Earlier this week, Elon Musk likened Twitter to a modern-day…

SpaceX is reportedly putting a halt to the production of new Crew Dragon units, a vehicle that has been employed for ferrying passengers between Earth and the International Space Station. As per a Reuters report, the company will continue to develop parts for the existing fleet for refurbishing needs and…

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Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that he is “giving serious thought to” creating a new social media platform with free speech as a top priority. “Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy,” the Tesla…

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Tencent cofounder Pony Ma Huateng (Photo by Visual China Group via Getty Images/Visual China Group ... via Getty Images) Visual China Group via Getty Images The heavy selloff in Hong Kong stock markets has wiped out a combined $16.4 billion from the wealth of three Chinese billionaires in just one…

Elon Musk and Grimes, real name Claire Boucher, recently announced they’d welcomed a new baby together, who they’d managed to keep secret from the world until a journalist accidentally encountered the baby girl during a cover interview. Canadian musician Grimes was forced to announce the news during an interview with…