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Yesterday

Critics say tokenisation threatens to undermine a century’s worth of securities law and investor protections.

Risks and rewards of tokenisation as crypto heavyweights push for it

The financial world is buzzing about a process using blockchain to turn real-world assets such as stocks or real estate into digital tokens.

This Month

The BYD booth during the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing, China, in April.

How BYD caught Tesla in the global EV race

The speed with which Chinese carmakers have learnt and innovated has enabled them to surpass Elon Musk’s company.

President Donald Trump has announced a doubling of pharmaceutical tariffs.

What Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ means for corporate America

Private equity loves the legislation, while Tesla and AI start-ups have lost out. Reporters examine the impact on a range of industries and sectors.

Donald Trump: “The Democrats have lost their way, but it’s always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion.”

Investors rattled as Trump-Musk feud intensifies

The latest move by the Tesla CEO signals a longer-term commitment to politics, a development set to further unnerve shareholders, who want him to focus on the business.

Newlyweds Lauren Sanchez Bezos and Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos 2.0: new wife, newish job, old vision

Jeff Bezos lives by a simple precept: limit the number of things you would wish you had done differently when you are 80.

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South Australian police commissioner Grant Stevens appeals to officers in the UK to move to Australia.

Where the bloody hell are you? Companies pitch overseas for skills

Australia’s beach-going, carefree lifestyle appeals to candidates living abroad, but moving to the lucky country can come with hurdles.

On big day for his bill, Trump heads to ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

The president’s expedition might have seemed a bit off-piste, but his visit to the detention centre was not without purpose.

June

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been feuding.

Musk wades back into politics, slamming Trump’s domestic policy bill

The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX had been relatively quiet since his blowup with the president this month, but has re-entered amid Senate deliberations.

Donald Trump walks to the podium to speak after viewing a SpaceX flight in 2020.

Why Trump has no choice but to stick with SpaceX

Elon Musk’s company is the dominant player for space launches and satellite internet, and its lead is likely to grow. There is just no viable substitute.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump speak in the White House.

Musk says regrets social media posts lashing Trump

The billionaire acknowledged that some of his remarks about the president last week “went too far”.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One.

Trump threatens ‘very serious consequences’ if Musk backs Democrats

The US president also said his relationship with the billionaire was likely beyond repair after their spectacular spar on social media this week.

Elon Musk

Musk loses $52b in personal wealth as Trump hits where it hurts

The Tesla CEO is still the world’s richest person, but he may suffer more financial blows if his government contracts are halted.

Tesla’s

Tesla loses $235b in market value in a day

The US president and the billionaire’s relationship blew up on social media, triggering a sharp sell-off in the EV car maker’s shares.

Trump hasn’t publicly responded to Musk’s comments, but the White House said the legislation “unleashes an era of unprecedented economic growth”.

Musk claims Trump linked to Epstein as bromance explodes

Trump threatened to end government subsidies and contracts for Musk’s companies, while the billionaire called the president ungrateful for getting him elected.

A SpaceX rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites pictured in Florida last year.

Telstra beats Optus, TPG in launching satellite text messaging

The telecommunications group says its customers can now send texts in areas that have no mobile reception.

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May

Elon Musk with the chai saw he was given last week by the Argentine president, Javier Milei, right, at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Mayhem, friction but Elon Musk couldn’t care less

The billionaire’s good times are over in Washington, but he departs a winner. His companies are likely to clinch lucrative deals and face less oversight.

Musk exits Trump administration with his business empire in turmoil

The move comes shortly after the billionaire criticised Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” as not doing enough to reduce federal deficits.

Elon Musk waves as he arrives for a state dinner at the Lusail Palace in Doha, Qatar.

Investors demand Musk work a 40-hour week at Tesla

Shareholders from a group of large pension funds say the EV maker is in “crisis” and call for succession planning.

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas.

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes in third straight setback

The stakes for the latest flight were particularly high after flights in January and March were cut short just minutes after takeoff.

Australian PsiQuantum co-founders Jeremy O’Brien and Terry Rudolph.

Musk’s SpaceX, OpenAI, PsiQuantum: Aussie HNWs seek riches offshore

Wealthy Australians are chasing opportunities in some of the world’s biggest artificial intelligence and technology companies.

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