Today
Musk to attend Trump rally at Pennsylvania shooting site
America PAC, the billionaire’s political action committee, has already spent more than $100 million on pro-Trump canvassing and field operations this year.
- Romy Varghese and Dana Hull
Yesterday
X wanted to avoid exploitation rules because it’s not Twitter any more
Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant has won the latest court battle against Elon Musk but faces more hurdles as the tech billionaire fights her attempts to regulate the internet.
- Tom Burton
This Month
- Explainer
- Social media
Everything you need to know about Labor’s misinformation crackdown
More than 75 per cent of people believe addressing the deliberate spread of misinformation online is extremely important or quite important. On how you achieve that goal, the country is far more divided.
- Ronald Mizen
September
Fast-growing OpenAI is burning through truck loads of cash
As the company looks for more outside investors, documents reveal consumer fascination with ChatGPT and a serious need for more money.
- Mike Isaac and Erin Griffith
PwC’s $820m plunge; China cuts rates; Thousands flee in Lebanon
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Analysis
- Electric vehicles
Elon Musk could be biggest loser of Biden’s Chinese car ban
Gina Raimondo, the US commerce secretary, raised the terrifying scenario of a rogue state controlling America’s cars remotely.
- Robert Mendick
BYD shrugs off planned US ban of Chinese smart car software
Liu Xueliang, general manager of BYD’s auto sales division for Asia-Pacific, said the Chinese EV giant had turned its attention to markets with receptive EV policies.
- Updated
- Jessica Sier
Inside Elon Musk’s mushrooming security apparatus
The world’s richest man has long cultivated a devil-may-care persona. But in private, he has increasingly barricaded himself behind a growing phalanx of armed bodyguards.
- Kirsten Grind and Jack Ewing
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
Electric vehicles hit consumer speed bumps
Energy minister Chris Bowen doesn’t think hybrids offer a real advance in the transition to electric cars. Drivers disagree, and the road to a pure EV market is bumpy.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Elon Musk loves to stir up hate. He’s more dangerous than you think
Recent online behaviour shows the ability of one of the world’s most influential people to spread fear, hate and misinformation during fraught political moments.
- Updated
- Ali Swenson
ASX touches record; Regal’s Platinum play; Trump blames Harris
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Elon Musk opens the door to Robyn Denholm
The Tesla chairman sold another $25 million shares, while her chief executive Elon Musk acts out as the world’s worst internet troll.
- Mark Di Stefano
Trump can only look on as his media stake takes a $US6b bath
Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns the X-lookalike social media platform Truth Social, has shed nearly $9 billion in value over the past four months.
- Bailey Lipschultz
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Why Trump says immigrants are eating cats and dogs
In the US presidential debate, Donald Trump repeated a bizarre and false claim circulating in right-wing circles on social media.
- Rachael Bolton
Elon Musk’s Tesla hangs up for-sale sign at SA virtual power plant
Sources said Tesla has proven the model and is now ready to hand the keys, but would continue to install and manage the batteries for the new owner.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ASX slumps; Westpac gets new CEO; Boomers drive luxe apartment demand
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Why Elon Musk’s bromance with Donald Trump is dangerous business
Their fast-evolving political friendship is a potential minefield, as Musk’s sprawling businesses could present conflicts of interest if Trump is elected.
- Ryan Mac, Theodore Schleifer and Maggie Haberman
Trump vows to shake up Justice Department, purge civil service
The former president pledged to eliminate the Department of Education, redirect the efforts of the Justice Department, and fire civil servants charged with carrying out Joe Biden’s policies.
- Michael Gold
- Opinion
- Governance
The stakeholder doctrine is flourishing despite attacks on ESG
Under pressure from both the ESG and anti-ESG lobbies, corporate leaders realise they still can’t ignore the social and political context in which they operate
- Gillian Tett