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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Build-up to a blow-up: Inside the Trump-Musk meltdown

How a moment of irritation signalled simmering tensions between the two men that would explode into the open days later, and end one of the most extraordinary alliances in American politics.

  • Tyler Pager, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, Theodore Schleifer and Ryan Mac

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Elon Musk in the Oval Office last week.

The staggering amount of money Elon Musk lost in one day as Trump feud boils over

Minute by minute, post by post, Elon Musk’s very public, extremely online feud with President Donald Trump sliced into his vaunted status as the world’s richest person.

  • Dylan Sloan and Tom Maloney
Elon Musk and Donald Trump.

In this fragile union of colossal egos, it was always going to end in tears

It is not surprising Donald Trump and former “first buddy” Elon Musk would finish their relationship in a flame-throwing blaze, given both missed out on genes that carried understatement or restraint.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Phones will show a satellite symbol in the top right when connected to the service.

How Telstra’s new satellite-to-mobile messaging lets you text using Starlink

Telstra has become the first Australian telco to activate “direct to cell” functionality with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.

  • Tim Biggs
Elon Musk on tour with US President Donald Trump in Doha, Qatar, earlier this month.

How Elon Musk’s Starlink enables a multibillion-dollar online scam industry

Looking across the Moei River from Thailand, you can see them on the distant Myanmar rooftops – dozens of white rectangles, arranged in clusters. They’re a warning sign for what could be lurking underneath.

  • Zach Hope and Kate Geraghty
Elon Musk sported a slight bruised eye which he said resulted from a play-fight with his young son, who is named X.

A black eye and a gold key: Musk’s subdued farewell from Trump’s White House

If Musk’s headline-grabbing stint in the Trump administration straddled ecstatic highs and horrific lows, his farewell was more like a Buddhist on Valium.

  • Michael Koziol
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Elon Musk owns a mansion in the small city of West Lake Hills, Texas, through a limited liability company. It has been the source of a local community dispute.

Won’t you be my neighbour? No thanks, Elon Musk

Residents of an upscale enclave outside Austin, Texas, learnt the hard way what it’s like when a multibillionaire moves into the mansion next door.

  • Kirsten Grind
The Tesla boss’s influence extends beyond just bringing jobs to the area: already, Boca Chica has several murals depicting the tycoon and his favoured “Doge” meme, while there is even a huge bronze bust of his head.

Welcome to Starbase: The world’s richest person is making his own city

Elon Musk may have his sights set on Mars, but for the time being the billionaire is building an empire closer to home.

  • James Warrington
Visions of colonising Mars.

Utopia or extinction: The space visions driving Bezos and Musk

One billionaire wants to move industry off-world, returning Earth to a pristine state. The other wants humans to colonise Mars for our own survival.

  • Chris Zappone
XB-1 on a supersonic test flight.

The supersonic start-up that could disrupt aviation with a faster, cheaper plane

Sleek airliners transporting passengers at supersonic speeds and reasonable prices over land could help restore some of the thrill of flying.

  • Chris Zappone

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