Musk’s X steps up eSafety conflict
Elon Musk’s X is seeking to overturn a fine from Australia’s eSafety Commissioner – who he called the country’s ‘censorship commissar’ – over its failure to disclose how it was combating online child abuse.
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Musk’s X in new fight with e-safety
Elon Musk’s X has challenged an Australian court’s judgment that found it was required to comply with reporting obligations over child exploitation material.
Musk political group takes on local races and new targets
America PAC has spent big in Wisconsin and is exploring Nevada; Musk has business interests in both states
‘Tesla’s history, but we love Musk’: Shanghai fan club
Tesla sales in China plummeted 49 per cent in February. But even as the billionaire’s electric cars lose ground, he remains popular.
Musk won’t get briefing on Pentagon’s China war plans: Trump
The US president says his billionaire adviser visited the Department of Defence in his capacity with DOGE, and not for China.
Meet the former Tesla diehards now selling their shares
Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration turns off some loyal investors; stock is down more than 40 per cent this year
Musk to receive top-secret briefing on US war plans for China
Elon Musk is to receive a briefing on the US military’s top-secret war plans for China, according to two US officials.
Tech giants sound alarm on Australia’s social media regulation
Elon Musk and other US tech giants are sounding the alarm on Australia’s regulation of digital platforms, warning the Trump administration they face discriminatory trade barriers.
Tesla recalls most Cybertrucks
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company issues its eighth recall notice on its Cybertruck – this time due to the potential for an exterior panel to fall off.
‘Wrong way around’: Musk post roasted
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is facing backlash after hitting out at Australia’s $3.8bn investment to “finish” the NBN rollout.
Trump fickleness or Labor ideology: both hurting us
Anyone blaming Anthony Albanese for the tariffs imposed on Australian steel and aluminium is putting their blame on the wrong person.
‘Large group or country’ behind X cyberattack: Musk
Elon Musk has claimed that X was hit by a ‘massive cyberattack’ after the social media platform suffered a string of outages on Monday.
Cabinet secretaries, not Musk to decide on agency cuts: Trump
The president told cabinet secretaries to ‘use a scalpel not a hatchet,’ but said Elon Musk would step in if they didn’t make sufficient cuts.
Musk’s SpaceX faces setback with new Starship loss
The failure of the Starship fuels questions over Elon Musk’s attention to his space company, as the billionaire spends most of his time leading Donald Trump’s government overhaul.
Musk cuts to bleed US military, and allies will feel pain
The sheer size of Elon Musk’s impending cuts mean Pentagon and US military power will be in the frame along with everything else.
Musk thumbs nose at eSafety chief in face of damning report
Elon Musk’s X is refusing to co-operate with the eSafety Commissioner on countering terror and violent extremism, prompting the online watchdog to claim the social media giant is engaging in ‘a lawfare pattern’.
Broadband billions for Musk firm
An internet rights group on Tuesday raised alarm over reports the US may steer billions of dollars to Elon Musk’s Starlink by making changes to a rural broadband deployment program
‘Do what he wants’: Aussies warned on Musk
A US tech expert has warned Australia about the world’s richest man and Donald Trump confidant Elon Musk and using his Starlink satellite network.
Trump tells cabinet: you’re ‘out’ if you’re unhappy with Musk
The unelected billionaire is in charge of radically downsizing the US government and wields more power than anyone else in Trump’s inner circle.
DOGE exodus: one-third of Musk’s staff resign in protest
Roughly a third of staffers at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have resigned in protest, saying that they will not push through demanded changes that put the country at risk.
Trump says workers who don’t respond to Musk’s email risk being fired
Donald Trump stood by his adviser Elon Musk and the email he helped create that demanded millions of federal workers justify the work they did last week. ‘If you don’t answer, like you’re sort of semi-fired,’ Trump said.
Musk tells federal workers to justify their work or lose jobs
The billionaire adviser to Donald Trump emailed all federal employees hours after the President told him to be ‘more aggressive’ in slashing government spending.
X hinted at possible deal trouble in talks with advertising giant
Advertising giant Interpublic recently signed an advertising deal with X and other agencies are also in negotiations with Elon Musk’s social-media platform, following hints of possible trouble.
Chainsaw-wielding Musk savours Trump’s return
Elon Musk paraded a chainsaw on stage before American conservatives celebrating Donald Trump’s return to power.
Elites should heed Vance’s warnings on free speech
Had Elon Musk performed his (admittedly) bizarre thank you gesture to a crowd of Trump supporters in Australia, rather than the US, he could have found himself in jail.
Trump targeting rare earths, lithium in Ukraine peace deal
Donald Trump wants peace and much, much more. Traditionally, wars have been about sourcing oil and money. It now looks as though rare earths will replace the black gold.
Sound the alarm on this EV’s outrageously stupid problem
Chinese newcomer Zeekr X has hit the market with a classy, powerful and reasonably priced vehicle. What a shame I’m not writing about that – instead, I’m asking why anybody would want a car which neighs like a horse.
Judge clears way for Musk to access data, sack workers
A judge has declined a request to block Elon Musk from sacking federal employees and accessing agency data.
Influencer goes public as mum of Musk child No.13
Elon Musk’s progeny has grown to 13 if a conservative influencer is to be believed.
Elon Musk takes his 4-year-old son to work. Why?
The billionaire has described ‘Lil X’ as his ‘cuteness prop’ – but his mother seems less delighted.
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