SpaceX astronauts conduct historic space walk
Billionaire Jared Isaacman helps to fund first-ever commercial space walk incorporating SpaceX-designed suits
Elon Musk
Trump’s best idea: unleashing Musk on government
Elon Musk’s Space X has demonstrated how a private business can do better than NASA in sending rockets into space and he’s seen the waste and inefficiency of government first-hand.
What’s really driving the space race between the US, China and Russia
Most view Elon Musk’s space adventures with amusement. But they don’t realise that it’s part of a space race between the US, China and Russia which is becoming an integral part of nuclear submarine movements and global communications.
‘Death threats’ after Aussie’s clash with Musk
Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant says she got ‘credible death threats’ after clashing with tech billionaire Elon Musk earlier this year.
Trump ‘will make Musk head of efficiency commission’
Elon Musk’s businesses including Tesla and SpaceX are regulated by federal agencies, potentially leading to conflicts of interest if he becomes involved in a commission on government spending.
Clash of the tech titans: Silicon Valley fractures over election
An extraordinary public war of words is brewing in Silicon Valley as some of the biggest names in technology take shots at former friends and colleagues in the run-up to the presidential election.
AI bill opens rift in Silicon Valley
Fears over the technology’s rapid rise have triggered calls for regulation, but some claim that proposed new laws will stifle innovation.
Brazil bans X, outlawing access to app for millions
The order follows months of back-and-forth between the social-media platform and Brazil’s highest court.
Musk’s X to close in Brazil as clash over content escalates
Government threats about how it moderates its platform left the company ‘no choice,’ Elon Musk says.
Why we should all be thanking Elon Musk
Those looking to curb ‘misinformation’ should respect the right to say offensive and nonsensical things, like X’s boss.
Rowling, Musk named in Olympic boxer’s lawsuit
France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games.
What’s going on inside Elon Musk’s head
He’s a billionaire with grand ideas and the itchiness of a video game addict – and he’s backing Trump.
US union files federal labour charges against Trump, Musk
The United Auto Workers alleges both men threatened workers who participate in protected labour activity, such as strikes, during their conversation on social-media platform X.
Lengthy X love-in as rattled Trump tries to regain momentum
In a friendly chat with Elon Musk, Donald Trump blasted Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the Democrats, while talking up his own talents and supposedly exemplary policy record.
‘Israel has one, why can’t we?’: Trump vows Iron Dome for US
In a long interview on X, Donald Trump tells Elon Musk the whole country will be defended by an Iron Dome under his watch and speaks of his respect for ‘smart and vicious’ Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un.
Sorry X, it’s over. Elon Musk is a dangerous troll
The billionaire bought Twitter with the promise of free speech but now he is spreading disinformation and meddling in politics.
Musk’s false US election tweets ‘seen 1bn times’
Campaigners calculate reach of the billionaire’s 50 most recent misleading posts on the platform he owns.
Musk clashes with Starmer over claim of ‘civil war’
The prime minister said there was ‘no justification’ for the billionaire’s comments about Britain in light of unrest prompted by the murder of three girls in Southport.
Renaissance of real values can fix ‘civilisation crisis’
JD Vance’s recent conversion to Catholicism reflects a growing movement of young conservatives who are bucking the general trend of rejecting institutional religion.
Aussie tech company connects Apple’s Vision Pro to brains
Melbourne-based Synchron has connected its brain computer to Apple’s newest ‘spatial’ computer to allow people with paralysis to communicate and consume content like never before.
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