Elon Musk

Starlink beams turned off over India

Elon Musk has confirmed that Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by his company SpaceX, is not operational in India.

Musk faces new deadline to settle Twitter takeover investigation

Elon Musk has until Monday to respond to a settlement proposal from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which is investigating potential securities law violations tied to his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in 2022.

xAI's Grok-2 AI chatbot now free for X users

xAI, the AI company created by Elon Musk, has announced that its new Grok-2 AI chatbot is now free for all users on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

Elon Musk’s xAI secures $6 bln in equity financing: Report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has raised $6 billion in equity financing as it intensifies efforts to compete with industry leaders in the AI sector, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Elon Musk asks US court to block OpenAi's for-profit conversion

Attorneys representing the billionaire and his AI startup, xAI, filed the injunction Friday, the financial news site reported.

xAI to launch its own app soon: Report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is preparing to launch its own app for the Grok chatbot as early as December, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. 

What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean

Elon Musk's AI startup could conceivably be a Chrome contender, bankrolled by his riches and having the deal cleared thanks to his close working relationship with incoming president Donald Trump.

Why is Elon Musk all over US politics?

Musk’s bet on Trump has already benefited him.

Musk's SpaceX test launches Starship rocket; Trump attends

Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its massive Starship rocket system from Boca Chica, Texas, on Tuesday, in a test attended by President-elect Donald Trump. While the launch marked progress in spaceflight technology, the mission faced a setback when the rocket’s booster, Super Heavy, failed to land as planned.

January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024

Green Day slams Trump's ‘MAGA agenda’ during NYE show

In a fiery New Year's Eve performance on Dick Clark’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”, American punk-rock band Green Day stirred the pot by taking a swipe at former President Donald Trump and his 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA) agenda. The lead vocalist, Billie Joe Armstrong, altered the lyrics to the band's 2004 hit “American Idiot”, prompting a wave of reactions on social media. The controversial lyric change, “I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda,” replaced the original line, “I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.”

December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023

Elon Musk to open his own university in Texas

Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, is set to establish a new educational institution in Austin, Texas, focusing on primary and secondary education. The school will focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.

November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023

Starlink satellite units to be established on the Gaza Strip with Israeli approval

Starlink, a satellite internet system operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, will be allowed to operate over Gaza if the satellites are approved by Israel, according to Israel's Minister of Communications.

November 25, 2023
November 25, 2023

Tesla to invest up to $2 billion for Indian factory

The Elon Musk-led electric vehicle maker is willing to invest up to $500 million if the government approves the reduced duty for 12,000 vehicles and up to $2 billion if the concession is for 30,000 vehicles.

November 11, 2023
November 11, 2023

Elon Musk biopic rights clinched by A24, Darren Aronofsky to direct

A biopic on Elon Musk is in the works at New York-based studio A24 with "Black Swan"-filmmaker Darren Aronofsky as the director, according to a source familiar with the matter.

November 4, 2023
November 4, 2023

Elon Musk unveils new ChatGPT rival Grok

Elon Musk's newest artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has revealed their first AI model, an AI-based chatbot, in an announcement made by Musk on his official X account. Named Grok, the AI chatbot seemingly functions similarly to ChatGPT, being able to answer questions asked by users based on information generated from large-language models.

October 29, 2023
October 29, 2023

Starlink to provide communication support to aid groups in Gaza: Elon Musk

Elon Musk, CEO of the American spacecraft and satellite company SpaceX, has recently said that the company's Starlink internet connection will provide communication support to international aid groups in Gaza during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023

X, formerly Twitter, to launch premium subscription tiers

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will be introducing premium subscriptions for users, as per a recent post by the current owner of X, Elon Musk. According to Musk, there will be two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions: one with lower cost and all the features but no reduction in ads, and the other with higher cost but no ads.

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

False claims on Israel-Hamas war mushroom online, put focus on Musk's X

Asked for comment, an X representative said more than 500 unique Community Notes, a feature that lets users add context to potentially misleading content, have been posted about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023

Musk wants to remove headlines from articles shared on X

Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing the removal of headlines from articles shared on the site. The change was first reported by Fortune and later confirmed by Musk.