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Business
Elon Musk says Tesla’s Chinese rivals ‘work hardest, smartest’
Elon Musk said that Tesla’s closest competitor is likely a Chinese company as they “work the hardest and the smartest.” On Tesla’s earnings ...
Michelle De Pacina
Tom Zhu: Tesla’s China chief is now the company’s most powerful executive after Elon Musk
Tesla’s China chief Tom Zhu is reportedly the second highest-profile executive of the billion-dollar electric vehicle (EV) company aft...
Bryan Ke
News
Videos of Teslas malfunctioning in below-freezing temperatures go viral
Before you read: Driver of Tesla blames company for deadly crash caught on video in China Multiple stories of Tesla vehicles experiencing ma...
Chandler Treon
Social Media
‘Inventor of email’ asks Elon Musk how he can apply to be Twitter CEO
Indian American entrepreneur V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai, who claims to have “invented email,” has shown interest in becoming Twitter’...
Elon Musk responds to Ye’s ‘compliment’ that he’s a ‘half-Chinese genetic hybrid’
Ye, the American rapper formerly known as Kanye West, thinks Twitter CEO Elon Musk could be a half-Chinese "genetic hybrid.” In an In...
‘It’s Japan-centric’: Elon Musk names Japan as Twitter’s ideal market
Elon Musk reportedly told employees on Monday that Japan’s strong usage of Twitter is what the company should aim for “ideally in every cou...
Carl Samson
Elon Musk welcomes Ye back to Twitter after also unbanning Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump had his Twitter account restored after Elon Musk, the new owner and CEO of the social media platform, posted ...
Art
Manga creator demands $1 billion from Elon Musk
“Magical Girl Site” manga creator Kentarō Satō is demanding a billion dollars from Elon Musk for posting his original character on Twitter ...
Ryan General
Elon Musk announces Twitter ban on impersonation accounts
Twitter accounts that impersonate others without indicating that they are parody accounts will be permanently suspended from the platform, ...
China
Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea to resolve China-Taiwan tensions praised by China, dismissed by Taiwan
In a recent Financial Times interview, Elon Musk suggested that the tension between Taiwan and China could be resolved if Taiwan handed Bei...
Elon Musk teases turning Twitter into ‘everything app’ like China’s WeChat
Elon Musk on Tuesday teased the creation of an “everything app” called “X.” The world’s richest man, 51, made the announcement after offer...
Indian tycoon Gautam Adani surpasses Jeff Bezos as world’s second-richest person
Indian business tycoon Gautam Adani, 60, overtook Jeff Bezos to become the world’s second-richest person last week. The college dropout ha...
Hacker streams old Elon Musk interview about cryptocurrency in latest South Korean government YouTube hack
Government of the Republic of Korea, the official YouTube channel of the South Korean government, has been restored following a hacking inc...
‘Free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk pursues ‘like-minded Chinese partners’ in column for China’s online censor
Elon Musk recently contributed to China Wangxin, a magazine launched by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s governm...
Errol Musk reveals why he’s not proud of son Elon, the world’s richest man
During an interview on the “Kyle and Jackie O Show” on Monday, Errol Musk, the 76-year-old father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, stated that he is...
Elon Musk denies affair with Google founder’s wife, shares photo of himself partying with Sergey Brin
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to deny the reported affair he had with Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of his longtime friend and American busi...
Elon Musk reacts to report he had secret twins with Neuralink exec weeks before baby with Grimes
Newly surfaced paperwork reveals that Elon Musk, 51, had twins nearly a year ago with his Neuralink company executive Shivon Zilis, 36. Ac...
Jane Nam
Elon Musk says recession is ‘a good thing,’ billionaires make people ‘happy’
Elon Musk said in a series of tweets last week that it is “morally wrong and dumb” to use the word “billionaire” as a pejorative. The clai...
Elon Musk calls recently surfaced sexual misconduct allegations a ‘politically motivated hit piece’
According to a recent report, a private flight attendant was given a settlement of $250,000 by SpaceX to sign a nondisclosure agreement. D...
Elon Musk pledges to vote Republican, says Democrats have become party of ‘division and hate’
Elon Musk, currently the richest person on Earth, has officially declared his support for the Republican Party. The prospective Twitter ow...
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’ gets banned on Douyin
Elon Musk’s viral doppelgänger, affectionately known online as “Yi Long Musk,” has reportedly been banned from Chinese social media. The Dou...
Elon Musk praises Chinese workers’ long hours, criticizes Americans for ‘trying to avoid’ work
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised Chinese workers for working long shifts and criticized American employees for “trying to avoid going...
Elon Musk wants to meet his Chinese doppelganger ‘Yi Long Musk’ (‘if he is real’)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he is willing to meet his purported Chinese doppelganger if he really does exist. Dubbed by netizens as “Yi Long ...
Japan
Elon Musk claims ‘Japan will eventually cease to exist’ because of its declining birth rate
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that “Japan would eventually cease to exist" if it failed to address its declining birth rate. ...
Jeff Bezos floats theory that China has ‘leverage’ over Twitter after Elon Musk buyout
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suggested that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter could potentially raise China’s influenc...
Rebecca Moon
Economy
Billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion
Elon Musk, 50, is set to buy Twitter today, according to reports citing sources with knowledge of the situation. Musk offered to purchase ...
Elon Musk says ‘anyone’ can ‘save up’ to afford $100,000 SpaceX ticket to Mars
SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently shared his vision to make trips to Mars “available to anyone” and mentioned the problems travelers could f...
Twitter takes ‘poison pill’ as employees go frantic over potential ‘hostile takeover’ by Elon Musk
Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan in response to Elon Musk’s proposal to buy ...
Tech
Elon Musk shares conspiracy theory about Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in viral tweet
In a viral tweet on Wednesday, Elon Musk posted an image suggesting that Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonym of the person or people behind Bi...
Environmental
Elon Musk’s Neuralink denies monkeys were tortured in brain implant experiments
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) — a nonprofit committed to alternatives for use of animals in research — lodged a ...
‘A damp sock puppet in human form’: Elon Musk insults Biden after White House snub
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called President Joe Biden a “damp sock puppet in human form” after the White House snubbed him for the seco...
Elon Musk opens Tesla showroom in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Tesla opened a store in Xinjiang, a region in China accused of crimes against humanity. The announcement came after President Biden’s bill...
Former SpaceX engineer says the sexual harassment she constantly faced at the company was ignored
A former engineer at SpaceX has come forward to reveal the sexual harassment she experienced over the course of her employment until she was...
Videos
Netizens name Elon Musk’s viral Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’
A man has gone viral on social media for his uncanny resemblance to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Is this for real: A video of the man, du...
Viral
Elon Musk tweet of ancient Chinese poem ‘The Quatrain of Seven Steps’ stirs confusion
Tesla CEO and newly-minted world’s richest person Elon Musk sparked debate after posting an ancient Chinese quatrain on Twitter and Weibo. ...
Sarah Yukiko
Music
Stan LOONA to Save LOONA: Fans are asking billionaire Elon Musk to help the K-pop girl group
Fans of K-pop girl group LOONA are asking Elon Musk, estimated to be the world’s wealthiest man, to rescue their idols from their agency’s f...