Elon Musk, currently the richest man in the world and the entrepreneur behind SpaceX and Tesla Inc., has a history of multiple marriages and costly divorces. He even married and divorced his second wife, actress Tallulah Riley, twice. His relationship with Riley began in 2008 when they met in a London bar, leading to a […]
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Elon Musk, Tesla No Longer Top Dog In EV Sales (Warren Buffett Says Hello)
Elon Musk has grown Tesla Inc. into one of the world’s most recognizable brands — and not just in the automotive space. But while Tesla has been the top dog in the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) market, BYD Auto Co. Ltd., a publicly listed Chinese multinational manufacturing company, has been making noise overseas. Chinese automaker […]
Elon Musk drug use story ‘smells like a hit piece’: Analyst
A report from the Wall Street Journal claims that Elon Musk’s use of illicit drugs has worried board members and executives from his various companies (Musk claims he is subjected to random drug testing by NASA). Elon Musk recently had a string of controversial statements and moves causing many conversations around leadership of his companies, […]
Elon Musk’s Drug Use Puts Tesla Board in a Familiar Position
(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s reported drug use has Tesla Inc. board members facing a familiar quandary: having to decide what, if anything, to do about the chief executive subjecting directors and shareholders alike to great financial and legal risk. Most Read from Bloomberg The Wall Street Journal’s article describing Musk’s history of recreational drug use […]
SpaceX executives worried Elon Musk was on drugs during ‘cringeworthy’ all-hands meeting, WSJ reports
The Wall Street Journal reported that executives at Elon Musk‘s companies worry about his drug use. At SpaceX, the outlet reported execs privately worried Musk was high during an “unhinged” staff meeting. Per The Journal, Musk was an hour late and rambled for 15 minutes before SpaceX’s president took over. After Elon Musk arrived nearly an […]
Elon Musk’s drug use was so concerning it prompted a Tesla director to forgo a reelection bid, WSJ reports
The Wall Street Journal reported executives across Elon Musk’s companies worry about his drug use. A former Tesla director didn’t seek reelection to the company’s board due to his drug use, per The Journal. The outlet reported Tesla board members were concerned Musk was on drugs when he made his “funding secured” tweet. A former director […]
Tesla board members worried Elon Musk was on drugs when he shot off his infamous ‘funding secured’ tweet, WSJ reports
Elon Musk shocked Tesla shareholders in 2018 when he announced he wanted to take the company private. A new WSJ report revealed that some board members were concerned that he was on drugs when tweeting. Musk is known to have used various drugs, including psychedelics such as ketamine. Tesla board members were privately concerned Elon […]
Just as Tesla loses the EV crown, Elon Musk’s biggest market in Europe pulls the rug out from under him
A fresh crisis may be brewing for Elon Musk in Europe. Tesla’s demanding CEO recently had to tackle the vexing problem of a widening labor union strike in Sweden affecting its Scandinavian operations. Now it seems as if demand is starting to soften across key parts of the continent at a time when Warren Buffett–backed BYD eclipsed […]
SpaceX sues US agency that accused it of firing workers critical of Elon Musk
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -SpaceX on Thursday sued a U.S. labor board that had accused the rocket and satellite maker of illegally firing employees who sent a letter to company executives calling CEO Elon Musk “a distraction and embarrassment.” SpaceX in the lawsuit filed in Brownsville, Texas federal court claims the structure of the National […]
YouTube’s richest star, MrBeast, rejects Elon Musk’s appeal to share content on X because the platform couldn’t ‘fund a fraction’ of his costs
It hasn’t been the best start to 2024 for Elon Musk. The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, appealed to YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast to post his videos on the platform, and was promptly rejected. On December 30 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, posted on X to announce his latest video release […]
Elon Musk is beefing with Green Day for slamming MAGA in their latest rendition of ‘American Idiot’
Elon Musk joined conservatives in knocking Green Day after it trashed Trump‘s MAGA movement. The band on Sunday changed a lyric of “American Idiot” to instead criticize “the MAGA agenda.” Musk then accused Green Day of “milquetoastedly raging” for “the machine.” Punk rock band Green Day in a Sunday performance switched up the lyrics of its hit song “American […]
What’s next for X and Elon Musk in 2024?
Elon Musk’s tempestuous tenure at X is to continue in 2024 as the billionaire and the social media platform face ongoing issues around online safety regulation, misinformation and revenue concerns. Since taking over Twitter – as the site was formerly known – in October 2022, Musk has faced a string of controversies, including around his […]