In a Spaces conversation streamed on X on Dec. 21, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided insights into his approach to funding startups and managing investors. Hosted by ARK Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood, the discussion revealed Musk’s philosophy on the role of investors in business. Despite his capacity to independently fund startups, […]
‘A giant fusion reactor in the sky’: Elon Musk told Joe Rogan the whole US could be powered with 100 x 100 miles of solar — and it’s ‘not hard.’ 3 stocks to bet on that sunny outlook Due to the complex interplay between environmental concerns, economic interests and geopolitical dynamics, energy is a highly […]
Elon Musk isn’t happy with how the media has covered an accident involving his factory’s robots. “Truly shameful of the media to dredge up an injury from two years ago,” Musk wrote on X. Musk said the reports falsely implied that the accident was due to his humanoid Optimus robots. Elon Musk has slammed recent […]
Elon Musk really doesn’t like Joe Biden. Musk on Christmas Eve slammed the president for excluding Tesla from the White House EV summit in 2021. Musk has often brought up the incident whenever he criticizes Biden. It looks like Joe Biden was very much on Elon Musk’s mind this Christmas. The Tesla CEO spent his […]
The space business and public markets are not, perhaps, a match made in heaven. Consider the much-anticipated Starlink IPO. Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the most valuable private company in the U.S., and its largest revenue driver by far is Starlink, which offers broadband connections around the globe via a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites. But […]
A critical mineral used to make electric vehicle batteries gained significant attention from industry leaders in 2023. Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has described lithium batteries as “the new oil.” Earlier this year he urged entrepreneurs to produce more lithium amid a refining capacity “choke point.” “Instead of making a picture sharing app, please refine […]
Elon Musk’s X — the social media company formerly known as Twitter — filed a lawsuit against Media Matters for America on Monday for defamation after the media watchdog group reported that the platform had been placing ads for major brands next to pro-Hitler and white nationalist content. What does the lawsuit say? The complaint, […]
Jeremy Grantham.Boston Globe/Getty Images Jeremy Grantham warned a “superbubble” in asset prices would likely end in a painful recession. The veteran investor discussed housing affordability and income inequality in a recent interview. Grantham also touched on Elon Musk, the Fed, his own net worth, and the meme-stock mania of 2021. Jeremy Grantham rang the alarm […]
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. Texas transplant Elon Musk is planning to start a university in Austin, according to tax filings for one of his charities first reported by Bloomberg News. The charity, called The Foundation, plans to use a $100 million gift from Musk to create and launch a primary […]
Antisemitism exploded across social media after Oct. 7. Our feeds flooded with glorified terrorists, global intifada demands, and violent threats targeted at Jewish leaders. Yet online Jewish hate surged to record highs before then, helping fuel similar historic spikes in antisemitic incidents and hate crimes last year, according to the ADL and FBI. So why […]
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he’s sorry, again, for spreading lies about the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 young children dead. Jones doubled down on his apology during a livestream on X Space on Sunday, which was co-hosted by Elon Musk and entrepreneur Mario Nawfa, and featured a rogue’s […]
A few hours later, Jones’ posts were visible again and he retweeted a post about his video game. He and his Infowars show had been permanently banned in 2018 for abusive behavior. Musk, who has described himself as a free speech absolutist, said the move was about protecting those rights. In response to a user […]