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Elon Musk
Latest news on billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter) and the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company.
Born
28 Jun 1971
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Business, Technology
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Businessman
The Shenzhen Dobot CR 30H can lift 30kg at record speed. Photo: Handout
Robotics

Chinese firm Dobot develops robotic arm capable of lifting 30kg at record speed

Founded in 2015, Dobot initially specialised in robotic arms but has recently ventured into the field of humanoids.

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Robotics | China’s Blade Runner moment as androids, flying cars take off

US-China relations

Carmakers GM, Tesla and Ford lead list of US companies in China exposure: report

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SCMP Highlights

Xiaomi speeds up YU7 launch, Tesla’s Robotaxi vs Baidu’s Apollo Go: 7 EV reads

From Xiaomi accelerating its latest EV launch to Chinese carmakers facing a price war, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun introduces the Chinese smartphone maker’s new electric SUV YU7 at a launch event in Beijing, China May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo
Artificial intelligence

How Tesla’s Robotaxi service compares with Baidu’s Apollo Go in China

Tesla is finally entering the robotaxi business, but Baidu has been testing its service for years.

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US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Labubu faces competition: 5 weekend reads

From escalating tensions in the Middle East to UK Chinese graduates’ struggles, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

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Tesla

Tesla launches long-discussed robotaxi service

Elon Musk’s decade-long robotaxi vision takes its first steps, utilising the Tesla Model Y initially.

A Tesla robotaxi drives on the street along South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
United States

My Take | Why ancient Rome is haunting contemporary America’s far right

They welcome Trump’s imperial presidency and unchecked executive power, seeing parallels with a transition from republicanism to empire.

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Donald Trump

How much of a future does Elon Musk really have in US politics?

The billionaire Tesla chief, after leaving Trump administration, has suggested founding a third political party. But would it succeed?

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United States

SpaceX Starship explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars mission

A huge blast enveloped the rocket as it stood upright on a test stand in Texas.

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A SpaceX rocket explodes at Starbase in Texas late on Wednesday. Photo: rocketfuture.org via AP
United States

Elon Musk’s xAI burning through US$1 billion a month as costs pile up

The artificial intelligence start-up is seeking to raise US$9.3 billion, with plans to spend over half of it in just the next three months.

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Elon Musk’s start-up, which is responsible for the AI-powered chatbot Grok, expects to burn through about US$13 billion over the course of 2025. Photo illustration: AFP
SCMP Highlights

Trump breaks with G7 stance, Nvidia to attend China expo: SCMP daily highlights

From US tech giant Nvidia attending a China expo to the Fujian aircraft carrier’s possible commission, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

Britain

Report exposes UK’s failure to confront ethnicity in ‘grooming gangs’

UK government apologises for failing to protect girls after a report found fears of racism meant authorities failed to act.

Sexual harassment and assault

UK to hold inquiry into ‘grooming gangs’ that abused thousands of girls

The scandal involving groups of mostly Pakistani men was thrust back into the spotlight after criticism from billionaire Elon Musk.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at 10 Downing Street on June 10. The PM had previously resisted calls for a statutory review. Photo: AFP
Britain

7 men in UK convicted in latest trial over ‘grooming gangs’ scandal

They were convicted after a trial involving 50 offences, including rape and indecency with a child, which occurred between 2001 and 2006.

The Eastwood area of Rotherham in northern England. A 2014 inquiry found at least 1,400 children were subjected to sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s fundamental mistake is in seeing China as America’s problem

The US president fails to grasp that a rising China is a new question to answer, not an old mistake to correct.

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Donald Trump

House approves Trump request to cut US$9.4 billion in foreign aid funding

‘These cuts will lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, devastating the most vulnerable in the world,’ said congressman Jim McGovern.

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Donald Trump

Trump blocks California’s plan to phase out petrol-powered cars, clouding EV future

California had planned to end the sale of petrol-only vehicles by 2035, among other ambitious efforts.

Traffic on a Los Angeles freeway. File photo: AFP
Los Angeles protests

What to know about planned ‘No Kings’ US protests against Trump

A nationwide ‘day of defiance’ is planned for June 14 with rallies in nearly 2,000 US locations.

Donald Trump

‘Went too far’: Musk regrets some Trump criticisms

Trump said his relationship with Musk was over after a social media dispute, where Musk called the president’s tax and spending bill a ‘disgusting abomination’.

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Donald Trump

Letters | What the Trump-Musk feud reveals about American decline

Readers discuss the state of US democracy, National Guard troops in Los Angeles, and the suffering of children in Gaza.

President Donald Trump and his top donor, Elon Musk, speak in the Oval Office on March 14. Photo: TNS
United States

Musk’s father says Elon made mistake, bets ‘Trump will prevail’

Errol Musk claims stress was behind public spat with the US president, dismissing feud as a ‘small thing’.

US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in March, months before their public row. File photo: AFP
LGBTQ

With rage and humour, WorldPride rally in Washington takes aim at Trump

Rally at Lincoln Memorial protests against setbacks under Trump; speakers criticise president for issuing orders limiting transgender rights.

Donald Trump

Trump warns Musk against funding Democrats, thinks their relationship is over

The Tesla CEO is making a ‘huge mistake’ going after the US president, VP J.D. Vance says.

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United States

US Supreme Court allows Doge to access Social Security data of Americans

Elon Musk remains influential post-White House as Supreme Court supported Donald Trump, allowing Doge access to Social Security data and raising privacy concerns.

The US Supreme Court Building in Washington. Photo: TNS
Donald Trump

Trump not interested in talking to Elon Musk, may get rid of his Tesla

The US president and the world’s richest man continue to trade barbs after falling out in an extraordinarily public fashion.

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It was earlier reported that US President Donald Trump (right) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk would speak after their unlikely political marriage exploded in a fiery public divorce. Photo: AFP
SCMP Highlights

US-China trade call’s impact on firms, Trump-Musk feud: SCMP daily highlights

From the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

India

Tesla’s India entry appears in doubt after minister questions intent

Heavy industries minister says Tesla is ‘more interested’ in establishing showrooms and ‘not interested’ in manufacturing in India.

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