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Ramzan Kadyrov stands atop a gun-mounted Tesla Cybertruck in Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: Telegram/rkadyrov_95 via AFP

Chechen warlord says Elon Musk ‘remotely disabled’ gun-mounted Cybertruck

Kadyrov said the billionaire ‘gives expensive gifts from the bottom of his heart and then remotely switches them off’.

Kadyrov said the billionaire ‘gives expensive gifts from the bottom of his heart and then remotely switches them off’

US study finds China’s tech innovation ‘much stronger’ than understood

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After Trump assassination attempt, Musk asks why Harris, Biden not targeted?

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Historic SpaceX private astronaut mission splashes down off Florida

The team had managed to hit a peak altitude of 1400km, the furthest humans have travelled from Earth since the Apollo missions to the Moon.

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Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman reacts upon his return to Earth from space on Sunday. Photo: SpaceX via AP

Elon Musk calls Australia ‘fascists’, attacks laws targeting misinformation

The proposed legislation to combat digital misinformation is the latest fight between Australia’s government and global tech giants.

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Musk takes jab at Taylor Swift for Harris endorsement, riling China’s Swifties

The tech billionaire and Trump supporter told ‘childless cat lady’ Swift, ‘I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life’.

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Musk, owner of X, on track to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027: report

A trillion is a 1 with 12 zeros after it, represented as 1,000,000,000,000.

Experts say that Elon Musk is on course to be the world’s first trillionaire. Photo: Reuters

Elon Musk plans to send uncrewed Starships to Mars in 2 years

The billionaire said the mission will be unmanned to test the reliability of landing intact on the red planet.

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Opinion | Tech firms must play by the rules to keep the internet open

As nation-states act to curb the excesses of big tech firms, an approach based more on compromise could preserve innovation and growth.

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Musk’s Starlink to block X in Brazil, reversing defiance of judge’s order

The satellite internet service Starlink, under Elon Musk’s SpaceX, plans to comply with the order after the court froze the company’s assets.

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Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, was blocked in Brazil after the company refused to appoint a local legal representative. Photo: Reuters

Nasa explains away strange noise heard by astronaut in Boeing’s Starliner

‘A pulsing sound from a speaker in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft heard by Nasa astronaut Butch Wilmore … has stopped,’ the space agency said.

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Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station’s Harmony module forward port. Photo: Nasa / TNS

Letters | Why Iran is persisting with its strategic patience on Israel

Readers discuss the Iran-Israel conflict, and the Trump-Musk rapprochement

Musk’s SpaceX tightens grip on Nasa by bringing Boeing crew home from ISS

Nasa’s reliance on SpaceX grows as Boeing’s Starliner faces setbacks, highlighting the firm’s dominance in US space missions and satellite launches, while sparking concerns over Musk’s sway on US foreign policy.

Elon Musk praises Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong for ‘wisdom’ on woke culture

The Tesla CEO shared a clip of Lee saying the wokeness movement leads to ‘extreme attitudes and social norms’.

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Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said the wokeness movement leads to “extreme attitudes and social norms” in academic institutions. Photo: dpa

Tesla reaps benefits as EU cuts planned tariffs on Chinese-made EVs

Elon Musk’s firm will face the lowest rate of 9 per cent, but more Chinese companies will have to pay much higher rates.

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EVs made by the Chinese car giant BYD face rates of 17 per cent. Photo: AP

Former Huawei ‘Genius Youth’ recruit launches humanoid robots to rival Tesla’s

‘We’re now at the forefront of the industry,’ Agibot founder Peng Zhihui declared after launching his firm’s new-generation family of humanoid robots.

Elon Musk closes X office in Brazil after legal dispute with judge

X, formerly Twitter, closes its Brazil office due to a legal dispute with Judge De Moraes over censorship.

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Chechen warlord shows off Cybertruck with machine gun, invites Musk to Russia

Putin ally Kadyrov says he ‘literally fell in love’ with the Tesla vehicle and will donate it to Russian forces invading Ukraine.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov stands atop a gun-mounted Tesla Cybertruck in Grozny, Chechnya. Photo: Telegram/rkadyrov_95 via AFP

An Indian man ordered a Tesla in 2016. He waited 7 years, it never arrived

Vishal Gondal pre-ordered a Tesla Model 3 in 2016, but was left hanging for years for a vehicle that never arrived.

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Musk, Rowling named in cyberbullying suit by Olympic boxing star Imane Khelif

Khelif, who won an Olympic gold medal in women’s boxing in Paris, faced intense scrutiny over her biological sex and gender identity.

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Venezuelan leader slams TikTok for ‘wanting civil war’ in his country

Nicolas Maduro, reeling from protests over his disputed re-election, says Chinese-owned company has suspended his access to the platform.

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro walks through the Supreme Tribunal of Justice in Caracas on Friday. Photo: Reuters

US union sues Trump and Musk, saying they intimidated workers in X interview

During their conversation, Trump called the Tesla CEO ‘the greatest cutter’ while discussing workers walking off the job to go on strike.

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The United Auto Workers Union filed federal labour charges against Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Photo: AP

Trump says biggest fear is ‘nuclear warming’, with China to pass US capability

In live interview on X by Elon Musk, Republican presidential nominee criticised Kamala Harris’ ability to deal with China’s ‘Chairman Xi’ if elected president.

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Trump recounts rally shooting in chat with Musk, calls him ‘greatest cutter’

The Republican also discussed illegal immigration and his plans to cut government regulations in an interview marred by technical glitches.

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EU digital chief warns Elon Musk to comply with law ahead of Trump interview

Last month, EU tech regulators ruled that Musk’s X breached the Digital Services Act and deceived users through its use of blue checkmarks.

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X owner Elon Musk. Photo: Reuters

UK mulls social media regulation after days of far-right riots

Proposed changes could impose sanctions on companies if they allow ‘legal but harmful’ content such as misinformation to flourish.

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People take part in a rally supporting migrants and refugees and opposing recent anti-immigration protests, in Brighton. Photo: Reuters

Thailand, Malaysia’s Tesla hopes fade as Musk appears to go cold on Asean

The reported scrapping of a Southeast Asian Tesla factory could boost tariff-squeezed Chinese EV brands seeking new markets.

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UK government calls on Musk to act responsibly after provocative posts on riots

Provocative tech billionaire Elon Musk has weighed in on the unrest in the UK, drawing condemnation from the British government.

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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.
last updated:
27 August, 2024
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