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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

Industry

Business, Technology

Job Title

Businessman

last updated:

7 October, 2024

Donald Trump

Trump says talk that he has ceded presidency to Musk is a ‘hoax’

President-elect Donald Trump addresses billionaire ally’s power after his influence was on display in congressional budget wrangling.

23 Dec 2024 - 9:35AMvideocam

United States

US congresswoman says Republicans protecting Elon Musk’s China investments

21 Dec 2024 - 10:07AMvideocam

United States

US Senate passes government funding bill to avert shutdown

22 Dec 2024 - 2:09AM

United States

Elon Musk gives nod to German far-right party as election looms

The billionaire says the AfD party ‘can save Germany’. He has already expressed support for other anti-immigration parties across Europe.

20 Dec 2024 - 7:54PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Meet Jared Isaacman, Trump’s pick for Nasa head and a friend to Elon Musk

Isaacman has led and funded two SpaceX missions to date – now, US president-elect Donald Trump has tapped him to head Nasa as the agency moves towards more commercial operations.

20 Dec 2024 - 7:00PM

United States

President Musk? World’s wealthiest man makes his presence felt in Washington

Elon Musk’s intervention in a US spending plan highlights his influence over the Republican Party and Donald Trump.

20 Dec 2024 - 1:31PM

Donald Trump

Trump opposes funding deal, bringing US a step closer to government shutdown

Donald Trump, not yet in office, asks Congress to raise debt ceiling and rewrite spending bill days before funding expires.

19 Dec 2024 - 1:04PMvideocam

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

China economy

Opinion | What Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy can learn from China’s reformers

Deng Xiaoping and Zhu Rongji’s radical reforms resulted in a leaner government and more dynamic economy: the exact goals of the Musk-Ramaswamy plan.

15 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

US-China relations

How to gain entrée into Trump’s White House? Beijing is looking for ways

The old ways of making connections and gaining influence aren’t likely to be as reliable in the coming, unpredictable administration.

15 Dec 2024 - 7:56AMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Sam Burns, the Maga-loving golfer with a hunting controversy?

Burns has 5 PGA Tour wins under his belt, but his Instagram post of himself wearing a Maga hat while posing with a dead deer sparked mixed reactions – off the course, he’s a husband and new dad.

13 Dec 2024 - 4:00AM

Who is Sam Burns, the Maga-loving golfer who boasted about playing golf with Donald Trump and hanging out with Elon Musk? Photos: @samburns66/Instagram; Digitimes Tech News

Millionaires and billionaires

Elon Musk’s net worth tops US$400 billion in historic first

The most recent catalyst was an insider share sale of his privately held SpaceX, which boosted Musk’s net worth by some US$50 billion.

12 Dec 2024 - 6:04PMvideocam

Elon Musk jumps on stage as he joins Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5. Photo: AFP

History

Recap | Taylor Swift, Elon Musk and Salman Rushdie were foreshadowed in ancient China

Explore connections between Chinese history, current events, and modern celebrities with longtime contributor Wee Kek Koon.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM

US-China relations

Letters | US, China would benefit from having Musk as unofficial envoy

Readers discuss the role the billionaire businessman could play, addressing bias against ethnic minorities, the welcome decline in student withdrawals and Australia’s social media ban for children.

13 Dec 2024 - 12:56PM

US-China relations

First year of Trump presidency crucial for US-China ties: scholar

If Washington and Beijing can manage tensions in 2025, particularly on Taiwan, ‘we should all celebrate’, says prominent expert Minxin Pei.

11 Dec 2024 - 7:35AMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump takes office for his second term as American president on January 20, 2025. Photo: Reuters

United States

Musk emerges as Trump’s enforcer with ‘naughty list’ targeting key Republicans

Musk, a key ally of Donald Trump, has pledged to use his political action committee to target lawmakers who don’t support the president-elect’s agenda.

10 Dec 2024 - 8:17PMvideocam

US president-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19 in Brownsville, Texas. Photo: Getty Images

Artificial intelligence

Moonshot AI founder’s dispute with 5 investors up for arbitration in Hong Kong

The five firms that invested in Moonshot AI founder Yang Zhilin’s last venture, Recurrent AI, claim he has ‘uncleared liability’.

10 Dec 2024 - 9:00AM

India

India police seek data from Musk’s Starlink after US$4.2 billion meth bust

This is the first time Starlink’s device has been linked to a major drug smuggling operation.

9 Dec 2024 - 7:09PM

Singapore

Elon Musk’s ‘going extinct’ jab at Singapore spotlights birth rate challenges

‘Ultra low’ fertility rates could affect Singapore’s social fabric and economic competitiveness in the long term, analysts say.

7 Dec 2024 - 12:39PM

A young child flanked by his parents in front of the Rain Vortex waterfall inside the Jewel Changi Airport mall in Singapore. Government data showed that Singapore’s total fertility rate fell to a historic low of 0.97 last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Bitcoin

El Salvador’s President Bukele triumphant after his bet on bitcoin comes true

As bitcoin surpassed US$100,000 for first time, value of El Salvador government’s reported investment now stands at more than US$600 million.

6 Dec 2024 - 7:20AM

Donald Trump

Project 2025 pressuring Republicans to confirm Pete Hegseth as US defence chief

Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts said group is spending US$1 million to pressure senators unwilling to back Hegseth as defence secretary.

6 Dec 2024 - 5:58AM

Donald Trump

Trump picks billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa

The tech CEO is a close collaborator with Elon Musk, and took part in the world’s first commercial spacewalk with SpaceX.

5 Dec 2024 - 4:23AM

Inspiration4 crew member Jared Isaacman in orbit in September. Photo: SpaceX

China's military weapons

How China, US are using different drone strategies in race for air superiority

World’s top two military powers remain focused on traditional warplanes, but China’s ‘innovative use’ of UAVs could be the difference, analysts say.

5 Dec 2024 - 12:24PMvideocam

Chinese UAVs on display at the Zhuhai air show in November. China is making drones a key element in asymmetric warfare. Photo: EPA-EFE

United States

My Take | Bureaucratic waste is (usually) in the eye of the beholder

The modern state is all about big government and public spending. The right and the rich in the US like to rail against it while being directly or indirectly subsidised and supported.

3 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM

Donald Trump

Trump team takes aim at Ivy League, gearing up attacks on diversity programmes

One proposal seeks to slash funding for universities that favour one racial or ethnic group or gender over another.

30 Nov 2024 - 4:13AMvideocam

Trending in China

AI Elon Musk as Ming dynasty official explains DOGE efficiency with kung fu

AI Musk serves as head of secret service agency dedicated to domestic and foreign intelligence operations to ensure national security.

28 Nov 2024 - 9:03PMvideocam

In a humorous and imaginative twist, AI Elon Musk, reimagined as a Ming dynasty official, has gone viral for his unique approach to explaining DOGE efficiency. Photo: Bilibili

Musk’s Neuralink to launch feasibility trial with brain implant, robotic arm

Neuralink is conducting its PRIME study, aimed at evaluating the safety of its wireless brain-computer interface and surgical robot.

26 Nov 2024 - 11:40AM

US-China relations

TikTok CEO sought Musk’s input ahead of Trump takeover, report says

The two tech CEOS did not discuss specific measures to keep the Chinese-owned app running in the US, as a potential ban looms.

24 Nov 2024 - 7:12AMvideocam

Australia

Elon Musk slams Australia’s social media ban as ‘back door control’ of internet

Social media firms could be fined US$32 million if they fail to keep children under 16 off their platforms.

22 Nov 2024 - 4:48PM

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