MUSK IN HELL: Elon Staked His Empire on Texas. Now Dems to Rein Him In...
MUSK IN HELL: Elon Staked His Empire on Texas. Now Dems to Rein Him In... (First column, 7th story, link )
MUSK IN HELL: Elon Staked His Empire on Texas. Now Dems to Rein Him In... (First column, 7th story, link )
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In Ukraine, President Zelenskyy made the clearest indication yet that a disruption of Starlink technology contributed to civilian deaths. Covered by 68 outlets: 24 lean left, 29 are centre, 10 lean right, 5 are not rated.
An unhinged “Elon Musk” hit the “Saturday Night Live” Weekend Update desk this week to address the outcome of this week’s midterm elections — and Musk, as played by “SNL” featured player Jeremy Culhane, didn’t quite...
Musk Says SpaceX Could Buy a Legacy Telco and Use Its Spectrum 10 Times Better 24/7 Wall St. Inside Musk’s plan to upend the wireless phone industry The Washington Post The unanswered questions for Elon Musk as he...
A viral Instagram video links Elon Musk's DOGE role to a possible five-year prison sentence, but the law sets a maximum penalty and identifies no criminal charge or proven wrongdoing.
Director Alex Gibney explains the "superpower" that Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes share after making documentaries about both figures.
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The firm that helped set up Elon Musk’s America PAC is behind the new group, which will work with election officials to pursue policies aligned with Donald Trump’s false election fraud claims. Covered by 3 outlets: 3 lean left.
Did you know that there’s a law barring federal contractors from making campaign contributions to a political party, committee, or candidate for federal office? Don’t feel bad if you don’t, because neither, it seems,...
You could start handing out your cash any day, man.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has pledged a portion of his company shares to charity with unusual conditions, according to an SEC filing. Meta spent $25.1 million protecting Mark Zuckerberg in 2025, more than nine times Anthropic's...
Meta spent $25.1 million protecting Mark Zuckerberg in 2025, more than nine times Anthropic's spending on Dario Amodei. Here's how much other tech CEOs cost to protect.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has pledged a portion of his company shares to charity with unusual conditions, according to an SEC filing.
Elon Musk has argued that saving for retirement could become irrelevant if artificial intelligence delivers the "super intelligent abundance" he predicts, though the claim remains conditional
Elon Musk says saving money for the distant future could become pointless as AI and robotics create an era of unprecedented abundance. He believes superintelligent AI could make work optional, drive down the cost of...
No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.
Check out some of tech's most influential billionaire founders, from Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to Elizabeth Holmes and Michael Dell, in photos from their early years…
High-profile attorney Alex Spiro said during a TBPN appearance that AI "will eliminate a layer of a lot of things including my day job."
The billionaire tried to play takesies-backsies with his plea after results poured in from across the nation.
Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the artificial intelligence buildout, the company's latest earnings report, and more.
Elon Musk has outlined Neuralink's ambitions for Telepathy and Blindsight, two brain implants targeting paralysis and blindness. He also hopes future technology could help people walk and use their hands again.
Real estate agents have been going door to door in the Colonial Hills neighborhood of Southaven, Mississippi, on behalf of the tech giant, offering to buy residents' homes if they don't join the ongoing lawsuit, writes The Guardian.
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Critics say the tech entrepreneur's enormous wealth has given him too much political power. But when stacked up against other notable American moguls, historians say he's not unique.
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Also on the daily podcast: our midterm-elections series heads to Kansas and the merits of that 10,000-steps-a-day rule
H. Alan Scott reacts to Alex Gibney’s new documentary film Musk, and his biggest takeaway is fear. The power Elon Musk holds is vast and wide, begging the question: should a single individual hold this much power? From AI to...
The leading candidate for LA city attorney has the backing of the local DSA and vows to regulate Big Tech. Tech investors are spending millions against her.
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Florida Representative Randy Fine is all in on Donald Trump’s deportation agenda—even if it compromises citizenship for the president’s inner circle. Fine extended his venom beyond just Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar while speaking...
It’s no mystery this election year which party the American oligarchy favors. The top 10 individual donors to the midterm elections, all of them billionaires, have thus far contributed a combined $1.2 billion, according to an October 23...
Elon Musk fessed to slowing down Ukraine’s Starlink connection, claiming that the war-torn country was in the wrong because it was using the company’s services in its war against Russia. “Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service,...
David Futrelle The world’s richest man—saying he’s “wised up” to the fiction of self-government—is leveraging his wealth to sway elections, threaten Congress, and alter the global balance of power.
At the $3,000 per night Chancery Rosewood hotel in Mayfair a who's who of finance folk tackled topics ranging from crypto regulation to AI safety.
The world’s richest person has antagonized Democrats, some of whom have signaled their intent to investigate him when they take control of Congress. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
Elon Musk could hold about 56% of votes in a potential SpaceX-Tesla merger, Barclays estimates, without meeting his pay plan milestones.
Musk’s pay under a SpaceX-Tesla merger: voting control, but no $1 trillion payday Reuters
With Democrats poised to make significant gains in Tuesday’s midterm elections, Trump supporters have been reduced to posting bizarre Star Wars fan fiction. Covered by 3 outlets: 2 lean left, 1 lean right.
The online right is playing with AI-generated "Star Wars" action figures ahead of the midterms
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Universal has laid out its international rollout plans for Alex Gibey’s documentary about Elon Musk. “Musk,” which comes in at a hefty 3 hours and 45 minutes, will begin its global release via Universal Pictures International in the...
Universal International has finally set offshore release dates for Alex Gibney’s controversial four-hour documentary Musk with the UK on Jan. 15, Germany on Jan. 21, Spain on Feb. 5, France on Feb. 17 February and...
Musk's Starlink Is Building An Orbital Bypass As Undersea Cable Sabotage Threats Mount Undersea telecom cables are critical civilian infrastructure and are increasingly under threat . The wars in Ukraine and Iran have shown how civilian...
What is heartening about this is that it is another example of massive campaign donations failing to buy elections.
Musk Says "SoftBank Is Defaulting On Turbine Orders" Last week's turmoil in hyperscaler and neocloud stocks suggests investors increasingly see Democrats' push to regulate data center buildouts as a possible precursor to broader...
Musk wants you to know he is not worried about a Democrat-led Congress.
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