Elon Musk
Musk torches Trump budget bill: ‘Disgusting abomination’
Elon Musk speaks during a press event with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk on Tuesday tore into the massive tax-and-spending-cut bill backed by President Donald Trump, calling it a “disgusting abomination” that will explode federal budget deficits. […]
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Tesla’s planned robotaxi launch in tech-friendly Austin has Musk playing catch-up in his hometown
The Texas flag flies outside TDECU Stadium in Houston, Oct. 21, 2023. Tim Warner | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Tesla’s long-awaited entry into the robotaxi market — expected later this month — is coming to Austin, Texas, which has emerged as a key battleground for self-driving technology. CEO Elon Musk wrote in a […]
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Trump’s foreign student policies alarm Rep. Ro Khanna: They’re ’embedded in Silicon Valley’
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California warned Tuesday that the nation’s economy and talent pipeline could take a hit if international students opt against attending colleges in the United States because of President Donald Trump’s visa policies. “The reality is that you have people like Elon Musk who were foreign students, I mean, they have […]
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink raises $650 million in fresh capital
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s brain tech startup Neuralink has closed a $650 million funding round, the company announced on Monday. ARK Invest, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and other firms participated in the round, according to a release. Neuralink said the fresh capital will help the […]
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Why Tesla sales are rebounding in Norway while Europe lags
Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on Sept. 27, 2024. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Tesla‘s sale of new cars in Norway skyrocketed 213% in May from a year ago, according to […]
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Neuralink competitor Paradromics completes first human implant
Dr. Matthew Willsey working in the operating room. Courtesy of the University of Michigan Neurotech startup Paradromics on Monday announced it has implanted its brain-computer interface in a human for the first time. The procedure took place May 14 at the University of Michigan with a patient who was already undergoing neurosurgery to treat epilepsy. […]
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Elon Musk says he doesn’t ‘want to take responsibility for everything the administration’s doing’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Donald Trump lauded billionaire Elon Musk on Friday as the Tesla CEO wrapped up his time in government service after four […]
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Tesla shares set to wrap strong May as Elon Musk ends time with Trump’s DOGE
Elon Musk is interviewed on CNBC from the Tesla headquarters in Texas. CNBC Shares of the Elon Musk-led automaker Tesla have rallied in May despite recent poor car sales numbers for the company in China and Europe, as the billionaire CEO promised to focus more on his businesses than politics. Tesla shares are on track […]
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Trump, Elon Musk to hold joint event as DOGE loses its leader, top staffers
President Donald Trump on Friday will host a press event to celebrate Elon Musk as the Tesla CEO concludes his official government service after four turbulent months leading the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. Musk’s scheduled departure comes at a precarious moment, both for DOGE and for his relationship with the president. Multiple top staffers […]
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Musk’s SpaceX town in Texas warns residents they may lose right to ‘continue using’ their property
The neighborhood once known as Boca Chica Village is seen near the SpaceX facilities where they build rockets in Brownsville, Texas, on May 3, 2025. Gabriel Cardenas | AFP | Getty Images Starbase, Texas, has notified some residents that they might “lose the right to continue using” their property as they do today, according to […]
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