SpaceX finally broke out of a serious Starship slump on Tuesday, acing the rocket’s 10th flight after months of failed attemps. Now, CEO Elon Musk has set his sights on the next big challenge: catching Starship’s upper stage with Mechazilla’s “chopstick” arms. In an X post on Wednesday, August 27, Musk said the next opportunities […]
Tesla Sales Nosedive 40% in Europe As Market Share Drops To 1%
Sales of Elon Musk’s Tesla have plunged by approximately 40% in Europe over the first half of 2025, according to new data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). The decline is just the latest effect from increased pressure from Chinese automakers—particularly BYD—that are gaining ground in the rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) market on […]
The Feud Between Grok and ChatGPT Just Got Real
Elon Musk has been accusing OpenAI and Apple of engaging in some sort of corporate conspiracy to inhibit smaller AI companies (you know, like his own) from flourishing. Now, his company, xAI, is suing both firms, accusing them of having used “anticompetitive” practices to quash their competitors (again, you know, like Musk). The lawsuit, which […]
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Errors: DOGE staffers exposed a sensitive U.S.-funded Afghanistan program and falsely suggested a contractor was involved in an off-books mission. Consequences: DOGE’s public outing led to a Taliban intelligence service […]
Despite Dismal Sales, Tesla Thinks You’ll Pay More for a Cybertruck
Tesla’s Cybertruck is widely viewed as an “unmitigated” commercial disaster, but that hasn’t stopped the company from deploying a variety of sales gimmicks to try to squeeze just a little more money out of the flop vehicle. This week, Tesla launched a new version of its most expensive Cybertruck variants, known as the “Cyberbeast.” Tesla […]
Ghislaine Maxwell Says She First Met Elon Musk at Sergey Brin’s Birthday Party
Elon Musk infamously threw Donald Trump under the bus in June when he insisted that the president was “in the Epstein files,” a reference to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. But a newly released interview with Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell might put the spotlight back on Musk when it comes to all things Epstein. […]
Tesla Will Use a Powerful New Weapon in AI Race
Tesla will partner up with AI darlings DeepSeek and Bytedance’s Doubao on new tools in its cars in China, according to a document uploaded to Tesla’s official website. Bloomberg reports that Doubao will work on voice command-related tools like the temperature in a Tesla, navigation, and in-car entertainment, while DeepSeek will handle the AI side […]
Elon Musk Randomly Drops In on Small Town; Reminds Everyone He is Still Canadian
British Columbia and a tiny fishing village is now atwitter after the world’s wealthiest man made a random and unannounced appearance over the weekend. Elon Musk, the controversial and now apparently political CEO of Tesla and X, touched down in Bella Bella—an isolated town nestled in the Great Bear Rainforest—before departing again by helicopter. His […]
SpaceX Has Likely Skirted Federal Income Taxes for Decades, Investigation Reveals
Since its founding in 2002, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as the leading force in commercial spaceflight and a key launch provider for the U.S. government. A recent investigation suggests its dominance may stem—at least in part—from two decades of federal tax avoidance. Internal company documents reviewed exclusively by The New York Times show that […]
Trump Admin Has Dropped a Third of All Investigations Into Big Tech, Advocates Say
Trump talked a big game during the election about taking the fight to Silicon Valley. But, since taking office, the former reality star seems to have done little to make good on that promise. In fact, a recent survey of his actions claims that Trump, whose political victory was partially propelled by gargantuan gobs of […]