Elon Musk is trying to break Germany’s quarantine on the far-right AfD
New York Times: On X, Elon Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.
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Elon Musk calls on states to force auction of OpenAI stake
Latest salvo in legal battle over ChatGPT-maker’s restructuring as a for-profit company.
The ‘Anti-Elon Tesla Club’: Musk’s politics gives some owners second thoughts
Financial Times: “Owning a Tesla feels like wearing a Maga hat".
What will we eat, wear, buy and believe in 2025?
New York Times: Will we hunger for the artificial?
Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform party leader
Financial Times: Surprise split comes after two men disagreed over jailed activist.
Elon Musk’s global influence campaign: What it means for politics
The X owner and tech billionaire has boosted far-right figures in UK, Germany and Canada.
Washington Post cartoonist resigns over rejected Trump cartoon
Ann Telnaes resigns after Post nixes Bezos-Trump cartoon.
Elon Musk says Tesla explosion outside Trump hotel ‘caused by fireworks or bomb’
One person died after the electric vehicle caught fire and exploded.
Elon Musk flummoxes internet with ‘Kekius Maximus’ persona
In typical Musk fashion, the billionaire tech mogul offered no explanation.
Why Musk’s far-right support is stirring controversy in Germany
Germany accuses Elon Musk of election interference with pro-AfD op-ed.
Tributes to ‘teddy bear’ 9-year-old victim of German Christmas market attack
André Gleißner died alongside four women after car driven through Magdeburg market.
Why US government shutdown now seems inevitable
Musk-backed funding bill fails, nearly 875,000 workers face furlough.
Watch: JLo, Trump and other A-listers dissed in brutal SNL monologue
Nobody was safe from Chris Rock, who skewered everyone from Elon Musk to Hollywood celebs.
Into the stratosphere: Elon Musk net worth tops $760 billion
SpaceX deal propels another jump in the mogul's personal net wealth.
Tesla loses bid to restore Elon Musk’s record $95 billion pay package
Financial Times: Judge gives world’s most valuable car maker a stinging rebuke.
Elon Musk is attacking Britain. Former PMs are building ties
Financial Times: 'Far too important to ignore' but what is fuelling Musk's hostility?
Rocket Lab nabs Biden funding, launches twice in 24 hours, stock hits high
Sir Peter Beck's wealth tops $2b amid launches from two pads in different hemispheres.
Musk calls for US to replace fighter jets with drones
Elon Musk singled out a next-generation fighter jet for criticism.
Meta's Threads loses ground to Bluesky as users abandon Elon Musk’s X
Since the US election Bluesky use has skyrocketed 300% to 3.5 million daily users.
Watch: My Waymo robotaxi ride - five things that struck me
Living in the future - where there's less driver chatter.
Trump selects budget chief to ‘dismantle the Deep State’
Russell Vought was a key architect of Project 2025.
I can slash $3.4 trillion from federal budget without new laws, says Musk
The billionaire has been appointed by Trump to run a new external efficiency watchdog.
Mass X-odus: Professionals desert Elon Musk’s network
Financial Times: ‘Sewage prioritised' in decline of X as freelancers flee the platform.
Elon Musk outlines plans for mass cuts as Trump’s ‘efficiency’ czar
Elon Musk targets $500 billion in federal cuts, backed by Trump and a conservative court.
Trump and Musk’s awkward body language decoded - and it’s bad news for one of them
Trump's awkward moment with Musk at SpaceX launch revealed.
Trump, Musk watch SpaceX abort Starship booster catch
SpaceX’s Starship rocket splashed down after an aborted booster catch attempt.
SpaceX set for Starship’s next flight, with Trump watching
The 30-minute launch window opens at 11am, New Zealand time.
Top-selling French daily Ouest-France stops posting on X
The paper says it won't return until X becomes a 'regulated space that respects people'.
One Kiwisaver scheme returns more than 100% in a year
Morningstar's most recent survey of KiwiSaver shows the highest-performing fund.
Trans monkeys and IRS cheques for dead people: The bizarre government spending Musk could cut
Elon Musk has until July to slash spending, through his new department.
Big bang: Trump and Musk could redefine US space strategy
The pair share a knack for disruption and a hunger for making history.
Advertisers set to return to X as they seek favour with Musk and Trump
Financial Times: Musk’s support for Trump is set to boost X’s flagging business.
'Conspiracy theories and racism': News giant quits X after Trump victory
Newspaper abandons account after 17 years amid growing exodus from social media platform.
At Mar-a-Lago, ‘Uncle’ Elon puts his imprint on the Trump transition
New York Times: Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.