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☆ Elon Musk says he's had little to do with Trump's cabinet picks — he just likes 'spending time' with the man
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said he's had little input on Trump's Cabinet picks. Elon Musk says he's had little input on President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks. He was a major contributor to Trump's campaign, spending just under $119 million on his pro-Trump political action committee, America PAC. Musk, according to multiple media reports, has joined Trump's calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Lutnick, Musk wrote in an X post on November 16, "will actually enact change," compared to another candidate, hedge fund CEO Scott Bessent.

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☆ Trump watches Musk’s SpaceX Starship launch in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: 1 min

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he was traveling to Texas to personally witness the latest launch for SpaceX’s Starship megarocket, a key part of billionaire Elon Musk’s plans to populate Mars. Trump, who has endorsed a Mars mission, announced his plans in a post on X. “I’m heading to the Great State of Texas to watch the launch of the largest object ever to be elevated, not only to Space, but simply by lifting off the ground. Good luck to @ElonMusk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project!” he said. Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, said on X he was honored to have Trump at the event.

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☆ Elon Musk throws his weight behind Howard Lutnick over Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Musk wrote on X that Cantor Fitzgerald chief executive Howard Lutnick would "actually enact change." Lutnick and Key Square Group founder Scott Bessent are leading contenders for the role. Elon Musk on Saturday said that Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick would "actually enact change" should he be tapped as President-elect Donald Trump's Treasury secretary. Advertisement"My view fwiw is that Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @howardlutnick will actually enact change," Musk wrote. My view fwiw is that Bessent is a business-as-usual choice, whereas @howardlutnick will actually enact change.

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☆ At Tesla, some are celebrating stock gains — others worry Elon will lose focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tesla employees are contending with a CEO whose list of commitments grows by the day. Most celebrated the company's surging stock price — it's up nearly 33% year to date — as Tesla stock makes up a significant share of most workers' compensation. Musk's growing list of commitmentsIn the runup to the election, Tesla CEO Elon Musk threw his money and influence behind Donald Trump. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 — Ashok Elluswamy (@aelluswamy) November 6, 2024Kimbal Musk, Elon Musk's brother and a Tesla board member, also appeared to celebrate the win. "On one hand, you want to celebrate the fact that the stock is up an insane amount," the employee said.

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☆ Anthony Scaramucci is worried about a stock-market crash not seen since the late 1920s if Trump follows through on some of his plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementUS stocks have been on a tear since Trump's win. "Let me tell you something: If Trump enacted 50% of what he's saying, you'll have a stock market crash, the likes that you haven't seen since the 1920s," Scaramucci said. You'll crush the economy; you'll crush our tax revenues; you'll flip upside down the job market," Scaramucci said. "They will not be ready for that, and so the stock market will have gotten wrong the current movement." "My guess is that the stock market aficionados, the stock market experts, are probably right," Scaramucci said.

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☆ A 'Saturday Night Live' comedian claimed Elon Musk made her cry. She said she named him because he was 'rude' about the postelection show.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Eammon Jacobs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk hosted "Saturday Night Live" in 2021. "SNL" comedian Chloe Fineman claimed Musk made her cry, and criticized her work. Fineman said she named Musk because he was "rude" about the post-election "SNL" episode. AdvertisementChloe Fineman, a comedian on "Saturday Night Live," said that Elon Musk made her cry when he hosted the show in 2021. On Monday, Fineman said in the TikTok: "I'm gonna come out and say that I'm the cast member that he made cry.

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☆ Is this going to be a Twitter presidency or a TV one?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Does this mean Twitter is going to be more important in the Trump 2.0 era? It's really not Twitter — it's — Twitter goes on television, or if they have breaking news, I'll tweet, I'll say "Watch this — boom." AdvertisementTrump was the TV presidentTrump was transfixed by TV, and that meant TV was the most important medium during his first presidency. Musk, for instance, spent part of his Sunday using Twitter to criticize "Saturday Night Live" — just like Trump used to do. But I will be surprised if Donald Trump, TV guy, becomes Donald Trump, Twitter guy.

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☆ The controversial postelection episode of 'Saturday Night Live' got a lot of people talking — including Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The "Saturday Night Live" postelection episode didn't land well with fans of the show or Elon Musk. AdvertisementThe "Saturday Night Live" postelection episode was criticized by people across the political spectrum, including Elon Musk. Related Video Crowd boos Elon Musk at Dave Chappelle's comedy show"Listen, I know a lot of ugly women, feminists, I mean, don't want to hear this message. pic.twitter.com/WpLVfMn5gH — BQ (@BrendanQ_1999) November 10, 2024To all the people that are offended by Bill Burr’s SNL monologue. @nbcsnl — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2024They are so mad that @realDonaldTrump won 🤣🤣 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 10, 2024

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☆ Elon Musk has named his top choice for Senate majority leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk wants Rick Scott to be the next Senate majority leader. "Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader!" Rick Scott for Senate Majority Leader! Both Cornyn and Thune served as deputies to McConnell when he was Senate majority leader. AdvertisementPresident-elect Donald Trump has yet to endorse a candidate, but wrote in an X post on Sunday that the next Senate majority leader should support his recess appointments.

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☆ What mattered more to Trump: Musk's money, or Musk's platform?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk's Twitter purchase has been a financial disaster. But if Twitter helped elect Trump, and Trump rewards Musk for that, does that matter? We don't know what role Twitter — and Musk's money — played in Trump's election. 🇺🇸🇺🇸The future is gonna be so 🔥 🇺🇸🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/x56cqb6oT5 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2024So, was that $44 billion well-spent, after all? AdvertisementThe truth is we won't know for some time — possibly forever — how much Musk's Trump support mattered.

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☆ Photos from the watch parties at Mar-a-Lago and Howard University give an inside look into Trump's and Harris' worlds on election night
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

And the mood at the Mar-a-Lago and Howard University watch parties could not have been more different. AP Photo/Evan VucciThe mood was more somber at the Howard University watch party. AdvertisementSupporters reacting after it was announced early Wednesday morning that Kamala Harris wouldn't speak at the election-night watch party at Howard University. Supporters of Harris leaving the election-night watch party at Howard University after it was announced that she wouldn't speak there that night. AP Photo/Ben CurtisSelina Wang, an ABC journalist present at the Howard watch party, posted a video of the scene at the university past midnight on X.

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☆ Mark Cuban congratulates Trump — and Elon Musk — on winning the White House before the race is called
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Cuban, a key Harris surrogate, congratulated Trump in a post on X before the race was called. Cuban also congratulated Elon Musk — who's been a major Trump donor and staunch GOP supporter. AdvertisementVote counting is still underway, but Mark Cuban, a key campaign surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris, has called the race for her opponent, former President Donald Trump. In an X post on Wednesday, Elon Musk, one of Trump's most vocal supporters, said the former president had been given a "crystal clear mandate for change." Representatives for Cuban and the Harris campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ Joe Rogan endorsed Donald Trump, saying Elon Musk made a 'compelling case' for the former president
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Podcaster Joe Rogan endorsed Donald Trump in a Monday evening post. Rogan cited Elon Musk, saying the billionaire made the "most compelling case" for Trump. AdvertisementJoe Rogan endorsed former President Donald Trump hours ahead of Election Day in a Monday evening podcast and social media post. The influential podcaster cited billionaire Elon Musk in his X post announcing the endorsement, saying the Tesla CEO makes "the most compelling case for Trump." Enjoy the podcast pic.twitter.com/LdBxZFVsLN — Joe Rogan (@joerogan) November 5, 2024The endorsement accompanied a two-hour and forty-minute podcast on which Musk appeared.

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☆ Joe Rogan endorses Trump on eve of the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Alayna Treene | Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Popular podcast host Joe Rogan officially endorsed Donald Trump on the eve of the election, a move Trump’s team swiftly touted as a major win in the final hours of their campaign. Rogan on Monday released his latest podcast featuring a two-and-a-half-hour interview with billionaire X owner and top Trump surrogate Elon Musk. Trump, who was onstage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for his penultimate rally when Rogan made the endorsement, swiftly touted the development. “It just came over the wires that Joe Rogan just endorsed me, is that great. I really hope we can make it happen.”The Harris campaign declined to comment on Rogan’s post.

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Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has forcefully ramped up his efforts to help re-elect former President Donald Trump, raising eyebrows across the political world and inviting questions about the legality of some of his tactics. Meanwhile, news reports have chronicled some of the issues facing America PAC, a political action committee funded by Musk to help boost Trump in the home stretch of the campaign. The two men rallied together earlier this month in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the former president survived an assassination attempt over the summer. The giveaway plan was met with immediate pushback from some election law experts. Rick Hasen, a law professor at UCLA and an NBC News election law analyst, wrote in a post on his website Saturday that the payments were “clearly illegal.”“Essentially what you’re doing is you are creating a lottery.

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☆ Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway may not be legal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Bryan Metzger | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk is giving away $1 million each day to a voter who signs a petition. AdvertisementElon Musk's latest gambit to help elect former President Donald Trump may be illegal, according to election law experts. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2024In this instance, the problem may be that giveaway participants are required to be registered voters. Other election law experts also said that Musk is either barely toeing the line or has outright broken the law. Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, wrote on his blog that the giveaway constitutes "clearly illegal vote buying."

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AdvertisementElon Musk's latest gambit to help elect former President Donald Trump may be illegal, some election law experts say. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2024In this instance, the problem may be that giveaway participants are required to be registered voters. According to the America PAC website, the giveaway program is "exclusively open to registered voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin and North Carolina. Other election law experts also said that Musk is either barely toeing the line or has outright broken the law. Rick Hasen, an election law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, wrote on his blog that the giveaway constitutes "clearly illegal vote buying."

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☆ Mark Cuban says 'It's the Harris campaign vs. Elon,' not Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning for president against Elon Musk at least as much as she is against former President Donald Trump, Mark Cuban said Monday, as he advocated for the Democratic nominee as the pro-business choice. "It's the Harris campaign versus Elon, not even versus Trump," the billionaire investor and former "Shark Tank" host said on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Cuban's remarks were the latest volley between the two billionaires, who have taken on increasingly prominent campaign roles while ramping up attacks against each other. Asked for his view on the latest polls, which broadly show a neck-and-neck race between Harris and Trump, Cuban said, "Nobody really knows, and so really it comes down to get out the vote." "And the crazy thing is, it's the Harris campaign versus Elon, not even versus Trump," said Cuban.

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☆ Elon Musk hits the campaign trail in a key swing state after donating $75 million to a pro-Trump super PAC
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Attendees at Musk's events must sign a petition in support of free speech and the right to bear arms. AdvertisementElon Musk said he's headed to the key swing state of Pennsylvania amid his ongoing support for Donald Trump's presidential campaign. "Tomorrow night through Monday, I will be giving a series of talks throughout Pennsylvania," Musk posted on X on Tuesday night. The events are free, but attendees are required to sign a petition "supporting free speech & right to bear arms & have voted in this election," Musk said. You just need to have signed our petition supporting free speech & right to bear arms & have voted in this election.

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☆ Elon Musk reveals the 'Art Deco' design inspiration behind Tesla's Robovan
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk surprised viewers with the unveiling of Tesla's Robovan at the 'We Robot' event Thursday. Musk shared on X that the Robovan's design was inspired by Art Deco trains. But the Robovan's exterior aesthetic appears to be inspired by the early 20th century Art Deco design period. In response to a user who asked about what inspired the design, Musk replied, "Art Deco trains." Art Deco trains were a product of the Art Deco era, which took place in the 1920s and 1930s.

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☆ Elon Musk just showed the world his shiny new Robovan. There's already a Chinese vehicle with the same name.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A separate robotics startup, Starship Technologies, filed a US trademark application for "Robovan" in 2017. On its website, WeRide said it had received "over 10,000 indication orders from a leading express delivery company" for the car. AdvertisementIn July 2017, a company called Starship Technologies filed a trademark for "Robovan," per the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Starship, which specializes in autonomous delivery robots, was founded by Skype cofounders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis. Unlike Tesla and WeRide, Starship Technologies' offering isn't a self-driving vehicle.

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☆ SpaceX launches half-empty spaceship so it can bring Boeing's astronaut crew home next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

SpaceX launched a half-empty Crew Dragon for two Boeing astronauts awaiting a trip home. AdvertisementSpaceX just launched a half-empty Crew Dragon spaceship into orbit for two astronauts who have been waiting for a trip home. Normally, Crew Dragon carries four astronauts to space at a time, but for the launch on Saturday, only two were aboard. Boeing's Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station, as seen from a window on a SpaceX Crew Dragon. Astronauts left behindMeanwhile, two NASA astronauts who were supposed to be part of the Crew-9 mission had to stay behind.

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☆ Bosses at Tesla's German Gigafactory are reportedly knocking on some workers' doors when they're at home sick
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla workers in Germany have received home visits from managers when out sick, a German newspaper reported. AdvertisementSome Tesla workers have received visits at home from managers while off sick, according to a report from German newspaper Handelsblatt, which cited a recording of an internal meeting. AdvertisementHe added that Tesla workers report "extremely high workloads," with management pressuring those who are out sick as healthy employees are overloaded with additional work. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 26, 2024In January, Musk warned Tesla workers to prepare for a ramped-up workload as he previewed plans for a mass-market EV. AdvertisementIn 2022, shortly after he took over X, Musk complained that because the company's San Francisco headquarters was about 90% empty, its free-lunch perk cost it more than $400 per meal.

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☆ There's a Reason Elon Musk Isn't Fighting for Speech Rights in France: Expert
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementBut an expert on corporate law told Business Insider that there's a reason the billionaire isn't taking his battle of free speech principles to, say, France. Musk has previously complied with content moderation requests from other governments, including the increasingly authoritarian nations of Turkey and India. In 2023, he indicated he would abide by the European Union's rulebook on content moderation, known as the Digital Services Act, Politico reported. Alon-Beck told BI that, in countries like France with strict laws around content moderation, Musk is no different than Durov, and she would expect he could be arrested if he continues to push the boundaries of local content moderation laws. AdvertisementRepresentatives for X, Telegram, and the Brazilian Supreme Court did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

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☆ How Elon Musk and X got into a messy situation in one of its biggest markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewElon Musk hasn't shied away from fights since he bought Twitter and renamed it X in 2022. However, the disagreement over moderation on X has blown up, leading to threats of arresting X employees and restrictions on other companies owned by Musk. X was then banned from Brazil on August 31 after failing to follow orders to name a legal representative for X. AdvertisementBrazil's Supreme Court fines X for resurfacing amid banBrazil fined X after some of its users were able to access the site on Wednesday, September 18, despite the ban issued in August, according to the BBC.

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