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☆ From Marc Andreessen to Sriram Krishnan, these are all the Silicon Valley leaders linked with Elon Musk's DOGE
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump has tapped Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency. The advisory group is aimed at reducing federal spending and cutting waste. Donald Trump has picked Elon Musk and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE — and they appear to be tapping into their network of Silicon Valley contacts to make it happen. Musk has already reportedly been consulting Silicon Valley leaders about the advisory group. These are the tech figures that have already been linked to DOGE.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, DOGE, —, Dave Chappelle's, Musk Organizations: Department of Government, Trump

☆ Elon Musk's hunger for chips is taxing Nvidia's capacity to make them: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's demand for Nvidia chips has put pressure on the company to deliver. Nvidia is feeling the pressure from trying to meet Elon Musk's insatiable demand for chips. Musk's demand for chips was straining the chip giant's supply chain, a sales lead for Nvidia told colleagues in an email obtained by The Wall Street Journal. In June, CNBC reported that Musk had redirected $500 million worth of Nvidia chips from Tesla to X and xAI. Then, in September, Musk announced that xAI had brought a massive new training cluster of Nvidia chips online.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Zuckerberg, Musk, Tesla, xAI, Jensen Huang, Huang, Larry Ellison, Jensen, Ellison Organizations: Elon, Nvidia, Wall Street, CNBC, Oracle Locations: Memphis , Tennessee

☆ Leading Democrat who represents Silicon Valley encourages liberals to stay on X amid Bluesky exodus
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA top Democrat urged fellow liberals to remain on Elon Musk's X platform. This month, millions of users have joined Bluesky, which bills itself as a liberal alternative to X.Khanna told Politico that his relationship with Elon Musk is an example of finding common ground. Rep. Ro Khanna, a leading progressive lawmaker representing the heart of Silicon Valley, said liberals shouldn't flee Elon Musk's X, instead urging his fellow Democrats to engage with those who share opposing beliefs. Khanna made the comments on an episode of Politico's Power Play podcast this week amid an exodus of liberal users from X to Bluesky. AdvertisementLast year, Khanna praised Musk as an entrepreneurial "genius" but criticized the Tesla CEO's controversial online behavior, including his posting of edgy memes.

Persons: Khanna, Politico, Elon Musk, Ro Khanna, shouldn't, Elon Musk's, Musk, Donald Trump, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump Organizations: Elon, Politico, Fox News, CNN, Department of Government Locations: Silicon Valley, California, HASC

☆ In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementElon Musk sharply criticized the F-35 stealth jet and its builder, Lockheed Martin. Musk could target the expensive program as part of his efforts to cut federal spending under Trump. Congress has historically valued the stealth fighter flown by three military branches despite its problems. His comments suggest he could be eyeing the $2 trillion F-35 program, and possibly other fighter jets, for potential spending cuts. In fact, the House's defense spending bill for the 2025 fiscal year called for more F-35s than what the Pentagon initially requested.

Persons: Lockheed Martin, Donald Trump, Elon, Musk, Trump, Elon Musk, ANGELA WEISS, Samuel King Jr, President Trump, Clawson, Michael Bohnert, Bohnert, Cmdr, Darin Russell, Stacy Pettyjohn Organizations: Elon, Trump . Congress, Pentagon, Congress, Getty, Trump, Department of Government, Department of Defense, Lockheed, US Air Force, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, RAND Corporation, US Navy, Defense, Center, New, New American Security Locations: New American

☆ Elon Musk just deepened his rivalry with Sam Altman
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's xAI is reportedly close to unveiling a chatbot app similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly planning an app that could expand its chatbot's reach to a much wider audience and take on ChatGPT. xAI could release the chatbot app as soon as December, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The app, if it materializes, would be another sign that xAI and Musk are trying to take on ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. A chatbot app would be its first product offered directly to consumers.

Persons: xAI, OpenAI, Elon Musk's xAI, Sam Altman, Musk Organizations: Elon, Street Journal, Street, Business, Twitter, Financial Times

☆ Dell's AI business is booming, but shares plunged after it cut its revenue outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Revenues jumped 34% in Dell's ISG division, which includes the company's AI operations. But a lower-than-expected fourth quarter outlook drove Dell's shares down 12% in premarket trading. The biggest success story came from Dell's Infrastructure Solutions Group, which includes sales of AI servers, storage, and other network capabilities. Despite Dell's strong positioning in AI-related technologies, the company's shares were down as much as 12% in premarket trading after its final quarter revenue outlook fell below Wall Street expectations. Dell shipped $2.9 billion in AI servers during the quarter, and the company said that customers had booked $3.6 billion of future AI server orders.

Persons: Dell, Dell's, Jeff Clarke, Elon Musk's Organizations: Dell's Infrastructure Solutions Group, Analysts, CSG, Nvidia, Elon Locations: Dell's ISG, Texas

☆ Marc Andreessen is hopping on the Musk bandwagon and slamming manned fighter jets, saying there won't be 'spam in the can' if pilots aren't in the plane
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Andreessen's comments echo that of Elon Musk, who said this week that he thinks crewed fighter jets are inefficient. Elon Musk isn't the only tech executive who thinks drones are way better than fighter jets. Related Video The true cost of America's war machinesAI-controlled jets, Andreessen told Rogan, are "far superior" to fighter jets that need pilots. Advertisement"Crewed fighter jets are an inefficient way to extend the range of missiles or drop bombs. Drones have been game-changing in modern warfare, but military experts say there are still advantages to having manned fighter jets over drones.

Persons: Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Andreessen Horowitz, Joe Rogan, Andreessen, Rogan, Musk, Eric Schmidt, Schmidt, Sebastian Thrun, Donald Trump's, Vivek Ramaswamy, Justin Bronk, Mark Gunzinger Organizations: Elon, Andreessen, Business, Stanford University, Ares Industries, of Government, The Wall, Pentagon, Royal United Services Institute, US Air Force, Concepts, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Locations: Silicon, Russia

☆ SpaceX's Starlink satellites have a lot of scientists worried about Earth's atmosphere
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Elon Musk, whose Starlink satellite constellation is the biggest, wields power in the new Trump administration. SpaceX's Starlink and other mega-constellations of satellites could damage the atmosphere in ways we don't yet understand, scientists say. About 100 scientists signed a letter in October asking the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates satellite launches in the US, to pause mega-constellations. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 56 Starlink internet satellites launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Without an environmental review, it's unclear what the impact of SpaceX's Starlink plans will be.

Persons: Elon Musk, Trump, SpaceX's Starlink, Putin, Elon, —, Jonathan McDowell, Musk, Donald J, Brandon Bell, Paul Hennessy, Joseph Wang, Michelle Hanlon, there's, Starlink Organizations: SpaceX, Research, Federal Communications Commission, Harvard, Getty, Geophysical Research, University of Southern, National Environmental, FCC, NEPA, Center for Air, Space, University of Mississippi School of Law, Trump, of Government, Federal Aviation, California Coastal Commission Locations: Russia, Cape Canaveral , Florida, University of Southern California, Texas, California

☆ Marc Andreessen talks DOGE and Elon Musk: 'It's time to carve this government back in size and scope'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementMarc Andreessen discussed Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency on Joe Rogan's podcast. Cut, baby, cut, Marc Andreessen says of Elon Musk's DOGE cost-reduction effort. "It is time to carve this government back in size and scope," the Silicon Valley investor said during a recent appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast. The VC specifically referenced a text exchange that Musk sent then-CEO Parag Agrawal shortly after being appointed to Twitter's board. "Imagine that statement being applied to the government," Andreessen said, referencing Musk's "What did you get done this week?"

Persons: Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan's, Elon, Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, Ben Horowitz, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Rogan, Musk, Parag Agrawal, Agrawal, Jack Dorsey, … — Organizations: Department of, SEC, FTC, Elon Musk's, Musk's Department, Government, Securities Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Republican Party, Twitter, Big Tech Locations: Silicon

☆ Tesla and BYD are gearing up for another round in China's brutal EV battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

BYD is asking suppliers to cut prices and Tesla is rolling out more discounts. The price war is putting some smaller Chinese players under financial pressure. BYD and Tesla have been playing a game of how-low-can-you-go on EV prices in China for the past year, and they don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. The rivals are asking suppliers to cut prices and rolling out discounts as they prepare for another round in an ongoing EV battle. Elon Musk's automaker kicked off China's EV price war last April, and is attempting to boost sales as it seeks to deliver a record number of cars this year.

Persons: Tesla, Li Yunfei, Aly, BYD, Elon Organizations: Bloomberg, Weibo, Tesla, REUTERS, Elon Musk's, Business Locations: China, Shanghai

☆ The world reacts to Donald Trump's latest trade plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In today's big story, the world reacts to Donald Trump's latest trade plans , which could be a massive negotiation tactic . Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesThe man who dubbed himself a master negotiator is upending the global trade market with his latest tactic. AdvertisementThe world is reacting to President-elect Donald Trump's new trade proposals targeting China, Mexico, and Canada. There's a lot to unpack, so let's break it down:So, Trump finally gave us an update on his tariff plans. He's telegraphed his plans for hammering Chinese imports, but a 25% tax on Canadian and Mexican goods was a shock.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Trump, Michael M, He's, Will, Justin Trudeau, Claudia Sheinbaum's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Goldman, Scott Wren, Wells Fargo's, They've, Elon Musk's, Omead Afshar, Afshar, Prince Williams, Bill Clark, Astrida Valigorsky, Alyssa Powell, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Affordable, Canadian, Trump, US, Companies, Getty, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, BI, Tesla, North, Spotify, Universal Music, Wall Street Locations: China, Russia, Mexico, Canada, Canada's, East, New York, Chicago, London

☆ Elon Musk has Twitter and Trump's ear. He's still not getting everything he wants.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But that doesn't mean Musk can compel Trump to do everything he desires. Two big, related questions we have about Trump 2.0:Related Video 5 ways Elon Musk shook up Twitter as CEOThis is a case where predictions don't do us a lot of good. For starters, because both Donald Trump and Elon Musk are unpredictable characters. For instance: Reuters reports that although Elon Musk has been spending a lot of time using Twitter to promote candidates for Trump 2.0, he doesn't always get what he wants. AdvertisementReuters says Musk has posted about Trump's cabinet picks more than 70 times between November 7 and November 20.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Trump, they've, doesn't, Helen Coster, Alexandra Ulmer, Musk, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, didn't, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musks, he's Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Trump, Republican, Republicans, Reuters, Treasury, Trump isn't

☆ Elon Musk wants to 'delete' a federal agency designed to prevent another financial crisis and protect people from scams
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Eliza Relman | Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementElon Musk says he wants to eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB was created after the 2008 crisis to protect consumers from financial abuses. "Delete CFPB," Musk wrote on X early Wednesday of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency investigates consumer complaints related to credit cards, loans, bank accounts, and debt collection and enforces consumer protection laws. Earlier this year, the CFPB also limited credit card late fees to $8 a month, compared to the average $32 fee charged by issuers in 2022.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Dodd, Frank, Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Warren, Wells Fargo, who've, —, Clarence Thomas Organizations: Financial, Bureau, Elon, Consumer Financial, Trump, Government, Trump Administration, Congress, Democratic, Harvard Law School, Personnel Management, Bank of America, of America, Apple, Google, Federal Locations: Wells Fargo, Wells

☆ Maye Musk welcomes Elon's bromance with Donald Trump and says they 'just seem to be having fun'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk and the president-elect are having "a lot of fun," she said. Maye Musk called her son "the genius of the world" and backed him to slash government waste. Elon Musk and Donald Trump are two of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men. Musk's mother, Maye, commented on their budding bromance in an interview on Fox Business this week: "They just seem to be having fun, a lot of fun, and that's nice for both of them to have fun." However, the negative comments are very… pic.twitter.com/lWLiG1mqfs — Maye Musk (@mayemusk) November 4, 2024Many mothers champion their children and sing their praises, and Maye is no exception.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Maye Musk, Musk, Maye, Elon, dietitian, she's Organizations: Fox, Elon, Trump, White House, Fox Business, SpaceX, Bloomberg, Trump's, USA Locations: America, New York, Lago, Florida, Texas

☆ Elon Musk says human-piloted fighter jets like the F-35 are obsolete. Drone tech can't yet fill the gap.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the Ukraine war, drones are surveilling and striking enemy vehicles and troop positions. Four years ago, the SpaceX founder said a remotely controlled uncrewed fighter would be a better alternative to the F-35 and argued the future is autonomous drone warfare. AdvertisementIn the Ukraine war, drones have been a priority for combatants, but Ukraine still seeks Western fighter aircraft. Some former pilots and warfighting analysts say the US military should combine drones and crewed fighter aircraft. In this situation, uncrewed systems enhance crewed systems and vice versa.

Persons: Elon Musk, Eric Schmidt, Musk, SERGEI SUPINSKY, That's, Justin Bronk, Guy Snodgrass, Andrej Tarfila, Lockheed Martin, Mark Gunzinger, Bronk, Gunzinger Organizations: Army, Trump's Department, SpaceX, Getty, Royal United Services Institute, uncrewed, Lockheed, BI, US Air Force, Concepts, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Western, AFP

☆ Neuralink wants to hook up its brain implant to a robotic arm
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementNeuralink is launching a trial to see if patients can use its brain implant can control a robot arm. Musk previously said Neuralink could be combined with robotic limbs to create a "Luke Skywalker solution." Neuralink has successfully implanted its brain chip in two human patients — and now it wants to hook it up to a robotic arm. Elon Musk's brain implant startup said on Monday that it was launching a trial to test whether patients could use the Neuralink implant to control an "investigational assistive robotic arm." But using Neuralink's brain implant to control robotic limbs has long been part of Elon Musk's vision for the company.

Persons: Elon Musk's, Musk, Luke, Neuralink, Elon Organizations: Convoy, Bluetooth Locations: Elon

☆ Musk's F-35 jab could be a preview of the fights DOGE will wage to cut government spending
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Cookbook authors and chefs explain how you can make almost any part of your holiday meal in a Crock-Pot . Today, we're looking at what Elon Musk's jab at the F-35 says about the debate over using manned fighters or drones in warfare . AdvertisementWith promises of cutting trillions of dollars in government spending, DOGE will need to swing big. Drone usage in combat is on the rise, as is evident in the Ukraine war, and offers benefits around cost. Zoom is taking an AI-first approach to corporate communications , CEO Eric Yuan wrote in a company blog post published Monday.

Persons: Elon, Marc Piasecki, Chelsea Jia Feng, Matthew Loh, Mia Jankowicz, Donald Trump's, Lockheed Martin, Vivek Ramaswamy, Clawson, Ryan Pickrell, Mia, Justin Sullivan, he'll, Trump, Warren Buffett, he's, Pavlo Gonchar, Eric Yuan, it's, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Amanda Yen, Jack Sommers, London.Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, of Government, Lockheed, Aerospace, Defense, Hezbollah, Super, Republican, Images Trump, Social, Key Square, Scott, Berkshire Hathaway, Getty Images, Communications, Aldi, Google Locations: Israel, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, China, New York, Chicago, London, London.Milan

☆ Omead Afshar, a longtime Elon Musk loyalist, takes the wheel at Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Grace Kay | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

As Musk increasingly turns his attention to politics, Afshar is set to help shepherd Tesla through this volatility. AdvertisementOver the seven years he has spent working for Musk, Afshar has emerged as one of the billionaire's most loyal lieutenants, driven and singularly focused on his goals. Years before Tesla, Afshar studied biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine, and worked as a ski instructor. At Tesla and other Musk companies, he said, "the mission is good, and what we're trying to do is right." AdvertisementThe four current and former colleagues said Afshar became lower profile at Tesla in 2022 but continued to work closely with Musk.

Persons: Omead Afshar, Afshar, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, Donald Trump, Aly Song, Seth Sharp, Drew Baglino, Rebecca Tinucci, Tom Zhu, Zhu, Elon, Sharp, Omead, Behrad Vahidi, Tesla's, Suzanne Cordeiro, Jared Birchall, Walter Isaacson Organizations: North, Reuters, Tesla, University of California, Bloomberg, Street Journal, of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, DOJ, SpaceX, Financial Times, Twitter Locations: Austin, Germany, North America, Europe, China, Elon, Irvine, Westlake, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Texas, Austin , Texas, Shanghai

☆ How Bluesky rose out of Twitter's ashes to challenge X and Threads
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

And while these larger social media platforms still dwarf Bluesky, the startup now has more than 22 million users and is not showing any signs of slowing down. Bluesky had experienced a previous surge in July 2023 after X, then still named Twitter, temporarily limited the number of posts users could read per day. Just days before Musk officially took over Twitter, the Bluesky team publicly unveiled more details about their project and rolled out a waitlist for the Bluesky app. Despite Bluesky starting as a side project within Twitter, the startup has lost its last connection to the original micro-blogging app. Bluesky is looking for ways to support the users "who are actually the ones making the network awesome and fun," Wang said.

Persons: Rose Wang, Elon Musk's, Bluesky, Wang, David Carr, Carr, Jay Graber, Jack Dorsey, Jay, Graber, Daniel Holmgren, Paul Frazee, Dorsey, Parag Agrawal, Musk, Nostr, Jack, we're, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Johnston, Johnston, Gen, That's, It's, Similarweb's Carr Organizations: Twitter, CNBC, Brazilian Supreme, Google, Yahoo, Myspace, Facebook, Anthropic, Delaware State, PBLLC, Bluesky, Blockchain Capital, Blockchain, cryptocurrency Locations: Brazil, San Francisco

☆ California proposes its own EV buyer credit — which could cut out Elon Musk's Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gavin Newsom plans to revive California's EV rebate if Trump ends the federal tax credit. Tesla sales in California, the US's largest EV market, have recently declined even as overall EV sales in the state have grown. Elon Musk, who has expressed support for ending the federal tax credit, said in an X post it was "insane" for the California proposal exclude Tesla. The federal electric vehicle tax credit, which was passed as part of the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, provides a $7,500 tax credit to some EV buyers. The Tesla CEO said on an earnings call in July that ending the federal tax credit might actually benefit the company.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Tesla, Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Newsom, Trump, He's, Musk, Graham Rapier, — Organizations: Trump, California Gov, Trump Administration, Reduction Fund, Bloomberg News, Business, Car Dealers, EV, Hyundai, BMW, Biden, Department of Government Locations: California, Trump's

☆ Mark Zuckerberg teases default Threads feeds as X users flock to rival Bluesky
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementThreads is letting users choose a default feed, Mark Zuckerberg has said. Meta's move to compete with Bluesky's growth follows a wave of users leaving Elon Musk's X. With its recent rapid growth, Bluesky faces fresh challenges, including content moderation. Threads is stepping up its game by giving users the power to pick their default feed as it battles to keep pace with Bluesky's explosive growth. Droves of X users recently left the platform because of concerns over hate speech and misinformation.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's, Elon Musk's, Rose Wang, Platformer's Casey Newton, Bluesky, Aaron Rodericks, Adam Mosseri, Mosseri, Instagram, It's, Meta didn't Organizations: Elon Musk's, Elon, Bluesky, Meta, Business

☆ What Trump's trade plans mean for industry in Canada and Mexico — from oil to autos
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Huileng Tan | Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDonald Trump said he would impose 25% tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports to the US. The US is a big buyer of products from Canada and Mexico, particularly in the energy and auto sectors. Canadian energy exports to the US were worth $128 billion last year. Mexico worth $379 billion worth of exports to the US in the first nine months of this year, with Canadian exports topping $309 billion, the data shows. AdvertisementWilbur Ross, who served as Commerce Secretary in Trump's first administration, told CBC earlier this month he didn't expect the incoming president to tax Canadian energy imports.

Persons: Donald Trump, Nigel Green, Wilbur Ross, Ross, Tesla, Elon, BYD, Trump Organizations: US, Canadian, deVere, Energy, CBC, Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Elon Musk's, Street, Machinery, . Locations: Canada, Mexico, China, Europe, Asia, . Canada

Elon Musk and Grimes' custody battle in Texas was resolved in August, nearly a year after the Tesla CEO filed a lawsuit against the musician in the state. Here's a timeline of the custody battle, including when the suits were filed, and the accusations Musk and Grimes have made against each other in court. In August 2023, Grimes and Musk traveled to Tokyo together, but Musk said in his petition that their relationship broke down shortly after. September 7, 2023: Musk sues GrimesMusk sued Grimes in Texas in early September to "establish the parent-child relationship" with their three kids. November 28, 2023: Musk voices security concernsMusk asked a Texas judge to restrict access to his custody battle for his kids' safety.

Persons: Elon, Grimes, Elon Musk, Los Angeles Grimes, would've, Musk, Walter Isaacson, Shivon, Grimes Musk, " Grimes, Zilis, Shivon Zilis, Jon Kopaloff, Stephen Lam, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, We're, Texas Grimes, Musk's X, Musk Grimes, Rishi Sunak, Andrew Sorkin, Bob Iger, nannies, Tesla, Theo Wargo, Sandy Garossino, Garossino, hadn't Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Musk, US Securities and Exchange Commission, UK, Disney, San Francisco Superior Court Locations: Texas, California, Los, Los Angeles, LA, Tokyo, San Francisco, Mexico, Turkey, New York, Israel, Austin , Texas, Iger, Claire, Travis County , Texas, Francisco

A federal judge on Monday is set to review the sale of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' media company to satirical publication The Onion after a pro-Jones bidder who offered twice as much cash challenged the transaction. Collins also wrote that the Onion plans to relaunch Infowars as "the dumbest website on the internet." Infowars was briefly shut down after the sale was announced before it resumed operating with Jones, who claimed the site was "hijacked." X Corp. is presumed to be an interested party because Jones uses X to broadcast his show and the case involves the potential transfer of Jones' X handle in the sale. Jones described the auction process as "fraudulent," but told his audience that regardless of what happens with Infowars, he won't be silenced.

Persons: Alex Jones, Jones, Sandy, Christopher Murray, Christopher Lopez, Murray, Sandy Hook, Walter Cicack, Chris Mattei, Ben Collins —, NBC News —, Collins, Samuel Rigelhaupt, Infowars, —, Elon Musk, Donald Trump Organizations: Sandy Hook Elementary, Free Speech Systems, First United American Companies, First American United Companies, NBC News, AP, Global, Musk's X Corp, X Corp, United, United American Companies Locations: Newtown , Connecticut, Texas, Houston, Chicago, United American

☆ Elon Musk brands Britain a 'tyrannical police state' and boosts far-right activist
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Freddie Clayton | Freddie Clayton Is A Freelance Journalist Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON — He’s branded one U.S. ally's government “fascists” and another leader a “fool.” Now, Elon Musk has labeled Britain a “tyrannical police state” while endorsing calls for a new election and boosting a video from a jailed far-right activist. "The people of Britain have had enough of a tyrannical police state," Musk posted on his X platform, quoting a post about an online petition calling for another election that has now reached 2 million signatures. As Starmer's government works to overcome its own past public comments and build relations with Trump, Musk continues to attack it. Musk, who is known for picking fights online and retweeting far-right posts, also shared a post Saturday by Robinson — the jailed far-right activist and founder of the anti-immigrant English Defence League. Britain is not the only U.S. ally Musk has assailed publicly in recent weeks.

Persons: ”, Elon Musk, Musk, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, Tommy Robinson, Taylor Swift, Stalin, Joseph Stalin, Robinson —, Robinson, Mark Kerrison, Starmer, Australia's, Olaf Scholz Organizations: Labour Party, Trump, NBC News, English Defence, Getty, Elon, Politico Locations: Britain, Soviet, British, London

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