Elon Musk to relaunch Twitter’s blue check subscription on Nov 29
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that Twitter’s sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on November 29, a minor delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back the service on the social media platform. “Punting relaunch of Blue
Musk sells Tesla shares worth $8.5b ahead of Twitter takeover
Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $8.5 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, U.S. securities filings showed, in sales likely aimed at helping finance his planned purchase of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N). Musk said in a tweet
Elon Musk posts Twitter edit button poll
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has started a Twitter poll, asking users if they want an edit button. “Do you want an edit button?” tweeted Musk, who has revealed a 9.2 per cent stake in the micro-blogging site,
Elon Musk confirms Russian cyberattacks on Starlink network
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that his satellite-based internet service, Starlink, has resisted all cyber attacks by Russia. Cyber analysts had warned Starlink satellites, operated by SpaceX, against Russian cyber attacks. The internet system was offered to Ukrainians by
Elon Musk says Tesla, SpaceX see significant inflation risks
NEW YORK: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tesla Elon Musk has said that the US electric carmaker and his rocket company SpaceX are facing significant inflationary pressure in raw materials and logistics. Musk in a tweet also asked about inflation rate
Chinese citizens slam Elon Musk online after space station near-misses
BEIJING: Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk’s space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk’s Starlink programme. The
Elon Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was “almost done” with his stock sales after selling over $15 billion worth for more than one month. The billionaire had made confusing statements as to whether he
Elon Musk advises his employees to listen to music during work
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said it is “totally cool” if his employees listen to music at work as long as the colleagues around them are happy with their music choices. Most people have the habit of listening to music while
Tesla’s Elon Musk’s 2 percent wealth can end world poverty: UN report
A United Nations report has stated that 2 percent of CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk’s wealth will be enough to save the world from many problems. The director of the UN World Food Program has appealed to the richest people
Tesla moving headquarters to Texas from California
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric carmaker plans to move its headquarters from Silicon Valley’s Palo Alto, California to Austin, Texas, where it is building a massive car and battery manufacturing complex. Tesla joins Oracle, HP
Elon Musk and Grimes are ‘semi-separated’ after three years together
LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk and his girlfriend, Canadian singer Grimes, have broken up after three years together. The SpaceX founder confirmed that he and the Canadian singer are “semi-separated” but remain on good terms and continue to co-parent their 1-year-old
Bitcoin prices plunge as China launches crackdown on cryptocurrency
SAN FRANCISCO: Bitcoin’s value plunged on Wednesday after China signaled a new crackdown on the cryptocurrency, but its losses were cushioned after Tesla head Elon Musk spoke up on Twitter. The virtual currency fell to almost $30,000 — less than
Starlink satellite internet service receives 500,000 preorders
HOUSTON: SpaceX has received more than 500,000 preorders for its Starlink satellite internet service and anticipates no technical problems meeting the demand, founder Elon Musk said. “Only limitation is high density of users in urban areas,” Musk tweeted, responding to
Musk trolls Bezos after winning contract for moon lander
HOUSTON: The space race between the world’s two richest men went into hyperdrive after Tesla chief Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos’ attempt to challenge a major NASA contract. The two billionaires, who have been trying to launch
Elon Musk to host ‘Saturday Night Live’
LOS ANGELES: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is set to host an episode of the “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest Miley Cyrus. The technology mogul is going to host the iconic TV show. Musk’s scheduled May 8 appearance builds upon
NASA chooses SpaceX to take humans back to Moon
MIAMI: NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, in a huge victory for Elon Musk’s company. The contract, worth $2.9 billion, involves the prototype Starship spacecraft that is being tested
Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame
SAN FRANCISCO: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup released footage appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology. The 3-minute video by Neuralink here shows Pager, a male macaque with chips embedded
Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin: Elon Musk
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief Elon Musk said the company’s electric vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin and the option will be available outside the United States later this year. “You can now buy a Tesla with bitcoin,” he tweeted
Tesla would be shut down if its cars spied in China: Musk
BEIJING: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said his company would be shut down if its cars were used to spy, his first comments on news that China’s military has banned Tesla vehicles from its facilities. “There’s a very strong incentive
Elon Musk offers $100 million for global carbon reduction competition
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla founder and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is offering a $100 million prize in a four-year global competition to find a way of reducing carbon dioxide from the Earth’s atmosphere. Musk, who also heads rocket company SpaceX, had
Telegram uses hilarious meme to troll WhatsApp’s new privacy policy
Since its news policy over privacy, WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, has been facing massive criticism from users. A similar app like WhatsApp, ‘Telegram’ has seen an increase in download rates as many people are using the app instead
Elon Musk urges users to use Signal app after WhatsApp’s new policy
NEW YORK: Tech giant Elon Musk has urged users to use the Signal app after WhatsApp’s new policy was announced. Taking to Twitter, the Tesla owner recommended his followers to use the messenger app ‘Signal’. Use Signal — Elon Musk
Tesla market value crosses $800 billion for the first time
WASHINGTON: The shares of Tesla jumped as much as 5.6% on Friday, pushing the electric-car maker’s market capitalisation to more than $800 billion for the first time ever and inching closer to the trillion-dollar club. Tesla’s rally has helped Chief
SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch
WASHINGTON: SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land after an otherwise successful test launch from the company’s rocket facility in Boca Chica, Texas, live video of the flight showed. The Starship rocket destroyed in the accident was a 16-storey-tall
SpaceX launches second crew of astronauts into space
CAPE CANAVERAL: Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station, NASA’s first full-fledged mission sending a crew into orbit aboard a privately owned spacecraft. SpaceX’s newly designed Crew Dragon capsule, which the
Elon Musk tests positive, negative for COVID-19 on same day
LOS ANGELES: Tesla founder Elon Musk said he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus while also testing negative, offering a skeptical view of the validity of the procedures. In a series of tweets early Friday, Musk said he had
SpaceX wins Pentagon award for missile tracking satellites
WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s SpaceX won a $149 million contract to build missile-tracking satellites for the Pentagon, the US Space Development Agency (SDA) said This is the first government contract to build satellites or SpaceX known for its reusable rockets and astronaut
Musk hints at Tesla entering India next year
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has indicated that the US electric carmaker will expand into India in 2021. “Next year for sure,” Musk said on Twitter in reply to a post with a photograph of a T-shirt with
Elon Musk overtakes Mark Zuckerberg, becomes third-richest person
NEW YORK: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become the third richest person in the world leaving Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg behind. The Tesla CEO is now worth $115 billion as compared to the Facebook founder’s $110 billion. According to Bloomberg’s
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