Tech billionaire Elon Musk has come under fire after making back-to-back hand gestures resembling the Nazi salute during a speech celebrating the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Addressing Trump supporters hours after the…
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USA: SpaceX Starship test fails after Texas launch
The latest test of Space X’s giant Starship rocket has failed, minutes after launch. Officials at Elon Musk’s company said the upper stage was lost after problems developed after lift-off…
USA: SpaceX rocket launches private missions to Moon
Two lunar landers built by private companies in the US and Japan have left Earth aboard a SpaceX rocket as part of a rideshare to the Moon. The Falcon 9…
China: TikTok says report of possible sale to Musk ‘pure fiction’
TikTok has called a report that China is considering allowing a sale of the social media company’s US operations to Elon Musk “pure fiction.” The firm’s comments came in response…
USA: Markets watchdog sues Musk over Twitter stake disclosure
The US markets watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk alleging he failed to disclose that he had amassed a stake in Twitter, allowing him to buy shares at…
USA: Trump ally Steve Bannon blasts Elon Musk as ‘truly evil’ in MAGA split
United States President-elect Donald Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon has promised to have Elon Musk “run out” of the White House, in the latest escalation of tensions within the MAGA (Make America…
Spain: Musk incites hatred, warns against fascism in Europe-PM Pedro Sanchez
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has accused the US technology billionaire Elon Musk of leading an “international reactionary movement” and warned that the far right could make a resurgence in…
USA: Musk interviews German AfD leader Alice Weidel
Elon Musk took his endorsement of Germany’s far-right party to the next level on Thursday, hosting a live chat with its frontwoman, Alice Weidel. The 74-minute conversation ranged across energy…
USA: Europe leaders criticise Musk attacks
Few European leaders have felt the lash of Elon Musk’s social media outbursts more than Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The tech-billionaire owner of X has called him an “incompetent fool”…
UK: Musk says Farage ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ to be Reform UK leader
Elon Musk has called for Nigel Farage to be replaced as leader of Reform UK, just weeks after reports the multi-billionaire was in talks to donate to the party. In…