97 minutes ago UK politics live: Starmer hits back at Musk after ‘constructive’ Trump talks as PM eyes Poland security pact

Sir Keir Starmer said he had learned to focus and ‘shut off the noises’ when asked again about the slew of social media posts directed at him by Elon Musk

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12 hours ago The new Space Race: How Now Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos rivals Elon Musk as he finally blasts into orbit

Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos has successfully fired a rocket into orbit as he took a giant leap in his space race with Elon Musk.

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1 hour ago Digested week: Steve Bannon’s bitter attack on Musk briefly lifts the spirits | Emma Brockes

Plus: Timothée Chalamet charms on a Lime bike, Rick Stein’s 1970s prices and Starbucks’ bathroom requirementsHi, from the house of norovirus! One child down, one still standing, no community spread as far as we know, although every hour I check myself over and ask: is that nausea I’m feeling, or have I eaten too many walnuts (again)? Continue reading...

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2 hours ago Elon Musk's inadvertent spectacular light show as SpaceX Starship explodes over sea

Elon Musk's 400ft Starship rocket blasted off from Boca Chica, south Texas, on Thursday at around 4.40pm local time. But the mission ended in disaster when the rocket exploded

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4 hours ago Space X Starship explodes minutes after launch from Texas forcing airlines to alter course

Video captured by Reuters showed orange balls of light streaking across the sky over the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, leaving trails of smoke behind

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6 hours ago SpaceX explosion caught on camera as Elon Musk Starship launch suffers catastrophic failure

An American tourist who was visiting Turks and Caicos was left shocked when he caught the explosion of SpaceX's Starship rocket on camera while relaxing on a beach

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6 hours ago Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship debris streaks through sky after spacecraft destroyed

Debris from SpaceX’s Starship rocket fell through the sky after the spacecraft was destroyed following a booster catch back at the pad during its latest test flight on Thursday, 16 January.

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6 hours ago BBC Question Time: Elon Musk told he's 'not to fit lick Jess Phillips' boots' in brutal takedown

BBC Question Time audience applaud the Labour peer and broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika after she said tech billionaire Elon Musk's attack on minister Jess Phillips was 'absolutely disgusting'

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6 hours ago Tesla Cybertruck driver loses vehicle and is reported by police after 'legitimate concerns'

There was a major problem with the bizarre vehicle from Elon Musk's company

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18 hours ago Moon put on 'endangered' list over fears Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos could ruin it

The Moon has been put on a list of endangered sites over fears linked to the growth of private lunar missions funded by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and other tech pioneers

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9 hours ago Elon Musk’s attempts to sway German and UK politics thought ‘unacceptable’ – poll

Exclusive: Majority polled by YouGov viewed billionaire negatively – except among Reform UK and AfD votersMost people in the UK and Germany consider Elon Musk’s efforts to influence their national politics unacceptable and believe the US tech magnate does not know much about either country or the issues they face, a poll has shown.The survey, by YouGov, follows a spate of hostile statements by the billionaire owner of Tesla, SpaceX and the social media platform X attacking the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and their respective governments. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago SpaceX’s Starship test flight ends in failure after spacecraft is destroyed

Rocket’s six engines appeared to shut down one after another after nearly nine minutes, while booster returnedSpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad.Elon Musk’s company said the spacecraft’s six engines appeared to shut down one by one, with contact lost just 8min 30sec into the flight. Continue reading...

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27 hours ago Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket launches into orbit to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX

The successful Blue Origin launch bolsters rivalry between tech billionaires

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9 hours ago Elon Musk knows little about UK and Germany and should not interfere – poll

Exclusive: Majority polled by YouGov viewed billionaire negatively – except among Reform UK and AfD votersMost people in the UK and Germany consider Elon Musk’s efforts to influence their national politics unacceptable and believe the US tech magnate does not know much about either country or the issues they face, a poll has shown.The survey, by YouGov, follows a spate of hostile statements by the billionaire owner of Tesla, SpaceX and the social media platform X attacking the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and their respective governments. Continue reading...

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22 hours ago Suchir Balaji’s family demand outside investigation into OpenAI whistleblower’s death

Police in San Francisco previously ruled Balaji’s death a suicide and stated there was no evidence of foul play

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30 hours ago Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket blasts off in challenge to Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Launch of Amazon founder’s New Glenn craft on second attempt ramps up rivalry between tech billionairesBlue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’s space company as it aims to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the satellite launch business.Thirty storeys high with a reusable first stage filled with liquid oxygen and methane, New Glenn launched at about 2am ET (0700 GMT) from Blue Origin’s launchpad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force station under cloudy skies on its second attempt this week. Continue reading...

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19 hours ago Local reviews into grooming will get answers and bring change, says Cooper

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said local reviews would provide more answers and change than a nationwide probe.

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23 hours ago Elon Musk leaks popular streamer's DMs over 'cheating' row and warns of 'more receipts'

Elon Musk has committed to building his own game studio to "make games great again", but the wider gaming community seems decidedly less excited about the prospect

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22 hours ago Elon Musk makes job offer to all coders on X here's what you can expect

Elon Musk took to his own platform to search for 'hardcore software engineers to help develop the Everything App. But what does it take to be an employee of the richest man on earth?

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24 hours ago I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawlI don’t know if anyone else has noticed this but everything seems to be going down the tubes quite fast. And not fun tubes, like at a waterpark. The “ending in shit” kind. The issues are complicated, the reasons diverse, but there are a few culprits who have been making themselves extremely visible.Alongside those holding political office, tech gragillionnaires (I had to invent a new number) like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg obviously wield huge global influence with their computers and numbers and whatnot. There has been a lot written about them and there will be more, as they continue to shape the world and win favour with Donald Trump. Big, scary, probably ruinous things lie ahead. But I’m here to discuss the smaller part. The insult to injury, the sprinkling of salt in the wound. Continue reading...

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25 hours ago The Village People, 8,000 troops, Elon Musk and a snub to Keir Starmer: America braces for Trump's 'peaceful' second inauguration

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president for the second time on Monday, capping one of the most astounding political comebacks in American history.

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30 hours ago Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket lifts off from Florida on debut mission in first step to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX

Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin took a major step into the satellite launch market this morning with the successful debut of its New Glenn rocket from Florida .

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26 hours ago Tories are amplifying conspiracy theories of foreign billionaires, says Nandy

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said while the Tories ‘amplify the noise and conspiracy theories we are cracking on with delivering for people’.

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28 hours ago Cameron Diaz surprises Jamie Foxx after taunting Trump with Elon Musk claim

Foxx couldn’t hide his shock over Diaz’s jab at the president-elect’s friendship with tech billionaire

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29 hours ago Cameron Diaz surprises Jamie Foxx after trolling Trump with Elon Musk comment

Foxx couldn’t hide his shock over Diaz’s jab at the president-elect’s friendship with tech billionaire

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31 hours ago Cameron Diaz shocks Jamie Foxx with comment about 'President' Elon Musk while sharing wild conspiracy theory

The 52-year-old actress made his jaw drop when she made a dig at Elon Musk while trolling President-elect Donald Trump.

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35 hours ago Biden, 82, issues ominous warnings about Trump and Elon Musk in farewell speech after 50 years in politics

President Joe Biden used the farewell speech of his 50-year-political career to issue ominous warnings about his successor Donald Trump and the wealthy allies in his inner circle.

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