72 m. ago Blockers, checkers, bats and chainsaws: don’t talk like Musk, Starmer is warned

PM has been urged to ‘get a grip’ on messaging after railing against the ‘flabby’ state and the civil service’s ‘tepid bath’Keir Starmer has been warned against adopting the language of Elon Musk after railing against “blockers and checkers” and the “flabby” civil service this week.Gus O’Donnell, the former cabinet secretary, was one of those urging the prime minister to “get a grip” on his messaging, telling the Institute for Government podcast: “My God, he has mishandled the communications on this terribly.” Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tesla vehicles across Berlin go up in flames in unmistakable message to Elon Musk

The string of arson attacks are the latest in a series of anti-Elon Musk protests, with some Germans furious at the Tesla owner's support for the far-right AfD party, and Nazi-style salute

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4 h. ago The Wolf of Wall Street calls Elon Musk a ‘hero,’ promises Fox & Friends he’s buying a Tesla

‘Send us a picture of your purchase,’ Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade replied

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6 h. ago ‘Now with white power steering’: Fake Tesla and Elon Musk ads pop up around London

‘Now with white power steering’: Fake Tesla and Elon Musk ads pop up around London  The Independent

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7 h. ago Why do fake Elon Musk ads keep appearing around London and on the Tube?

The satirical posters are designed to take a swipe at multi-billionaire Tesla owner and world’s richest man Elon Musk

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10 h. ago Elon Musk's Tesla warns company could be harmed by Trump's tariffs

Tesla representatives have asked the Trump administration to consider the “downstream impacts” of policies to address unfair trade practices

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11 h. ago Tesla tells US government Trump trade war could ‘harm’ EV companies

Letter from Elon Musk’s firm to US trade representative warns of ‘downstream impacts’ of tit-for-tat tariffsBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk’s Tesla has warned that Donald Trump’s trade war could expose the electric carmaker to retaliatory tariffs that would also affect other automotive manufacturers in the US.In an unsigned letter to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, Tesla said it “supports fair trade” but that the US administration should ensure it did not “inadvertently harm US companies”. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Shots fired at Tesla dealership as backlash against Elon Musk grows

Police in Oregon say gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership for the second time in a week

Economics

11 h. ago Musk’s entitlement remarks show Trumpworld can’t keep its story straight | Austin Sarat

The billionaire foreshadows cuts to Medicare and social security – despite Trump’s campaign pledgesThe Trump administration is setting records and shattering norms in many ways, including in its almost daily policy flip-flops and rhetorical missteps. The latest started on Monday, when Elon Musk torched Trumpism by trumpeting the need to make cuts in federal entitlement programs.He did not clearly say whether or how those cuts would affect Medicaid, Medicare and social security benefits. But he was clear that those programs will be on his target list. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago A president touting Musk’s cars from the White House shows this: the Tesla boycott really irks him | Gaby Hinsliiff

Trump has met a force he cannot control: people’s ability to parade their anger and distaste through consumer choiceWhat do you buy the richest man in the world? The answer, obviously, is the one thing that usually can’t be had for love nor money, and that’s pimping out the presidential office for advertising purposes.Posing with Elon Musk beside a scarlet Tesla parked on the White House driveway, Donald Trump announced that he was buying one of his friend’s cars despite not being allowed to drive for security reasons because: “I just want people to know that you can’t be penalised for being a patriot.” The billionaire currently chainsawing his way through so many ordinary federal workers’ jobs had, he said indignantly, been unfairly treated by people who inexplicably now seem to have turned against his cars.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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14 h. ago A president touting Musk’s cars from the White House shows this: the Tesla boycott really irks him | Gaby Hinsliff

Trump has met a force he cannot control: people’s ability to parade their anger and distaste through consumer choiceWhat do you buy the richest man in the world? The answer, obviously, is the one thing that usually can’t be had for love nor money, and that’s pimping out the presidential office for advertising purposes.Posing with Elon Musk beside a scarlet Tesla parked on the White House driveway, Donald Trump announced that he was buying one of his friend’s cars despite not being allowed to drive for security reasons because: “I just want people to know that you can’t be penalised for being a patriot.” The billionaire currently chainsawing his way through so many ordinary federal workers’ jobs had, he said indignantly, been unfairly treated by people who inexplicably now seem to have turned against his cars.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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16 h. ago DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months

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16 h. ago Hundreds of federal offices could begin closing this summer at DOGE's behest, internal records show

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is listing all the federal real estate leases it is ending, but new records obtained by The Associated Press show when those cancellations are expected to take effect

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18 h. ago Elon Musk's Tesla sends bombshell letter to Trump admin warning about tariffs as stock price plummets

Elon Musk-owned Tesla has sent an unsigned letter to Donald Trump 's top trade representative warning that the company could be harmed by the president's tariff war.

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21 h. ago More shots fired at Oregon Tesla dealership in ongoing vandalism since Musk began advising Trump

Police in Oregon say gunshots were fired at a Tesla dealership for the second time in a week

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26 h. ago Ben Jennings on Elon Musk and the backlash against Tesla – cartoon

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27 h. ago Just Stop Oil target Elon Musk by pouring orange gunge over Tesla robot

Just Stop Oil protesters poured orange powdered paint over a robot at a Tesla shop in west London, the Metropolitan Police said.

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28 h. ago I was cuckolded by my wife Faye Dunaway... she even bedded a leading man while I waited: Rock legend's explosive new memoir

He was the loudmouth lead singer of one of the hottest bands of the moment, but Peter Wolf's star power was apparently nothing next to the white-hot wattage of one leading man.

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32 h. ago What is the Tesla Cybertruck? President Trump buys car to back right

The Tesla boss has been backed by President Trump, who has also bought a new car to thank him for being a ‘patriot’

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34 h. ago The world’s richest tech bosses have lost £168bn this year so far

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has seen his net worth drop by almost the same value as the rest put together

Economics