2 h. ago Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary warns summer 2026 travel will be a ‘mess’

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has issued a warning to travellers going on holiday this summer.

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2 h. ago Ryanair boss makes proposition to Musk as airline ownership row continues

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary joked that he and Elon Musk should settle their spat with an arm wrestle “like old farts do” after the billionaire hinted that he would buy the budget airline.

Politics

5 h. ago Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary brands Musk’s X a ‘cesspit’ in ongoing row with tech billionaire

It comes after Elon Musk floated the idea of buying the budget airline

Economics

6 h. ago Everything we know about the Elon Musk spat with Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary

Elon Musk has suggested he could buy Ryanair and has called for the chief executive Michael O’Leary to be fired

Politics

10 h. ago Elon Musk claims he could buy Ryanair amid spat with boss Michael O'Leary

"Musk knows even less about airline ownership rules than he does about aircraft aerodynamics."

Economics

21 h. ago Elon Musk trolled by Ryanair in brutal manner over his 'idiot' threat to buy airline

After Elon Musk reached out to Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary to buy the airline, bosses at the business have slammed the billionaire in a way that only the airline could

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26 h. ago Elon Musk floats idea of buying Ryanair after calling CEO ‘an idiot’

Tesla boss clashed with Michael O’Leary when airline boss rejected installing Starlink technology on aircraftBusiness live – latest updatesElon Musk has floated the idea of buying theh budget airline Ryanair, escalating his public spat with the Irish carrier’s boss, Michael O’Leary.The two outspoken businessmen have locked horns since last week, when O’Leary was asked whether he would follow Lufthansa and British Airways in installing Musk’s Starlink satellite internet technology on his fleet of 650 aircraft. Continue reading...

Economics

27 h. ago Elon Musk suggests he could buy Ryanair amid spat with boss Michael O’Leary

Mr O’Leary called the Tesla founder an idiot in a row over WiFi on the airline’s planes.

Economics

6 d. ago Elon Musk’s stubborn spin on Grok’s sexualized images controversy

Musk attempts to recast AI tool’s misuse. Plus, tech billionaires plot against a proposed California tax on their fortunesHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, US tech editor for the Guardian. Today, we discuss Elon Musk’s rosy depiction of Grok’s image generation controversy; the seven-figure panic among Silicon Valley billionaires over a proposed wealth tax in California, though with one notable exception; and how AI and robotics have revitalized the Consumer Electronics Showcase.Under a tax proposal that could be put to voters this November, any California resident worth more than $1bn would have to pay a one-off, 5% tax on their assets to help cover education, food assistance and healthcare programs in the state.Several Silicon Valley figures have already threatened to leave California and take their business elsewhere. But Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, whose net worth is nearly $159bn, told Bloomberg Television this week that he is “perfectly fine...

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7 d. ago Starmer vows not to 'back down' in nude deepfakes row with Elon Musk after X owner blinks first and stops Grok AI digitally stripping women and children

After the Prime Minister demanded the US tech billionaire to act to stem the creation of deepfakes, the social media tool last night began refusing to comply with user requests.

Politics

7 d. ago X's Grok AI 'won't produce sexualised images of women and children'

After the Prime Minister demanded the US tech billionaire to act to stem the creation of deepfakes, the social media tool last night began refusing to comply with user requests.

Politics

7 d. ago Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action

Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul NurseThe president of the Royal Society has reignited a row over Elon Musk’s association with the body by arguing that fellows should only be ejected for fraud or other defects in their research.In an interview with the Guardian, Paul Nurse defended the academy’s decision not to take action against Musk – who was elected a fellow in 2008 – despite claims the tech billionaire had violated its code of conduct, including by his role in slashing US research funding as part of the US “department of government efficiency”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago ‘Longevity Fixation Syndrome’ is rising — here are the symptoms to look out for

As tech billionaires pour their physical and financial resources into figuring out how to live longer, or even forever, the pressure to do so has trickled down to the general population.

Politics

1 week ago Wales' richest man quitting 'hostile' UK for another European country

Cardiff-born tech investment billionaire Michael Moritz says that the UK is an increasingly hostile place for British Jerws, and he's applying for German citizenship

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1 week ago Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California

State residents worth more than $1bn could face one-off, 5% tax to help fund education, food assistance and healthcareA battle is brewing in California over a plan to tax billionaires – with tech titans divided over whether they should pay up, or flee the state.Under a tax proposal that could be put to voters this November, any California resident worth more than $1bn would have to pay a one-off, 5% tax on their assets to help cover education, food assistance and healthcare programs in the state. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk is moving back into politics. Can’t he take up a new hobby instead? Arwa Mahdawi

It didn’t go very well for him last time, but the tech billionaire seems to have abandoned his plans for a third party and has renewed his bromance with the president “You know, I’ve generally found that when I get involved in politics, it ends up badly,” Elon Musk mused on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast in November.Oh, we know, Elon, we most definitely know. The world is still reeling from the tech billionaire’s little experiment in politicking last year. Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge) slashed federal jobs, dismantled foreign aid programmes and left a trail of chaos in its wake. It’s not clear whether any taxpayer money was saved, but experts are warning a lot of lives will be lost. By one calculation, there could be about 14 million excess deaths across the globe by 2030 if the US fails to restore aid funding. Thanks, Elon! Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How to celebrate New Year's Eve like a billionaire! Annual superyacht showdown begins as the mega

US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos, his wife, Lauren Sanchez, and Chloe Green are just some of the celebrities who have already been spotted at the luxury Caribbean island.

Culture

3 w. ago Teenage girl facing deportation in Denmark reacts to Elon Musk's 'creepy' comments about her

The tech billionaire turned political adviser has received backlash for the comments about 19-year-old Audrey Morris

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3 w. ago Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs

Texas governor among those to call for expanded access to ibogaine, said to help with treating veterans with PTSDFor half a century, psychedelics largely belonged to the cultural left: anti-war, anti-capitalist, suspicious of the church and state. Now, one of the most politically consequential psychedelic drugs in the US – ibogaine – is being championed by evangelical Christians, Republican governors, military veterans, and big tech billionaires.Many of them see ibogaine, an intense psychedelic derived from a central African rootbark, as a divine technology. In fact, some pointedly do not refer to it as a psychedelic, given the apparent baggage of the term in some circles. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago AI boom adds $500bn to net worth of US tech billionaires in 2025

Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia’s Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes

Economics