34 m. ago Grimes says she's 'begged' Elon Musk to keep kids away from White House in emotional post

Elon Musk's ex-partner Grimes admitted she was 'gravely concerned' for her three children with him and had even 'tried legal recourse' to keep their kids out of the public and political spotlight

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1 hour ago Democratic Senator Mark Kelly to let go of his Tesla over Musk’s federal cuts

Arizona senator had also clashed with billionaire over the latter’s ‘traitor’ jibe after Kelly posted about his Ukraine visitThe Arizona Democratic senator Mark Kelly announced he was ditching his Tesla car, because of brand owner Elon Musk’s role in slashing federal budgets and staffing and attendant threats to social benefits programs.“Every time I get in this car in the last 60 days or so, it reminds me of just how much damage Elon Musk and Donald Trump is doing to our country,” Kelly said, in video posted to X, the social media platform owned by Musk. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Grimes calls out Elon Musk again for putting their kids in the spotlight: ‘I’ve tried legal recourse’

The Canadian musician shares three children with the Tesla CEO, who is reportedly a father to 14

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3 h. 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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4 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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5 h. ago Judge won't block destruction of old USAID classified documents as the building is cleaned out

A federal judge is refusing to block the destruction of classified documents as part of the building cleanout at the U.S. Agency for International Development

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6 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 Musk meets with head of National Security Agency to ensure it is aligned with Trump, spy agency says

Elon Musk met with the leader of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command this week, suggesting America's spy agencies won't escape the billionaire's efforts to reshape the federal government

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6 h. ago AOC tears into Chuck Schumer’s ‘tremendous mistake’ in blistering CNN interview

‘I cannot urge enough how bad of an idea it is to empower and enable Donald Trump and Elon Musk in this moment’ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned

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8 h. ago Ukrainian troops' bombshell allegation about US intelligence as they prepare to abandon Kursk: Soldiers also reveal whole country 'HATES' Elon Musk and why Zelensky is more popular than ever

Lieutenant Colonel Vano Nadiradze cannot 'shake off the feeling' as Moscow appeared primed and captured key villages in the territory within hours of the decision.

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8 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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9 h. ago Dems warn USPS agreement to slash workforce could have ‘catastrophic consequences for all Americans’

The U.S. Postal Service aims to cut the workforce by 10,000, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said

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9 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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9 h. ago Black Mirror fans claim device teased in Season 7 is based on the Neuralink brain chip

Viewers of the Black Mirror trailer were quick to point out the resemblance to a real-life technology - Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip.

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10 h. ago Digested week: Just enjoy Tesla shares tumbling as Trump crashes the markets | Emma Brockes

The Elon Musk backlash, boos for JD Vance, Meghan naming protocol, a wombat botherer and – OMG! – buying kittensTo the people who parked their consciences and voted for Donald Trump because they thought he’d slash regulation, cut corporate taxes and eviscerate the federal government to send their stock holdings soaring, I’d like to ask: “How’s that working out for you?” For anyone with a pension, college savings or other assets in the US market this was an unrelaxing week, during which the Dow fell by almost 900 points on Monday and some $4tn (£3tn) was wiped off the S&P 500. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Musk’s own Grok chatbot declares Democrats better for the economy than Republicans

Better not tell Donald Trump

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12 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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13 h. ago Keir Starmer is having his chainsaw moment – but all he will slash is democracy | Simon Jenkins

The PM sounds like Elon Musk when promising to fight the ‘blockers’, but his government’s plans will weaken the link between peoples and politicsEvery new prime minister has an Elon Musk moment. A sudden attack of frustration leads to a burst of machismo, a chainsaw response. The system stinks. Slash the bureaucrats. Smash the machine.Thatcher had her “subversives”, Tony Blair his “scars on my back”, David Cameron his “enemies of enterprise”. Now Sir Keir Starmer claims to be haunted by the blockers, checkers, regulators, bloaters. All are ganging up against the cry of his new friend, Donald Trump, to grow, baby, grow. So get going, chainsaw, do your job.Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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13 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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13 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

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