2 h. ago DOGE promised to cut government spending. It went up under Trump, new report shows

Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion

Politics

9 h. ago US military adds Elon Musk’s controversial Grok bot to its ‘AI arsenal’

The ‘anti-woke’ artificial intelligence chatbot called for a new Holocaust earlier this year

Events

27 h. ago Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025

A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AIHello, and welcome to TechScape. I’m your host, Blake Montgomery, wishing you a happy and healthy end of the year. I myself have a cold.Today, we are looking back at the biggest stories in tech of 2025 – Elon Musk’s political rise, burst, and fall; artificial intelligence’s subsumption of the global economy, all other technology, and even the Earth’s topography; Australia’s remarkable social media ban; the tech industry’s new Trumpian politics; and, as a treat, a glimpse of the apocalypse offered by one of Silicon Valley’s savviest and strangest billionaires.How an obscure US government office has become a target of Elon MuskHow Elon Musk’s billionaire Doge lieutenant took over the US’s biggest MDMA company | Technology | The GuardianThe chaos Elon Musk and Doge are leaving behind in WashingtonEggings, swastikas and dog poop: Tesla bears brunt of people’s ire ag...

Politics

36 h. ago Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could be targeted by new Russian weapon, Nato warns

Western intelligence believes Russia is developing a new ‘zone-effect’ weapon to specifically hit Musk’s satellites

Events

39 h. ago ‘A stream of negativity and abuse’: why are Labour MPs still sticking with X?

Despite concerns, politicians continue to use Elon Musk’s platform in search of a ‘civilised debate’ with constituents

Events

45 h. ago US to build new ‘Trump class’ warships as military pressure campaign around Venezuela ramps up

Trump denies new ‘Golden Fleet’ is aimed at countering China

Events

47 h. ago Childhood photo of global icon dressed as Santa surfaces days before Christmas... Who is it?

A childhood photo taken during the holidays decades ago has resurfaced, showing one of the most influential figures in the world during a much different time.

Culture

49 h. ago Childhood photo of tech mogul dressed as Santa surfaces days before Christmas... Who is it?

A childhood photo taken during the holidays decades ago has resurfaced, showing one of the most influential figures in the world during a much different time.

Culture

53 h. ago Packed passenger plane makes emergency landing after SpaceX rocket explodes mid

Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket exploded without warning over the Caribbean during a test flight, hurling debris into busy airspace and forcing packed airlinersto take evasive action

Events

58 h. ago Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could be targeted by new Russian weapon, Nato suspects

Western intelligence believes Russia is developing a new ‘zone-effect’ weapon to specifically hit Musk’s satellites

Events

58 h. ago SWR train trials Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to fix New Forest blackspot

A service from London Waterloo to Weymouth used satellite connection on 20 December

Technology

3 d. ago Elon Musk closes in on astonishing landmark as world's richest man keeps getting richer

The world's richest man Elon Musk now has his sights on becoming the first-ever trillionaire after his Tesla stock was reinstated by a court in Delaware

Politics

3 d. ago Elon Musk SpaceX: Incredible pictures show rocket explosion that nearly downed airliners

SpaceX was found by the FAA to not have alerted its officials following the large explosion in the Caribbean, forcing several planes to make last-minute diversions

Events

3 d. ago Elon Musk SpaceX rocket explosion put three airliners at risk of disaster

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Elon Musk's exploding Starship could have caused a 'potential extreme safety risk', adding FAA personnel were not informed

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4 d. ago Little boy from Love Actually has wild connection to Elon Musk in real life

The little boy from Love Actually is one of the most cherished Christmas characters of all time, but you may not realise, in real life, he has a wild connection to Elon Musk

Politics

4 d. ago Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla pay package restored by Delaware court

Decision from state supreme court on deal once worth $56bn overturns ruling that prompted angry Musk backlashElon Musk’s controversial $56bn pay package from Tesla was reinstated by the Delaware supreme court on Friday, two years after a lower court struck down the vast compensation deal as “unfathomable”.The decision comes less than two months after Tesla shareholders approved a new plan that could be worth $1tn to Musk, already the world’s richest person, in a decade’s time. It overturns a ruling which had prompted a furious backlash from Musk. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Elon Musk’s massive 2018 Tesla pay package restored by Delaware court

Decision from state supreme court on deal once worth $56bn and now worth some $139bn overturns ruling that prompted angry Musk backlashElon Musk’s controversial $56bn pay package from Tesla was reinstated by the Delaware supreme court on Friday, two years after a lower court struck down the vast compensation deal as “unfathomable”.The reinstated pay package could be worth as much as $139bn today, according to the New York Times. The decision comes less than two months after Tesla shareholders approved a new plan that could be worth $1tn to Musk, already the world’s richest person, in a decade’s time. Musk’s fortune currently stands at an estimated $600bn. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Starlink satellite is out of control and ‘tumbling’ to Earth

Any collision in orbit could have catastrophic consequences

Politics

5 d. ago Jeffrey Epstein attended dinner with tech billionaires three years after he was convicted of sex crimes

House Democrats released 68 photographs from Epstein's estateon Thursday, including images taken at the Edge Group's annual dinner in 2011.

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5 d. ago Inside the billionaires' dinner of elite tech moguls as new Epstein files dump unveils photos of ritzy event

House Democrats released 68 photographs from Epstein's estateon Thursday, including images taken at the Edge Group's annual dinner in 2011.

Culture