Latest Elon Musk News

Outdated headline sparks vicious online hate campaign directed at Las Vegas newspaper

Sep. 21, 2023 01:14 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A Las Vegas newspaper is being viciously attacked online for its coverage of an alleged murder of a retired police chief, either because of a misunderstanding or a deliberate attempt to mislead. The “firehose of hatred” has led the Las Vegas Review-Journal to...

Turkey's President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey

Sep. 18, 2023 15:44 PM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on Elon Musk to establish a factory in Turkey for his electric car company Tesla during a meeting in New York, Erdogan’s office said Monday. Erdogan, who is in the U.S. to attend the U.N. General Assembly, also...

Netanyahu talks to Elon Musk in California about antisemitism on X and artificial intelligence

Sep. 18, 2023 15:39 PM EDT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a U.S. trip in California to talk to billionaire businessman Elon Musk about antisemitism on his social media platform X — while Musk asked him to address his judicial overhaul in Israel. The two also discussed...

Israel's Netanyahu is to meet Elon Musk. Their sit-down comes as X faces antisemitism controversy

Sep. 14, 2023 13:53 PM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet billionaire businessman Elon Musk during a trip to the United States next week, the Israeli leader's office said Thursday. Netanyahu's office said their meeting, which is scheduled for Monday, will include discussions...

Tech industry leaders endorse regulating artificial intelligence at rare summit in Washington

Sep. 13, 2023 20:57 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence at an unusual closed-door meeting in the U.S. Senate. But there is little consensus on what regulation would look like, and the political path...

US says Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the former Twitter

Sep. 12, 2023 19:50 PM EDT

The U.S. government says the former Twitter's request to end oversight of its data privacy and security practices is “meritless” and owner Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about the company since he has “first-hand knowledge” of the conduct being investigated. ...

Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul

Sep. 12, 2023 14:57 PM EDT

For those who have been paying attention to Elon Musk for at least the past couple years, Walter Isaacson's biography of the tech billionaire doesn't feel that surprising. Isaacson's biography “Elon Musk” does a good job hammering home the portrayal of the SpaceX founder and now...

Elon Musk's refusal to have Starlink support Ukraine attack in Crimea raises questions for Pentagon

Sep. 11, 2023 18:48 PM EDT

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AP) — SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s refusal to allow Ukraine to use Starlink internet services to launch a surprise attack on Russian forces in Crimea last September has raised questions as to whether the U.S. military needs to be more explicit in future contracts that...

Elon Musk's social media site X sues California over the state's content moderation law

Sep. 08, 2023 19:34 PM EDT

Elon Musk’s social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California over a law requiring social media companies to publish their policies for removing offending material such as hate speech, misinformation and harassment. The first-of-its-kind legislation...

SpaceX can't launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made, FAA says

Sep. 08, 2023 11:45 AM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again after its debut ended in an explosion, federal regulators said Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said it closed its investigation into SpaceX’s failed debut of...