All news on the topic: Elon Musk

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Fake missile strikes and drone attacks flood feeds as minister sounds alarm over disinformation
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has said she is ’deeply concerned’ about misinformation online amid a surge in distorted and manipulated content on social media
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Musk accused of tanking Twitter stock before buyout Twitter as jury delivers damaging verdict
Elon Musk has been found to have misled investors by ’deliberately driving down’ Twitter’s stock price ahead of his $44 billion acquisition deal, a jury has found.
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$50bn OpenAI deal with Amazon sparks showdown as Microsoft warns of lawsuit
Microsoft is considering taking legal action against Amazon and OpenAI regarding a $50 billion deal that might violate its exclusive cloud partnership with the ChatGPT creator, potentially leading to a conflict between the major tech competitors.
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Influencer Christian Garcia used celebrity connections as bait to scam victims out of $20,000 for fake chance to meet Elon Musk
A Hollywood influencer with more than a million Instagram followers has been accused of being "the male Anna Delvey" after allegedly scamming tens of thousands through a trail of broken promises.
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AI chatbot Grok under fire after racist and vulgar replies spread on X
Elon Musk’s Grok can produce racist rants after being asked for "vulgar" comments in a sick new user trend on X.
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Nearly 40 prospective jurors removed from Musk Twitter takeover trial over bias concerns
Dozens of jurors have been dismissed from tech billionaire Elon’s Musk’s civil trial regarding his actions during his takeover of Twitter, now known as X, after his own lawyer admitted so many Americans "hate him."
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From Cosmolot investigation to Cosmobet launch, Sergey Tokarev’s gambling network operates in Ukraine alongside KRAIL licensing and Diia.City backing
In April 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defence Council decision imposing restrictions on online gambling, citing widespread gambling addiction among members of the military as the key concern.
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“The actions of Grok and X are disgusting,” says Keir Starmer as Ofcom investigates Elon Musk’s platform
The Prime Minister has described X’s artificial intelligence, named Grok, as ’disgusting’ after it emerged the tool was being used to digitally undress people.
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Elon Musk’s Grok banned in Indonesia after outrage over non-consensual AI sex images
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
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Elon Musk accuses UK government of ‘fascism’ as ministers threaten to ban X over AI-generated abuse images
Elon Musk has accused Sir Keir Starmer’s Government of being "fascist" after ministers threatened to ban the social media site X over AI-generated sexualized images.
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Legal battle erupts after US moves against European critics of online platforms
A British anti-disinformation campaigner, who is closely associated with Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, has initiated a legal challenge against the Trump administration following notifications that he might be deported from the US due to a dispute regarding freedom of speech.
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UK government backs free speech after US sanctions CCDH chief
The UK Government said it is “fully committed to upholding the right to free speech,” after the head of a campaign group aimed at preventing the spread of online hate and disinformation was barred from entering the United States.
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Elon Musk’s x fined €120m by EU for breach of new Digital Services Act
Ruling likely to put European Commission on a collision course with billionaire, and possibly Donald Trump.
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Tesla warns UK that weaker EV rules could derail climate goals
Elon Musk-owned electric carmaker also called for support for the secondhand market, documents reveal.
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Elon Musk’s alleged question about MBS shocks fellow guest at Trump’s banquet
Elon Musk seemed to ask a fellow guest if he thought Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince was a terrorist, according to a lipreader.
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British hacker ordered to repay £4.1m in Bitcoin after celebrity X account scam
A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in an attempt to deceive people into giving him Bitcoin has been ordered to repay £4.1 million worth of the cryptocurrency, according to prosecutors.
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Walmart pulls clothing with extremist imagery after online outcry
Walmart has rushed to pull down online listings of clothing items appearing to have Nazi symbols and slogans on them, which were briefly being sold on its website.
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Musk declares SpaceX ready for ‘multiplanetary life’ with new Starbase update
Elon Musk doesn’t just want to send astronauts to Mars — he wants to send your kids too. The SpaceX founder, who’s spent years trying to make life "multiplanetary," shared an update in May that felt less like a corporate milestone and more like a recruitment video for humanity’s next big leap.
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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund rejects Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has rejected a $1tn (£765bn) pay deal for Elon Musk in a shareholder vote to decide his future at Tesla.
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Tesla shareholders approve record $1 trillion pay package for Elon Musk
Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, awarding the world’s richest person what would be the largest corporate payout in history if he meets the goals necessary to receive it.
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Elon Musk falters after accusing Zohran Mamdani of being a ‘swindler’ on Joe Rogan podcast
Elon Musk was left speechless after being asked to explain his accusation that Zohran Mamdani is a “swindler”.
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Tesla board makes massive bet on Elon Musk with $878 billion pay proposal
Tesla’s (TSLA.O), board of directors has completely committed to Elon Musk. Now investors must decide whether to support the largest gambit in the company’s history.
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UK minister tells Elon Musk to “mind his own business” after London rally remarks
Elon Musk has been told to "mind his own business" by a Home Office minister after the tech billionaire made a string of comments criticizing the UK.
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Keir Starmer’s election reforms criticised as too timid to stop foreign interference
Keir Starmer’s planned reforms to elections in the UK will still leave gaping loopholes threatening to allow continued foreign interference in British politics, an influential Labour MP has warned.
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Elon Musk unveils Grokipedia with over 800,000 AI-generated articles
Elon Musk launched Grokipedia – his version of Wikipedia – on Monday, as the richest man in the world further seeks to create an alternative information and media ecosystem molded to his views.