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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared an image of his bedside table — and we can't make heads or tails of what we are looking at.

We Are Alarmed by Every Detail of Elon Musk’s Bedside Table

By Victor Tangermann

An Elon Musk-themed meme coin has plummeted in value after its founders unveiled a bizarre statue that features Musk's head on the body of a goat.

Crypto Guys Spend $600,000 on Hideous Wormlike Elon Musk Statue, Causing Their Coin to Crash

By Noor Al-Sibai

Sam Bankman-Fried — who Twitter owner Elon Musk has been heavily firing shots at left and right — is actually Musk's partner in the deal.

Elon Musk Vigorously Denies That SBF Secretly Owns Part of Twitter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk, who is definitely not deeply hurt by his celebrity heroes ragging on him, as called Trent Reznor a "crybaby" for retiring his Twitter account.

Elon Musk’s Crying About Trent Reznor Shows That He Is a Big, Big Baby

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk's expensive Twitter takeover has had the CEO cutting jobs and costs left and right, and now he's reportedly refusing to pay the company's bills.

Cheapskate Elon Musk Refusing to Pay Bills at Twitter

By Frank Landymore

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk's wealth fell over $100 billion so far this year, the steepest drop of any billionaire to date.

Elon Musk’s Wealth Has Plummeted by Over $100 Billion This Year

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter is somehow going even worse than expected amid reports that he's locked employees out of the company's office buildings.

Elon Musk Locks Twitter Employees Out Office, Then Asks Them to Meet Him on the 10th Floor

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to former Uber engineer Gergely Orosz, "far fewer than expected [developers]" are willing to work with Musk at Twitter.

Panicked Elon Musk Reportedly Begging Engineers Not to Leave

By Victor Tangermann

Nine SpaceX employees have reportedly been fired from the space company after speaking out against CEO Elon Musk earlier this year.

Elon Musk Has Also Been Firing SpaceX Employees for Criticizing Him

By Victor Tangermann

After reports emerged that Elon Musk may be considering a secondary stock sale for his SpaceX rocketry company, the man himself gave a one-word denial.

Elon Musk Denies “False” Reports of SpaceX Stock Sale

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the holiday season approaches, Jeff Bezos warns of a recession and cautioned consumers and business owners to slow down on making any big purches.

Jeff Bezos Warns People Not to Buy Expensive Things Ahead of Black Friday

By Frank Landymore

You just hate him 'cause you ain't him, and it's time to lay off — according to one Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, that is.

Elon Musk’s Mom Pleads With Everyone to Stop Being So Mean to Her Perfect Boy

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly firing anybody who has criticized him on Twitter's Slack channels, Platformer's Casey Newton reports.

Elon Musk Is Mass-Firing Employees Who Dared Criticize Him in Slack

By Victor Tangermann

Musk is now even busier than he already was now that he has taken over Twitter — and that kind of pressure is clearly getting to him.

Sad Elon Musk Says He’s Overwhelmed In Strange Interview After the Power Went Out

By Victor Tangermann

Richard Tornetta, a former metal drummer, sued CEO Elon Musk back in 2018, a suit which is headed to court next week. Experts say he should be worried.

Elon Musk Might Get Thrashed by Lawsuit From Heavy Metal Drummer

By Victor Tangermann

In emails to his new employees, freshly-minted Twitter czar Elon Musk told them that if they don't make money fast, the site may not survive.

Elon Musk Says That Under His Brilliant New Management, Twitter May Go Out of Business

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk's new Twitter account verification system, which gives anybody a checkmark for $8 a month, has spectacularly backfired.

Elon Musk’s Checkmarks Backfire Spectacularly When They’re Immediately Used to Impersonate People

By Victor Tangermann

Months after claiming he was done selling Tesla stock, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold off another $3.95 billion worth of Tesla shares, according to filings.

Elon Musk Is Suddenly Selling Tesla Stock Like Crazy

By Victor Tangermann

If you caught that MSN story alleging that Grimes took to Twitter to publicly ask ex-boyfriend Elon Musk to pay child support, uncatch it. It's fake.

MSN Ran a Story About Grimes and Elon Musk That’s Completely Fake

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

For a man who's made a lot of comments about the dangers of ideological echochambers, the Elon Musk's favorites are just an echochamber of kissassery.

Elon Musk Is Faving Posts on Twitter That Are Making Our Skin Crawl With Embarrassment

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is "straight-up alone right now and winging this," as early Twitter investor Chris Sacca, who's a friend of Elon Musk's, argues.

Friend of Elon Musk Says He’s Surrounded by Sycophants and Yes Men

By Victor Tangermann

When it comes to making fun of the man himself, "free speech absolutist" and new Twitter owner Elon Musk is pro-censorship and against "impersonation."

Furious Elon Musk Pledges to Ban Anyone Who Changes Their Display Name to “Elon Musk”

By Noor Al-Sibai

One disgruntled ex-Twitter employee is sounding off on how bad the site has gotten in the week since Elon Musk took ownership of it.

Fired Twitter Employee Unloads on Elon Musk’s “Clowntown”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Musk said that he wanted Twitter to have an open algorithm. He just fired the "Ethical AI" team responsible for doing just that.

After Saying He Wanted an Open Algorithm, Elon Musk Just Fired the Twitter Team Responsible for Doing Just That

By Victor Tangermann

Advertisers are running for the hills, now that Elon Musk has taken over Twitter — and the billionaire is clearly pissed about the sudden drop in revenue.

Elon Musk Melts Down as Advertisers Flee Twitter Chaos

By Victor Tangermann

According to documents obtained by the New York Times, getting verified on Twitter won't even require users to authenticate their identity.

Twitter Leak: Elon Musk Planning to Charge for Blue Checkmarks But Not Actually Verify Identify

By Frank Landymore

Jeff Bezos' ex- housekeeper is suing him for discrimination that led to her allegedly having to literally sneak out out of his house to use the bathroom.

Jeff Bezos’ Housekeeper Says She Had to Climb Out the Window to Use the Bathroom

By Noor Al-Sibai

Another day, another Elon Musk feud on Twitter — except now, he's the owner of the social network, and he's beefing with AOC.

AOC Says Her Twitter Account Broke After She Made Fun of Elon Musk

By Noor Al-Sibai

Advertisers are fleeing Twitter in droves now that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken over control. Now, he's trying to pick up the pieces and begging them to return.

Elon Musk Meeting With Advertisers, Begging Them Not to Leave Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to turn his $44 billion investment into successful business venture by leveraging Tesla employees.

Elon Musk Pulling Engineers From Tesla Autopilot to Work on Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter CEO Elon Musk pleaded with famed American author Stephen King to pay at least $8 to keep his blue checkmark.

Elon Musk Pleads With Stephen King to Pay for Blue Checkmark

By Victor Tangermann

Dogecoin and other doge meme coins have seen huge gains over the weekend after Elon Musk added Twitter to his growing portfolio of companies he owns.

Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter

By Noor Al-Sibai

While everyone was agog at Elon Musk officially buying Twitter, the social network quietly announced that it would let users trade NFTs on the site.

Twitter Quietly Announced NFT-Trading Integration During Elon Musk’s Takeover

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Elon Musk-ification of Twitter dot com is already underway — and its new owner seems geared up to leave his mark on the site's code.

Elon Musk Brings in Tesla Engineers to Review Twitter Code

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk, famously against advertising and known for his company Tesla's supposed zero dollar marketing strategy, now has a change of heart on ads.

Elon Musk, Who Always Hated Ads, Suddenly Says He Loves Ads Now That He Owns a Site That Depends on Them

By Frank Landymore

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared a video of himself carrying what appears to be a ceramic bathroom sink into the lobby of Twitter HQ in San Francisco.

Elon Musk Spotted Carrying Sink Into Twitter Headquarters

By Victor Tangermann

Last year, Elon Musk was crowned the world's richest person in history. Fast forward a year later, and $100 billion of his historic net worth has vanished.

Elon Musk Has Lost $100 Billion in Under a Year

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An ex-Tesla executive has unloaded on her former boss Elon Musk, who, according to her, used to transform into another person when he got mad.

Former Tesla Exec Says Elon Musk Can Be Like a “Toddler” Having a “Tantrum”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bloomberg reports that the Biden administration might perform a national security review of Elon Musk, his Twitter deal, and Starlink.

Biden Administration Reportedly Considering National Security Review of Elon Musk

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A much more affordable vehicle may eventually be joining Tesla's lineup of EVs at roughly half the cost of the Model 3 and Model Y.

Elon Musk: Tesla Working on Next-Gen Car That Costs Half as Much as a Model 3

By Victor Tangermann

It looks like new COVID-19 strains are about to surge this winter — and their new names may be inspiring Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Says He Might Name His Next Kid After a COVID Variant

By Noor Al-Sibai

It's official: 30,000 people were dumb enough to purchase Elon Musk's "Burnt Hair" meme perfume — and now, it's sold out.

Tens of Thousands of Idiots Bought Elon Musk’s “Burnt Hair” Perfume and Now It’s Sold Out

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is once again spouting off on the social platform he's soon to own — and this time, he's asking his followers if he should make drones.

Elon Musk Threatens to “Make Weapons”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Which is worse: the concept that Elon Musk thought his now-ex Grimes was a simulation of his "perfect companion," or that she agreed with him?

Elon Musk Reportedly Thought His Ex-Girlfriend Might Have Been a Simulation

By Noor Al-Sibai

Newly-minted political expert Elon Musk has issued a stark warning to Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the former Eastern Bloc country continues.

Elon Musk Warns “Civilization Is Over” If Ukraine Doesn’t Give in to Russia

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is under federal investigation over his maybe-renewed bid to purchase Twitter, as was revealed yesterday by a newly-unsealed court document.

Elon Musk Under Federal Investigation Over Chaotic Twitter Deal

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has had a change of heart and is asking the Pentagon to fund more Starlink terminals to be sent to Ukraine.

Elon Musk Says He Can’t Give Free Starlink to Ukraine Anymore After Officials There Were Mean to Him

By Victor Tangermann

Fast forward a couple of months and hell of a lot of drama later, and at least one of the investors in Elon Musk's bid to buy Twitter has cold feet.

Investors in Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal Horrified It Might Actually Go Through

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is now a bona fide perfumier — and an allegedly successful one to boot — thanks to the sale of his bespoke "Burnt Hair" scent.

Elon Musk Leans Into “Musk” Name, Starts Selling “Burnt Hair” Perfume

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk claimed that a photo with Ghislaine Maxwell was the result of her just photobombing him at a party. That might not have been the full truth.

Jeffrey Epstein Associate Reportedly Asked Elon Musk If It Was Possible to Scrub Someone From the Internet

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to the NYT, Elon Musk likes to pass around a chart, which explains why MDMA and magic mushrooms are a healthier choice than alcohol.

Elon Musk Has Reportedly Been Telling Friends About Benefits of Shrooms and MDMA

By Victor Tangermann

After reports emerged that Elon Musk had allegedly been in contact with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO smacked the claims down.

Elon Musk Says He Has Not Been Talking to Putin, Thank You Very Much

By Noor Al-Sibai

UTSA engineering professor Chris Combs had dig at Elon Musk on Twitter by comparing him to Christopher Columbus. Many were not flattered by the comparison.

Professor of Engineering Issues Brutal Dig at Elon Musk, Sparking Backlash

By Frank Landymore

Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggests the company's Cybertruck could move faster through water with the help of an electric propeller.

Elon Musk Says Cybertruck Could Move Through Water Faster With a Propeller

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company is finally delivering its first all-electric Semi truck this winter to none other than Pepsi.

Tesla Delivering First Semi Truck to Pepsi in December, Elon Musk Says

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's disastrous attempt to back out of his bid to buy Twitter is backfiring spectacularly — and Tesla could be along for the ride.

Elon Musk Has a Big Problem on His Hands

By Victor Tangermann

The Kremlin is lauding its occasional foe Elon Musk after he quite unpopularly advised Ukraine to give in to Russia's demands.

Russia Says Thanks Elon Musk, We Love You Too

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla showed off two early prototypes of its Optimus humanoid robot, a walking and talking automaton. Critics were left unimpressed.

Watching Elon Musk’s Robot Back to Back With Boston Dynamics Is… Something

By Victor Tangermann

According to famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Elon Musk is the "modern day Thomas Edison." But, uh, is that a good thing?

Neil deGrasse Tyson Reveals What He Really Thinks of Elon Musk

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

In a brazen Twitter outpour, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that Ukraine should give up parts of its territories to reach peace with Russia.

Elon Musk Fans Horrified as He Suggests Ukraine Give in to Putin’s Demands

By Victor Tangermann

It's not every day the public gets to read the private texts sent to and from Elon Musk — but then again, Twitter v. Musk is far from a normal trial.

Here’s The Wildest Elon Musk Texts That Were Just Released in Court

By Noor Al-Sibai

Matt Brown, an autoengineer and YouTuber that's worked with Tesla, had a few choice words about Elon Musk's latest claims on his Cybertruck.

Former Tesla Engineer Absolutely Destroys Elon Musk

By Frank Landymore

It's a truck, it's a trapezoid, it's a trawler? Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the highly anticipated Cybertruck can serve as a boat, but is he serious?

Elon Musk Says the Cybertruck Will Double as a Boat

By Frank Landymore

Elon Musk sure has interesting ideas about intellectual property, as evidenced by his penchant for stealing memes — including, most recently, one of ours

Elon Musk Cropped The Credit Out of Our Cartoon and Tweeted It Out

By Noor Al-Sibai