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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk accused Amazon of trying to "hamstring Starlink" for a system that is "at best several years away from operation."

Elon Musk Says Jeff Bezos Is Trying to Ruin Starlink

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told manufacturing expert Sandy Munro in an interview that his "criticisms were accurate" about the company's quality control.

Elon Musk: “Criticisms Were Accurate” About Tesla Build Quality

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos has become a household name at Amazon. But now, he said in a letter to employees, he's stepping down from the retail giant.

Jeff Bezos Is Stepping Down as CEO of Amazon

By Jon Christian

Vlad Tenev, the CEO of Robinhood, explained to Elon Musk why his company blocked users from buying more shares in GameStop.

Elon Musk Grills Robinhood CEO for Shutting Down Wall Street Bets Trades

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Wall Street Bets: “Shorting Is a Scam”

Elon Musk Doubles Down on Wall Street Bets: “Shorting Is a Scam”

By Jon Christian

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk lashed out at the FAA over a last-minute decision to scrub a launch of the latest prototype of the company's Starship spacecraft.

Elon Musk Lashes Out at FAA For Scrubbing Starship Launch

By Jon Christian

In an interview with People magazine, Maye Musk, Elon Musk's mother, said that she knew the Tesla and SpaceX CEO was destined to do great things.

Elon Musk’s Mom Says She Knew He Was a Genius at Age Three

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla is hiring a "customer support specialist" that is meant to "escalate complaints [...] and address social media escalations directed at the CEO."

Tesla Is Hiring an Employee to Defend Elon Musk on Social Media

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is joining Reddit's plot to mess with GameStop stock short sellers just as the situation is getting out of control.

Elon Musk Directs His 43 Million Followers to Wall Street Bets

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk told Fortune on Friday that he's very excited for Joe Biden's presidency, because of the president's focus on climate.

Elon Musk Says He’s a Huge Fan of Biden, for One Reason

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is once again posting misleading claims about the coronavirus pandemic in an attempt to downplay the danger it poses.

Elon Musk Pledges $100 Million for Carbon Capture Technology

By Jon Christian

Max Craddock was facing a ten year prison sentence in Italy after bringing his Boring Company Not a Flamethrower on a trip.

Man Faced 10 Year Sentence for Wielding Elon Musk Flamethrower

By Victor Tangermann

Responding to writer Ben Mezrich, who said that he's "never turning down getting paid in bitcoin again" in a Friday tweet, Musk replied with "me neither."

Elon Musk Says He Would Take a Salary in Bitcoin

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk became the wealthiest person in the world on Thursday. Here are some ideas for what he could do with his riches.

5 Things Elon Musk Could Do Now That He’s the World’s Richest Person

By Dan Robitzski

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now the richest man in the world, beating out incumbent Jeff Bezos.

Elon Musk Is Now Officially the Wealthiest Person on Earth

By Victor Tangermann

According to Bloomberg, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk could soon surpass Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world.

Elon Musk Poised to Become the Richest Person in the World

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX has laid out its governmental laws for its future colonies on Mars. But lawyers have their doubts if those rules will be enforceable.

Elon Musk Will Run Into Trouble Setting up a Martian Government, Lawyers Say

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk reflected on a recent Reuters report that suggested Apple is bringing a self-driving passenger vehicle to market as soon as 2024.

Elon Musk Reveals That Apple Refused to Buy Tesla

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter this week to slander those who list the pronouns they prefer others to use to describe them in their social media bios.

LBGTQ Group Denounces Elon Musk For Mocking Gender Pronouns

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO and cyberpunk genre enthusiast Elon Musk waited into the conversation surrounding Cyberpunk 2077's terrible launch.

Elon Musk Has Some Strong Opinions About Cyberpunk 2077

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion

Elon Musk Explains Why Starship Launch Ended in Huge Explosion

By Victor Tangermann

A video uploaded to the Boring Company's Twitter account shows the entire Las Vegas Convention Center Loop terminal light up in rainbow colors.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Turned Its Vegas Tunnel Into a “Rave”

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that he is "highly confident" that his space company will land humans on the Martian surface as soon as 2026.

Elon Musk “Highly Confident” SpaceX Will Land Humans on Mars Within 6 Years

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas

Elon Musk Says He Has Moved to Texas

By Victor Tangermann

Eagle-eyed early reviewers of "Cyberpunk 2077" spotted an NPC in the background that looks astonishingly like SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.

There Appears to Be an Elon Musk Cameo in “Cyberpunk 2077”

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that would be open to "have this conversation" about a merger with another carmaker if it "would be a good idea."

Elon Musk: Tesla Open to Merging With Another Carmaker

By Victor Tangermann

The founder of Arcimoto, a company producing electric three-wheelers in Oregon, claims that Tesla CEO Elon Musk crashed one of their cars into a brick wall.

Electric Car Maker Claims Elon Musk Crashed Its EV Into a Brick Wall

By Victor Tangermann

Musk elaborated on his vision of establishing a permanent foothold on Mars, claiming that "life in glass domes" will come first — and then terraforming.

Elon Musk: First Mars City Will Start With Glass Domes

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has dethroned Bill Gates to become the second-richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

Elon Musk Just Became the Second Richest Person in the World

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters that he expects SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to "quarantine and self-isolate" after testing for the coronavirus.

NASA Head: Elon Musk Needs to “Quarantine and Self-Isolate” After COVID Diagnosis

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk was mocked on Twitter this weekend over calling the validity of his own COVID-19 tests into question. The term "Space Karen" was trending later.

Here’s Why People Are Calling Elon Musk a “Space Karen”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID

Elon Musk Tests Positive For COVID

By Victor Tangermann

A team of SpaceX enthusiasts have created a stunning video of what a launch of the space company's Starship rocket could one day look like.

Elon Musk: This Fan-Made Video Is “Very Close” to Showing Actual Starship Flight

By Victor Tangermann

According to a recent tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the company will be unveiling a Cybertruck design with minor improvements "maybe in a month or so."

Elon Musk Promises Redesigned Cybertruck in a “Month or So”

By Victor Tangermann

A man from China called Liu Dongsheng has built a working jetpack suit over two years, for just over $100,000 total, according to state news.

Hey Elon Musk, Hire This Guy in China Who Built His Own Amazing Jetpack Suit

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk announced on Twitter today that the Tesla Model S "Long Range" sedan is getting a price cut to $69,420, just undercutting competitor Lucid.

Elon Musk Slashes Tesla Model S Price to $69,420

By Victor Tangermann

Speaking at the Mars Society's convention last week, Elon Musk claimed that SpaceX has a "fighting chance" to send a Starship to Mars in 2024.

Elon Musk Wants to Send First Starship to Mars in 2024

By Victor Tangermann

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

By Victor Tangermann

On Twitter, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off a picture of the underside of the SN8 Starship prototype, featuring three massive Raptor engines.

Elon Musk Shows Off Underside of Gigantic New Starship Prototype

By Victor Tangermann

Russia's space corporation just unveiled plans for its "Amur rocket" — a design that has some striking similarities with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket

Elon Musk Just Dissed Russia’s New Reusable Rocket Design

By Victor Tangermann

In a New York Times Opinion interview, Elon Musk raveled that he's not planning on getting a COVID vaccine once one becomes available.

Elon Musk: I Refuse to Get a COVID Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company will give an update on its Starship spacecraft in about three weeks.

Elon Musk: “Starship Update Coming in 3 Weeks”

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent tweet, Elon Musk argued that fusion energy will probably be more expensive than wind and solar. Experts are divided.

Elon Musk: Fusion Will Probably Be More Expensive Than Wind, Solar

By Victor Tangermann

In a recent interview, Elon Musk suggested that oil tycoons might not have known how much they were damaging the planet when they got into the business.

Elon Musk: “I Feel a Bit Bad About Hating on the Oil and Gas Industry”

By Dan Robitzski

During Tesla's Battery Day event on Tuesday, CEO Elon Musk revealed how batteries could be integrated into the structural elements of the car.

Elon Musk: In Future Teslas, “Structural Battery” Will Be Part of the Car’s Frame

By Victor Tangermann

During an event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that his company is planning to get a $25,000 electric car into production within the next three years.

Elon Musk Promises $25,000 Tesla by 2023

By Victor Tangermann

To anticipate the massive amounts of hype surrounding Tesla's Battery Day, Elon Musk clarified something "important:" the tech is still two years away.

Elon Musk: Tesla’s Next Gen Battery Tech Still Two Years Away

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't mince words in response to a blog post criticizing electric long-haul trucking penned by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

Elon Musk Shreds Bill Gates For Insulting Electric Semi Trucks

By Victor Tangermann

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the space company's latest full-scale Starship prototype dubbed SN8 will ultimately attempt to fly to 60,000 feet.

Elon Musk: Next Starship Launch Will Fly 12 Miles High

By Victor Tangermann

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is outraged that Neuralink has been testing its experimental brain hardware on pigs.

PETA Is Really Upset With Elon Musk For Testing Neuralink on Pigs

By Jon Christian

During a virtual summit on Monday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk elaborated on his ambitions of building a self-sustaining city on Mars — and the dangers involved.

Elon Musk: “Good Chance You’ll Die” On Mars

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk just compared his secretive brain-computer interface startup Neuralink to the dystopian science fiction show "Black Mirror."

Elon Musk Compares Neuralink to “a ‘Black Mirror’ Episode”

By Jon Christian

SpaceX is planning to start assembling a prototype of the massive Super Heavy rocket booster for Starship as soon as "this week" according to Elon Musk.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Is Starting Work on Starship Super Heavy Booster

By Victor Tangermann

On Friday evening, SpaceX and Tesla CEO used a live event to release a number of rare updates about his secretive other startup, Neuralink.

Elon Musk: We’ve Already Implanted Neuralink in Live Pigs

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has issued a mea culpa in the case of a drone photographer who was told to stop filming at the company's Giga Texas construction site.

Elon Musk: Tesla Security Was “Overzealous” In Kicking Out Drone Photographer

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk just cranked expectations for his brain interface startup even higher, tweeting plans to show off a "working Neuralink device" this Friday.

Elon Musk Says He’ll Show Off Functional Neuralink Device This Week

By Jon Christian

This week, Elon Musk plans to show off progress by Neuralink, his startup that's working on an interface between human brains and computers.

Elon Musk Is Planning to Show Off Neuralink Progress This Week

By Jon Christian

Jack Dorsey has a message for aspiring tech entrepreneurs: Elon Musk's approach and work ethic is some serious "bullshit."

Jack Dorsey, Who Once Said He Drinks “Salt Juice,” Called Elon Musk’s Routine “Bullshit”

By Dan Robitzski

Despite SpaceX just having won a massive US Air Force launch contract, the company's CEO Elon Musk is pissed about ULA scoring 60 percent of the launches.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Competitor “A Complete Waste of Taxpayer Money”

By Victor Tangermann

You Can Now Waste $6,000 on an Elon Musk-Themed iPhone

You Can Now Waste $6,000 on an Elon Musk-Themed iPhone

By Dan Robitzski

Bill Gates urged Elon Musk to stay in his lane and stop spreading "outrageous" misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic.

Bill Gates Slams Elon Musk For Spouting COVID Misinformation

By Dan Robitzski

According Elon Musk, Tesla is "highly likely" to produce a smaller version of it's long-awaited Cybertruck for the European market.

Elon Musk: “Highly Likely” Europe Will Get a Smaller Tesla Cybertruck

By Victor Tangermann

Photos have emerged of large tents and heavy tunneling machinery belonging to Elon Musk's Boring Company in the California desert north east of LA.

There’s a Theory That Elon Musk Is Digging a Tunnel Between LA and Vegas

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk defended the name of Tesla's oft-criticized "Autopilot" mode, saying confusion over its capabilities is "idiotic."

Elon Musk Defends Tesla’s Misleading “Autopilot” Mode

By Dan Robitzski