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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to imply that Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos was building unwarranted hype for a plan that wasn't going anywhere.

Elon Musk Ridicules Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander

By Kristin Houser

Jeff Bezos announced plans to build giant space habitats full of cities and parks. It sounds cool in theory, but many aren't convinced.

People Are Roasting Jeff Bezos’ Ridiculous Space Habitats

By Dan Robitzski

Jeff Bezos' private space company Blue Origin revealed its plans to go to the Moon at a mysterious press event today, including a lunar lander design.

Jeff Bezos Just Unveiled Blue Origin’s Moon Lander

By Victor Tangermann

The AI Group Elon Musk Quit Just Released An Amazing Music AI

The AI Group Elon Musk Quit Just Released An Amazing Music AI

By Victor Tangermann

The Boring Company's Loop project connecting Washington, D.C., and Baltimore has moved one step closer to breaking ground.

Elon Musk’s “Loop Project” Is One Step Closer to Breaking Ground

By Kristin Houser

In an interview with MIT researchers Lex Fridman, Tesla CEO and visionary Elon Musk reiterated his belief that we're all living inside a simulation.

Elon Musk’s Question for Super-Smart AI: What’s Outside the Simulation?

By Victor Tangermann

Musk tweeted that he was "thinking about adding giant stainless steel dragon wings to Starship" that could allow it to keep cool during re-entry.

Elon Musk Suggests Adding “Dragon Wings” to Starship

By Victor Tangermann

"Tesla still seems unwilling to exercise any meaningful control over the conduct of its CEO."

What Elon Musk’s SEC Hearing Could Mean for Tesla’s Future

By Kristin Houser

Don't get us wrong: there's nothing wrong with being a furry. But here are five things Musk could be working on instead of tweeting.

6 Things Elon Musk Could Be Doing Instead of Denying He’s a Furry

By Jon Christian

In a video, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off the space company's Starship's "heat shield hex tiles" which could keep its spacecraft cool during re-entry.

Elon Musk Shows Off Glowing Hot “Hex Tile” Starship Heatshield

By Victor Tangermann

In a series of tweets yesterday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the space company is about to start testing its Starship spacecraft.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Hopes to Launch Starship “Test Hopper” This Week

By Victor Tangermann

During the unveiling of Tesla's highly anticipated Model Y, CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would focus on its Solar Roof and Powerwall in 2019.

Elon Musk: 2019 Will Be “the Year of the Solar Roof”

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk: $47,000 Model Y SUV “Will Ride Like a Sports Car”

Elon Musk: $47,000 Model Y SUV “Will Ride Like a Sports Car”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk took to Twitter Tuesday to announce that the Boring Company plans to complete a tunnel in Las Vegas by the end of 2019.

Elon Musk: Las Vegas Tunnel Will Be “Operational by End of Year”

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk's AI research group, OpenAI, just became a for-profit company that will generate revenue for its ongoing non-profit work.

The AI Nonprofit Elon Musk Founded and Quit Is Now For-Profit

By Dan Robitzski

A group of Tesla investors is suing CEO Elon Musk for what they say has been erratic behavior on Twitter that they say could harm the electric car company.

Tesla Investors Sue Elon Musk For Twitter “Misstatements”

By Jon Christian

The Las Vegas tourism board announced today that it is recommending that the Boring Company builds an underground tunnel system for its convention hall.

Las Vegas Wants Elon Musk’s Boring Co to Dig a Massive Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's Model 3 successor, the Model Y is being revealed at an event on March 14 in Los Angeles — that's just ten days away from today.

Elon Musk: Tesla Will Unveil Model Y Next Week

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Wants to Build a “Permanently Occupied Human Base” on the Moon

Elon Musk Wants to Build a “Permanently Occupied Human Base” on the Moon

By Victor Tangermann

SEC Threatens Elon Musk With Legal Action Over New Tweet

SEC Threatens Elon Musk With Legal Action Over New Tweet

By Victor Tangermann

In an interview newly published by Popular Mechanics, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on colonizing Mars — even how they might grow vegetables.

Elon Musk: Mars Base Will Have “Outdoorsy, Fun Atmosphere”

By Jon Christian

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos thinks humanity will "live in giant O'Neal-style space colonies," according to a recent interview rather than settling on planets.

Jeff Bezos: In the Future, We’ll Live In “Giant Space Colonies”

By Victor Tangermann

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to send its first passengers to space as soon as this year aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

Jeff Bezos: New Shepard Will Launch First People Into Space “This Year”

By Victor Tangermann

"I think we will be feature complete — full self-driving — this year," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a podcast on Tuesday.

Elon Musk: Teslas Will Be Fully Self-Driving By Next Year

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk shared his thoughts on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies during a podcast interview with ARK Invest.

Elon Musk: Bitcoin Is “Brilliant” And “Paper Money Is Going Away”

By Kristin Houser

This weekend, Elon Musk took to Twitter to confirm that he'd left the research group OpenAI — citing disagreements with the group's direction.

Elon Musk Quits Research Group That Built “Fake News” Generator

By Jon Christian

Napster Co-Founder Chides Elon Musk: Worry About Gene Editing, Not AI

Napster Co-Founder Chides Elon Musk: Worry About Gene Editing, Not AI

By Jon Christian

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter Sunday night that he expects a round trip ticket to Mars to eventually fall below the cost of a luxury wedding.

Elon Musk: A Round-Trip Ticket to Mars Will Cost Just $100,000

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk announced on Twitter that Tesla will be selling a $35,000 Model 3, but after tax incentives and gas savings.

Elon Musk Slashes Tesla Model 3 Price to Long-Awaited $35,000

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk blamed the company's decision to lay off 10 percent of its workforce on its Starship and Starlink projects this week.

Elon Musk Blames SpaceX Layoffs On “Absolutely Insane Projects”

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk announced a streamlined version of SpaceX's Raptor engine design that will take Starship to space and beyond as well.

Elon Musk’s New Goal: “Reach the Moon as Fast as Possible”

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk flew more than 150,000 miles on Tesla's corporate jet in 2018, according to the Washington Post, and not all of his trips were business-related.

Tesla Paid for Elon Musk’s Private Jet While Laying off Thousands

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car maker Tesla, said that he expects the company's vehicles to be capable of fully autonomous driving by the end of 2019.

Elon Musk: Teslas Should Have “Full Self-Driving” by End of 2019

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk: Regulators Approved Tesla “Remote Control” Feature

Elon Musk: Regulators Approved Tesla “Remote Control” Feature

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe

Elon Musk: A “360 Degree Dash Cam” Will Soon Keep Your Tesla Safe

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk explains the decision to use stainless steel to create the new SpaceX Starship rocket in an interview with Popular Mechanics.

SpaceX Starship Will “Bleed Water” From Tiny Holes, Says Elon Musk

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk claims CERN is interested in having the Boring Company help it build the Future Circular Collider, a massive particle accelerator.

Elon Musk: Boring Co. Could Help Dig New CERN Particle Collider

By Kristin Houser

Newly announced Tesla layoffs will see 7 percent of the company's full-time staff losing their jobs — yet another sign that 2019 is all about streamlining.

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Laying off 7 Percent of Its Staff

By Kristin Houser

The Tesla referral program granting new buyers six months of free Supercharging will end on February 1, according to Elon Musk.

Elon Musk: Tesla Is Dropping Its Customer Referral Program

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

Elon Musk Just Offered to Drill a Hole Through An Australian Mountain

By Victor Tangermann

The suborbital version of Space's Starship rocket is almost ready for lift-off, based on a new photo tweeted by CEO Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Shares Photo of SpaceX’s First Starship

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?

Elon Musk Says An Upcoming Tesla Roadster Will Hover. Is He Joking?

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk: First Commercial Crew Test Will Be “Especially Dangerous”

Elon Musk: First Commercial Crew Test Will Be “Especially Dangerous”

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla has officially kicked off construction on the Shanghai Gigafactory designed to help the company increase sales in the world's largest EV market.

Elon Musk Celebrates Start of Shanghai Gigafactory Construction

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter yesterday that the first test of the Starship could take place in as little as four weeks.

Elon Musk: First Starship Test Could Be in Four Weeks

By Jon Christian

Tesla CEO Elon Musk doubled down on criticism of Singapore Thursday, saying that the island city-state has been "unwelcome" to his car manufacturer.

Elon Musk: Singapore Has Been “Unwelcome” to Tesla

By Jon Christian

On Friday, Elon Musk speculated that a sophisticated artificial intelligence might touch down on the Red Planet before the first human Mars settler.

Elon Musk Thinks the First Mars Settler Could Be an AI

By Jon Christian

According to Elon Musk's tweet, Tesla will provide 100 percent supercharger coverage to Europe by the end of 2019. Then it will move to Africa.

Elon Musk Pledges Tesla Superchargers For All of Europe Next Year

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla tax credits are going away.

The Tesla Tax Credit is Going Away, but Elon Musk has it Covered

By Dan Robitzski

Stainless steel starship

Elon Musk Tweets Image of SpaceX’s Stainless Steel Starship

By Kristin Houser

A new timeline compares Elon Musk's predictions for the future with community-aggregated guesses on how space travel and electric vehicles will progress.

This Site Keeps Track of Elon Musk’s Predictions About The Future

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk Wanders Tesla Factory, Firing Workers in Wild Mood Swings

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s “Epic Rap Battle,” Explained

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s “Epic Rap Battle,” Explained

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk: “I Do Not Respect the SEC”

Elon Musk: “I Do Not Respect the SEC”

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said this week that it was a "life or death" moment for the electric car company when it ran into trouble manufacturing the Model 3.

Elon Musk on Tesla’s Manufacturing Woes: “It Was Life or Death”

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk just revelaed the Boring Company will not only reveal its first tunnel in December, it will have "road legal autonomous cars" ready as well.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company to Launch “Road Legal” Autonomous Cars

By Victor Tangermann

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian thinks that Elon Musk's dire warnings about AI's dark future are ridiculous. But he has his own warnings about AI.

Reddit Co-founder Mocks Elon Musk’s Warnings About AI

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk admitted he tried to get a license to Mario Kart for every Tesla car. But Nintendo didn't play ball.

Elon Musk Tried to Bring “Mario Kart” to Your Tesla Model 3

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's Boring Company decided to drop plans for a Westside LA tunnel after facing criticism and lawsuits from local advocate groups.

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Scraps Plans for a Westside LA Tunnel

By Victor Tangermann

During an interview with Axios, Elon Musk said he thinks there's a 70% chance he will go to Mars himself — and not just for a short visit.

Elon Musk Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance He’ll Move to Mars

By Kristin Houser

In a recent interview with CNBC Make It, Neil deGrasse Tyson told reporters that Elon Musk "will transform civilization as we know it."

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk “Will Transform Civilization As We Know It”

By Victor Tangermann

Fisher Space Pen: What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Will Use to Write in Zero Gravity

Fisher Space Pen: What Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Will Use to Write in Zero Gravity

By Foster Kamer

Elon Musk tweeted that the BFR will now be called "Starship." It's already the fourth name change for the ambitious project to get people to Mars.

Elon Musk Just Changed the BFR’s Name for a Fourth Time

By Victor Tangermann

During an all-hands meeting last week in Seattle, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos predicted that the company would one day go bankrupt.

Jeff Bezos: “One Day, Amazon Will Fail”

By Jon Christian