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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

Elon Musks' Boring Company has been hard at work tunneling away under Hawthorne, California. But they never informed the community that they would do so.

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Didn’t Ask Homeowners Before Tunneling Under Them

By Dan Robitzski

Tesla selects Robyn Denholm, CFO and Head of Strategy at Telstra, to replace Elon Musk as the chair of its board of directors.

Tesla Announces Elon Musk’s Replacement as Chair of the Board

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Says Your Tesla Will Earn You Money While You Sleep

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk: First Boring Company Tunnel Will Open December 10

Elon Musk: First Boring Company Tunnel Will Open December 10

By Kristin Houser

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos isn't about to let employee or shareholder protests stop the company from partnering with the U.S. government.

Jeff Bezos: Amazon Won’t Stop Helping the Military

By Kristin Houser

Fake Elon Musks Clutter Twitter with Crypto Scams

Fake Elon Musks Clutter Twitter with Crypto Scams

By Victor Tangermann

The Five Funniest Things about the SEC’s Lawsuit against Elon Musk

The Five Funniest Things about the SEC’s Lawsuit against Elon Musk

By Dan Robitzski

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement

Reports: Elon Musk Turned Down an SEC Settlement

By Jon Christian

Ludicrous Mode: SEC Sues Elon Musk, Causing a Quick Drop in Tesla Stock

Ludicrous Mode: SEC Sues Elon Musk, Causing a Quick Drop in Tesla Stock

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Tweeted Some Very Cool New Renders of the Big Falcon Rocket

Elon Musk Tweeted Some Very Cool New Renders of the Big Falcon Rocket

By Kristin Houser

The New Render of Elon Musk’s BFR Means It Might Have Some Dope Features

The New Render of Elon Musk’s BFR Means It Might Have Some Dope Features

By Sarah Marquart

Elon Musk Is Digging a Tunnel in a Residential Garage and Nobody Knows Exactly Why

Elon Musk Is Digging a Tunnel in a Residential Garage and Nobody Knows Exactly Why

By Kristin Houser

The Most Far-Out Statements From Elon Musk’s Wide-Ranging Interview With Joe Rogan

The Most Far-Out Statements From Elon Musk’s Wide-Ranging Interview With Joe Rogan

By Victor Tangermann

According to CEO Elon Musk, Tesla's Semi prototype is now able to autonomously travel across the country using the Supercharger network.

Elon Musk Claims a Tesla Semi Prototype Drove “Across the Country Alone”

By Kristin Houser

The SEC Just Subpoenaed Elon Musk Over His Tesla Tweets

The SEC Just Subpoenaed Elon Musk Over His Tesla Tweets

By Dan Robitzski

Elon Musk says he plans to make Tesla's security code for autonomous vehicles freely available, allowing other automakers to use it as they see fit.

Elon Musk Wants All Autonomous Cars to Be as Secure as Tesla’s

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off

Elon Musk’s Money Run for the Future of Tesla Starts Now—Here’s How He’ll Try to Pull It Off

By Victor Tangermann

A new NASA-funded study drawing on 20 years of research says we simply can't terraform Mars using technology available today.

Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can.

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk Is Sending A Team of Engineers To Help Rescue Trapped Thai Boys

Elon Musk Is Sending A Team of Engineers To Help Rescue Trapped Thai Boys

By Victor Tangermann

Electric Cars Are Too Important For Elon Musk to Put at Risk

Electric Cars Are Too Important For Elon Musk to Put at Risk

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: Elon Musk Says Autopilot Is Getting a “Mad Max” Option

The Digest: Elon Musk Says Autopilot Is Getting a “Mad Max” Option

By Kristin Houser