Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Already a Leader in Satellites, Gets Into the Spy Game

The Pentagon needs what the company offers to compete with China even as it frets over its potential for dominance and the billionaire’s global interests.

Business - The New York Times - October 30

Trump to Watch Latest SpaceX Launch With Elon Musk

The president-elect’s appearance in Texas demonstrates the growing closeness between the two billionaires, and Mr. Musk’s increasing influence in Mr. Trump’s orbit.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Taiwan's Race for Secure Internet Detours Around Musk's Starlink

SpaceX’s network hasn’t cracked the market on an island where self-sufficiency is a matter of survival.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 30

How Elon Musk Cuts Costs at Tesla, SpaceX and X

Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. ...

Business - The New York Times - November 16

Trump Plans to Attend Musk’s SpaceX Launch on Tuesday

The president-elect’s decision to witness the liftoff is another example of his close ties to the world’s wealthiest entrepreneur.

Science - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Trump attends SpaceX Starship launch in Texas with CEO Elon Musk

President-elect Donald Trump attended a SpaceX launch in Texas with CEO Elon Musk, whom he tapped to oversee a government efficiency commission.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Donald Trump joins Elon Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launch

The launch was Starship’s sixth experimental flight following first successful test in June. Donald Trump joined Elon Musk in Texas on Tuesday to watch a successful test launch of SpaceX’s Starship ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

WATCH: Trump joins Elon Musk in Texas for SpaceX Starship launch

On Tuesday, SpaceX launched the most powerful super-heavy Starship rocket on its sixth test flight, but were forced to perform a splashdown after an issue with the booster.

Elon Musk Is Already Asking Trump for Payback After Supporting His Campaign

The billionaire CEO reportedly began lobbying Trump to hire SpaceX employees for top Defense Department roles to help with government contracts and derail regulators.

Business - Inc. - November 7

Elon Musk Is Already Doing Exactly What He Said He Would

From sitting in on calls with foreign leaders to recommending new hires, Musk is already wielding power at Donald Trump’s side.

Tech - Wired - November 12

Elon Musk may already be overstaying his welcome in Trump's orbit

Sources said that Musk’s near-constant presence at Mar-a-Lago in the week since Election Day had begun to wear on people who’ve been in Trump’s inner circle

SpaceX successfully launches giant Starship rocket but won’t catch it with mechanical arms – live

Donald Trump joins Elon Musk in Texas for Starship’s sixth test flight. Full story: Trump joins Musk for SpaceX Starship rocket launch The term Starship refers to the entire launch vehicle, ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Elon Musk backs Sen. Rick Scott for majority leader

On Wednesday, Senate Republicans will select the next majority leader. Several Trump allies, including billionaire Elon Musk, are pushing for Florida Sen. Rick Scott. CBS News congressional ...

Elon Musk Gets a Crash Course in How Trumpworld Works

The world’s richest person, not known for his humility, is still learning the cutthroat courtier politics of Donald Trump’s inner circle — and his ultimate influence remains an open question.

Tech - The New York Times - Yesterday

Why Elon Musk’s Plan to Reinvent EV Batteries Was Dissed by a Chinese Battery Leader

Inside Tesla a team has been feverishly working to reinvent the power cells that make EVs work. The founder of the world’s biggest battery maker said the effort was doomed to fail.

Business - Inc. - November 15

Chinese satellite company to challenge Musk’s Starlink in Brazil

Billionaire Trump ally had clashed with Brasília this year over alleged misinformation on X

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk’s Get-Out-the-Vote Effort

America PAC door knockers were flown to Michigan, driven in the back of a U-Haul, and told they’d have to pay hotel bills unless they met unrealistic quotas. One was surprised they were working to ...

Tech - Wired - October 30

Tesla’s stock extends election surge, as Elon Musk is getting $68 billion richer

Tesla’s stock is headed for its best four-day stretch in more than four years, following Donald Trump’s election win.

Business - MarketWatch - November 11

Trump returns to Washington flanked by Elon Musk, gets standing ovation from GOP

Donald Trump is back in Washington, arriving with billionaire Elon Musk. His first stop was to speak to House Republicans.

Elon Musk goes to Washington

Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House

World - Financial Times - November 12

Elon Musk’s Political Influence

We explore Musk’s agenda and ideology.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

The myths that made Elon Musk

The tech billionaire’s backing of Donald Trump is part of a worldview that draws on Silicon Valley’s wildest frontiers

Business - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

Spy satellite images lead archeologists to the site of a historic battle in Iraq

Declassified 1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led a British-Iraqi archeological team to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that became decisive in the spread of Islam ...

World - ABC News - November 12

Site of ancient, key battle in Iraq found using spy satellite images

1970s-era U.S. spy satellite imagery has led archeologists to what they believe is the site of a seventh-century battle that was decisive in the spread of Islam in the region.

Musk draws scrutiny over SpaceX contracts

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Musk draws scrutiny over US contracts with Russia contact Two Democratic lawmakers are calling for a ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Trump to join Musk at SpaceX launch in Texas

Politics - Politico - 5 days ago

Trump watches as Musk's SpaceX launches Starship rocket

President-elect Trump joined Elon Musk on Tuesday in Texas to observe the launch of a SpaceX rocket as the two leaders have spent significant time together since Election Day. Trump was joined by ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Are Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin Talking?

The billionaire has reportedly been in regular contact with the Russian president, heaping more scrutiny on the power and influence the entrepreneur wields over the U.S. government.

Business - The New York Times - October 25

Valuations at Musk’s SpaceX and xAI set to soar in new deals

Billionaire’s rocket builder plots huge share sale while AI start-up closes in on $5bn funding round

Business - Financial Times - November 15

Trump Ponders New Treasury Picks, Plans SpaceX Launch Visit With Musk

Apollo Global Management Chief Executive Marc Rowan and former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh are new names in the mix of candidates for Secretary of the Treasury.

Business - Inc. - 4 days ago

SpaceX Starship launch puts Trump-Musk relationship on full display

President-elect Donald Trump attended SpaceX's sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday with CEO Elon Musk. The burgeoning friendship between the two men played a key role in ...

Trump Views Test of Starship, the SpaceX Vehicle Musk Is Building for Mars

The company wants to sharply increase flights of the massive vehicle.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Elon Musk’s money and the battle for Pennsylvania – video

Pennsylvania is set to be this election’s most vital swing state, with the world’s richest man injecting tens of millions of dollars into the race to help Donald Trump win. With just days before ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Why a Memphis Community Is Fighting Elon Musk’s Supercomputer

Residents say Mr. Musk’s data center for artificial intelligence is compounding their pollution burden and adding stress on the local electrical grid.

Tech - The New York Times - October 31

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