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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.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
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 circleTop stories - NBC News - November 13 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
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 XWorld - 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.Top stories - ABC News - November 13 -
Elon Musk goes to Washington
Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White HouseWorld - 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 frontiersBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
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.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
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 -
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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 roundBusiness - 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 ...Top stories - CBS News - 4 days ago -
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