It started with Elon. Now there’s another celebrity Musk in China: His mother.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is big in China — but his mother is a rapidly rising star there as well.

What Elon Musk Needs From China

From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance.

Business - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Elon Musk: the ‘wild card’ in Trump’s dealings with China

Do the billionaire’s longstanding ties to Beijing represent a diplomatic opportunity or a clash of political and business interests?

Business - Financial Times - 13 hours ago

What Elon Musk Needs From China

From electric cars to solar panels, Mr. Musk has built businesses in high-tech manufacturing sectors now targeted by Beijing for Chinese dominance.

Tech - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Trump’s Historic Chief of Staff Pick, and What Elon Musk Wants Now

Plus, for $200, he was the voice of the internet.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

The Conspiracy Theory That Elon Musk Stole the Election Using Starlink Is Everywhere Now

The rapid spread of false claims about election fraud has experts worried. While not being promoted by politicians or the media, as similar claims were in 2020, the conspiracy theories are still ...

Tech - Wired - November 14

Musk has parked his Tesla on the White House lawn

The opinionated billionaire is not on the ballot, but he has turned the US election into an effective pulpit

Business - Financial Times - November 4

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 Puts His Imprint on the Trump Transition at Mar-a-Lago

He’s on the patio. He’s on the golf course. Everywhere Donald Trump looks, there is the world’s richest man.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

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

Why Elon Musk Says His New Role ‘Won’t Be Business as Usual’

Musk’s moves since the election suggest the Tesla CEO will be heavily involved in the Trump administration’s ‘revolution,’ as he calls it.

Business - Inc. - November 15

As Elon Musk Moved to the Right, His Businesses Moved to Texas

The billionaire has rapidly transformed parts of the state, shocking even development-friendly officials: “It was like, ‘Voilà, Elon is here.’”

Top stories - The New York Times - November 20

Elon Musk moves $1 million voter lottery lawsuit to federal court — for now

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and his America PAC are supporting Donald Trump against Kamala Harris in the presidential election contest.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Elon Musk is no Kissinger, but may help improve U.S.-China relations, experts say

Musk's relationship with Trump has fueled expectations that he could soften U.S. policy toward Beijing, but experts caution against putting too much stock into the Tesla CEO.

Business - CNBC - November 12

Elon Musk reportedly buys a $35 million compound in Austin to house his 11 kids and their moms

Elon Musk is said to have grand plans to bring all of his children together under one Texas roof.

Business - MarketWatch - November 4

Elon Musk's election-doubting posts shared 9 times more than his less extreme election content

An NBC News analysis of Elon Musk's tweets about the election found that he increasingly shared conspiratorial posts in recent months.

TechScape: X reaches its final form: Elon Musk has bent it to his will

The evolution of Musk’s X network is complete; why Reddit is profitable; and niche Halloween costumes. • Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here . Hello, and welcome to ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

How Trump’s ‘new star’ Elon Musk stands to benefit from his presidency

There are already signs of a return on the Tesla chief’s political investment, and there could be more to come. US elections 2024 – live updates US election results 2024: live map and ...

World - The Guardian - November 6

Entrepreneurs Including Mark Cuban and Elon Musk Congratulated Trump on His Decisive Win, While Others Licked Their Wounds

The results are in and while there may be some sour grapes, most entrepreneurs chose to keep it classy.

Business - Inc. - November 6

Trump thinks he can fix golf's mess. He starts by playing golf with PGA Tour commissioner

President-elect Donald Trump has said it would take about 15 minutes to sort out golf's mess

Sports - ABC News - November 18

With DOGE, Elon Musk Wants to Bring His Brutal Managerial Style to the Federal Government. But He Doesn’t Own It. Yet

Running the government like a corporation isn’t a new idea. It also doesn’t work.

Business - Inc. - November 18

Here's where Elon Musk says his DOGE will aim to cut federal spending

Billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy say the Department of Government Efficiency has targets in mind for cost cutting.

How Elon Musk’s plan to slash government agencies and regulation may benefit his empire

Donald Trump has said the Department of Government Efficiency would end government “bureaucracy,” relax “excess” regulations and cut “wasteful” expenditures.

Business - CNBC - November 22

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 - November 18

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 - 6 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

Why Elon Musk's Robotaxi Dreams Are Premature

Tesla is pushing to build true self-driving vehicles by 2026. The way its CEO wants to do it seems risky.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 1

What's at stake for Elon Musk in the presidential election?

Musk, the world's richest person, has sought to help elect Donald Trump.

A Recent Timeline of Elon Musk Going All In on Trump

Over the past month, Elon Musk has put himself in position to take the credit for a Donald Trump win—or the blame for a loss.

Tech - Wired - November 4

Elon Musk to watch results with Donald Trump

The tech billionaire has aggressively campaigned for the Republican candidate in swing states across the country.

Trump’s victory will benefit Elon Musk and xAI

Now that Musk helped propel Trump to a victory, expect xAI to join in the list of federally approved AI vendors and possibly even preferred AI vendors.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 6

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