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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 Asked People to Upload Their Health Data. X Users Obliged

Privacy experts cringed when people started feeding their medical images to the A.I. tool Grok.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 18

Elon Musk asks voters to brace for 'hardship' as billionaire plans deep spending cuts from potential Trump cabinet post

In the home stretch of the 2024 election, voters who’ve been weighing both campaigns’ proposals to tackle living costs are now hearing a new pitch from the Republican side: accept some short-term ...

What TikTok’s CEO Asking Elon Musk for Trump Advice Could Mean for the Future of Business

Facing an impending TikTok ban in the U.S., Chew Shou Zi has sought advice from a man who has the ear of President-elect Trump.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Let Me Ask a Question We Never Had to Ask Before

Election Day is only the beginning.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Ask Ottolenghi: what’s the secret to a perfect poached egg? | Ask Ottolenghi

Four steps to poached perfection. Please give foolproof advice on how to cook a soft poached egg. Anne Marie, County Donegal I’m here for you, Anne Marie, so let’s do this thing!. Step 1 ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

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 - 4 days ago

Trump 2.0: winners, losers and Elon

Plus, Democratic megadonors reflect on what went wrong and how Elon Musk positioned himself for political triumph

World - Financial Times - November 7

The questions being asked over the Southport attack

The complexities of how our prosecutions work can mean there are limits on what the public can know.

Ask Shrimsley: Am I a real working person?

So what if you work and you’re a person? In what way is that a qualification?

Business - Financial Times - November 1

Trump Asked for Power. Voters Said Yes.

This was a conquering of the nation not by force but with a permission slip. Now, America stands on the precipice of an authoritarian style of governance never before seen in its 248-year history.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 6

Trescothick asks for patience after big England loss

Interim coach Marcus Trescothick asks for patience from England fans after his side falls to a ODI series defeat by West Indies in Barbados.

Golden coaches UF, asks for patience amid inquiry

After four "challenging" days, Florida men's basketball coach Todd Golden welcomed the reception he got when he took the court Monday night before the Gators played Grambling State.

Sports - ESPN - November 12

Smith asks for pause in Trump Florida document case

Special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday asked the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to pause proceedings in an appeal launched in President-elect Trump’s Florida documents case. The filing comes as the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 13

Why is Kamala Harris still asking for campaign donations?

A week after losing the election, Kamala Harris's team are still appealing for funds.

Some U.S. women are being asked to prepay for their baby

Pregnant women say health care providers are billing them to deliver their babies earlier than expected. Patient advocates say that's unethical.

Biden asks Congress for $100B in disaster relief funding

President Biden has sent Congress an emergency funding request for roughly $100 billion to help with recovery after natural disasters, including the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton in the ...

Politics - The Hill - November 18

Google AI chatbot asks user to ‘please die’

Google’s AI chatbot Gemini gave a threatening response to a Michigan college student, telling him to “please die.” The artificial intelligence program and the student, Vidhay Reddy, were engaging ...

Politics - The Hill - November 19

DOJ asks judge to order Google to sell Chrome

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking a federal judge to order Google to sell off its Chrome browser after the court found the tech giant maintained an illegal monopoly over online search. In ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Republicans ask for investigation into federal funding for Planned Parenthood

More than 100 Republican lawmakers are asking for an investigation in to the amount of federal funding that has been awarded to health centers that also provide abortion, including Planned ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Rays asked to declare stadium decision by Sunday

On Monday, Kathleen Peters, Pinellas County Court Commission chairperson, issued a letter to executives of the Tampa Bay Rays, formally requesting the club declare whether it wants to commit to the ...

Sports - ESPN - 21 hours 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

Did Elon Musk Win the Election for Trump?

Through his wealth and cultural influence, Elon Musk undoubtedly strengthened the Trump campaign. WIRED unpacks whether it really was his efforts that sealed the deal for the president-elect.

Tech - Wired - November 7

Elon Musk Joined Trump’s Call With Zelensky

Elon Musk was with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago when the president-elect spoke with Ukraine’s leader. It is not clear if they discussed any change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 8

Elon Musk Made Appearance on Trump-Zelensky Call

The billionaire owner of SpaceX was on the call briefly and his involvement wasn’t planned, according to those familiar with the conversation.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8

Elon Musk joined Trump's call with Zelensky

Billionaire Elon Musk joined President-elect Trump's call earlier this week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a sign of how Musk's close relationship with Trump could manifest itself as ...

Politics - The Hill - November 8

Elon Musk weighing in on Trump staffing decisions: Sources

Several people close to Donald Trump have stressed to ABC News the significance and influence billionaire Elon Musk has had in the Trump orbit over the last week.

TechScape: Will Elon Musk fire a third of the US government?

Musk and Donald Trump propose a ‘Department of Government Efficiency’, crypto wins big in the election and a modern equivalent of Lysistrata takes hold on TikTok. • Don’t get TechScape delivered ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Elon Musk, Ramaswamy land Trump admin roles

President-elect Trump has tapped tech entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead an advisory group focused on cutting federal spending and reducing the size of the government. Trump ...