Elon Musk’s Election

Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy's new 'department' actually be able to do anything?

Democrats and good government groups are skeptical of how much Trump's outside commission run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be able to do.

Politics - NBC News - November 15

What to know about Elon Musk’s role in Trump’s new administration

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has been a key ally to President-elect Trump and now he’s been tasked with running the "Department of Government Efficiency," an outside effort that is not part of the ...

Elon Musk Ramps Up Legal Fight With OpenAI, Microsoft

The billionaire accused the ChatGPT maker of anticompetitive behavior in new court filings.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - November 15

Elon Musk adds Microsoft to lawsuit against ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Mr Musk, a co-founder of the company, is accusing it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly.

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

Elon Musk met Iran's UN ambassador in New York

It is not clear if President-elect Trump or his national security team were aware of the meeting.

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

Elon Musk backs Howard Lutnick as agent for ‘change’ at US Treasury

Tesla boss publicly lobbies Trump to choose Cantor Fitzgerald boss over Scott Bessent in key economic role

World - Financial Times - November 16

Brazil first lady uses expletive against Elon Musk at G20 event

Janja Lula da Silva joked that she was not afraid of the owner of social media platform X.

Elon Musk is hiring for DOGE. Here's the type of people he wants to recruit

Just days after being tapped to co-lead the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk is searching for "high-IQ" individuals to join the taskforce.

Politics - The Hill - 6 days ago

What is Bluesky, the online platform welcoming users leaving Elon Musk's X?

Bluesky reported one million new users after President-elect Trump tapped X owner Musk for his next administration.

How Elon Musk’s and Vivek Ramaswamy’s Government-Slashing Spree Could Backfire

If they’re not careful, they could make the government’s efficiency problems worse.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

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

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 - 6 days ago

What Elon Musk could learn from Roosevelt’s Keep Commission

The Keep Commission also offers a few historical warnings to Trump and Musk.

Politics - The Hill - 4 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

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 - 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.

Can Elon Musk teach an old DOGE new tricks?

Fixing the federal bureaucracy is critical to the future health of our government and of our nation, so I hope DOGE succeeds. But Musk might discover that it's easier to start a colony on Mars.