Science & Climate
But Musk said success was not guaranteed.
Microsoft is struggling to fix a global outage, with services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot affected by "connectivity problems".
Science & Climate
The merger would be a blockbuster for Wall Street’s dealmakers, creating a conglomerate housing EVs, energy storage batteries, rockets and satellites.
Science & Climate
Musk called the merger “a good idea,” though he cautioned it wasn’t a guarantee.
Technology
A lesson from the US midterms is that electorates are repelled by the arrogant mega-rich buying democracy. This is a fight Labour can afford to pick, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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World News
Leaders of the House oversight and Senate banking committees vowed aggressive oversight after their party’s sweeping midterm election victory.
Technology
The Cybertruck and its polarizing design gained a niche following, but it did not achieve mass-market sales and Tesla has issued several voluntary recalls.
Technology
Released in 2023, the truck has become a symbol to some of opposition to Musk amid foray into US politics.
Business & Economy
SpaceX deals mostly with the executive branch, though frustrations are simmering in Congress.
In the wake of historic wins for Democrats in the midterms, MAGA Republicans have started to play the blame game.
The market has been reacting to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry following the US mid-terms
Musk joked about space lasers after his midterms candidates lost almost everywhere. Tesla and SpaceX fell nearly 4% as the market rallied.
Business & Economy
Futures are mixed and oil settles after a sharp sell-off
Business & Economy
The election result should remove the “insanity premium” investors have been forced to build into their calculations. Dangers still lurk, though.
Votes are still being counted in some parts of the US, with the Republican Party having lost already control of the House and Senate. Follow live.
France and Malaysia have also launched probes into the viral Grok bikini trend.
Science & Climate
SpaceX wants to become a major US mobile carrier.