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Elon Musk

Latest news on billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter) and the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company.

Born

28 Jun 1971

Industry

Business, Technology

Job Title

Businessman

SCMP Highlights

Xiaomi speeds up YU7 launch, Tesla’s Robotaxi vs Baidu’s Apollo Go: 7 EV readsFrom Xiaomi accelerating its latest EV launch to Chinese carmakers facing a price war, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

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Artificial intelligence

How Tesla’s Robotaxi service compares with Baidu’s Apollo Go in China

23 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM

SCMP Highlights

US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Labubu faces competition: 5 weekend reads

23 Jun 2025 - 1:15PM

Tesla

Tesla launches long-discussed robotaxi serviceElon Musk’s decade-long robotaxi vision takes its first steps, utilising the Tesla Model Y initially.

23 Jun 2025 - 1:39PM

United States

My Take | Why ancient Rome is haunting contemporary America’s far rightThey welcome Trump’s imperial presidency and unchecked executive power, seeing parallels with a transition from republicanism to empire.

22 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM

Donald Trump

How much of a future does Elon Musk really have in US politics?The billionaire Tesla chief, after leaving Trump administration, has suggested founding a third political party. But would it succeed?

21 Jun 2025 - 11:44PMvideocam

United States

SpaceX Starship explodes in setback to Musk’s Mars missionA huge blast enveloped the rocket as it stood upright on a test stand in Texas.

20 Jun 2025 - 1:05PMvideocam

United States

Elon Musk’s xAI burning through US$1 billion a month as costs pile upThe artificial intelligence start-up is seeking to raise US$9.3 billion, with plans to spend over half of it in just the next three months.

18 Jun 2025 - 3:05AMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

Trump breaks with G7 stance, Nvidia to attend China expo: SCMP daily highlightsFrom US tech giant Nvidia attending a China expo to the Fujian aircraft carrier’s possible commission, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

17 Jun 2025 - 9:15PM

Britain

Report exposes UK’s failure to confront ethnicity in ‘grooming gangs’UK government apologises for failing to protect girls after a report found fears of racism meant authorities failed to act.

17 Jun 2025 - 11:49AM

Sexual harassment and assault

UK to hold inquiry into ‘grooming gangs’ that abused thousands of girlsThe scandal involving groups of mostly Pakistani men was thrust back into the spotlight after criticism from billionaire Elon Musk.

15 Jun 2025 - 2:55AM

Britain

7 men in UK convicted in latest trial over ‘grooming gangs’ scandalThey were convicted after a trial involving 50 offences, including rape and indecency with a child, which occurred between 2001 and 2006.

13 Jun 2025 - 9:58PM

US-China relations

Opinion | Trump’s fundamental mistake is in seeing China as America’s problemThe US president fails to grasp that a rising China is a new question to answer, not an old mistake to correct.

13 Jun 2025 - 11:27AMvideocam

Donald Trump

House approves Trump request to cut US$9.4 billion in foreign aid funding‘These cuts will lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands, devastating the most vulnerable in the world,’ said congressman Jim McGovern.

13 Jun 2025 - 5:20AMvideocam

Donald Trump

Trump blocks California’s plan to phase out petrol-powered cars, clouding EV futureCalifornia had planned to end the sale of petrol-only vehicles by 2035, among other ambitious efforts.

13 Jun 2025 - 9:40AM

Los Angeles protests

What to know about planned ‘No Kings’ US protests against TrumpA nationwide ‘day of defiance’ is planned for June 14 with rallies in nearly 2,000 US locations.

13 Jun 2025 - 4:53PM

Donald Trump

‘Went too far’: Musk regrets some Trump criticismsTrump said his relationship with Musk was over after a social media dispute, where Musk called the president’s tax and spending bill a ‘disgusting abomination’.

11 Jun 2025 - 11:29PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Letters | What the Trump-Musk feud reveals about American declineReaders discuss the state of US democracy, National Guard troops in Los Angeles, and the suffering of children in Gaza.

11 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM

United States

Musk’s father says Elon made mistake, bets ‘Trump will prevail’Errol Musk claims stress was behind public spat with the US president, dismissing feud as a ‘small thing’.

10 Jun 2025 - 12:27AM

LGBTQ

With rage and humour, WorldPride rally in Washington takes aim at TrumpRally at Lincoln Memorial protests against setbacks under Trump; speakers criticise president for issuing orders limiting transgender rights.

9 Jun 2025 - 11:51AM

Donald Trump

Trump warns Musk against funding Democrats, thinks their relationship is overThe Tesla CEO is making a ‘huge mistake’ going after the US president, VP J.D. Vance says.

8 Jun 2025 - 1:38AMvideocam

United States

US Supreme Court allows Doge to access Social Security data of AmericansElon Musk remains influential post-White House as Supreme Court supported Donald Trump, allowing Doge access to Social Security data and raising privacy concerns.

7 Jun 2025 - 9:36AM

Donald Trump

Trump not interested in talking to Elon Musk, may get rid of his TeslaThe US president and the world’s richest man continue to trade barbs after falling out in an extraordinarily public fashion.

7 Jun 2025 - 2:13AMvideocam

SCMP Highlights

US-China trade call’s impact on firms, Trump-Musk feud: SCMP daily highlightsFrom the impact of Trump and Xi’s call on Chinese factories to a groundbreaking plane radar, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.

6 Jun 2025 - 9:15PM

India

Tesla’s India entry appears in doubt after minister questions intentHeavy industries minister says Tesla is ‘more interested’ in establishing showrooms and ‘not interested’ in manufacturing in India.

6 Jun 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Explainer | Caught in a bad bromance: Trump and Musk go for the throat – what just happened?The gloves have come off as the besties turn on each other, attacking policy decisions, threatening repercussions and levelling scandalous accusations.

6 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM

United States

Musk escalates public spat with Trump by making Epstein files claimElon Musk claimed the US president ‘is in the Epstein files’, but offered no evidence.

6 Jun 2025 - 2:28PMvideocam

SpaceX

Trump-Musk clash threatens to ground US space ambitionsUS president’s threat to pull Musk contracts casts a shadow over critical Nasa, Pentagon and commercial space initiatives.

6 Jun 2025 - 4:50PMvideocam

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