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Elon Musk: 'Guess I Better Cancel That Open-Car Parade'

He accuses media of 'actively encouraging' his assassination

(Newser) - Elon Musk is all in on Donald Trump, and he fears it's making him a target. In a post on X Sunday, the billionaire said that with "their relentless hit pieces, legacy mainstream media are actively encouraging the assassination" of Donald Trump, and now him. Musk shared a...

So, Is Elon Musk's $1M Offer Actually Legal?

It's not clear, but some election law experts are concerned

(Newser) - Elon Musk says he'll give $1 million every day from now until the presidential election to a registered voter who signs his petition pledging support for the first two constitutional amendments—but is that even legal? That's the question multiple outlets are weighing in on. Until Tuesday, only...

Musk Gives Petition Signer a $1M Check

Billionaire Trump supporter says one payment will be handed out at random each day until election

(Newser) - Elon Musk had already increased his cash reward to registered voters who sign his free-speech-and-guns petition from $47 to $100 . He's now sweetened the pot by promising to give someone picked at random from the signees $1 million, a bonanza he said he'll repeat every day until the...

Musk&#39;s Offer for Signatures Could Cost $47M
Musk: My Offer
to Sign Petition
Is Now $100
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Oct 18, 2024 2:14 PM CDT

Musk: My Offer to Sign Petition Is Now $100

Effort to sign up supporters of free speech and bearing arms will gather names of potential voters

(Newser) - Reassessing the market, Elon Musk is upping his if-you-act-now offer to voters to sign a petition in exchange for cash. The billionaire on Thursday posted on X that he's more than doubling the original offer of $47, to be paid by his pro-Donald Trump super PAC, NBC News reports....

Musk Urges Pennsylvanians to Vote Early as Some Ask 'Why?'

Billionaire holds first solo event for Trump

(Newser) - Elon Musk held his first solo event in support of Donald Trump for president on Thursday, encouraging voters in the Philadelphia suburbs to register to cast their ballots and vote early, though some attendees shouted back, "Why?" The America PAC event at Ridley High School's auditorium in Folsom...

SpaceX Sues California Regulators
SpaceX Sues
California Regulators
Oct 17, 2024 2:30 AM CDT

SpaceX Sues California Regulators

Lawsuit filed after commission denies its request to boost number of annual launches

(Newser) - The California Coastal Commission rejected SpaceX's request to increase the number of launches it makes every year from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, and now SpaceX is suing the regulatory agency. The Elon Musk-founded company is accusing the commission of political bias, claiming in its lawsuit...

Finally, a First Look at Musk&#39;s Donations to Trump
Finally, a First Look at
Musk's Donations to Trump
THE RUNDOWN
Oct 16, 2024 10:20 AM CDT

Finally, a First Look at Musk's Donations to Trump

X owner gave $75M over last 3 months, per new FEC filing

(Newser) - Elon Musk remains the world's richest man, with a net worth of $241 billion at last peek. But he's pumped tens of millions from that pot into reelection efforts for Donald Trump, showing that Musk "has vaulted into the top ranks of Republican donors," per NBC...

I, Robot Director: 'Hey Elon, Can I Have My Designs Back Please'

Filmmakers slam 'utter lack of creativity'

(Newser) - Elon Musk unveiled the Robotaxi, the Robovan, and humanoid robots at the "We, Robot" showcase last week —and it wasn't just the name that seemed very familiar to I, Robot director Alex Proyas. In a post on X , Proyas shared an image of vehicles and robots from...

SpaceX Pulls Off a First With Latest Launch

It catches returning booster with mechanical arms on the launch pad

(Newser) - SpaceX launched its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday on its boldest test flight yet—and caught the returning booster back at the pad with mechanical arms, per the AP . Towering almost 400 feet, the empty Starship blasted off at sunrise from the southern tip of Texas near the Mexican border....

Tesla's Latest: 'Fall Asleep and Wake Up at Your Destination'

So says Elon Musk as 'robotaxi' is unveiled in Hollywood

(Newser) - It doesn't have a steering wheel or pedals, but Elon Musk has "staked Tesla's future" on his company's new Cybercab, unveiled Thursday evening at a Warner Bros. studio in Hollywood. The company's CEO vowed that the self-driving two-seater "robotaxi," which the New York ...

X Complies With Brazil Judge's Demands

Platform can now be reinstated after a nationwide shutdown of more than a month

(Newser) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday authorized the restoration of social media platform X´s service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown , according to a statement posted on the court's website.
  • Elon Musk's X was blocked on Aug. 30 in
...

Musk Takes a Leap Into Trump Rallies

In his first appearance, billionaire tells crowd to vote to protect democracy

(Newser) - As a public speaker, Elon Musk usually is somewhat subdued. But his enthusiasm for Donald Trump apparently transformed him Saturday in a high-energy, bouncy appearance at the candidate's rally in Pennsylvania . Jumping up and down, arms raised, the billionaire's joyful presentation contrasted with darker messages, which he illustrated...

WH on False Helene Rumors: Stop 'Spreading This Poison'

Conspiracy theories about disaster relief abound in the wake of deadly hurricane

(Newser) - As local, state, and federal authorities scramble to help those hit hardest by Hurricane Helene , which killed more than 220 , they've got another problem to deal with: conspiracy theories about relief efforts, per Reuters and CNN . "Disinformation of this kind can discourage people from seeking critical assistance when...

Report: Musk's GOP Donations Aren't Exactly a New Thing

Wall Street Journal examines the cash he's given to Republicans over the years, his 'fingerprints' erased

(Newser) - Elon Musk reportedly made his largest political donation ever in August of $290,000 to the National Republican Congressional Committee, amid what seemed like a rather sudden shift to right-wing causes—but the X owner's donations to the GOP apparently stretch back further. That's according to a new...

Zuckerberg Steals a Title From Jeff Bezos

Facebook founder is now the world's second-richest person after Elon Musk

(Newser) - Elon Musk leads the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with at least $50 billion more than those behind him. That means that, for now, the title of world's richest person is out of grasp for Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Second place, however, is all his. For the first time, the Facebook...

Trump's Return to Fateful Rally Site Will Include Special Guest

Billionaire Elon Musk 'will be there to support' presidential candidate in Butler, Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Elon Musk will be in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday to watch Donald Trump's return to the place he was shot . "I will be there to support!" the world's richest person, and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, wrote Thursday on X, where he's lately been complaining...

X Has Dropped 80% of Value Since Musk Bought It: Report

Investment firm Fidelity's shares of social media site were worth nearly $20M in October '22; now, around $4.2M

(Newser) - When Elon Musk bought the former Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, the investment firm Fidelity held some $19.66 million worth of shares. Now, two years later, there's been a bit of a shift—and not in Musk's favor. TechCrunch reports that Fidelity's latest valuation...

Musk Loses Democrats as He Tilts GOP

Poll shows billionaire CEO has the approval ratings of 'a typical national Republican politician'

(Newser) - Popular views of Elon Musk have become more polarized since the billionaire became a vocal supporter of Donald Trump specifically and Republican politics generally, a new poll shows. Such a split, with members of one party overwhelmingly backing someone who's overwhelmingly opposed by the other party, is not unusual...

X Got 67M Hate Reports, Penalized 2K Accounts
X Got 67M Hate Reports,
Penalized 2K Accounts
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 25, 2024 1:06 PM CDT

X Got 67M Hate Reports, Penalized 2K Accounts

Platform's first transparency report under owner Elon Musk released Wednesday

(Newser) - Before Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform released a transparency report every six months. Only now, two years after Musk's October 2022 takeover, has the platform now known as X released its first such report under its billionaire owner. At 15 pages, Wednesday's Global Transparency Report is...

Elon Musk's Supercomputer in Memphis Worries Locals

NPR looks at how the energy-hungry plant caught even government officials by surprise

(Newser) - Stored in a building the size of 13 football fields, a supercomputer built to propel Elon Musk's artificial-intelligence enterprise dubbed xAI has flipped the "on" switch in South Memphis, Tennessee. But residents, environmental agencies, and some City Council members say they didn't know it was coming. "...

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