The Republican presidential nominee is endorsing a commission that could give Musk responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations.
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Trump eyes plan that may give Elon Musk role in auditing U.S. agencies
Musk’s potential involvement in a government regulatory and spending commission has sparked concerns from ethics experts who point to conflicts of interest that could emerge between such a post and his business empire.
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Questions about the safety of Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system are growing
The technology’s problems have led many observers to become skeptical that Tesla’s system will ever be able to operate safely on a broad scale.
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Strategist who ran DeSantis’ ill-fated bid working with Musk to help organize voters for Trump
Donald Trump’s campaign is largely leaving paid canvassing and get-out-the-vote efforts to outside groups like America PAC, funded in part by Elon Musk.
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Elon Musk’s X sues advertisers over alleged ‘massive advertiser boycott’ after Twitter takeover
About a year after Musk bought the company, a number of advertisers began fleeing over concerns about ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffers engine failure during satellite launch
CEO Elon Musk wrote on social media that the engine on the mission with no astronauts failed ‘for reasons currently unknown.’
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Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s massive $50 billion pay package
Investors and Musk’s supporters, including X CEO Linda Yaccarino, applauded the results. The tally will be finalized at a shareholder meeting later Thursday.
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Elon Musk woos Tesla investors to restore his $50 billion pay package
In a historic vote, Tesla shareholders have power to decide whether Musk will keep his title as richest man on earth.
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Elon Musk has made X more right-leaning, study shows
The percentage of Republican users who think X is ‘mostly good’ for American democracy has more than tripled since Musk purchased the site in October 2022.
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SpaceX’s mega rocket, on its fourth attempt, completes test flight without exploding
The mega Starship rocket returned to Earth after blasting off from Texas and making an hourlong flight.