Elon Musk
Advocacy groups seek to block Musk's Twitter deal
The Stop the Deal campaign is persuading Tesla stockholders to take action against the takeover deal, which has been put on hold by Musk as he wants more information on fake accounts on the platform, The group with nonprofits like Accountable Tech, Center for Countering Digital Hate, GLAAD and MediaJustice, has also asked Tesla stakeholders to ask advertisers to stop spending on the platform.
Starship flight must to send Starlink 2.0 satellites into orbit: Musk
Speaking at YouTube show 'Everyday Astronaut,' Musk said that "we need Starship to work and to fly frequently, or Starlink 2.0 will be stuck on the ground". "Falcon 9 rocket has neither the volume nor the mass to orbit capability required for Starlink 2.0. Even if we shrunk the satellite down, the total up mass of Falcon is not nearly enough to do Starlink 2.0," Musk said late on Tuesday.
'Can no longer support Democrats as they have become party of division, hate': Elon Musk announces support for Republicans
Elon Musk has criticised Joe Biden and his administration very often and a few days back he had said, “Biden’s mistake is that he thinks he was elected to transform the country, but actually everyone just wanted less drama.” He has also criticised the Biden administration for its proposal to tax billionaires and give more incentives to union-made electric vehicles.
Musk invited to UK Parliament to discuss $44 bn Twitter buyout
In a letter, Julian Knight, the Chair of the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee requested the Tesla CEO to appear before lawmakers to discuss the proposal. "At a time when social media companies face the prospect of tighter regulations around the world, we are keen to learn more about how Mr Musk will balance his clear commitment to free speech with new obligations to protect Twitter's users from online harms," Knight said.
Musk joins Twitter's board of directors, promises significant improvements
Musk, who acquired 9.2 per cent share in the micro-blogging platform for nearly $3 billion, is limited from buying more than 15 per cent of Twitter's stock. I'm excited to share that we're appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board," Agrawal posted.
We can't let Putin take over Ukraine: Elon Musk
In an interview with Mathias Dopfner, the CEO of German publishing company Axel Springer, he said that the American government has done more for Ukraine than people may realise. "But it has just not been very public. But it is important to do something serious. We cannot let Putin take over Ukraine. This is crazy," he told Dopfner at Tesla's factory in Fremont, California.
Apple co-founder Wozniak to 'map' space junk, praises Elon Musk
Speaking at the 'Global Entrepreneurship Congress' (GEC) event, Wozniak noted that currently, the efforts and launches and money that is coming from private instead of public sources to get into space, satellites and the like, is crossing over to where more of it is now private enterprise, and that's one of the reasons for launching 'Privateer'.
Musk projected to become world's first trillionaire in 2024
Musk is currently said to be the richest person in the world, overtaking former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos last year to claim the title, reports Teslarati. While Musk has stated many times that material possessions are not a concern of his, eventually selling nearly all of his personal properties as proof, a new study from Tipalti Approve suggests he could become the first person to ever accumulate a $1 trillion net worth.
SpaceX's Starship orbital flight will 'hopefully' launch in May: Musk
SpaceX is developing Starship to take people and cargo to the moon, Mars and beyond. The vehicle consists of two elements: a first-stage booster called Super Heavy and an upper-stage spacecraft known as Starship, Space.com reported. "We'll have 39 flightworthy engines built by next month, then another month to integrate, so hopefully in May for orbital flight test," Musk said in a tweet.
Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch OneWeb satellites
OneWeb, an Indo-UK joint venture satellite communications company, said on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch its low earth orbit (LEO) satellites. OneWeb is a joint venture between India Bharti Global and the UK government. According to OneWeb, it would resume satellite launches through SpaceX rockets.
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