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SpaceX refused govt request to activate Starlink to sink Russian fleet: Musk
“There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol,” said Musk, without mentioning the Ukrainian government. “The obvious intent being to sink most of the Russian fleet at anchor. If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation,” the X owner added.
US agencies probing Tesla’s use of funds for secret ‘glass house’ for Musk
The Department of Justice (DoJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are investigating the use of Tesla funds to bankroll a secret project -- known internally at Tesla as ‘Project 42’ -- for Musk, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Vivek Ramaswamy wants Elon Musk as advisor if he wins election: Report
Ramaswamy said he wants to bring in people with “a blank fresh impression", after a voter at a town hall in Iowa asked the 38-year-old entrepreneur last week where he would seek guidance if elected, The Hill reported, citing NBC News.
Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk cheer for Chandrayaan-3 moon landing
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also reacted positively to the much-anticipated launch.
SpaceX rocket made a hole in ionosphere: US space physicist
Falcon 9, a reusable two-stage rocket designed for safe and reliable transportation of payloads and people into Earth’s orbit and beyond, was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 19.
Traditional news not news anymore, stories have negative tone: Musk
A staunch critic of traditional new publishers, Musk said the stories nowadays have a negative tone which is depressing. “The thing about the traditional news is that, by the time they actually publish anything, it’s not news anymore,” he posted in a tweet.
My friend experienced shooting in US zombie town: Musk
Musk tweeted: "A friend of mine experienced a shooting last night outside his apartment in SF and a bullet went through his wall. Second time it's happened." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.While one user said, "Time to relocate bruh!!! San Francisco has fallen!!", another commented, Elon, be careful.
Starship will be ready to fly again in 2 months: Elon Musk
SpaceX also released a dramatic video recapping the first flight of starship. On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, built to take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond, lifted off successfully.
Twitter a serious danger for traditional media to control the narrative: Musk
Mario Nawfal, Co-founder and CEO at NFT Tech and founder of International Blockchain Consulting (IBC), said in a tweet that he never realised how much the media hates Musk until this week. "Twitter gets criticised for $8 verification, yet no one talks about Instagram copying the strategy at almost double the price," he posted, adding that the SpaceX launch, despite the unsurprising explosion, was a success and an incredible step forward for humanity, yet the media paints it as a failure.
Musk's wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, this was the biggest drop in Musk's wealth so far this year. Tesla's share price fell by 9.8 per cent after disappointing first quarter results. Tesla's operating income decreased 24 per cent to $2.7 billion in Q1 2023 as the Elon Musk-run EV maker continues to cut prices of its vehicles.On the same day, SpaceX's integrated Starship spacecraft experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" four minutes into its first test flight.
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