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New book says Elon Musk blocked Ukrainian attack on Russian fleet in Crimea by turning off Starlink

Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to disable Starlink satellite communications near the coast of Russian-occupied Crimea last year to sabotage a planned Ukrainian drone strike. Musk was worried the…

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Zuckerberg ‘not holding breath’ over Musk cage fight

NEW YORK/BENGALARU (Reuters) - Elon Musk said in a social media post on Sunday that his proposed fight with Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social…

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Musk says fight with Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on X

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said in a social media post that his fight with Meta Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as…

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Musk’s X to fund legal bills of people ‘unfairly treated’ for posting on platform

(Reuters) - Elon Musk has said his X social media platform will fund the legal bills of people who have been treated unfairly by employers because of posting or liking…

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Musk will train if Las Vegas martial arts cage match takes hold

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Elon Musk said he will start training if the mixed martial arts cage fight he has provoked with fellow billionaire media mogul Mark Zuckerberg takes shape. Twitter…

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink says has FDA approval for study of brain implants in humans

By Akriti Sharma and Rachael Levy (Reuters) - Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given the green light to its first-in-human clinical…

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Elon Musk says Twitter has a headcount of about 2,300

Jan 21 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc has about 2,300 active employees, Elon Musk said in a Tweet on Saturday. CNBC on Friday reported that Twitter's full-time headcount has reduced to about 1,300 active, working…

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UPDATED: Elon Musk poll shows 57.5% want him to step down as Twitter chief

Dec 19 (Reuters) - A poll by Elon Musk on whether he should quit as Twitter CEO showed the majority of users of the social media platform who took part…

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UPDATE – Elon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists but concerns persist

Dec 17 (Reuters) - Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a day over a controversy on publishing public data about the billionaire's plane. The reinstatements…

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Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man

Elon Musk is no longer the world's richest man after a sharp drop in the value of his shares in electric car company Tesla this year. According to both Forbes…

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Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president’s account

By Sheila Dang and Helen Coster Nov 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of…

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Elon Musk starts Twitter poll on whether to bring back Trump

By Hyunjoo Jin and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Elon Musk started a Twitter poll late on Friday asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate former U.S. President Donald Trump's…

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Elon Musk says ‘I have too much work on my plate’

By Leika Kihara NUSA DUA, Indonesia, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday he was working "at the absolute most amount...from morning til night, seven days a…

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Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a U.S. privacy…

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Elon Musk’s Twitter girds for surge in U.S. midterm election misinformation

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates, election experts are anxiously bracing for a…

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Employees file class action against Twitter as Musk lays off half the workforce

(Reuters) - Twitter Inc laid off half its workforce on Friday but said cuts were smaller in the team responsible for preventing the spread of misinformation, as advertisers pulled spending…

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Elon Musk deletes tweet with unfounded theory about Pelosi attack

(Reuters) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk appeared to have deleted a tweet posted on Sunday referencing an unfounded theory regarding the attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker…

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Musk fired Twitter execs in attempt to avoid payouts, layoffs planned – reports

(Reuters) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk fired top executives in an effort to avoid hefty severance payouts, while lining up other layoffs as soon as Saturday to avoid stock…

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As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, free speech limits tested

(Reuters) -Mere hours after Elon Musk kicked off a new era at Twitter Inc, the billionaire owner was deluged with pleas and demands from banned account holders and world leaders.…

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FACTBOX: From outer space to social media, Elon Musk’s growing universe

(Reuters) - U.S. billionaire Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's new owner on Thursday after he completed his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media firm, concluding a dramatic six-month…

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Elon Musk completes $44bn Twitter takeover

(Reuters) - Elon Musk became Twitter Inc's new owner on Thursday, firing top executives he had accused of misleading him and providing little clarity over how he will achieve the…

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Musk says recession could last until 2024

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday he thinks a recession will last until the spring of 2024, after earlier saying "a recession of sorts"…

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Musk offers proposal on China-Taiwan tensions, after Russia-Ukraine plan

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk, days after floating a possible deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine that drew condemnation in Ukraine, suggested that tensions between China…

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Elon Musk to provide Florida with Starlink satellites in response to Hurricane Ian

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk agreed to provide the company's satellite internet service, Starlink, for help in response to Hurricane Ian in…

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Musk says activating Starlink, in response to Blinken on internet freedom in Iran

(Reuters) - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that he would activate the firm's satellite internet service, Starlink, in response to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's tweet that the United…

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Musk sells nearly $7 billion in Tesla shares

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, tweeting it was important to avoid an emergency sale of Tesla stock…

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Musk says Twitter deal should go ahead if it provides proof of real accounts

Aug 6 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said that if Twitter Inc. TWTR.N could provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his $44 billion deal to…

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Twitter sues Elon Musk to hold him to $44 billion deal

WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Twitter Inc sued Elon Musk for violating his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform and asked a Delaware court to order the world's richest person…

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Elon Musk reported to have had twins last year with one of his top executives

(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his brain-chip startup Neuralink, had twins in November of 2021, Business Insider reported. In April, Musk and…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX fires at least five for letter criticizing him

June 17 (Reuters) - At least five employees were fired by private rocket company SpaceX after drafting and circulating an open letter criticizing founder Elon Musk and calling on executives at the…

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Elon Musk sued for $258 billion over alleged Dogecoin pyramid scheme

NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters) - Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint…

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UPDATED: Musk feels ‘super bad’ about economy, needs to cut 10% of Tesla jobs

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3 (Reuters) - Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in…

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Musk denies he sexually harassed flight attendant on private jet

OAKLAND, (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk took to Twitter late on Thursday to denounce as "utterly untrue" claims in a news report that he had sexually harassed a flight attendant on a…

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Musk says $44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold

May 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc TWTR.N was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts. "Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending…

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Musk says he prefers ‘less divisive’ candidate than Trump in 2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk made clear that even though he wants Twitter to lift its permanent ban on former President Donald Trump, that doesn't mean he supports Trump in a…

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Musk says he would reverse Twitter ban on Donald Trump

Billionaire Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter's ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump when he buys the social media platform, the clearest signal yet of Musk's intention to cut moderation of the site.…

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Musk says Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial, government users

(Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Twitter Inc might charge a "slight" fee for commercial and government users, part of the billionaire entrepreneur's push to grow revenue which has lagged behind larger…

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Musk sells Tesla shares worth $4 bln, says no more sales planned

April 28 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $4 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, U.S. securities filings showed on Thursday, in sales likely aimed at helping finance…

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Dogecoin jumps after Musk tweets Tesla merchandise ‘buyable’ with the token

SINGAPORE, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Meme-based cryptocurrency dogecoin jumped on Friday after Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk said the electric carmaker will accept it as payment for merchandise. "Tesla merch…

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Tesla CEO Musk says he is ‘almost done’ with stock sales

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday he was "almost done" with his stock sales after selling over $15 billion worth for more than one month. The billionaire…

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FT names Elon Musk as ‘Person of the Year’

The Financial Times newspaper has followed the Time magazine in naming Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc, as its "Person of the Year", commending him for the…

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Elon Musk Is Time’s 2021 Person Of The Year

Elon Musk is Time’s Person of the Year. The magazine said that he had been chosen for his work in space as well as on electric cars, as well as…

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Elon Musk sells $5 bln in Tesla shares after Twitter poll

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk sold about $5 billion in shares, the billionaire reported in filings on Wednesday, just days after he polled Twitter users about selling 10% of his…

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VIDEO: SpaceX crew splashes down after return from International Space Station

Four astronauts strapped inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast on Monday, capping a six-month NASA science mission aboard the International…

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Elon Musk and singer Grimes split up

Elon Musk and Grimes have split up after three years together, according to reports. Musk, who is the founder of SpaceX and Tesla, confirmed to Page Six that he and…

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Musk says Tesla likely to launch humanoid robot prototype next year

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday said the electric automaker will probably launch a "Tesla Bot" humanoid robot prototype next year, designed for dangerous, repetitive, or boring work…

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Musk’s ‘AI Day’ confronts tough questions about Tesla’s technology

At Tesla's "Autonomy Day" event in April 2019, Chief Executive Elon Musk said that by mid-2020 Tesla would have over a million self-driving vehicles where riders "could go to sleep"…

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Tesla’s Musk hopes to make first cars at Berlin plant in Oct

Tesla hopes to make the first cars at its "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, near Berlin, in October or soon afterwards, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday. Tesla has pushed back…

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SpaceX’s Starlink expects it can provide global coverage around September

Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage by around September but will then need to seek regulatory approvals, its…

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Bitcoin jumps after Musk says Tesla could use it again

Bitcoin hit a two-week peak just shy of $40,000 on Monday, after another weekend reacting to tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, who fended off criticism over his market influence…

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Elon Musk says Tesla eyeing Russia as a potential production hub

Elon Musk said on Friday that Tesla was close to establishing a presence in Russia and was looking at whether it could open factories there. Addressing an event in Russia…

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UPDATED: Bitcoin hits 3-month low, then rallies, on Musk tweets

Bitcoin rallied from three-month low on Monday in a volatile session that saw investors initially selling and then buying cryptocurrencies in the wake of Tesla boss Elon Musk's tweets about…

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame by thinking

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup released footage appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology. The 3-minute video by Neuralink shows…

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Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin

Tesla Inc chief Elon Musk said on Wednesday the company's electric vehicles can now be bought using bitcoin and the option will be available outside the United States later this…

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Elon Musk says Bitcoin and ethereum prices ‘seem high’

Billionaire CEO Elon Musk said the price of bitcoin and ethereum seemed high, at a time when the cryptocurrencies have hit record highs, with bitcoin crossing the $1 trillion market-capitalization…

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Elon Musk says bitcoin is slightly better than holding cash

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk said that owning bitcoin was only a little better than holding conventional cash, but that the slight difference made it a better asset to hold.…

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A Tesla for a bitcoin: Musk drives price to moon with $1.5 bln purchase

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Bitcoin took another large stride toward mainstream acceptance on Monday after billionaire Elon Musk's electric vehicle company Tesla Inc revealed it had bought $1.5 billion of…

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