Brussels has designated Booking.com a “gatekeeper” between businesses and consumers, meaning it must comply with strict tech rules. It has yet to decide if the same applies to Elon Musk’s X social platform. The European Commission on...
Elon Musk has replaced Twitter’s blue bird logo with a white X and launched a major rebranding of the social media giant. Musk has said tweets will now be called “x’s.” Social media giant Twitter received a...
The world’s richest man has made public statements that deny basic science about the role of agriculture in heating the planet, say experts. Elon Musk, the wealthy owner of Twitter, has falsely claimed that farming has...
Tesla chief Elon Musk sent an email to executives announcing staff cuts and a worldwide hiring pause. He attributed the announcement to a “super bad feeling” he has about the economy, Reuters reports. Elon Musk, the...
The SpaceX founder has said his groundbreaking megarocket could be orbital within months. Some say Starship is the beginning of the end for space firms that fail to see its potential. On Thursday night at...
Nearly 58% of more than 3.5 million Twitter users said the world’s richest person should go ahead and sell his stocks. It remains to be seen whether the Tesla CEO will stick to his pledge...
The US government is investigating Tesla’s partially automated driving system after crashes that left one person dead and 17 people injured. Authorities in the United States have opened a formal probe into Tesla’s driver assistance...
The price of Bitcoin took a tumble after Elon Musk said Tesla would no longer be accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment method. Musk raised concerns about the climate impact of Bitcoin mining. The US...
Running the cryptocurrency Bitcoin requires more energy than New Zealand and Belgium put together. How can something virtual keep power plants around the world so busy? DW’s Timothy Rooks looks into the numbers. If you...
Tesla’s shares jumped by over 10% following the news that the electric car company will be added to the US leading S&P 500 stock index. The inclusion follows a snub in September. Tesla Inc’s shares were...
CEO Elon Musk said that the electric car maker plans to cut roughly 3,000 jobs, prompting another sharp dip in share prices. Tesla is struggling in the US as the government rolls back a tax...
Elon Musk has once again caused a whirlwind of speculation with a few tweets. Afterwards Tesla stock rose and trading was halted for around two hours. Only Donald Trump can move markets more. On Tuesday,...