The Latest: Elon Musk and Volodymyr Zelenskyy are both attending World Economic Forum Europe is breathing a sigh of relief following Trump’s dramatic reversal over Greenland the day before at Davos The Independent UK · Jan 22
Elon Musk predicts ‘agonizingly slow’ Cybercab and Optimus rollout. But he’s not giving up on Tesla’s big bet on robots Tesla’s production rate will “eventually end up being insanely fast,” Musk said. Fortune · Jan 22
Why Are Elon Musk and Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary Beefing? Here's What We Know A cost dispute over Starlink Wi-Fi sparked insults, takeover jokes and publicity as Elon Musk clashed with Ryanair boss O'Leary. International Business Times UK · Jan 22
Ashton Kutcher Plays Villain In 'The Beauty' And Clears Up Elon Musk Inspiration Rumours Ashton Kutcher returns as a villain in Ryan Murphy's 'The Beauty', revealing why he signed on and denying Elon Musk inspired the role. International Business Times UK · Jan 22
The year of the ‘hectocorn’: the $100bn tech companies that could float in 2026 OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Stripe are rumoured to be among ten of the biggest companies considering IPOs The Guardian - UK · Jan 22
Tough luck, Elon - EPA shuts loophole that lets hyperscalers quickly deploy power generators without needing a permit EPA closes loophole allowing temporary gas turbines, forcing hyperscalers to acquire permits and meet federal air quality standards immediately. TechRadar · Jan 21
Elon’s wild ride at the White House: From DOGE and a chainsaw to one epic bust-up with Trump 2025 was an unprecedented year in American politics, with Elon Musk playing a pivotal role. Io Dodds recounts the tech tycoon’s journey from ‘first buddy’ to MAGA exile and back again — all in the space of 12 months The Independent UK · Jan 21
US treasury secretary cuts awkward figure as Trump’s diplomatic defender Scott Bessent’s maladroit efforts to calm European anger and Americans’ puzzlement over Greenland have fallen flat The Guardian - US · Jan 21
Explosive revelation: Trump administration admits Musk’s DOGE team accessed sensitive data without approval This was predictable from day one. We Got This Covered · Jan 21
Elon Musk's xAI Colossus 2 is nowhere near 1 gigawatt capacity, satellite imagery suggests — despite claims, site only has 350 megawatts of cooling capacity Despite Elon Musk's claim that xAI’s Colossus 2 has already reached a 1 GW scale, satellite analysis by Epoch AI indicates the supercomputer is still far below that level due to limited cooling capacity. Tom’s Hardware · Jan 21
Tesla Just Revived Its Dojo3 Supercomputer. Does That Make TSLA Stock a Buy Here? Tesla stock continues to underperform even as the EV maker outlined ambitious plans across high-growth verticals such as AI and full self-driving. Barchart · Jan 21
Ryanair Posts Hilariously Brutal Takedown Of Elon Musk In Response To His “Twitter Tantrum” “Buy now before Musk gets one!” Bored Panda · Jan 21
DOGE might have misused Social Security data, Trump administration admits Employees might have shared SSNs to help an advocacy group try to “overturn election results in certain States”. TechRadar · Jan 21
ChatGPT will now predict your age to see if it can serve adult content New age prediction feature works by monitoring a person’s usage patterns The Independent UK · Jan 21
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 Doge improperly shared sensitive social security data, DoJ court filing reveals Trump administration acknowledges that Elon Musk’s cost-cutting operation accessed Americans’ sensitive data
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 Suni Williams, Starliner astronaut, retires after 27 years at Nasa She set the record for most spacewalk time by a woman and spent nine months at the International Space Station
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Ryanair boss makes proposition to Musk as airline ownership row continues Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary joked that he and Elon Musk should settle their spat with an arm wrestle “like old farts do” after the billionaire hinted that he would buy the budget airline.
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Elon Musk and Sam Altman clash over ChatGPT murder-suicide ‘Don’t let your loved ones use ChatGPT,’ Tesla boss says
International Business Times UK · Jan 21 ChatGPT Linked to Nine Deaths Including Five Suicides, Elon Musk Says Keep Your Family Away Elon Musk's warning against ChatGPT, citing nine alleged deaths including five suicides, sparks intense dispute with OpenAI's Sam Altman amid ongoing legal and safety controversies over AI harm risk.
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Michael O’Leary challenges Elon Musk to arm wrestle to settle Ryanair-Starlink feud Exclusive: Airline boss calls proposal from The Independent for test of strength ‘a brilliant idea’
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Read in full: Millionaires and billionaires sign open letter demanding higher taxes on the super-rich ‘The super-rich are being given complete free rein,’ the letter says, arguing that often unelected figures have ‘accelerated the breakdown of the planet’
The Independent UK · Jan 21 Michael O’Leary: Elon Musk can insult me all day if it boosts Ryanair sales The Ryanair chief has become embroiled in a spat with the owner of the social media platform X.
Euronews · Jan 21 ‘Big Idiot’ boost: Ryanair cashes in as Musk feud takes off on X A war of words between Michael O’Leary and Elon Musk over Starlink has spilled onto social media, with Ryanair turning insults into publicity and €16.99 "idiot" fares.
The Guardian - US · Jan 21 American democracy on the brink a year after Trump’s inauguration, experts say Scale and speed of president’s moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes – is the US in democratic peril?