Norad Santa tracker 2025 live: Follow Father Christmas as he delivers presents around the world Norad is tracking St Nick’s speedy trip around the globe as he delivers presents worldwide The Independent UK · Dec 25, 2025
Tesla Cybertruck Door Buttons Failed: Investigation Launched As Musk's Vision Creates Deadly Safety Gap Tesla door design traps owners in crashes. Woman suffers burns; college students die. NHTSA investigates design flaw. International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025
Thursday briefing: A short quiz on a very long year – how many questions can you answer about 2025? Welcome to the newsletter’s first end-of-year quiz. Test yourself on culture, technology and assorted political chaos – and check back on 26 December to see how you fared The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2025
X's Generative AI Image Edit Tool Ignites Backlash — Users Fear Image Misuse X rolled out a new feature that lets users alter any image via AI prompts, igniting backlash among users, particularly artists, who fear their work can be misused, misrepresented, and altered without their consent. International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025
Elon Musk's DOGE Failed in Its Mission of Reducing Federal Spending, Savings Claimed 'Were Largely Incorrect' Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded after failing to reduce federal spending, with experts claiming the department's savings reports were largely based on incorrect data. International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025
DOGE promised to cut government spending. It went up under Trump, new report shows Elon Musk initially promised that DOGE would slash $2 trillion in ‘waste, fraud and abuse,’ a goal that was later reduced to $1 trillion The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
Is Tesla Stock a Buy Under $500? Tesla closed at just below $500 on Monday due to a Waymo outage and is the closest it's ever been to breaking through $500. Barchart · Dec 24, 2025
‘Undermines free speech’: Labour MP hits back at US government over visa ban on UK campaigners Chi Onwurah speaks out after Marco Rubio accused five Europeans, including two Britons, of ‘seeking to suppress American viewpoints they oppose’ The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
Emmanuel Macron slams Trump administration over US visa bans for European anti-hate campaigners The move by the US authorities comes despite senior Trump figures, including Vice President JD Vance, lecturing Europe on the importance of free speech Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025
Tesla drivers are buying emergency tools to avoid being trapped inside Tesla’s chief designed said in September that the company was considering potential redesigns to its handles The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
Visa ban for European critics of online harm is first shot in US free speech war Legislation that seeks to curb harmful content is viewed as a threat to Silicon Valley by many Maga politicians The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
Why a $600,000 Salary Can Face 50% Tax Rates While Elon Musk’s $670 Billion Often Goes Untaxed High salaries face 50% tax rates while billionaires like Elon Musk pay 23.8%. The tax code treats wage income and wealth growth completely differently. GOBankingRates · Dec 24, 2025
US military adds Elon Musk’s controversial Grok bot to its ‘AI arsenal’ The ‘anti-woke’ artificial intelligence chatbot called for a new Holocaust earlier this year The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025
US visa ban targets former EU Commissioner Breton over alleged social media censorship Washington announced it banned former EU tech Commissioner Thierry Breton and four other European activists from entering US soil, a decision Breton slammed as a "McCarthy's witch hunt". Euronews · Dec 24, 2025
Axios · Dec 24, 2025 Trump admin bars 5 Europeans its says pressed tech platforms to "censor" U.S. views Accused "mastermind" ex-European Commissioner Thierry Breton called the action in response to EU regulations "a witch hunt."
The Texas Tribune · Dec 24, 2025 Trump administration weighing new South Texas land exchange with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Federal officials are considering swapping 775 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge with the aerospace company, according to The New York Times.
International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025 Trump Considers Giving Elon Musk's SpaceX Federally Protected Land in Deal Despite Conservation Concerns The Trump administration is considering a deal to transfer acres of federally protected land to SpaceX as conservationists raise concerns about its impact on the area.
The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2025 Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025 A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AI
Fortune · Dec 23, 2025 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says humility is an underrated leadership trait: ‘You cannot show me a task that is beneath me’ “I cleaned a lot of toilets,” Huang said, referencing his days as a dishwasher.
The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2025 Trump orders 30 Biden-appointed ambassadors to return home sparking fears of diplomacy gaps Latest Trump firings at State Department raise questions about whether president’s political allies will be selected for ambassadorships
GOBankingRates · Dec 23, 2025 How the Average American’s Net Worth Has Changed From 2000 to 2025 Compared With 10 Top Billionaires See how the average American’s net worth stacks up against top billionaires over the past 25 years and which fortunes skyrocketed most during that time.
The Guardian - US · Dec 23, 2025 Is Susie Wiles an innocent bystander in Trump’s White House? As chief of staff, she has stifled her temptation to intervene time and time again
Barchart · Dec 23, 2025 $800 for Tesla Stock Could Be Reality in 2026. Here’s Why. After a surprisingly strong 2025, analysts believe an $800 price target for Tesla could be within reach in 2026.
Fortune · Dec 23, 2025 OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman says in 10 years time college graduates will be working 'some completely new, exciting, super well-paid' job in space While Bill Gates has said the two-day workweek could come within the next decade, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Gen Alpha college graduates will be too busy planet-hopping.
International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025 Grok AI Comes to X Chat as Musk Confirms Messages Sent to AI Are Unencrypted Elon Musk announces Grok AI integration in X Chat allowing users to long-press messages for analysis, though feature uses unencrypted copies.