Elon Musk says DOGE has no power to cut costs: ‘We are merely advisors’ “We’re not the dictators of the government, we are the advisors,” Musk says after backing way off his initial goal to save $2 trillion Fortune · May 20, 2025
Musk Says Will Spend 'A Lot Less' On Political Campaigns Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday he was pulling back from spending his fortune on politics, asserting his Tesla electric car company was doing well despite blowback over his support of US President Donald Trump. International Business Times · May 20, 2025
Musk Reveals Plans to Reduce Political Spending in Future Elections: 'I Think I've Done Enough' After pouring over $250 million into Trump's 2024 campaign, billionaire Elon Musk says he plans to scale back political donations in future elections. Latin Times · May 20, 2025
Musk plans to reduce political spending as he steps back from Trump administration: ‘I’ve done enough’ Billionaire says he no longer ‘sees a reason’ to focus so much of his time and investment in public affairs The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
More tornadoes and fewer meteorologists make for a dangerous mix that's worrying US officials As tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
Tesla Is Crafting a New Compensation Plan for Elon Musk. What Does That Mean for TSLA Stock? Tesla shares surged 32% since late April as investors digest news that the board is working on a new compensation plan for Elon Musk, signaling intent to retain him as CEO amid legal and strategic uncertainties. Barchart · May 20, 2025
Trump Could Clamp Down On EVs Even More With New Fuel Economy Rules The Trump administration and its allies say that cars are too expensive. These days, not many people would disagree, but the GOP's underlying target with those claims is often electric vehicles. Now, Trump's U.S. Transportation Department seems to be going after fuel economy rules that were used by the Biden administration… InsideEVs · May 20, 2025
Trump the AI salesman makes deals in the Gulf – and rich men benefit The president sold the US model of the industry that made it: enormous power concentrated in the hands of a few men The Guardian - US · May 20, 2025
Elon Musk says he'll still be Tesla CEO in 5 years' time Billionaire Elon Musk says he’s committed to being CEO of Tesla in five years’ time The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
Meta’s Community Notes program is promising, but needs to prioritize transparency Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has more than 3.35 billion combined monthly active users. Recently, Meta has changed its approach to fact-checking in response to criticisms of its role in circulating fake news and disinformation. The company frames its Community Notes program as a way to… The Conversation · May 20, 2025
Elon Musk appears as Microsoft’s special guest despite suing company Elon Musk made a virtual video appearance at Microsoft’s annual developer conference, despite being in a legal dispute with the software giant. The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
‘I have to worry each month’: social security cuts incite fears of payment disruptions Agency has been significant target of Doge while nearly 69 million Americans receive benefits The Guardian - US · May 20, 2025
Elon Musk's Grok 3 AI coming to Azure proves Satya Nadella's allegiance isn't to OpenAI, but to maximizing Microsoft's profit gains by heeding consumer demands At Microsoft's annual Build developer conference, the company announced that xAI's Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini are joining Azure's long list of AI models. Windows Central · May 20, 2025
‘He’s finished, done, gone’: Republicans give Elon Musk the boot: ‘People hate him’ Even they're sick of him. We Got This Covered · May 20, 2025
The Independent UK · May 20, 2025 Subtle sign Elon Musk is ‘finished, done, gone’ from US politics IN FULL
International Business Times UK · May 20, 2025 Shocked Scientists Reveal Elon Musk's Exploding Starship 'Tore a Hole in the Sky' Never Seen Before Elon Musk's November 2023 Starship launch by SpaceX resulted in an unprecedented observation: a temporary hole in the ionosphere.
International Business Times UK · May 20, 2025 Tesla Fights to Revive Elon Musk's £45 Billion Payday as Court Ruling Sparks Legal Showdown A Delaware court invalidated Elon Musk's £45 billion pay deal. But, a new Tesla special committee could reconsider it.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Tim Walz says Trump has been ‘more effective’ this term. He doesn’t mean it nicely EXCLUSIVE: The former Democratic nominee for vice president and Minnesota governor talks with Eric Garcia about Trump’s first few months in office, what Democrats need to do to win again, and just how ‘weird’ things have gotten
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Elon Musk, who's suing Microsoft, is also software giant's special guest in new Grok AI partnership Elon Musk is in a legal fight with Microsoft but made a virtual appearance at the software giant’s annual developer conference to reveal that Microsoft's cloud computing platform will now host Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Was ‘efilism’ the extreme ideology behind the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing? IN FOCUS: In online spaces, antinatalism has been quietly gaining ground — and getting more radical, writes Holly Baxter
Latin Times · May 19, 2025 Musk's AI Chatbot Challenges White House's Spending Bill Support Over Claim It 'Will Not Add to the Deficit': 'No Clear Evidence Supports This' Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok disputed claims from the White House that the GOP's "one big, beautiful bill" contained over a trillion dollars in savings.
Fortune · May 19, 2025 Google CEO Sundar Pichai says there won’t be just one winner in the AI race There is too much competition at the top and other AI-focused companies and tools to be launched.
We Got This Covered · May 19, 2025 ‘Lives lost for profit’: With Trump’s nod, Elon Musk single-handedly cursed Kentucky Trump's "victories" come at a great cost.
Laptop · May 19, 2025 Think Grok is bad? Microsoft made an AI so evil it had to be erased (twice) Another Grok blunder is making headlines, but Microsoft still holds the crown for most unhinged chatbot — and its downfall took just 16 hours.
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Tesla reveals ‘insane’ drop in value of used Cybertrucks as 10,000 go unsold Value crash comes despite Elon Musk claiming they will be ‘appreciating assets’