Meet Trump’s ‘favourite British artist’ designing the White House’s new $250 bill Iain Alexander claims he’s painted portraits of the US president, Queen Elizabeth II, and Elon Musk’s mother The Independent UK · May 29
Bernie Sanders Warns AI Could Replace Millions of Workers: 'What Are You Going To Do, Watch Elon Musk Videos?' Senator Bernie Sanders highlights AI's impact on jobs and calls for technology that benefits all, not just billionaires, emphasizing the need for meaningful work in an AI-driven future. International Business Times UK · May 29
Elon Musk Reacts After Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Explodes In Fireball Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos respond after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during a test at Kennedy Space Centre, with no injuries reported. International Business Times UK · May 29
Wall Street Is Starting to Talk About Tesla's Endgame The Tesla-SpaceX merger thesis is more grounded than it sounds, and if it materialises, could be the most consequential corporate merger in history. MarketBeat · May 29
‘This is so pathetic’: Reform and Restore Britain lock horns in Makerfield byelection buildup Spurred on by Elon Musk, the two rightwing parties spent the week taking potshots at each other. We look back at who hurled which insult at whom The Guardian - UK · May 29
Blue Origin explosion could see US fall behind China in moon race Massive fireball during routine test means Nasa’s Artemis programme could entirely depend on Musk’s unproven Starship rocket The Independent UK · May 29
Elon Musk Promised 1,000 Texas Robotaxis Last Year. It’s Nowhere Near That The official count was revealed for the first time in registration information submitted by Tesla to the Texas DMV. InsideEVs · May 29
'We recommend that investors avoid this IPO': One top analyst's harsh verdict on SpaceX Research firm CEO David Trainer says SpaceX's $1.75 trillion IPO valuation is mathematically indefensible Fortune · May 29
World's most valuable AI start-up: Anthropic nears $1 trillion valuation as it overtakes OpenAI Artificial intelligence company Anthropic raised $65 billion in private funding, boosting its valuation to $965 billion and overtaking OpenAI's last reported valuation of $730 billion as the two firms compete for dominance in the AI sector. Euronews · May 29
Mamdani launches new cost-cutting initiative inspired by Musk and Trump IN FULL The Independent UK · May 29
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during test Jeff Bezos says his space venture company Blue Origin has had a "very rough day" after its New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad. AAP · May 29
SpaceX lowers IPO valuation target to at least $1.8 trillion Bloomberg News reported in April that SpaceX was aiming for a valuation above $2 trillion. The target is settling lower after consultations with advisers and investors, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information isn’t public. The Economic Times · May 29
Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in latest setback for Jeff Bezos-owned company No personnel were harmed in the incident, the company said on social media, calling the explosion an ‘anomaly’ The Guardian - AU · May 29
The $687 million irony of Peter Thiel’s reported plan to ditch the US for Argentina ANALYSIS: With a stream of government contacts and his protégé in the White House, the billionaire is at the height of his influence in the US, writes Josh Marcus. So why head off for other shores? The Independent UK · May 29
The Independent UK · May 29 Mayor Mamdani takes a page out of Trump and Musk’s DOGE playbook to evaluate NYC’s finances ‘New Yorkers deserve a city government as careful with their money as they are,’ Mamdani said when announcing his new COGE initiative
International Business Times UK · May 28 Elon Musk's SpaceX Will Buy Intel For $1 Trillion, Market Analysis Predicts A $1T hypothetical SpaceX–Intel deal shows how owning chip factories could lock in AI power, underscoring semiconductors as tech's ultimate lever.
Space · May 28 Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons? A new report stresses the strategic and security implications of placing mass drivers on the moon by arguing that these launchers could serve as valuable first strike weapons systems.
The Economic Times · May 28 Elon Musk defends AI ambitions as IPO reveals trouble Elon Musk insists that his artificial intelligence venture xAI remains a serious competitor, pushing back against mounting doubts after revelations that the supercomputing facilities built to power his own AI models are being rented out to a rival. It has also landed a Pentagon contract worth up to $200 million…
The Times of India · May 28 He would never harm himself: Suchir Balaji's parents say they are not giving up, Elon Musk responds One and a half years after Suchir Balaji's mysterious death in San Francisco and his parents said they are not giving up the fight to prove that it was not a suicide. In a fresh interview with ABC7, his parents, Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy, said their private investigation through…
The Independent UK · May 28 Police apologise for handcuffing stabbing victim while he was dying Vickrum Digwa attacked Henry Nowak five times with a ceremonial knife and claimed he had been racially abused
Space · May 28 What's next for SpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket after its historic debut flight? SpaceX's "V3" Starship megarocket did pretty well on its debut flight last week. What's next for the powerful next-gen vehicle?
International Business Times UK · May 28 How Did Elon Musk Get $132B Pay Package? Inside The Record-Breaking Executive Deal Elon Musk's $132 billion pay package underscores the growing disparity between CEO compensation and worker wages, with critics questioning the fairness and sustainability of such trends.
The Independent UK · May 28 Starship grounded after SpaceX ‘mishap’ during latest launch The FAA has blocked Elon Musk’s firm from launching the world’s biggest rocket
Fortune · May 28 The key disclosures missing from SpaceX’s S-1 PitchBook points out SpaceX’s S-1 doesn’t get as granular as you might hope on some key metrics.
International Business Times UK · May 28 'It's a Direct Violation of Terms of Service': Musk Fights Pentagon Over Starlink Use on American Suicide Drones SpaceX's Starshield satellite network has sparked a pricing dispute with the Pentagon, highlighting concerns over military reliance on commercial space infrastructure and potential investor apprehension.