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Grandiose visions and arrested development: a new biography considers the contradictory life of Elon Musk

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has his fingers in many pies, none of them your standard Four and Twenty – space exploration, electric cars, AI and social media, among others.

The Conversation

Fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried was 'perfectly positioned to make a religion of himself'

A year ago, Sam Bankman-Fried (often called “SBF”) was on top of the world. He had been on the covers of Forbes, which dubbed him “the richest twentysomething in the world”, and Fortune – the equivalent, for a business leader, of a rock star on Rolling Stone, or an athlete…

The Conversation

‘Let that sink in!’ The 13 tweets that tell the story of Elon Musk’s turbulent first year at Twitter (or X)

The billionaire’s posts began with a laboured gag and ended with a dangerous intervention into the reporting of the conflict in Gaza

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Tesla's $25,000 EV Rendered With 'Futuristic' Cybertruck Cues

This is not out of the blue: Walter Isaacson's Elon Musk biography revealed that the mass-market EV and the robotaxi will take inspiration from the Cybertruck.

InsideEVs

Grimes sues Musk over parental rights

The singer filed a petition "to establish parental relationship" of X, Y and the third child revealed recently

Salon

Can Elon Musk really save the world?

Despite his success with electric vehicles, the billionaire has not won over environmentalists.

Fortune

What It’s Like To Date Elon Musk

‌Musk's biography, which was released this month, revealed a lot about the billionaire's somewhat quiet love life.

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Palantir CEO Urges Tech Companies To Collaborate With Government On AI Initiatives

Alex Karp emphasizes the need for cooperation to mitigate risks and maintain global competitiveness.

Zenger

OPINION - Elon Musk lives in a world of superheroes, but is he about to fall to earth?

The writing is poor, the structure chaotic and the whole project imbalanced. But this biography of Elon Musk is still fascinating. How could it not be? Musk, as we all know, is the world’s richest person: pushing the boundaries of electric cars with Tesla, of space travel with SpaceX, and…

Evening Standard

Larry David confronted Elon Musk at a wedding over Republican vote: ‘Do you just want to murder kids in schools?’

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star is an outspoken critic of the Republican Party

The Independent UK

Larry David berated Elon Musk at a wedding over Republican vote: ‘Do you just want to murder kids in schools?’

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star is an outspoken critic of the Republican Party

The Independent UK

Musk Wanted To Use Tesla In-Car Video To Win Lawsuits: Biography

Elon Musk's push to use the in-car camera to record clips of Tesla drivers was met with opposition by the company's privacy team, Walter Isaacson's book claims.

InsideEVs

The biggest winner of the UAW strike may be Elon Musk

Tesla would get a huge cost advantage if the Detroit Big Three complied with all the United Auto Workers' demands.

Fortune

Does Elon Musk have PTSD? Biographer Walter Isaacson says the billionaire's turbulent childhood with an abusive father left him scarred

Was Isaacson misappropriating the term, as mental health experts say commonly occurs? Or is Elon’s mental state, perhaps, even more nuanced than he alludes to?

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The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson review – pillock, genius, or both?

The tech mogul is portrayed as a brutal visionary with father issues in this comprehensive biography

The Guardian - US

For Elon Musk, the personal is political – but his march to the right affects us all

Walter Isaacson’s biography of the Tesla, SpaceX and X owner shows insecurity and anger have driven him to extremes

The Times of India

Elon Musk almost got named after a French city, reveals book

Elon Musk was almost named after a beautiful French city and the reason was he was conceived there. 52-year-old, Elon Reeve Musk's connection to a French city has been revealed in the new book written by American author, Walter Isaacson.

Fortune

Is the world's richest man addicted to risk-taking? According to his new biography, Elon Musk thrives in a state of chaos and war

One theory behind billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s risk-taking behaviors.

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Evening Standard

‘Demon Mode’, near-death and cities on Mars - the strangest revelations from Elon Musk’s biography

Written with unprecedented access, Walter Isaacson’s book is making waves with a host of bombshells — here are some of the big ones...

The Independent UK

Ice Cube roasts Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover in brutal meme exchange: ‘Feel stupid yet?’

Tesla CEO sparked online feud by posting meme of NWA rapper

Fortune

Arm's giant IPO won't trigger a flood of listings

For the right companies, markets are ready to pay.

InsideEVs

Some Tesla Staff "Hated" Cybertruck, Secretly Worked On Alternative

Tesla's chief designer said "a majority of the people" in the company's design studio "hated" the Cybertruck and "didn't want to have anything to do with it."

Fortune

The 3 books and series that most inspired Elon Musk

We are learning more and more just how much video games, science fiction, and fantasy shaped Elon Musk's worldview—and dreams for the future.

Fortune

Elon Musk bought Twitter while Tesla and SpaceX thrived because he’s ‘addicted to intensity’

Despite unlikely success with Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk put his “chips back on the table” for Twitter.

Salon

Musk pressed on his "ignorance and ego"

Musk refused to answer

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