Elon Musk’s Starlink has cleared the first step towards launching satellite internet services in India by securing a Letter of Intent from the Department of Telecommunications to beam its services from Indian skies. Starlink now has to secure a licence before being able to start operations. Starlink is a satellite …
Read More »Tag Archives: Elon Musk
Elon Musk to Reduce White House Role as Tesla Profits fall
THE world’s richest person, Elon Musk, has announced he will significantly scale back his role in United States President Donald Trump’s administration in May to focus on Tesla. Musk announced this on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, as the electric vehicle maker reported a 71 per cent drop in first-quarter profits. …
Read More »Tesla Whistleblower Wins Latest Legal Battle in Fight Against Elon Musk
A Tesla whistleblower who has fought Elon Musk and his company through the courts for years has won the latest round of a long-running legal battle. Engineer Cristina Balan lost her job after she raised a safety concern in 2014 about a design flaw that could affect the cars’ braking. …
Read More »US Tariffs: Protesters Storm European Cities against Trump
SCORES of people on Saturday protested across European cities against United States President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk. This followed a bruising week for financial markets after Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs. In Frankfurt, Germany, the demonstration was reportedly organised by Democrats Abroad, the official organisation of the …
Read More »Elon Musk Sells X to his AI Startup for $33 billion
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced the merger of his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, with his social media platform, X, in an all-stock transaction valued at $33 billion. This move brings xAI’s valuation to $80 billion, while X is valued at $33 billion. Both xAI and X are privately held …
Read More »South Africa Rejects Elon Musk’s Starlink Ban Claim
SOUTH Africa has rejected a claim by billionaire Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite service is banned in the country due to his race. According to Reuters, the country’s telecoms regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), confirmed that Starlink has not applied for an operating licence. Musk, who was born …
Read More »Elon Musk changes his name to ‘Kekius Maximus’ on X
Tech billionaire, Elon Musk has changed his name to Kekius Maximus on X. Musk effected the change on Tuesday without giving any reason for the latest development. Musk is the owner of X. The change came amid allwgation that he was trying to influence the presidential election in Germany. Musk’s …
Read More »Elon Musk’s Daughter Set To Leave US after Trump’s Win “confirmed”
WITH Donald Trump possibly bringing her father Elon Musk with him in his return to the White House, Musk’s transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, has announced plans to leave the United States entirely. In a message posted Wednesday on Threads, Wilson said Trump’s sweeping victory “confirmed” that she is …
Read More »Elon Musk Donates About $75m to Trump’s Presidential Campaign
Billionaire Elon Musk has donated almost $75 million to the political action committee he founded to support Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign, according to filings made late on Tuesday, illustrating the Tesla founder’s growing commitment to the Republican cause. Musk, estimated to be the world’s richest man, has taken an …
Read More »Elon Musk on Pace to Become World’s First Trillionaire by 2027, report says
Elon Musk is on pace to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new report from a group that tracks wealth. Informa Connect Academy’s finding about the boss of electric carmaker Tesla, private rocket company SpaceX and social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stems from the fact …
Read More »