Elon Musk

How the new class of billionaires solidified outsized political influence

By Lisa Desjardins, Leila Jackson

Many New Year's traditions are meant to bring prosperity in the months ahead, but America's relationship to wealth is complicated. As billionaires' influence has grown, so too has skepticism. In a recent Washington Post/Ipsos poll, 58% of respondents said billionaires'…

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Elon Musk says DOGE was only 'somewhat successful' and he wouldn't do it again

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made his remarks in a friendly interview with his aide and conservative influencer Katie Miller, who is married to White House adviser Stephen Miller.

EU fines Elon Musk's X 120 million euros for breaching bloc's social media law

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the 27-nation bloc’s Digital Services Act, also known as the DSA.

France will investigate Musk's Grok after AI chatbot posted Holocaust denial claims

By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press

France’s government is taking action against billionaire Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz, officials said.

Musk could become world's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.

Tesla shareholders to vote on pay package that could make Musk a trillionaire

By Bernard Condon, Associated Press

Tesla shareholders will decide soon on whether Elon Musk could have a shot at becoming the world's first trillionaire.

FACT FOCUS: New York City ballots do not show proof of election fraud

By Melissa Goldin, Associated Press

Candidates may appear more than once on ballots in the state if they are nominated by multiple political parties — a practice called fusion voting.

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia. Here's how it compares to Wikipedia

By Associated Press

While Wikipedia is written and edited by volunteers, it's unclear how exactly Grokipedia articles are put together.

These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return

By Joshua Goodman, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press

The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press.

Wall Street rises to more records as Tesla vrooms higher

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market’s big recent rally has been overdone or prescient.