Elon Musk

Elon Musk to join Twitter’s board, a day after becoming its biggest stakeholder

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors, one day after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.

Elon Musk buys 73.5 million shares of Twitter’s stock, becoming biggest stakeholder

By Michelle Chapman, Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The ultimate aim of Musk's purchase worth $3 billion is not clear, yet in late March Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers, questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy.

SEC claims authority to subpoena Elon Musk over tweets

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The SEC disclosed publicly in documents filed Tuesday that it is investigating Musk's Nov. 6, 2021 tweets that asked followers whether he should sell 10 percent of his Tesla stake.

California sues Tesla for alleged discrimination, racial slurs at plant

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

California regulators allege the company has been discriminating against Black employees who have been likened to monkeys and slaves at the San Francisco Bay Area factory where most of its vehicles are made.

China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its three-member crew space station

By Associated Press

China is urging the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX nearly struck the station.

U.S. asks Tesla how Autopilot responds to emergency vehicles

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The U.S. government's highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla's Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles parked on highways.

Elon Musk to testify over Tesla’s SolarCity acquisition

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The Tesla CEO will testify about the $2.5 billion deal in a shareholder lawsuit that alleges Tesla's acquisition was rife with conflicts of interest, overlooked SolarCity's fundamental weaknesses and failed to produce profits Musk had promised.

SpaceX successfully uses recycled parts to launch third crew into orbit

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The astronauts from the U.S., Japan and France should reach the International Space Station early Saturday morning, following a 23-hour ride in the same Dragon capsule used by SpaceX’s debut crew last May.

SpaceX launches, destroys rocket in astronaut escape test

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

SpaceX completed the last big test of its crew capsule before launching astronauts in as little as two months, mimicking an emergency escape shortly after liftoff Sunday.