How Elon Musk Actually Became the Richest Man in the World

How Elon Musk Actually Became the Richest Man in the World

To the surprise of absolutely no one, online retail giant Amazon has positively thrived during the recent pandemic, making its owner, multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos, even more, wealthy than ever before – and he was plenty rich before the pandemic hit. And yet, despite recording-breaking success for Amazon in 2020, by early January 2021 Jeff Bezos … Read more

New space plane would fly directly into orbit from a runway

New space plane would fly directly into orbit from a runway

One of the “holy grails” of spaceflight could hit the skies this decade. On January 19, Washington-based startup Radian Aerospace came out of stealth mode, announcing that it had secured $27.5 million in funding to develop the Radian One, a first-of-its-kind space plane that flies into orbit after taking off horizontally from the ground. Why it matters: No … Read more

The first crewed mission to Mars should be all female. Here’s why.

The first crewed mission to Mars should be all female. Here’s why.

Men have crewed every mission to the Moon so far, but when we finally send humans to Mars it would be wise to send only women — at least at first. Mind you, this wouldn’t primarily be for fairness — a correction for the rampant sexism that denied American women the title of “astronaut” until Sally Ride‘s historic flight in … Read more

Twitter Just Got a Major New Feature — and Is One Step Closer to Becoming Elon Musk’s ‘Super App’

Twitter Just Got a Major New Feature — and Is One Step Closer to Becoming Elon Musk's 'Super App'

A lot has changed at Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the company last fall — from massive layoffs to paid verification. As of Thursday, Twitter users will have the option to buy and sell stocks and other assets via a partnership with social trading company eToro, CNBC reported. Users can already access real-time trading data from TradingView on index funds such as the … Read more

“Their Secret Is Out”: Maye Musk Shares Video Of Elon Musk And Demoract Rep. AOC’s Romantic Reunion

“Their Secret Is Out”: Maye Musk Shares Video Of Elon Musk And Demoract Rep. AOC’s Romantic Reunion

Tesla CEO’s mother, Maye Musk shared a mock video that has been trending on Twitter since Wednesday. The humorously put-together video apparently shows Elon Musk and the politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez resolving their feud. Maye Musk tweeted, “Videos don’t lie. Their secret is out” While sharing the heart and laughing emojis, she applauds the creator of the video saying, “#GreatEditing” The clip took the … Read more

Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking A Laid-Off Twitter Employee With Disability

Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking A Laid-Off Twitter Employee With Disability

Elon Musk has apologized after publicly mocking a Twitter employee with a disability who was uncertain if he had been laid off by the social media company. Musk questioned the work performance of the former employee, Haraldur Thorleifsson, and said that he had “done almost no work for the past four months.” Thorleifsson, who goes … Read more

Elon Musk cleared in lawsuit brought on by Twitter stock purchase, case dismissed

Elon Musk cleared in lawsuit brought on by Twitter stock purchase, case dismissed

Elon Musk was the subject of a class-action lawsuit that was thrown out by a judge earlier this week, claiming the Twitter CEO cheated shareholders on several occasions in 2022 during his purchase of the social media platform. Plaintiff William Heresniak sued Musk last May, just a month after Twitter accepted Musk’s $54.20 per share … Read more

Musk Estimates Tesla Could Sell 250,000-500,000 Cybertrucks Yearly

Musk Estimates Tesla Could Sell 250,000-500,000 Cybertrucks Yearly

Among the many topics addressed by Elon Musk yesterday during Tesla 2023 Annual Shareholders Meeting, the Cybertruck inevitably popped up.  As reservation holders and EV enthusiasts are waiting for initial production to start this summer at Gigafactory Texas, Elon Musk has provided an estimate of annual sales for the electric pickup truck. He said he … Read more