Elon Musk

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Emergency workers respond at the scene of a reported active shooter situation at the Islamic Center in San Diego, California, on May 18.

OpenAI defeats Elon Musk’s lawsuit, removes obstacle to IPO

The verdict followed nearly two weeks of trial where Mr Elon Musk's (right) and OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's credibility came under repeated attack.

Australian judge criticises Tesla for ‘gobsmacking’ slow progress in class action lawsuit

Tesla's lawyer said the defence had manually reviewed some 100,000 documents and was still to review another roughly 75,000.

China’s view on Elon Musk? Visionary, occasional villain

Elon Musk gestures as he leaves after attending a welcome ceremony for US President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on May 14.

Musk, Rubio, Hegseth: Who are in Trump’s entourage to China?

US President Donald Trump's entourage includes top administration officials and America's most powerful executives.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman says Elon Musk wanted control of ChatGPT maker, denies betrayal

OpenAI chief Sam Altman arriving to testify at the federal court in Oakland, California, on May 12.

Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Boeing CEO going to China with Trump, official says

(From left) Tech mogul Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg are set to join US President Donald Trump on his visit to China this week.

Elon Musk rants at French prosecutors probing his X platform

France opened an inquiry in January 2025 into allegations that his social media platform X - formerly known as Twitter - was used to interfere in French politics.

Paris public prosecutor opens judicial investigation into Elon Musk and X

Mr Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of the X social media platform, failed to appear at an April 20 summons for questioning.

Musk ‘was going to hit me,’ OpenAI executive says at trial

According to Mr Elon Musk (right), OpenAI pivoted to a for-profit structure and misappropriated his founding donation to build a company.

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