Elon Musk’s pursuit of business expansion in the country through Tesla and Starlink is coming at the same time that his X platform is waging a fight over free speech.
El lunes, los usuarios de la plataforma antes conocida como Twitter informaron de cortes generalizados y las acciones de Tesla cayeron más de un 15 por ciento.
The billionaire’s social media site X suffered outages, and Tesla’s stock tanked on Monday.
Es probable que la perspicacia empresarial de Musk y su gusto por la política puedan ser su perdición.
His greatest achievement is building a financial cult that serves as the engine for his enormous wealth.
The backlash against the electric vehicle company has turned violent at times, as its billionaire chief executive parlays his support for President Trump into consequential influence over the federal government.
After the arrival of a less costly A.I. model from China, U.S. markets and academics are wrestling with the ultimate economic value of the technology.
Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.
Mr. Musk described Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as “authentic, honest and thoughtful.” She used her Atlantic Council spotlight to defend Western values.
As threats to his personal safety have become graver, the world’s richest man has barricaded himself behind a phalanx of bodyguards that operates like a mini-Secret Service.
La rápida evolución de su amistad política se ha convertido en un problema potencial, ya que los negocios en expansión de Musk pueden presentar conflictos de intereses si Trump es elegido en noviembre.
Their fast-evolving political friendship has become a potential minefield, as Mr. Musk’s sprawling businesses may present conflicts of interest if Mr. Trump is elected in November.
The owner of the social media platform X has evolved from a skeptic of former President Donald J. Trump to one of his most influential supporters.
Luego de recibir ofensas y críticas del multimillonario, el presidente de Venezuela lo ha desafiado a una pelea mano a mano. Musk aceptó el reto y dijo que Maduro debe retirarse de la presidencia si pierde.
Mr. Musk, who has long criticized leftist politicians, called President Nicolás Maduro a “dictator” and compared him to a donkey.
Elon Musk’s Cybertrucks are hitting the road. They’re provoking strong aesthetic judgments — and assumptions about the people who drive them.
The social media and rocket companies are headquartered in California, which the billionaire criticized for its recent transgender legislation.
The Tesla chief executive’s polarizing statements have alienated some potential customers and may be partly responsible for a recent slump in sales.
Tesla shareholders must reject the chief executive’s unorthodox pay package to help turn him back into the visionary we need to fight climate change.
The Tesla chief executive is taking to his social media company to press shareholders to vote for a critical pay package on June 13.