Category: Elon Musk

Elon Musk Responds to Report of Alleged Affair With Google Co-Founder’s Wife

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is contesting the veracity of a recent “exclusive” report alleging that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, calling it “total bs” and denying that claims that he and Brin are no longer friends. Musk took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispute the report by the Wall Street Journal, which…


Elon Musk Calls WSJ ‘Way Sub Tabloid’ for Article on Alleged Affair With Google Co-founder’s Wife

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is contesting a recent “exclusive” report alleging that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, calling it “total bs” and denying that claims that he and Brin are no longer friends. Musk took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispute the report by the Wall Street Journal, which alleged that the…


Elon Musk Says WSJ ‘Way Sub Tabloid,’ Denying Alleged Affair With Google Co-Founder’s Wife

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is contesting the veracity of a recent “exclusive” report alleging that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, calling it “total bs” and denying that claims that he and Brin are no longer friends. Musk took to Twitter on Sunday evening to dispute the report by the Wall Street Journal, which…


Elon Musk: Hardships Forged His Success

Elon Musk is on a mission to change the world. And he wants to take that mission into space. From internet companies to electric cars, Musk captures the imagination worldwide. Some people love him, some people hate him: but everyone wonders what he’ll do next. But how did Elon Musk become so successful? Here are…


Twitter Blames Worse-Than-Expected Earnings on Elon Musk, Wobbly Ad Market

Twitter’s newly released second quarter financial results show the social media giant’s revenue shrinking over the year and its net losses at a bigger-than-expected $270 million, with the company blaming its poor performance in part on Elon Musk. Revenue shrank 1 percent year-over-year in the second quarter to $1.18 billion, Twitter said in a July 22…


Tesla Sold 75 Percent of Bitcoin Holdings to Boost ‘Overall Liquidity’

After making a significant investment in Bitcoin last year, Tesla Motors sold 75 percent of its holdings in the second quarter, the company confirmed Wednesday. Tesla converted $936 million worth of Bitcoin into fiat currency and added the cash to its balance sheet, according to the electric vehicle maker’s earnings release (pdf). Tesla’s crypto holdings…


SpaceX Is Launching 10 Rockets for Each Launched by Its Main US Rival—Elon Musk Says ‘It’s Just a Start’

Elon Musk-led SpaceX has been prolific in sending its Falcon rockets to the International Space Station and the Tesla, Inc. CEO says this is just a start. Musk’s space company launched two Falcon 9 rockets over the weekend and these carried about three tons of supplies to the International Space Station, Ars Technica reported. The second rocket launched Sunday…


Elon Musk’s Brain-Chip Company Neuralink Gets Overtaken in US by Australian Startup

Australia-based startup Synchron planted its fifth brain-computer device and the first into the brain of a U.S. patient, emerging as a potential rival to Tesla Inc’s CEO Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which is yet to receive a regulatory nod. What Happened Doctors at the Mount Sinai West medical center in New York, on July 6, implanted Synchron’s first 1.5-inch device into the brain of…


Elon Musk Says ‘It’s a Fixer Upper of a Planet’: Can We Live on Mars?

Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to add some thoughts on his goal to make life on Mars a reality. “Mars may be a fixer upper of a planet, but it has great potential,” Musk said in a tweet on July 15. When asked about his time frame for creating a self-sustaining civilization…


4 Reasons Why This Analyst Says Twitter Has a Legal Edge Over Elon Musk

The Twitter Inc. vs. Elon Musk legal showdown has begun after the social media platform’s filed a lawsuit against Musk in the Delaware court of Chancery. Twitter has a 60 percent chance of winning a court order to enforce a take-private deal by Musk, according to Bloomberg Intelligence Litigation analyst Matthew Schettenhelm, who said he expects the…