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Elon Musk, European politics

Elon Musk's posts about European politics draw warnings from EU politicians

Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from

Forbes · 5h

Elon Musk X Postings Monitored By U.K. Homeland Security—Report

The U.K. Homeland Security Group focuses on the highest harm risks to national security, and now Elon Musk is apparently in the crosshairs.

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Elon Musk Investigated in Europe Amid 'Interference'

Elon Musk is being investigated in Europe amid concerns the billionaire's influence, for instance through his posts on X, constitutes an "interference" in upcoming elections. Newsweek has contacted Musk via the press office of X, the social media platform he owns, formerly known as Twitter, for comment via email.

LOL, Elon Musk’s DOGE won’t get $2 trillion

CNN on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk now has a new, lower target number for DOGE’s budget cuts

Elon Musk walked back his previous claim that he could cut at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, saying Wednesday that half that amount would be “an epic outcome.”

Tribune News Service on MSN · 17h

Elon Musk admits his pledge to cut $2T in spending probably isn’t realistic

Elon Musk is backing away from his pledge to cut $2T in government spending. He now says half that number would be an ‘epic outcome.’

Investopedia on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk Says $2T in DOGE Cuts 'Best Case Outcome,' Lower Amount Likely

Tesla CEO Elon Musk acknowledged that his target of cutting $2 trillion in government spending would likely be difficult to complete, with half that number looking like a more realistic option.

Elon Musk, Germany

USA Today · 3h

Elon Musk doubles down on endorsement of far-right German party in conversation on X

AfD is also focused on ending Germany's policy of atonement for World War Two crimes. Its leading candidate for the European Parliament election resigned from the party in May amid public outcry, after declaring that members of the SS,

The Financial Times · 20h

Elon Musk lavishes praise on Germany’s far right co-leader

Billionaire uses livestream on his X platform to urge Germans to vote for Alice Weidel’s Alternative for Germany in federal elections

Wired · 23h

Elon Musk’s Quest for Domination Has Gone Global

Having established power over Republican politics in the US, the industrialist is now intervening in European politics—and is himself becoming a leader of the international far right.

Starlink, Elon Musk and Italian Prime Minister

C4ISRNET on MSN · 4h

Italy eyes Musk’s Starlink for secret government communications

Handing control of Italy’s military satellite communications to the U.S. tech tycoon has prompted sharp criticism in Italy from opposition politicians.

U.S. News & World Report · 4h

Italy Will Fully Control Data in Any Starlink Deal, Musk Adviser Says

Italy would have full control of its data under any potential deal struck with Elon Musk's Starlink for secure satellite communications, an Italian representative for the billionaire's aerospace businesses said.

The Washington Post · 22h

Italy’s Meloni denies discussing Starlink with Musk

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Jan. 9 that she has not talked personally with Elon Musk about a deal with SpaceX.

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Elon Musk uses LA wildfires to stoke conspiracy theories and outrage

As flames engulf swaths of Los Angeles, Elon Musk is wielding X to stoke partisan outrage and conspiracy theories about the ...

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Elon Musk's tweets reportedly being probed by government's counter-terrorism unit

ELON MUSK'S tweets are reportedly being probed by the government’s counter-terrorism unit amid growing fears over the risk of ...

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Elon Musk and Nigel Farage: A timeline of Reform’s relationship with the tech billionaire

Mr Musk’s allyship with Mr Farage would seem like a natural fit, given that the Reform leader’s relationship with Mr Trump ...

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Elon Musk has reportedly discussed strategies to oust Keir Starmer as U.K. PM before the next election

Elon Musk’s drift to the far right and his burgeoning clash with the U.K government is part of a wider plan to oust Prime ...

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DOGE is hiring full-time salaried employees. These are the roles Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy aim to fill.

DOGE said in posts on X that it's now hiring for full-time, paid roles.

Elon Musk will do ‘all sorts of bad s***,’ OpenAI boss claims

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, doesn’t think too highly of his scorned former collaborator Elon Musk, saying he will do “all ...

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Elon Musk’s attacks on Europe’s leaders and embrace of its far right signals to U.S. allies their relationship is set to change

After exerting significant influence over the U.S. elections in November—using millions in PAC funding to support ...

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Zuck is copying Elon Musk

Meta's about-face on fact-checking shows how Musk has remade the world in his image.

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