Elon Musk calls Trump official a 'dummy' amid spat over NASA leadership

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Elon Musk referred to Sean Duffy, Trump's Secretary of Transportation, as "Sean Dummy."

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A second major proxy firm told investors to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay deal

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A second major proxy firm just told Tesla investors to reject Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay plan, warning it hands him too much power for too little performance.

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NASA acting administrator says SpaceX is 'behind schedule' on moon-landing contract, so he's reopening it

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Sean Duffy said he's opening a contract because SpaceX is "behind schedule."

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A lot of journalists left Twitter once Elon Musk took over. Does he want them back now?

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After Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he discouraged users from posting links on the site — which discouraged push journalists and others from using it. Has he changed his mind?

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Cathie Wood says Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay deal will pass 'decisively' — despite opposition from proxy firms

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Cathie Wood says she believes Elon Musk's $1 trillion Tesla pay plan will sail through its shareholder vote.

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The founder of the world's top LiDAR maker says there's one problem with Elon Musk's approach to self-driving

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Steven Qiu founded RoboSense in 2014. RoboSense had the world's largest market share for passenger car LiDAR systems in 2024, per the market research company Yole Group.

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These 14 companies have left California over the years

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Many of the big companies that have left California had their roots in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

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Celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro's hourly rate has nearly doubled to $3,000 in 4 years

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Elon Musk said he'd donate to a GOP congressman that Trump wants to defeat. It hasn't happened yet.

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Campaign finance filings show that as of September 30, Elon Musk still hasn't donated directly to Rep. Thomas Massie's campaign.

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The world's 10 richest people lost nearly $70 billion in Friday's market rout

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Larry Ellison is one of the world's richest men, so he can buy anything he wants, like a media company or two. That's what Elon Musk did with Twitter.

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