Business leaders and politicians react to Elon Musk and Donald Trump's conversation on X

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Elon Musk on Monday spoke with former President Donald Trump during a livestreamed event on Musk's social media platform, X.

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Elon gave Trump 1 million listeners. Trump gave his greatest hits.

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Former President Donald Trump and billionaire businessman Elon Musk live-streamed a rambling conversation on Musk's social media platform, X, on Monday.

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Elon Musk's big Spaces conversation with Trump kicked off with major technical difficulties

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump's conversation on Monday had technical issues.

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Elon Musk is interviewing Trump tonight. He wasn't always so political.

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In recent years, a higher percentage of Elon Musk's social media posts have pertained to politics.

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Trump is suddenly back on Twitter

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Donald Trump has only posted on Twitter once since Elon Musk reinstated him on the service in November 2022. Now it looks like he's doubled that number.

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Elon Musk initially said the Cybertruck would cost from $39,900. Now, you can't buy it for much less than $100,000.

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The Tesla Cybertruck has had a rocky rollout since its launch last year, with multiple recalls.

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Elon Musk is hosting a live interview with Trump on X, and he's trying really hard to avoid a repeat of the Ron DeSantis campaign launch meltdown

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Ron DeSantis had a botched campaign launch hobbled with crashes on X in May 2023.

Elon Musk said former X advertisers may have violated the RICO Act. Here's what a RICO attorney thinks about that.

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Elon Musk's battle with Mark Zuckerberg is looking like a lost cause

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Elon Musk's X faces fresh controversies that look set to put it further behind Mark Zuckerberg's Meta.

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Uber CEO says there's a potentially big problem with Elon Musk's Robotaxi idea

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has some doubts about Tesla's Robotaxi idea.

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