How billionaires control US elections

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Millions have already been raised for the 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But where does that money come from? Here's how the ultrarich can sway an election.

Elon Musk's X is being sued again — this time over $120 million worth of server parts

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Elon Musk made cutting costs a priority following his takeover of Twitter in 2022.

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Musk, Gates, Bezos: Meet the Gen Z and millennial heirs now coming into their own — and set to inherit billions

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Bill Gates surrounded by his kids, from right, Rory, Jennifer, and Phoebe, and Elon Musk holding one of his 11 known children.

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X closes office in Brazil amid Elon Musk's censorship feud with Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes

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An escalation in Elon Musk's public feud with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has led to the closure of X's office in the country.

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Here's a new look at Elon Musk's 24-hour Hollywood Tesla diner and drive-in

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A photo showing Tesla's new 24-hour diner and drive-in theater under construction in Los Angeles.

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Jon Stewart says he thought the Trump-Musk X livestream was just 'like two old dudes in a basement talking about how hot each other is'

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Jon Stewart said he felt bored watching former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's livestream on Monday.

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The surprising way Trump's comments about striking workers could hurt him in swing states

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Donald Trump's recent striking comments could come back to bite him.

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Elon Musk has become just another Trump apprentice

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No one has torched their image in service of Donald Trump like Elon Musk has.

Elon Musk is super mad at Mark Cuban again

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Elon Musk called Mark Cuban a giant turd in human form after Cuban said that Musk had adjusted X's algorithm according to his own preferences.

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Elon Musk's latest AI chatbot is happy to spit out the kinds of images its rivals refuse to. That could give it an edge — and go very wrong

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Elon Musk's AI company just released Grok-2 in beta for paid users with a new image generation feature.

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