Elon Musk expects to spend $2 billion on Starship rocket after first launch explosion 'slightly' exceeded expectations

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A photo montage shows the Starship booster being fired on the left, and Elon Musk holding a thumbs up on the right.
The Starship mega-rocket's April 20 launch ended in an explosion, but Musk is still hopeful to launch again this year.

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Elon Musk has called out the Fed more than 20 times for hiking interest rates too much. Here's a roundup of his attacks on the central bank.

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Elon Musk.

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Photos show SpaceX's Starship rocket blew a crater into its launchpad and flung concrete chunks hundreds of feet during liftoff

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The crater in the launch pad after SpaceX’s Starship took off.
The crater in the launchpad after SpaceX's Starship took off.

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A group of Tesla investors including big pensions and institutions are calling for the board to rein in Elon Musk

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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14 big moments in the history of Elon Musk's SpaceX — from nearly going bankrupt in 2008 to the fiery Starship explosion

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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk beside a Falcon 9 launch.

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Elon Musk spoke about crystal balls, bank lending, self-driving cars and lithium refineries this week. Here are his 10 best quotes from Tesla's Q1 earnings call.

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Elon Musk.

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Why one investor says Elon Musk's reign as CEO of Tesla, Twitter, and SpaceX may be 'entering the end game'

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Elon Musk.

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TikTok is looking more and more like a record label. It’s annoyed many in the music industry.

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Eid Mubarak, everyone. I'm Diamond Naga Siu, and I'm in the market for a new pair of running shoes.

I'm not a competent runner. But now that the rain has finally stopped, I want to explore San Diego by foot. And walking is just too slow.

Elon Musk's wealth drops by nearly $13 billion — the biggest slide this year — after Tesla's share prices slumped and SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded

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Elon Musk's net worth fell $12.6 billion on Thursday.

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Why SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket looks unlike anything the company has ever built before

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SpaceX Super Heavy first-stage booster with the black side of its Starship second stage booster showing.
SpaceX's starship is designed to be the tallest, most powerful rocket ever built.

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