Thorny issues set aside as Trump and Xi reach rosy consensus
Fundamentals of the US-China relationship remain the same after US president’s visit
Elon Musk
Elon Musk’s awkward selfie moment with rival Chinese billionaire in Beijing
A few seconds of awkwardness between Musk and Lei Jun, a prominent Chinese entrepreneur, has spread like wildfire on China’s social media
Xi Jinping tells US chief executives that China will ‘open wider’
US firms want increased access to the Chinese market, while Beijing wants an easing of restrictions on advanced semiconductors
Elon Musk made ‘hair-raising’ demands for control of OpenAI, Sam Altman testifies
Start-up’s CEO takes the stand in legal battle with billionaire
Why is the US conspiracy theorist who championed ‘pizzagate’ so interested in Ireland?
American conspiracy theorists and figures in the alt-right media ecosystem were paying close attention during the recent fuel protests
SpaceX IPO: Investors may want to hold their fire
Veteran investors have long joked that IPO means It’s Probably Overpriced
Elon Musk and SEC agree to settle Twitter lawsuit for just $1.5m
US regulator claimed billionaire delayed disclosing his ownership stake in the social media platform now known as X
Elon Musk tells California court he was ‘a fool’ to fund OpenAI launch
Musk accuses Sam Altman’s lawyer of trying to trick him
Donald Trump briefly felt spiritually close to the mainstream media. Then Elon Musk tweeted
His speech to White House correspondents’ dinner was keenly awaited, but controversy dissolved when gunfire began
How Trump transformed America’s media order
A recent report found the US was experiencing its sharpest decline in democracy, citing pressure on the media as a key factor
Tesla boosts spending plan to $25bn in AI, robotics push
Investments will be put toward a dramatic expansion of factory operations
Intel’s comeback gathers pace with record-breaking advance
Some readers may think they should have loaded up when the stock was dirt cheap. However, hindsight is easy; investing is anything but
Twitter’s payout to unfairly dismissed manager is slashed
Gary Rooney, who had worked for the social media firm since 2013, was originally awarded €550,131 by the Workplace Relations Commission
OpenAI investors question $852bn valuation as strategy shifts
Chief executive Sam Altman refocuses AI company as Anthropic tests its early lead
SpaceX IPO shows how Wall Street bends to Musk
Rule adjustments being made by index providers are bending long-standing norms to accommodate a single company
Tesla slides, but valuation still looks wildly detached from reality
Some analysts are bearish on the electric vehicle maker but Tesla bulls have always valued hype rather than hard numbers
Fawning focus on the Artemis II mission reveals a disturbing arrogance
We should leave the moon alone
The internet is deciding what to forget
Despite relying heavily on digital data, we have left its preservation to a mishmash of individual efforts
‘Only the head was sticking out’: Mobile Irish relic causes a surprise in Scotland
Wicklow GAA’s April Fool bombs; Children’s hospital seeks ‘economically advantageous’ provider; Musk praises ‘cunning’ Irish breakthrough for Starlink
Aer Lingus has begun its free in-flight wifi. Bang goes a rare oasis of tranquillity
Soon the only place a person will get free of online badgering is when under general anaesthetic
How does SpaceX justify a $1.75 trillion valuation?
Starlink’s growth may justify optimism – but critics of Elon Musk say the numbers still require heroic assumptions
Tesla shares fall as company posts one of its worst sales quarters in years
Carmaker struggling to turn around its core business in increasingly challenged electric-vehicle market
Elon Musk’s Tesla secures permission to open new sales outlet in north Dublin
Fingal council has granted permission to Tesla Motors Ireland Ltd to change the use of an industrial premises located in the North City Business Park
War in the Middle East has cooled enthusiasm of conservatives for an Irish Trump
Cracks are appearing in the so-called ‘conservative’ alliance, nationally and internationally
Countdown under way for first manned moon mission in more than 50 years
Three US and one Canadian astronaut are due for liftoff on 10-day test mission swinging around the moon and back
Muskism: essential to understanding where we are and how we got here
A convincing case that Muskism has been possible only because our culture celebrates gross inequality and derides empathy and the common good
Elon Musk’s X must pay costs of failed application against media regulator, court rules
Main case due to be heard over two days in early July
The X factor: how tweeting polluted the relationship between players and fans
Twenty years after the first tweet, sport remains in the grip of the social media site and its toxic output
Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase, US jury finds
Amount of damages X owner could have to pay to shareholders ‘likely to be in the billions’
Vote at Tesla Germany plant sees main union fall short in works council vote
Elon Musk had urged keeping operation ‘free from external influences’
X refused stay in Coimisiún na Meán challenge
Judge Cian Ferriter said that in his view, lawyers for X overstated the extent to which the platform would be prejudiced in the event that a stay was not granted
No wonder Tommy Robinson has become a Maga hero
When Maga looks at Europe, it sees a continent pushing itself to the brink with permissive migration policies
Elon Musk and German car union IG Metall lock horns over influence at Tesla
But smaller unions accuse larger rival of aggressive tone and retrograde stance with management
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