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MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X's role in UK summer riots – The Guardian

Commons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives
MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned.
Senior executives from Meta, which runs Facebook and Instagram, and TikTok are also expected to be called for questioning as part of a Commons science and technology select committee […]
MPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X's role in UK summer riots – The Guardian

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Sir Keir Starmer 'less popular with British public than Elon Musk' – The Telegraph

Prime Minister’s net approval rating now stands at -22 points, according to survey by JL Partners

Sir Keir Starmer is less popular with the British public than Elon Musk, a poll has found.
The Prime Minister’s net approval rating now stands at -22 points, a significant fall from his score of four points at the start of the general election campaign in May.
The poll by JL Partners found that Mr Musk – the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter, who will have a major role in […]
Sir Keir Starmer 'less popular with British public than Elon Musk' – The Telegraph

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Who's Applying to Work for Elon Musk's DOGE? – New York Magazine

A week after election day, President-elect Donald Trump announced a new commission that he said could “become, potentially, the Manhattan Project of our time.” It is called the Department of Government Efficiency.
Elon Musk, who has a reflexive need to make jokes, named the commission in honor of the recently surging meme cryptocurrency he favors, which is itself named after a famous Shiba Inu.
Trump selected Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the commission. […]
Who's Applying to Work for Elon Musk's DOGE? – New York Magazine

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As He Moved to the Right, Elon Musk Packed His Businesses Into Texas

The billionaire has rapidly transformed parts of the state, shocking even development-friendly officials: “It was like, ‘Voilà, Elon is here.’”
Reporting from Bastrop, Texas, outside of Austin, and from Brownsville and Boca Chica, on the Gulf Coast near the border with Mexico.
Elon Musk had long been drifting away from the political culture of California, railing against its regulations and pandemic-era lockdowns. So, four years ago, he decided to move to Texas, eager to embrace its […]
As He Moved to the Right, Elon Musk Packed His Businesses Into Texas

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Bob Iger's Disney, entertainment firms resume X advertising after yearlong Elon Musk feud

Bob Iger’s Disney and other entertainment giants have reportedly resumed their ad spending on Elon Musk’s X — a year after the billionaire told companies that fled his social media platform to “go f— yourself.”
Disney, Comcast, Lionsgate Entertainment and Warner Bros. Discovery have spent roughly $3.3 million on ad buys on X this year, according to data from MediaRadar obtained by The Wrap.
Between January and September, Comcast spent nearly $1.5 million on X ads, Warner Bros. […]
Bob Iger's Disney, entertainment firms resume X advertising after yearlong Elon Musk feud

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Brazil's first lady's 'F–k you' to Elon Musk creates political firestorm – New York Post

It was a “F–k you” heard ’round the world.
Brazil’s first lady Janja Lula da Silva, 58, set off a diplomatic firestorm after she delivered an expletive comment to Elon Musk at a panel on disinformation and regulating social media at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
After a ship’s horn sounded, she made what was apparently meant to be a quip, saying: “I think it’s Elon Musk. I’m not afraid of you, f–k you, Elon Musk.”
The comments […]
Brazil's first lady's 'F–k you' to Elon Musk creates political firestorm – New York Post

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SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship on 6th test flight, with Trump in attendance … – CBS News

Updated on: November 19, 2024 / 7:45 PM EST
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With President-elect Donald Trump and newly-minted efficiency czar Elon Musk looking on, SpaceX launched the world’s most powerful rocket on its sixth test flight Tuesday, an up-and-down trip to space by a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship to evaluate a variety of safety and performance upgrades.
Shattering the afternoon calm with an ear-splitting roar, the huge 30-foot-wide, 397-foot-tall rocket […]
SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship on 6th test flight, with Trump in attendance … – CBS News

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If Elon Musk Really Wants to Cut Government Waste, He Can Start Here – Mother Jones

Mother Jones illustration; Alex Brandon/AP; Getty

This story was originally published on Judd Legum’s Substack, Popular Information, to which you can subscribe here.
President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to head the Department of Government Efficiency. Despite the name, it is not a government department. In fact, it is not part of the government at all. It is a non-governmental commission that will […]
If Elon Musk Really Wants to Cut Government Waste, He Can Start Here – Mother Jones

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What We Know About Elon Musk's 'Department Of Government Efficiency' – Forbes

The world’s richest man Elon Musk’s role in the upcoming Trump administration is growing clearer as president-elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the “Department Of Government Efficiency,” and, though exactly what the commission will do is still not exactly known, social media posts and reports have hinted at what government functions will be the first targets of the streamlining efforts.
Elon Musk attends a House Republicans meeting Wednesday.
Musk, alongside fellow billionaire and […]
What We Know About Elon Musk's 'Department Of Government Efficiency' – Forbes

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France and Germany back rival to Elon Musk's SpaceX – The Telegraph

European space start-up claims Nyx capsule will be cheaper and more efficient

France and Germany are backing a European rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as EU politicians fear falling behind in the space race.
Funds backed by the two states are part of a $160m (£127m) investment in The Exploration Company (TEC), a Franco-German start-up developing a capsule that can take astronauts and cargo to space stations.
It is the largest ever funding round involving a European space company, which […]
France and Germany back rival to Elon Musk's SpaceX – The Telegraph