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TopicElon Musk

Topic: Elon Musk

Tweets to treaties—Trump-Musk bromance is built on too many conflicts of interest

Elon Musk is now a key player in US policymaking. He's already left a mark on Indian government.

Spain’s 4th-largest paper La Vanguardia joins The Guardian in leaving X, citing ‘toxic content’

The Barcelona-based newspaper, which has 1.7 mn followers on the platform, said X lacked an ‘effective and reasonable’ moderating process since Elon Musk bought it in 2022.

Over 1 lakh X users exit Musk’s microblogging platform after US presidential election

Several NYT & CNN journalists also announced their exit from X after polls. It is alleged that Musk, who has been named part of Trump 2.0, used the platform to help campaign for Trump.

Britain’s The Guardian quits X social media platform, citing racism and conspiracy theories

The left-leaning publication, which has 10.7 million followers on X, becomes the 1st large UK media company to retreat from the platform that Elon Musk purchased in 2022.

From billionaire Elon Musk to Fox News’ Pete Hegseth as defence secretary — a look at Trump 2.0

Trump has announced several nominees for his incoming administration, prominent among those are Musk and Ramaswamy who will head the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency.

Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy to lead US Department of Government Efficiency in Trump 2.0 cabinet

The DOGE will partner with the White House and the Office of Management and Budget to drive large-scale structural reform and create an entrepreneurial approach to government.

‘Open to provide Musk’s Starlink with licence if he addresses India’s security concerns’: Scindia

Starlink’s entry will help India provide services in remote areas where conventional telecom tends to be costly.

Musk and X playing central role in spreading misinformation about US election, experts say

According to Center for Countering Digital Hate, at least 87 of Musk’s posts this year have promoted claims about US election that fact-checkers have rated as false or misleading.

Elon Musk worked illegally in the US in the 1990s, WaPo reports

While Musk came from South Africa to study at Stanford, he never enrolled at the university and instead developed his software company Zip2, Washington Post reports.

Global media on Five Eyes allies backing Canada in row with India & Musk scoring over Ambani, Mittal

The escalating India-Canada diplomatic spat has garnered extensive coverage in international media, which also examines the issue of women's safety and its impact on India's economy.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?