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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicElon Musk

Topic: Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s SpaceX eyes $2 trillion valuation ahead of mega IPO

Firm eyes biggest-ever listing that could raise up to 75 billion dollars. This would dwarf the biggest ever IPO, Saudi Aramco’s $29 billion in 2019.

The ‘hero’ in Dhurandhar who drew the ‘loudest cheers’ & the surprise guest in Modi-Trump call

Global media looks at why the two Dhurandhar movies have invited criticism. BBC takes close look at India’s 'educated & employed but struggling' middle class.

India says Modi spoke ‘only’ to Trump in call; Elon Musk’s presence left for White House to clarify

The carefully worded MEA statement came in response to a New York Times report that said Elon Musk had participated in the call.

Musk wants ‘native’, ‘indigenous’ terms for Europeans. Dispute erupts

First Nations is specific to Canada, Native Americans is mostly used in the US. And the term indigenous is broader, referring to tribal and aboriginal populations across the globe.

Largest IPO ever: Musk suggests timing SpaceX IPO with his 55th birthday, Jupiter-Venus alignment

SpaceX is looking to raise as much as $50 billion in the offering at a valuation of about $1.5 trillion, the FT reported, which would make it the largest IPO in history.

Indian-American businessman Vinod Khosla & Elon Musk trade barbs on X over ‘WAGA’ jibe

Khosla reposted an old Musk tweet, accused him of backing 'white America great again' and urged Tesla, SpaceX and X staff to quit. Musk hit back as well.

Nvidia, Tesla chase same self-driving goal via varying paths

They are fundamentally different companies. Tesla makes cars and builds the full system end to end. Nvidia builds chips and software that others use.

Tesla is no longer the top EV seller. Why is it losing ground around the world?

BYD has a substantially larger lineup and most of its vehicles are cheaper than Tesla’s offerings. It has delivered more EVs globally, that is, without being available in the US.

5 explosive predictions that Elon Musk made on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast

He sketched a future where labour fades out, money loses meaning, nation-states dissolve, and universities survive mainly as status symbols.

Elon Musk offers lofty promises after $1 trillion Tesla payday

The leader of SpaceX even went so far as to predict that Tesla’s robot, called Optimus, and vehicles will “play a big role” in someday establishing bases on the moon and Mars.

On Camera

Mamata Banerjee vs the Election Commission—Why India needs an annual voter list revision

We cannot absolve the Election Commission of all the blame, but we must emphasise that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee must shoulder the lion’s share of the responsibility for these exclusions.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.