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Topic: Elon Musk

‘Attempt to get somebody else elected’: Trump says must tell Modi govt about $21 mn USAID on polls

Washington’s cost-cutting agency DOGE, headed by Elon Musk, has disbanded USAID & cancelled 15 pledged grants to other countries.

‘They have a lot more money,’ Trump supports DOGE decision, cancels fund for voter turnout in India

DOGE, led by Elon Musk, cancelled a USD 22 million funding for ‘voter turnout in India’ on Saturday. Of the decision Trump said, ‘They are one of the highest taxing countries in the world.’

Tesla starts hiring in India, sends signal it is entering EV market

Recruitment for 13 jobs were posted online on Monday, less than a week after PM Modi met Tesla chief Elon Musk in Washington.

Musk talks Starlink to Bangladesh’s Yunus, later meets Modi. Trump signals it may be all about business

Bangladesh interim govt head Muhammad Yunus's virtual meeting with Elon Musk took place just hours before the US billionaire met Modi in Washington.

Modi meets Musk, Trump says he’s unsure in what capacity the US billionaire met Indian PM

Prior to meeting Modi, Musk had a video call with Bangladesh’s interim govt leader Muhammad Yunus, who reportedly asked Musk to bring Starlink internet connectivity to Bangladesh.

Cat-and-mouse game on pay-per-view & will the real MAGA fountainhead please stand up

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

OpenAI says Musk’s $97.4 billion bid to buy company contradicts his lawsuit against it

In August 2023, the Tesla CEO filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman and others seeking to block OpenAI’s attempt to transition to a for-profit entity.

Musk makes $97.4 billion bid for control of OpenAI, startup makes counter bid for Twitter

Musk’s bid could ratchet up longstanding tensions with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the future of the startup at the heart of a boom in AI technology. The 2 are already in an ongoing lawsuit.

A lotus brooms in Delhi & DOGE-ing free speech

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

How Reliance Jio IPO could be a blockbuster listing & Elon Musk Starlink eyeing Indian market

Global media also reports on Shein relaunching in India 5 years after it was banned by Delhi. The relaunch is taking place under a deal with Reliance Retail.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

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?