Bernie Sanders Warns: If Elon Musk Can Fire Hundreds Of Thousands Of Federal Employees, Imagine What He’ll Do To Private Sector Workers Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has a warning for workers across America: If Elon Musk can fire hundreds of thousands of federal employees without cause, private sector workers could be next. In a recent post…
Jimmy Lai is a name synonymous with Hong Kong’s fight for democracy, its disappearing freedoms and the erosion of the rule of law that once defined the former British colony. Lai, a media mogul, activist and passionate human rights advocate, embodies the courage and determination that made Hong Kong a beacon of liberty in a…
Elon Musk’s self-proclaimed persona as a top-class gamer took a thrashing on Friday, as video game enthusiasts mercilessly mocked the tech billionaire following a disastrous performance in a live stream. The uproar – tinged with hilarity – left the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX battling the humiliating accusation that he was faking it as a…
Topline Tesla chief Elon Musk spatted with Twitch streamer Zach Hoyt on Thursday, criticizing him after the content creator questioned Musk’s purported position as a top ranked player in the action role-playing video game “Path of Exile 2,” marking the latest instance of public scrutiny around the tech billionaire’s gaming prowess. Musk considers gaming as…
The top Democrat on the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee said on Friday that Republicans in Congress were protecting Elon Musk’s Chinese investments by scrapping provisions restricting US investments. Representative Rosa DeLauro said in a letter that Musk, CEO of electric car maker Tesla, may have upended the government funding process to remove a provision…
Torch bearer Mao Geping runs during the torch relay for the 19th Asian Games in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, in Sept. 2023. Huang Zongzhi/Xinhua via Getty Images Mao Geping, the 60-year-old makeup artist, has become a billionaire thanks to a successful listing of his eponymous cosmetics brand in Hong Kong, with shares rising as much as…
Photo: Cheng Xin (Getty Images) A current Apple (AAPL) employee is suing the company for illegally limiting worker freedoms through its required intellectual property agreement. The lawsuit, filed Monday in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County by Amar Bhakta, a digital ad tech and operations manager at Apple, alleges that the company’s policies, including…
In This Story Jeff Bezos says he isn’t worried about his fellow billionaire and space rival Elon Musk’s growing political power. AI trip planners will soon be better than human travel agents, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said The Amazon (AMZN+0.37%) founder who is now focused on his space venture, Blue Origin, called Musk’s SpaceX…
Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest man, does not have a private foundation but instead gives through his Bezos Earth Fund (climate change), Bezos Day 1 Fund (education and homelessness) and direct contributions. Photograph by Michael Prince/The Forbes Collection Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the world’s third-richest person, announced $110.5 million in new grants to nonprofits working…
Elon Musk Tesla Optimus robot prototypes walk onto a stage. Screengrab from We, Robot livestream Elon Musk has been working on the Optimus humanoid robot for years. At Tesla’s Robotaxi event last month, the robots poured drinks and played rock-paper-scissors with guests (though they were remotely controlled by humans). Musk said this summer that Tesla…