Elon Musk has arguably done more than any single individual to aid Donald Trump’s campaign. The mega-billionaire has put more than $75 million toward electing the former president, turned America’s most politically influential social media platform into a vehicle for right-wing propaganda, orchestrated a (shambolic) get-out-the-vote effort, and repeatedly appeared beside Trump on the campaign…
Elon Musk is accused of rampantly spreading election misinformation, and it has been a thorn in the side of election officials working double time to try and mitigate the spew of unfounded claims about meddling and alleged voter fraud. Some officials have even gone to measures like dispatching personal notes to the CEO of Tesla…
China will continue to dominate the global clean energy market with its exports of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and electric vehicles (EVs) on track to triple in the coming decade, according to an analysis published this week by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The country’s clean technology exports are expected to exceed US$340 billion…
According to the United Nations, 2024 is “the biggest election year in human history” with half of the world’s population – some 3.7 billion people in 72 countries – able to vote. Yet some elections are more consequential than others which is why the world is watching as the US goes to the polls. The…
An internal email obtained by The Associated Press news agency has revealed there was an internal disagreement at the White House over whom United States President Joe Biden referred to as “garbage” earlier this week. On Thursday, The Associated Press reported that it had obtained an email that showed White House officials altered the official…
As the time ahead of Election Day dwindles, celebrities, entrepreneurs, and influential business people have come out of the woodwork to throw their support behind one of the presidential candidates. On Wednesday, one of the biggest names in media, politics, and business announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris: Mike Bloomberg. “I voted for…
Georgia’s top election official on Thursday night blamed “likely foreign interference” for a video that is quickly racking up views on social media and purports to show a newly-arrived Haitian migrant claiming he voted for Kamala Harris just six months after arriving in the United States. The video is “targeted disinformation,” Secretary of State Brad…
Lawsuit against 60 Minutes demands $10bn in damages and claims footage was edited. United States presidential candidate Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against a US television network for what he calls a “misleading” interview with rival Kamala Harris. The suit against CBS News filed in a Texas court on Thursday alleged the network aired…
Former President Donald Trump has sued CBS News, alleging the network’s “deceitful” editing of a recent 60 Minutes interview with Vice President Kamala Harris misled the public and unfairly disadvantaged him. In a statement released Thursday, CBS News called the former president’s claims “completely without merit” and said the network intended to vigorously defend against…
In the waning days of the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has sued CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Amarillo, TX, seeks $10 billion in damages and is just the latest litigation that Trump has filed against a media entity…