Linda Yaccarino announced Wednesday that she is stepping down as CEO at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. Yaccarino joined X in June 2023, shortly after billionaire Elon Musk bought the site. She said the decision to step down came after “two incredible years” at the company. “When @elonmusk and I first…
As the Elon Musk and Donald Trump partnership grew closer and closer on the election trail last year, the primary question spectators were asking was: How long will this last? The second was likely to be: How large will the fallout be? With President Trump now situated in the Oval Office and Musk nowhere to…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Rough start 2. Letters of the law (L/R) US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on July 6, 2025, en route…
The team behind Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot, Grok, deleted several posts Tuesday on X in which the chatbot made antisemitic comments and praised Adolf Hitler. In a since-deleted post, Grok on Tuesday identified someone seen in a screenshot as “Cindy Steinberg,” writing, “She’s gleefully celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids in the recent…
Topline Grok, the AI chatbot by Elon Musk’s xAI, referred to itself as “MechaHitler” in a series of posts on X on Tuesday, including some the Anti-Defamation League condemned as “irresponsible, dangerous and antisemitic.” The chatbot referred to itself as “MechaHitler” in a series of social media posts the … More Anti-Defamation League called “irresponsible,…
STORY: The dispute between Republican President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk escalated on Saturday when the space and automotive billionaire announced the formation of a new political party, saying Trump’s tax-cut and spending bill would bankrupt America. The sweeping legislation approved by Congress and signed by Trump means $7,500 tax credits for buying…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Monday, Tesla lost 6.8 percent of its value when the S&P 500 fell by less than 1 percent on tariff fears—marking the sixth-worst day of the year for the stock. The causes of…
(Bloomberg) — SpaceX is discussing plans to raise money and sell insider shares in a deal that would value Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite maker around $400 billion, people familiar with the matter said. Most Read from Bloomberg The valuation would mark a significant premium to the $350 billion high-mark set during SpaceX’s share buyback…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images Elon Musk’s X said Tuesday that the Indian government ordered the company to block 2,355 accounts, including Reuters, in the country. “The…
A change to Grok’s internal instructions, or system prompt, is leading users to accuse Elon Musk’s AI of a renewed rightward tilt. The new instructions tell it to assume some media information is biased. The chatbot recently responded to a user saying electing more Democrats would be “detrimental” and cited the conservative Heritage Foundation in…