Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again raising concerns regarding the U.S. fiscal outlook, warning of dire consequences as interest on Federal debt balloons to unsustainable levels. What Happened: On Tuesday, in a post on X, Musk warned…
Two weeks after Elon Musk’s extremely public falling out with President Donald Trump, the billionaire Tesla CEO reignited his war of words with the administration — this time going after a “snake” presidential aide who spurred the feud. Musk left his role at the White House in late May, after months of leading the so-called…
A SpaceX Starship prototype exploded on Wednesday during ground testing, according to local authorities, setting off a huge fireball seen in wild livestreamed footage. Ship 36, which was expected to be used for Starship’s upcoming test flight, was undergoing a routine engine static fire test when it suddenly blew up at the Starbase test flight…
A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded in a spectacular conflagration during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company’s Starbase manufacturing facility on the Texas Gulf Coast late Wednesday, destroying the rocket in what appears to be a major setback for the Super Heavy-Starship vehicle Elon Musk says is critical to the company’s…
A dramatic explosion rocked Elon Musk’s SpaceX testing site in Massey, Texas, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, destroying a Starship prototype and derailing plans for the rocket system’s tenth test flight. The blast, which occurred just moments before a scheduled static fire test of Ship 36, sent debris flying across the facility and forced an…
What good is being the wealthiest man alive if your chatbot won’t lie in support of your rancid politics? That’s the question far-right billionaire Elon Musk appears to be asking once again of Grok, the AI model developed by his company xAI and integrated into X, his social media platform. Following the assassination on Saturday…
Elon Musk has once again found himself at the centre of controversy—this time after The New York Times published a scathing report accusing the tech mogul of heavier drug use than he has publicly admitted. The piece, released on Friday, 30 May 2025, has triggered a fiery response from the Tesla and SpaceX CEO, who…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship flew out of control and exploded after a test launch in Texas on Tuesday evening – marking another high-profile setback for the mission which aims to supply reusable spacecraft for Moon and Mars missions. Fuel leaks meant that the craft began to spin out of control 30 minutes after launch, and…
Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Wilson scored her first fashion campaign with queer-owned brand Wildfang. Wildfang There’s a new model on the scene. Vivian Wilson, the estranged daughter of Elon Musk, landed her first fashion campaign, partnering with queer-owned Wildfang for a Pride Month ad. For the photoshoot, the 21-year-old wore a white T-shirt reading “Existing…
Breaking down the lawsuit over HHS cuts Breaking down the lawsuit from 20 attorneys general over HHS cuts 04:07 A judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from carrying out sweeping cuts and layoffs at over a dozen government agencies late Friday, part of a massive federal cost-cutting drive led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government…