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Latest news on billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter) and the founder of SpaceX, Tesla and The Boring Company.

Born

28 Jun 1971

Industry

Business, Technology

Job Title

Businessman

Much of what the US government has distributed about Jeffrey Epstein has been in the public domain for years. File photo: AFP

Musk escalates public spat with Trump by making Epstein files claim

Elon Musk claimed the US president ‘is in the Epstein files’, but offered no evidence.

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Trump-Musk clash threatens to ground US space ambitions

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Trump and Musk feud in real time as bromance implodes in spectacular fashion

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Xiaomi founder stays on as honorary chairman at Chinese software firm

Kingsoft Office is best known for its WPS Office software, a popular local alternative to Microsoft Office.

5 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM

Xiaomi founder, chairman and CEO, Lei Jun. Photo: AFP

Musk and hardline Republicans ramp up attacks on Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the tax and spending bill will add US$2.4 trillion to the US debt pile.

5 Jun 2025 - 8:16AM

Musk calls Trump mega-bill ‘disgusting abomination’, days after farewell

White House dismisses Musk’s criticism of the US president’s signature tax-cut and spending bill.

4 Jun 2025 - 1:40PM

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SCMP Highlights

Musk’s alleged Japan child, ‘Trump and Lee Kuan Yew similar’: 7 Asia highlights

From Elon Musk’s alleged child in Japan to India’s AMCA stealth fighter, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

3 Jun 2025 - 12:50PM

Elon Musk leaves Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on March 13, 2024. The billionaire entrepreneur is at the centre of renewed public scrutiny following claims he fathered a child with a Japanese pop star. Photo: DPA

Artificial intelligence

Elon Musk raises new funds for xAI as he steps back from politics

The billionaire is selling US$5 billion in debt for his AI start-up through Morgan Stanley.

3 Jun 2025 - 11:00AMvideocam

Elon Musk’s alleged child with Japanese pop star sparks online storm in Japan

The claim by conservative influencer Ashley St Clair has fuelled speculation and debate over the billionaire’s growing family.

2 Jun 2025 - 6:46PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Silicon Valley venture capitalists sit back from investing in AI

Amid sky-high valuations, even major venture capital firms can no longer compete with deep-pocketed backers like SoftBank and Microsoft.

2 Jun 2025 - 12:09PMvideocam

Silicon Valley venture capitalists are taking a wait-and-see approach in the AI sector amid sky-high valuations. Photo: Shutterstock

Elon Musk denies taking ketamine on Trump’s campaign trail

Musk rejected a report which said the billionaire used so much ketamine that he developed bladder problems.

1 Jun 2025 - 8:43AMvideocam

Elon Musk speaks during a news conference at the White House on May 30. Photo: AP

Trump to replace his nominee for Nasa head

Original pick Jared Isaacman, a billionaire with ties to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, was only days away from his planned Senate confirmation vote.

1 Jun 2025 - 11:33AMvideocam

Opinion | Why US exceptionalism, export of crassness are losing their shallow appeal

America’s inevitable decline proves that nations thrive by prioritising their needs and working with others, not seeking economic dominance.

2 Jun 2025 - 8:32AM

Musk says Oval Office black eye was because son, 5, punched him in the face

The tech tycoon says he got the bruise while horsing around with X Æ A-Xii before a Trump press conference to mark his last day at Doge.

31 May 2025 - 4:21AM

Elon Musk is seen with a bruise near his right eye during a news conference in the Oval Office on Friday. Photo: AFP

Drug claims overshadow Elon Musk’s Oval Office farewell with Trump

A news report says the tech billionaire used so much ketamine on the 2024 campaign trail that he developed bladder problems.

31 May 2025 - 3:45AM

Elon Musk listens as US President Donald Trump (not pictured) speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office on Friday. Photo: AP

Musk sets ambitious 2026 goal for uncrewed Starship Mars voyage

Optimal planetary alignment drives aggressive timeline for SpaceX mission.

30 May 2025 - 2:02PM

SCMP Highlights

US military personnel in Taiwan, paraglider cheating death: 7 highlights

From US putting 500 military personnel in Taiwan to paraglider cheating death, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

30 May 2025 - 1:36PM

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Elon Musk leaves Trump team, capping turbulent tenure in Washington

Billionaire Musk says his work at the White House is over, and is heading back to business.

29 May 2025 - 4:36PM

Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in February. File photo: Reuters

US to scrutinise visas for officials, targeting those ‘responsible for censorship’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US will refuse visas to foreign officials who block Americans’ social media posts.

28 May 2025 - 11:48PMvideocam

Elon Musk criticises Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ as bromance falters

The US president responded that more changes could be made to the legislation, saying he’s ‘not happy about certain aspects of it’.

29 May 2025 - 3:23AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Tesla’s brand is losing its shine, lagging BYD and Xiaomi: UBS poll

Tesla lost favour with global customers, with 18 per cent of buyers considering it their top pick last year, down from 22 per cent, UBS says.

28 May 2025 - 4:11PM

A man placed a sign outside a Tesla dealership during a protest against Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk outside a Tesla dealership in Los Angeles on March 14, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop has a key flaw. Chinese scientists may have found ‘cure’

Have engineers at the world’s first full-scale maglev test line in Shanxi province overcome a critical flaw in the superfast travel concept?

28 May 2025 - 11:52AMvideocam

A model of the ultra-high speed maglev train system that is under development in China. Photo: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

SpaceX Starship tumbles out of control, breaks apart in latest test setback

SpaceX confirmed spacecraft experienced ‘a rapid unscheduled disassembly’ in ninth test launch.

28 May 2025 - 2:46PM

Opinion | Trump’s Oval Office smackdowns reflect alarming turn in US diplomacy

The US president’s meeting with South Africa’s leader was the latest example of erratic American diplomacy, awash in conspiracy theories.

27 May 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Automotive industry

European car sales falter as consumers delay purchases amid economic woes

Sales of petrol and diesel cars posted the biggest declines, outweighing growth in EVs and hybrid vehicles.

27 May 2025 - 1:54PM

VW ID Buzz vehicles are parked at Volkswagen’s plant in Hanover, northern Germany. Photo: AFP

My Take | Trump drums up a fake genocide while sponsoring real one in Gaza

US president tries to confront South African counterpart in Oval Office with unsubstantiated allegations of atrocities against white farmers.

23 May 2025 - 9:00PM

US President Donald Trump shows an article claiming white genocide in South Africa at the White House in Washington on May 21. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa flops among rich Chinese amid trade war, crime fears

Chinese investors are unfazed by the visa’s US$5 million price tag, but have concerns about taxes, crime and the policy’s legality.

23 May 2025 - 9:01AMvideocam

Trump ambushes South Africa’s Ramaphosa with false ‘white genocide’ claims

US president baselessly alleges mass killings of white South Africans during a tense White House meeting.

22 May 2025 - 12:17PMvideocam

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