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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

12 December 2025 at 19:55
A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

Β© Meridith Kohut for The New York Times

The SpaceX launchpad in South Texas in June 2024. The company said in a letter to employees on Friday that it could go public in 2026.

Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws

12 December 2025 at 09:00
Backed by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.

Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

Elon Musk has grown increasingly confrontational toward Europe over the past year.
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EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

The case over online transparency has become a point of contention between the European Union and the Trump administration.

Β© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The fine on Friday could be the first of several that Elon Musk’s X faces in the European Union.

X Displays Users’ Locations, Fueling Scrutiny Over Political Accounts

24 November 2025 at 03:49
Online sleuths quickly found that some accounts posting about U.S. politics, including those in support of the MAGA movement, appeared not to be based in the United States.

Β© Andres Kudacki for The New York Times

X announced that it had begun listing additional information about an account’s origin on Saturday.

Government Shutdown Blame Game Plays Out Online and on TV

6 November 2025 at 13:50
A blame game has played out on the internet and on television. President Trump has pulled out the stops.

Β© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Dueling explanations are fighting for space online and on television as part of an increasingly partisan and siloed information environment.

A.I. Is Making Death Threats Way More Realistic

31 October 2025 at 12:45
Online harassers are generating images and sounds that simulate their victims in violent situations.

Β© Charlotte Hadden for The New York Times

Caitlin Roper, a member of Collective Shout, an Australian activist group, was recently threatened online with violent A.I.-generated images depicting herself.

Elon Musk Challenges Wikipedia With His Own A.I. Encyclopedia

27 October 2025 at 21:12
The billionaire launched his A.I.-powered version, Grokipedia, on Monday.

Β© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Elon Musk wrote that his new site, Grokipedia, would β€œpurge out the propaganda” of Wikipedia.
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