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How Elon Musk's favorite news influencer is capitalizing on his clout

1:11pm April 17, 2025

The Australian crypto entrepreneur now hosts chats with world leaders. "If [he] is sharing a story, there's a good chance that U.S. policymakers are reading it — and acting on it," said one analyst.

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How a false X post about pausing tariffs led to multitrillion-dollar market swings

6:14pm April 07, 2025

What began as a misquoted Fox News interview led to a flood of false and misleading posts on X. Before it was corrected, stock markets rallied then plummeted again.

Media Matters sues Elon Musk's X over 'libel tourism' legal assault

3:47pm March 10, 2025

A new suit in an ongoing legal battle between the billionaire and the liberal advocacy group claims Musk's legal attacks are impeding the organization's work.

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Trump says Elon Musk's $10 million settlement over Twitter suit was 'a big discount'

10:35pm February 18, 2025

It's the second tech company to agree to a payout after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol prompted Trump to be kicked off numerous social media platforms.

Elon Musk's latest foray into politics: a live chat with Germany's far-right candidate

4:27am January 10, 2025

by Esme Nicholson

With Germany's election in six weeks, Elon Musk was full of praise for his livestream guest on X: Alice Weidel, the far-right Alternative for Germany party's candidate for chancellor.

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Traffic on Bluesky, an X competitor, is up 500% since the election. How will it handle the surge?

5:13pm November 19, 2024

Unlike other social media sites, Bluesky allows users to create their own algorithm. The site does not have ads, nor harvest data for artificial intelligence training. But it is still very small, and it does not make money.

With Trump's win, Elon Musk stands to benefit

3:56pm November 07, 2024

The billionaire businessman has spent weeks campaigning relentlessly for Donald Trump. That dedication could lead to major benefits for him and his companies.

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2 years in, Trump surrogate Elon Musk has remade X as a conservative megaphone

5:00am October 25, 2024

by Bobby Allyn

It's been nearly two years since Elon Musk bought Twitter and turned it into X. He has turned the platform into a megaphone for himself and, increasingly, for former President Donald Trump.

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New records show Texas judge on X case didn't sell his Tesla shares after taking the suit

9:14pm October 16, 2024

The judge, Reed O’Connor, in Fort Worth, Texas, has rejected calls for him to step down from the high-profile case Musk filed against Media Matters, a watchdog group.

Musk's X to be reinstated in Brazil after complying with Supreme Court demands

5:48pm October 08, 2024

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice authorized the restoration of the social media platform's service in Brazil, over a month after its nationwide shutdown, according to a court document.