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SpaceX to launch private, all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
The 'Inspiration4' mission caps a summer that saw billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos cross the final frontier, on Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin...
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Russia races Tom Cruise and Musk for first movie in space
On October 5, one of Russia's most celebrated actresses, 36-year-old Yulia Peresild is blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS) with film director Klim Shipenko, 38.
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Bitcoin tumble slows with help from Elon Musk
The virtual currency fell to almost $30,000 -- less than half the record value it reached last month -- before climbing back over $39,500 around 2000 GMT. It was still above its level at the start of the year.
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Climate harm puts brakes on buying Teslas with bitcoin
Elon Musk has touted a vision of Tesla making electric cars mainstream, shifting drivers away from combustion engines that pump out emissions that contribute to climate change.
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Elon Musk says he is first SNL host with Asperger's syndrome
In his opening monologue, the eccentric tech entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX offered an explanation for some of his past eyebrow-raising behaviour.
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'Das Auto' goes electric as VW takes on Tesla
The bold proclamation raised some eyebrows, coming from a carmaker better known for its 2015 'dieselgate' emissions cheating scandal than its green credentials.
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SA's Elon Musk crowned 'Tecnoking' at Tesla
Tesla made the announcement in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday.
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Fly me to the Moon: Japan billionaire offers space seats
Yusaku Maezawa, an online fashion tycoon, was announced in 2018 as the first man to book a spot aboard the lunar spaceship being developed by SpaceX.
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Record-breaking Bitcoin tumbles on Yellen warning
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen hit out Monday over bitcoin, claiming it was inefficient and required a vast amount of energy -- and she expressed fear it was used for 'illicit' reasons.
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Kremlin 'interested' in Elon Musk-Putin conversation
Elon Musk, one of the world's richest people, on Sunday tagged the Kremlin's account on Twitter along with the invitation to President Vladimir Putin to talk on an audio chat app.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk says he's off Twitter 'for a while'
Elon Musk overtook Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to become the world's wealthiest person last month, with a fortune estimated at $185 billion following a nine-fold surge in Tesla's share price over the past year.
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Reddit users say GameStop rocket is revenge of the masses
"Notice how so many complain when the rules they have been manipulating are used against them?"
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Brash billionaire: SA-born Tesla CEO Elon Musk the world's wealthiest person
The brash Tesla CEO, now the world's wealthiest person following the electric automaker's meteoric rise, was the quintessential Silicon Valley disruptor - except he no longer lives in California.
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Elon Musk now world's second wealthiest person
The South African-born added $7.2 billion in wealth on Monday alone following Tesla's latest surge. He now has an estimated $128 billion.
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Tesla's Elon Musk tests positive - and negative - for virus
In March, Musk appeared to dismiss concerns about the pandemic, saying that "my guess is that the panic will cause more harm than the virus."
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Elon Musk's net worth tops $100 billion: Forbes
A large chunk of his wealth comes from the 21% stake in Tesla, according to Forbes. Tesla shares, which went public at $17 a piece in 2010, rose as much as 3.5% in morning trade to a record high of $2,318.49.
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Egypt invites Musk after 'aliens built pyramids' tweet
'Aliens built the pyramids obv,' Musk had tweeted, picking up on a theme popular with conspiracy theorists and kicking off a predictable flood of replies ranging from light-hearted to furious.
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Twitter accounts of Apple, Musk, Gates, others hit in major hack
The list of accounts commandeered grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, bitcoin specialty firms and many others.
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Musk's net worth zooms past Warren Buffett's - Bloomberg News
Musk’s fortune rose by $6.07 billion on Friday, Bloomberg News said, following a 10.8% jump in the electric carmaker’s stock.
