Musk’s 130-day mandate as a special government employee in the Trump administration was set to expire around May 30
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Musk’s xAI to use Dubai-based Telegram to roll out its Grok chatbot
One-year deal, yet to be formalised, will see xAI paying Telegram $300mn and equity, and a share of revenue on subscriptions sold
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Elon Musk to go slow on government role as Tesla profits dive 71% in Q1
The company also reported a 9% fall in revenue in Q1
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Tesla sales rout in Europe deepens amid anti-Musk protests
New Tesla sales in France and Sweden dropped for a third consecutive month
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launches first private astronaut crew in polar orbit
Crypto entrepreneur Chun Wang is bankroller and commander of SpaceX mission
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Elon Musk’s political antics are pushing the Gulf’s EV boom into China’s hands
Trump’s White House photo-op hands final advantage to Chinese brands already dominating the UAE market
Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
Abu Dhabi teams up with Kimbal Musk to launch light shows with 10,000 drones
DCT Abu Dhabi partners with Kimbal Musk’s Nova Sky Stories and Analog to create stunning light shows with world’s largest drone fleet
Airtel
Airtel signs deal to help ease Starlink’s satellite broadband entry in India
The agreement will see Starlink equipment in Airtel’s retail stores, and its services accentuated through Airtel’s ground network infrastructure
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Elon Musk’s X suffers major outage; global users report access issues
DownDetector, a website which tracks internet outages, reported two significant waves of user issues with X
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Elon Musk’s growing family: A comprehensive guide to the tech mogul’s 13 children
With 13 children from four different partners, Musk’s personal life is as complex as his business empire
Abu Dhabi business
New tax in the UAE; Blue Visa launched; Saudi megaproject guide; Dubai Loop announced – 10 things you missed this week
New taxes and visa in the UAE, Elon Musk reveals Dubai Loop plan; Saudi megaprojects revealed, expected Ramadan dates and more top stories this week
Boring Company
Dubai Loop: Stations, 100,000 passenger target, top speeds, everything you need to know about Elon Musk and RTA transport system
Everything you need to know about the Dubai Loop underground transport system
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Dubai signs massive deal with Elon Musk to build new underground transport system ‘Dubai Loop’
The ‘Dubai Loop’ project aims to create a network of tunnels across Dubai’s populated areas to reduce traffic congestion
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Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk
The protests were a result of a movement that has been organised online under the hashtags #buildtheresistance and #50501, which stands for 50 protests, 50 states
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Musk remains upbeat despite SpaceX losing new Starship in space
Starship broke up 8 minutes after launch, moments after its Super Heavy Booster was successfully caught by mechanical arms on ground
automotive industry
Analysis: Tesla tests limits of brand politics as Musk readies for government role under Trump
Inside Elon Musk’s risky experiment mixing luxury EVs, presidential politics, and US-China relations with just days until Trump’s inauguration
automobile industry
Analysis: Why Tesla’s ties with China made Elon Musk indispensable to Trump
A closer look shows that Musk’s upcoming role in government was no coincidence – it was years in the making