Tesla approved to reopen California plant after defying lockdown order

Tesla’s dispute with California health authorities over the reopening of its main car plant in defiance of coronavirus shutdown orders appears to be coming to an end – as the automaker shifts its focus to resuming operations at a battery-making Gigafactory in Nevada.   The Alameda County Public Health Department announced on Twitter Wednesday that the … Read more

Trump tweets support for Elon Musk after he reopened Tesla plant in defiance of California lockdown

President Donald Trump has voiced his support for Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO reopened his main California plant in defiance of the state’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions. ‘California should let Tesla and @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely,’ Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning.  Musk announced on Monday that he … Read more

Zoom in your car? Elon Musk reveals video conferencing is ‘a future feature’ of Tesla vehicles 

Zoom in your car? Elon Musk reveals video conferencing is ‘definitely a future feature’ of Tesla vehicles A Twitter user asked Elon Musk if video conferencing will be added to Tesla Musk simply replied in a Tweet ‘Yea, definitely a future feature’  There is a camera in the Model 3, which some believe is ideal … Read more

Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson

Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ British ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson’ over his rule-breaking trysts after issuing report that predicted 2m deaths in America Prof Neil Ferguson forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US  His apocalyptic worst-case scenarios spooked governments into lockdown Musk branded the scientist a ‘tool’, a ‘moron’ and rubbished his … Read more

Google searches for hydroxychloroquine surged after endorsements from Trump and Elon Musk

Internet searches for two anti-malaria drugs soared after high-profile endorsements from President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as potential treatments for the novel coronavirus, a new study finds. Because there are no treatments approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), people may end up searching for unproven therapies.  Two of them are chloroquine … Read more

Elon Musk lists two Bel Air homes for a combined $39.5million after Twitter rant

Elon Musk has put two of his California homes on the market for a combined $39.5million just days after his bizarre Twitter rant caused Tesla shares to plunge more than 11 per cent.  On Friday, the Tesla founder announced that he felt the company’s stock price was ‘too high’, before revealing he was planning to sell … Read more

Hoax circulates on Twitter claiming that Elon Musk and Grimes are naming their child Influenza

‘Grimes named her child what?’ Shock hoax circulates online claiming Elon Musk’s pregnant girlfriend is planning to name their baby INFLUENZA By Isabella Nikolic For Mailonline Published: 13:20 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 13:34 BST, 25 April 2020 Rumours have spread across Twitter claiming that billionaire Elon Musk and Canadian musician Grimes have planned … Read more

SpaceX is ‘fixing’ the brightness of its Starlink satellites

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said his company is ‘fixing’ the brightness of his ultra-bright constellation of satellites, which are disrupting the night sky for astronomers. Stargazers have been puzzled by the unusual brightness of Musk’s satellite constellation, called Starlink, which aims to provide satellite internet access. The brightness of the constellation is due to … Read more

SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 carrying 60 new Starlink satellites and marking its 84th flight

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites cause stir as they streak through skies of western Europe

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the fifth batch of its ‘Starlink’ space internet satellites – taking the total to 300. They form a constellation of thousands of satellites, designed to provide low-cost broadband internet service from low Earth orbit. The constellation, informally known as Starlink, and under development at SpaceX’s facilities in Redmond, Washington. Its goal … Read more