How Elon Musk Frittered Away Nearly $500 Million on the Midterm Elections
Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.
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Behind the scenes, the world’s richest person spent a record amount over two years to bend the country’s politics to his will. He couldn’t.
Arriving a bit late to ride the fizzled momentum of the nation’s semiquincentennial, and a bit early for Christmas, patriotic musical “Drummer Boy” nonetheless should strike a chord with Christian audiences. It’s the first feature for several collaborators since 2024’s “Unsung Hero,” one of the bigger “faith-based entertainment” hits in recent years, though
Technologiebeurs Nasdaq is op Wall Street gedeeltelijk hersteld van de zware verliezen gisteren. Beleggers maakten van de lagere aandelenkoersen gebruik om opnieuw aandelen te kopen, vooral van chipbedrijven. Die waren hard afgestraft uit vrees dat een Democratische meerderheid in het Amerikaanse Congres zou kunnen leiden tot strengere regelgeving voor artif
Universal International has finally set offshore release dates for Alex Gibney’s controversial four-hour documentary Musk with the UK on Jan. 15, Germany on Jan. 21, Spain on Feb. 5, France on Feb. 17 February and Australia on Feb. 25. More release dates abroad will be announced. The pic has already released stateside via Bleecker Street, […]
Universal has laid out its international rollout plans for Alex Gibey’s documentary about Elon Musk. “Musk,” which comes in at a hefty 3 hours and 45 minutes, will begin its global release via Universal Pictures International in the U.K., where it hits cinemas on Jan. 15, followed by Germany on Jan. 21, Spain on Feb. […]
Le constructeur mise désormais sur le Cybercab, affirme le milliardaire.
Elon Musk a investit miliarde în succesul politic al Partidului Republican. După înfrângerea acestuia la alegerile intermediare din SUA, companiile sale se confruntă cu o presiune masivă pe bursă. Investitorii se tem că tocmai Washingtonul ar putea pune în pericol planurile sale cele mai ambițioase, scrie focus.de.
Released in 2023, the truck has become a symbol to some of opposition to Musk amid foray into US politics.
In a statement posted on X, Musk said Cybertruck production would wind down around mid-2027 to make room for increased Cybercab production.
<p>Production of Cybertrucks — the pickups hailed by enthusiasts as a symbol of Elon Musk’s futuristic ambitions and equally hated as ugly reminders of the Donald Trump era — will wind down, the Tesla CEO said Friday.</p> <p>Tesla will stop building the truck at its Texas factory around the middle of 2027 to free up space for its <a href="https://www.dawn.co
Decizia fondatorului SpaceX, Elon Musk, de a pune la dispoziția Ucrainei serviciul de comunicații prin satelit Starlink după invazia Rusiei l-a transformat pe omul de afaceri american într-un participant la război, a scris Dmitri Medvedev, vicepreședintele Consiliului de Securitate al Federației Ruse, pe canalul său de Telegram.
Sejumlah pakar internasional dari sembilan negara merumuskan solusi strategis untuk menghadapi tantangan ketahanan ...
Tesla wanted to unseat the Ford F-150, instead it made the Edsel look successful.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric car maker will halt production of its Cybertruck next year and prioritize self-driving taxis.
Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust has cut its SpaceX holding to 11.1% of assets and sold its remaining Tesla stake.
The Cybertruck and its polarizing design gained a niche following, but it did not achieve mass-market sales and Tesla has issued several voluntary recalls.
Tesla gaat volgend jaar de productie van de Cybertruck in de grote fabriek in Texas afbouwen, meldt topman Elon Musk vrijdag. Volgens hem moet de afbouw ruimte maken voor een grotere productie van de Cybercab, de tweezitsrobottaxi.
<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/WnbaSg/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/21/94fdd639-456a-4c95-82a6-1e8f77f796a8.jpg">Der Elektro-Pick-up blieb weit unter seinen Erwartungen und soll in der Gigafactory in Texas Platz machen für das neue heiße Eisen: den Cybercab
g1 testou: a primeira Tesla Cybertruck que veio para o Brasil A Tesla planeja reduzir gradualmente a produção do Cybertruck em sua fábrica no Texas por volta de meados do próximo ano, afirmou o presidente-executivo Elon Musk nesta sexta-feira (6). A medida deve abrir espaço para ampliar a fabricação do Cybercab, veículo da montadora desenvolvido para operar
Musk said it was to make room for production of its Cybercabs - autonomous taxis without a driver.
Schon länger galt der futuristische Elektro-Pick-up als Flop. Nun kündigte Tesla-Chef Musk an, die Produktion im Werk in Texas herunterzufahren. Zugunsten eines anderen Modells.
El presidente de la compañía lo ha comunicado en a través de la red social X este viernes
FIGAROVOX/TRIBUNE - Les références au personnage de Star Wars convoquées par la droite américaine après la victoire démocrate aux midterms sont révélatrices d’une esthétique victimaire de la défaite chez une partie de la jeunesse néo-réactionnaire, analyse le communicant Pierre-Philippe Frieh.
Suurimmat yksittäiset lahjoittajat tukivat Yhdysvaltain välivaaleissa republikaaneja. Välivaalien vaalirahoituksen uskotaan nousseen ennätyssuureksi.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has said the company will cease production of its Cybertruck next year after the much-hyped autonomous electric vehicle did not meet lofty expectations. Tesla will instead focus on boosting output of its Cybercab robotaxi, Mr Musk said in a post on his X platform. "Tesla will be winding down production of the Cybertruck at Gig
Elon Musk is in twee dagen tijd ruim 100 miljard dollar (89 miljard euro) armer geworden. De rijkste man ter wereld wordt hard geraakt door een <a href="https://www.nu.nl/economie/6415667/grootste-verliesdag-in-anderhalf-jaar-op-wall-street-door-techuitverkoop.html" target="_blank">beursuitverkoop</a> van techbedrijven, nadat de Democraten flink hadden gewon
På to børsdager har formuen til verdens rikeste mann krympet dramatisk.
Just three of the 37 Republicans Musk backed for the U.S. House of Representatives won on Tuesday night.
Nowhere did Elon Musk's gamble backfire more than in his home state of Texas, which flipped to the Democrats at this year's midterms in an electoral bloodbath.
The head of T-Mobile's parent company is casting doubt on SpaceX's plans to make Starlink Mobile a "major" carrier in the US. During an earnings call on Thursday, Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges says he takes the Elon Musk-owned company "super serious," but that it will cost at least $200 billion to pull off: He […]
Nobody may have suffered bigger losses Tuesday than President Donald Trump. But few others had more on the line than Musk, who gambled big and came up holding the midterm's worst return on investment.
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” we discuss the historic blue wave that swept the midterms and delivered a rebuke to the Trump administration, Big Tech, and data centers.
Elon Musk's Tesla and SpaceX lose $420 billion in combined market cap after midterms
NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Elon Musk spent nearly half a billion dollars on the US midterm elections, but the record expenditure yielded little for the world's richest man and leader of SpaceX SPCX.O and Tesla TSLA.O.
Democrații din Senatul SUA pregătesc anchete privind restricțiile impuse comunicațiilor militare prin satelit ale Ucrainei, Elon Musk fiind printre cei cărora li s-a cerut să păstreze documentele, scrie Kyiv Post.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Elon Musk spent at least $445 million in a gambit to help Republicans keep control of Congress, an amount roughly equivalent to someone on a $100,000 annual salary saving every penny for 4,400 years.
L’homme le plus riche du monde a engagé près d’un demi-milliard de dollars dans l’espoir de stopper la vague démocrate, en vain. Les sommes dépensées en politique aux Etats-Unis n’ont cessé d’enfler depuis 2010 mais elles ne suffisent pas toujours à peser sur le vote et ce ne sont pas systématiquement les républicains qui dépensent le plus.
The Republican missteps that led to the party losing control of Congress.
Der reichste Mensch der Welt hat fast eine halbe Milliarde Dollar in den Midterm-Wahlkampf gesteckt, um republikanische Kandidaten zu unterstützen. Bezahlt gemacht hat sich das nicht. Im Gegenteil: Elon Musk droht nun Ungemach.
The midterms vote was an epic rebuke of Silicon Valley.
Victoria democraților în alegerile de la jumătatea mandatului complică planurile de afaceri ale lui Elon Musk. Miliardarul a investit aproape jumătate de miliard de dolari pentru a susține candidații republicani, însă rezultatul scrutinului îi aduce în față o administrație democrată în Texas și un Congres care ar putea intensifica verificările asupra compani
Dex Hunter-Torricke added that Ireland can play an important role in shaping global AI regulation
<img style="float: right" src="https://i.ds.at/LHkn9w/rs:fill:150:0/plain/lido-images/2026/10/26/1b6b35c9-f430-4db1-9cd3-f0aadb507d38.jpg">Der Tech-Milliardär investierte hunderte Millionen Dollar in den Wahlkampf der Konservativen. Auch andere Tech- und KI-CEOs zeigen sich schockiert
Nem elég az országos szintű vereség, a nagy adatközpontok ellen kampányoló politikusokat választott meg szinte minden, a techszektor számára fontos állam.
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The world’s richest man invested heavily to back Republican candidates, much of it in Texas. He wasted his money and now faces obstacles to his artificial intelligence ambitions.
The party swept the governor's office, a U.S. Senate seat and every other statewide race in the U.S. midterm election.
One of the basic problems of spending too much time on social media is that you are cooking your brain by reading posts from a pack of attention-seeking lunatics. If your social media of choice is the site formerly known as Twitter, and it is your main source of contact with the outside world, you […]
Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contracts
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now."
Musk lidera doações em eleições nos EUA A ressaca das eleições de meio de mandato nos Estados Unidos chegou rápido para Elon Musk. Horas depois da apuração, investidores passaram a reavaliar os riscos políticos para os negócios do bilionário, derrubando as ações da Tesla e da SpaceX e reduzindo sua fortuna em cerca de US$ 37,5 bilhões (aproximadamente R$ 205
Właściciel Tesli i SpaceX wydał niemal 500 milionów dolarów na wsparcie republikanów we wtorkowych wyborach do Kongresu USA. Przytłaczające zwycięstwo demokratów oznacza dla Elona Muska ryzyko dochodzeń dotyczących jego firm oraz ograniczeń dla ich inwestycji - ocenia Reuters.
Les valeurs de Space X et Tesla ont plongé à Wall Street, alors que la victoire des démocrates au Texas, arrière-cour des projets industriels d’Elon Musk, laisse présager un climat politique moins favorable à ses projets.
This was the Cybertruck of elections.
Techbaas Elon Musk is een van de grote verliezers van de Amerikaanse verkiezingen die niet op een stembiljet stond. Hij doneerde honderden miljoenen aan campagnegeld aan de Republikeinen. Zijn bedrijven zijn woensdag in waarde gedaald.
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