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Elon Musk
cryptocurrencies
Feb. 8, 2021
Tesla Is Making a Billion-Dollar Bet on Bitcoin
The company acquired a massive amount of the currency on Monday, paving the way for all-crypto purchases.
By
Benjamin Hart
pivot
May 15, 2020
Elon Musk Isn’t Copying Trump — Trump Is Copying Musk
Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway on the dangerous precedent set by his battle with California.
By
Intelligencer Staff
coronavirus
May 11, 2020
A Brief History of Elon Musk’s Bizarre Pandemic Behavior
The alleged tech genius is reopening Tesla’s factories in defiance of a Bay Area stay-at-home order.
By
Sarah Jones
coronavirus
Apr. 30, 2020
Elon Musk Rips ‘Fascist’ Quarantine Orders
“This is not democratic. This is not freedom. Give people back their goddamn freedom,” Musk said on a Tesla earnings call.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the top line
Feb. 14, 2020
Why Elon Musk Is Raising Billions in Cash for Tesla
If Musk’s instinct in 2018 was to buy shares when the price was low, it makes sense that Tesla is now selling stock when the price is high.
By
Josh Barro
the top line
Feb. 7, 2020
Tesla Stock Is Way Up and Nobody Really Knows Why
The price chart for Tesla shares has lately looked like a hockey stick. Are Elon Musk fans driving the action or is something else going on?
By
Josh Barro
low-poly
Nov. 22, 2019
We May Not Want the Cybertruck, But We Deserve It
What are we to make of Elon Musk’s ridiculous new thing?
By
Brian Feldman
the tweet beat
June 17, 2019
Elon Musk Has Deleted His Twitter Account, According to … His Tweets
Uh, buddy.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 11, 2019
Tesla Says It Was Just Kidding, Stores to Remain Open
The company is only closing 10 percent of its stores, despite a previous announcement.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
never tweet
Feb. 26, 2019
I Love That Elon Musk Can’t Stop Tweeting. The SEC Does Not.
The most relatable thing about Elon Musk is his inability to stop tweeting despite the severe personal and professional harm it has caused him.
By
Jake Swearingen
youtube
Feb. 19, 2019
Problematic Tech Billionaire Teams Up With Problematic YouTube Millionaire
PewDiePie is trying to win a popularity contest, and it appears Elon Musk is lending a hand.
By
Madison Malone Kirhcer
technology
Jan. 18, 2019
Elon Musk Slashes Workforce, Says Road Ahead for Tesla Looks ‘Very Difficult’
Musk announced he’s cutting seven percent of the company’s staff.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
elon musk
Dec. 28, 2018
Elon Musk: Twitter Is Fake So It’s Okay to Call Someone a Pedo
Elon Musk’s lawyers trot out a very odd defense in a defamation suit Musk is facing after tweeting that a British cave diver was a “pedo.”
By
Jake Swearingen
business
Dec. 13, 2018
More Tesla Workers Want to Unionize, Despite Elon Musk’s Promises of Free Fro-Yo
Tesla’s Buffalo plant is pushing to organize, though other workers have complained of anti-union coercion and intimidation at the company.
By
Sarah Jones
tweets
Dec. 10, 2018
Elon Musk Is the Physical Embodiment of a Reddit Post
He does not respect the SEC, by the way.
By
Brian Feldman
the top line
Oct. 25, 2018
Elon Musk and Tesla Want You to Know They Are Normal Now
Just another auto company mass-producing a profitable car.
By
Josh Barro
elon musk
Sept. 29, 2018
Elon Musk to Resign as Tesla Chairman, Pay SEC $20 Million Over Tweet
The embattled entrepreneur will stay on as CEO, and may finally learn to stay off Twitter.
By
Benjamin Hart
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Sept. 27, 2018
SEC Sues Elon Musk for Fraud
It all started when Musk tweeted a pot joke that wasn’t entirely a joke.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Sept. 19, 2018
4 Possible Futures for Elon Musk and Tesla
Does Tesla motor along? Does it get acquired? Will Elon serve jail time? We do some divination for America’s weirdest CEO.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Sept. 17, 2018
Elon Musk Gets Sued for Calling Diver Who Rescued Cave-Trapped Boys a ‘Pedo’
The billionaire tripled down on his speculation that the heroic diver was a pedophile and dared him to sue.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 7, 2018
Tesla Stock Goes Up in Smoke As Two Executives Depart
But at least Elon seems to be having fun!
By
Jake Swearingen
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Sept. 7, 2018
Elon Musk Smokes Weed, Talks Electric Planes on Joe Rogan’s Podcast
But it appears he did not inhale.
By
Jake Swearingen
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Aug. 29, 2018
Turns Out That ‘Pedo’ Diver’s Lawyer Did Contact Elon Musk
The latest drama from the world of the Tesla CEO.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Aug. 28, 2018
Elon Musk Thinks It’s ‘Strange’ That Rescue Diver He Called a ‘Pedo’ Never Sued
It’s been over a month, but Musk is, once again, tweeting about the rescue diver he called a “pedo.”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Aug. 24, 2018
Why Elon Musk Is Reading ‘The Waste Land’
It’s not because he’s an Eliot scholar.
By
Max Read
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Aug. 14, 2018
What the Hell Is Going on With Azealia Banks and Elon Musk
An extremely 2018 drama delivered via Instagram Story.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Aug. 7, 2018
Elon Musk Made a Weed Joke and Plunged Tesla Into Chaos
A weed joke that moves markets.
By
Brian Feldman
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July 30, 2018
Do Not Be Fooled by Twitter’s Excellent Elon Musk Impersonators
“If you are rude to me i will put you in ze Hyperloop and send you into ze sun!”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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July 19, 2018
Elon Musk Asks Sierra Club for Help Fixing His Public Image
Musk was recently revealed to have donated seven times more money to Republicans than Democrats.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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July 18, 2018
Elon Musk Apologizes-ish to Rescue Diver He Called a ‘Pedo’
Vern Unsworth called Musk’s rescue submarine a “PR stunt,” so Musk called him a pedophile on Twitter.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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July 10, 2018
Elon Musk’s Rescue Submarine Deemed ‘Not Practical’ for Saving Team in Cave
All 12 soccer players and their coach were rescued by a team of elite cave divers.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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June 27, 2018
Tesla Battery Ignited in Flames Twice Following Fatal Crash
After using nearly 300 gallons of water to quell the raging flames, firefighters said the Model S battery reignited two more times.
By
Mack DeGeurin
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June 12, 2018
Tesla Laying Off Thousands of Employees
Elon Musk said in an email that the company is laying off 9 percent of its staff.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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June 11, 2018
This Fall Tesla ‘Will Begin to Enable Full Self-Driving Features’ in Its Cars
Elon Musk tweeted that this summer’s Tesla software update would be another step toward “full self-driving features.”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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May 3, 2018
Elon Musk Would Rather Field Questions From YouTube Than Wall Street
“Boring, boneheaded questions are not cool.”
By
Brian Feldman
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Apr. 16, 2018
Report: The Tesla Factory Is Dangerous Because Elon Musk Hates Yellow
He also reportedly dislikes having “too many signs” and beeping noises from forklifts.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 23, 2018
Elon Musk Deletes Facebook Pages for SpaceX and Tesla
“What’s Facebook?”
By
Brian Feldman
select all
Mar. 20, 2018
13 Reasons to Believe Aliens Are Real
How seriously should you take those recent reports of UFOs? Ask the Pentagon. Or read this primer for the SETI-curious.
By
David Wallace-Wells,
James D. Walsh,
and
Neel Patel
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Mar. 13, 2018
Nobody Knows Why Elon Musk Has Been Hiring Staffers From the Onion
The SpaceX and Tesla founder apparently wants to get into comedy.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Feb. 7, 2018
Elon Musk’s Tesla Is Floating Through Space Right Now
The car overshot the Mars orbit and is now headed deeper into space.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Feb. 6, 2018
Elon Musk’s Big Rocket Goes Boom (in a Good Way)
The Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful rocket, had a successful launch at the Kennedy Space Center.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Jan. 29, 2018
Please Don’t Spend $500 on One of Elon Musk’s Flamethrowers
Musk has made millions in the last few days selling flamethrowers.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Nov. 15, 2017
Elon Musk Would Like to Avoid the Steve Jobs Comparisons
He hates turtlenecks.
By
Brian Feldman
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Nov. 2, 2017
Elon Musk Goes Full-on
Game of Thrones
, Yells ‘Shame’ at Journalists
Musk apparently wasn’t pleased with journalists who reported on layoffs at Tesla.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Sept. 29, 2017
Sorry, Elon Musk, City-to-City Rocket Travel Is a Terrible Idea
Being in a rocket is not exactly pleasant.
By
Paris Martineau
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July 21, 2017
Elon Musk’s Greatest Accomplishment Is His Superspeed Tunnel to Press Coverage
Musk is a good executive. But he’s a world-class carnival barker.
By
Ethan Chiel
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July 20, 2017
Elon Musk Has ‘Verbal Approval’ for an East Coast Hyperloop, Whatever That Means
He’s got “verbal government approval.”
By
Brian Feldman
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July 10, 2017
Elon Musk Finally Showed the World a Tesla Model 3
Musk tweeted pictures of the car early Monday morning.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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July 6, 2017
Female Tesla Employee Calls Factory a ‘Predator Zone’
According to a new report, 20 women spoke about their experiences with sexual harassment at Tesla during a town-hall meeting.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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June 1, 2017
Elon Musk Finally Quits Trump’s Advisory Council Over Climate Agreement
This issue was apparently the final straw for Musk, who remained with Trump’s council amid the travel ban.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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