Elon Musk

space Sept. 15, 2021

SpaceX Launches First Ever All-Civilian Crew Into OrbitFor the next three days, the tourists will live in a 13-foot-wide capsule 360 miles above the Earth.

By Matt Stieb

business July 14, 2021

Space Flight Is an Exclusive FantasyBillionaires don’t expand our world; they consume it.

By Sarah Jones

explainer July 2, 2021

When Can I Buy a Ticket to Space? A Guide for Non-Billionaires.Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson will soon go where few tourists have gone before. Here are the costs, the risks, and when the rest of us can join them.

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

inequality June 11, 2021

The Limits of Wealth-Tax PopulismSafeguarding democracy from inequality will require much more than soaking the superrich.

By Eric Levitz

business June 8, 2021

Bezos, Musk Didn’t Pay Federal Income Tax Some Years: ReportProPublica obtained raw IRS data on the tax returns of some of America’s wealthiest people and found they paid almost no taxes at all.

By Nia Prater

our climate May 20, 2021

Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Can Make the World Greener. Could He Be Right?There’s a heated discussion going on over this question — and Elon Musk has staked out both sides.

By Jen Wieczner

the money game May 13, 2021

A Bitcoin Billionaire on When to Sell vs. HODL and Dogecoin ‘Nihilism’Mike Novogratz built his fortune on Wall Street and then went all in on what he sees as a crypto revolution. So how are things looking now?

By Jen Wieczner

cryptocurrencies May 12, 2021

Bitcoin Price Dives After Elon Musk Announces Tesla No Longer Accepts ItBitcoin fell almost 15 percent after the Tesla CEO acknowledged the cryptocurrency’s environmental impact.

By Matt Stieb

elon musk May 11, 2021

Hosting SNL Was a Huge Win for Elon MuskThe polarizing CEO managed to soften his image, and seemed to have a good time doing it.

By Intelligencer Staff

dogecoin May 9, 2021

Dogecoin Survives Musk’s SNL Jokes, Will Fund Moon MissionIt’s been another wacky 48 hours for the internet’s favorite meme/joke crypto, which is not supposed to be worth anything but somehow is.

By Chas Danner

dogecoin May 4, 2021

Dogecoin Is Surging Again, and for Some Actual ReasonsTwo more trading exchanges have embraced the crypto, Elon “Dogefather” Musk is about to host SNL, and there’s some seller’s remorse too.

By Chas Danner

space Apr. 23, 2021

SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts to Space StationThe team blasted off on Friday, starting a 23-hour trek to the International Space Station on a capsule from Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company.

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

business Apr. 22, 2021

Did a Human or a Computer Crash This Tesla?The question is having a big impact on Elon Musk’s company.

By Jen Wieczner

cryptocurrencies Feb. 8, 2021

Tesla Is Making a Billion-Dollar Bet on BitcoinThe 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 MuskKara 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 BehaviorThe 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 TeslaIf 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 WhyThe 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 ItWhat 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 TweetsUh, buddy.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Mar. 11, 2019

Tesla Says It Was Just Kidding, Stores to Remain OpenThe 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 MillionairePewDiePie 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 PedoElon 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-YoTesla’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 PostHe 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 NowJust 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 TweetThe embattled entrepreneur will stay on as CEO, and may finally learn to stay off Twitter.

By Benjamin Hart

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SEC Sues Elon Musk for FraudIt all started when Musk tweeted a pot joke that wasn’t entirely a joke.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Sept. 19, 2018

4 Possible Futures for Elon Musk and TeslaDoes Tesla motor along? Does it get acquired? Will Elon serve jail time? We do some divination for America’s weirdest CEO.

By Jake Swearingen

select all 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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Tesla Stock Goes Up in Smoke As Two Executives DepartBut at least Elon seems to be having fun!

By Jake Swearingen

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Elon Musk Smokes Weed, Talks Electric Planes on Joe Rogan’s PodcastBut it appears he did not inhale.

By Jake Swearingen

select all Aug. 29, 2018

Turns Out That ‘Pedo’ Diver’s Lawyer Did Contact Elon MuskThe latest drama from the world of the Tesla CEO.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Aug. 28, 2018

Elon Musk Thinks It’s ‘Strange’ That Rescue Diver He Called a ‘Pedo’ Never SuedIt’s been over a month, but Musk is, once again, tweeting about the rescue diver he called a “pedo.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Aug. 24, 2018

Why Elon Musk Is Reading ‘The Waste Land’It’s not because he’s an Eliot scholar.

By Max Read

select all Aug. 14, 2018

What the Hell Is Going on With Azealia Banks and Elon MuskAn extremely 2018 drama delivered via Instagram Story.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all Aug. 7, 2018

Elon Musk Made a Weed Joke and Plunged Tesla Into ChaosA weed joke that moves markets.

By Brian Feldman

select all 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

select all July 19, 2018

Elon Musk Asks Sierra Club for Help Fixing His Public ImageMusk was recently revealed to have donated seven times more money to Republicans than Democrats.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all 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

select all July 10, 2018

Elon Musk’s Rescue Submarine Deemed ‘Not Practical’ for Saving Team in CaveAll 12 soccer players and their coach were rescued by a team of elite cave divers.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 27, 2018

Tesla Battery Ignited in Flames Twice Following Fatal CrashAfter using nearly 300 gallons of water to quell the raging flames, firefighters said the Model S battery reignited two more times.

By Mack DeGeurin

select all June 12, 2018

Tesla Laying Off Thousands of EmployeesElon Musk said in an email that the company is laying off 9 percent of its staff.

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all June 11, 2018

This Fall Tesla ‘Will Begin to Enable Full Self-Driving Features’ in Its CarsElon Musk tweeted that this summer’s Tesla software update would be another step toward “full self-driving features.”

By Madison Malone Kircher

select all May 3, 2018