Elon Musk

the law Sept. 24, 2024

Why Is Cards Against Humanity Suing Elon Musk, ExplainedTheir latest expansion pack includes litigation.

By Alejandra Gularte

politics Sept. 17, 2024

Vance Keeps Blaming Harris for Attempts on Trump’s LifeAs he advocates for calmer political rhetoric, the veep candidate is putting forward tenuous claims about his opponent’s words.

By Nia Prater

early and often Sept. 11, 2024

Elon Musk’s Taylor Swift Response Is Worse Than You ThinkSure, Musk’s post offering to impregnate Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris is creepy as hell. But don’t miss the racist-hoax angle!

By Margaret Hartmann

2024 election Sept. 11, 2024

Did Elon Musk Just Offer to Impregnate Taylor Swift?His reaction to Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris could not have been creepier.

By Danielle Cohen

the money game Sept. 6, 2024

Trump Bombs His Big Speech Debuting Elon Musk’s CommissionHe seems tired.

By Kevin T. Dugan

screen time Sept. 4, 2024

The Most Interesting Thing About Elon Musk’s War With BrazilStarlink gives Musk a strange new kind of power against government adversaries.

By John Herrman

adeus amigos Aug. 30, 2024

Brazilian Stans, You Will Be MissedAfter a judge suspended X in Brazil, a wave of updates accounts began posting goodbyes.

By Jennifer Zhan

tremendous content Aug. 14, 2024

Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Addresses Turning Point USA Summit

Trump Admits Voice Was ‘Different and Strange’ During Musk InterviewThe campaign mocked people who thought they heard Trump slur his words. Now he’s blamed “cellphone technology” and released a crisper recording.

By Margaret Hartmann

screen time Aug. 14, 2024

A photo illustration of a screenshot from X

The American Right Is Terminally OnlineDonald Trump and Elon Musk have joined forces. Or are they stuck together?

By John Herrman

clowns Aug. 13, 2024

The Strangest Moments From Elon Musk’s Trump Interview Musk hosted a deeply weird — and glitchy — hang with the presidential candidate on X.

By Danielle Cohen

x factor Aug. 12, 2024

Milken Institute's Global Conference Held In Beverly Hills

Trump-Musk Meeting Begins With X MeltdownAfter a long, painful delay, the two finally met.

By Matt Stieb

tremendous content Aug. 12, 2024

The Chaotic History of Donald Trump & Elon Musk’s AllianceDonald Trump is back on Twitter ahead of his X Spaces interview with Elon Musk on Monday night. Here’s the latest on the frenemies’ tumultuous saga.

By Margaret Hartmann

celebrity Aug. 7, 2024

Elon Musk’s Daughter Says He ‘Relentlessly Harassed’ HerVivian Jenna Wilson continues to lay into her estranged father publicly.

By Danielle Cohen

the city politic Aug. 6, 2024

Ford Motor Co. battery powered F-150 Lightning trucks under production at their Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan

The Politics of Electric Vehicles Looms Large in Swing StatesTrump’s anti-EV rhetoric is a gift to Kamala Harris.

By Errol Louis

screen time July 25, 2024

Elon Musk Finally Has His Everything AppTo the outside world, the former Twitter (now X) might look like it’s in decline. To its owner, it looks perfect.

By John Herrman

the money game July 24, 2024

Tesla Is Down $90 Billion on Elon Musk’s Delayed RobotaxiTesla has had a bad year selling electric vehicles, and its sci-fi future isn’t exactly panning out.

By Kevin T. Dugan

the money game July 2, 2024

SpaceX And T-Mobile Hold Joint Event In Texas

Elon Musk Is Having It Both WaysWho cares if Tesla is selling cars when Wall Street wants to throw money at his sci-fi fantasy?

By Kevin T. Dugan

screen time June 26, 2024

The Internet’s Biggest MysteryHow many regular users do the likes of Facebook, Youtube, and Netflix even have anymore?

By John Herrman

celebrity June 24, 2024

Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 - Day Three

Elon Musk Is Now a Father of 12He and Shivon Zilis apparently welcomed a third child earlier this year.

By Tariro Mzezewa

rap battles June 19, 2024

Verzuz Is Moving to XTimbaland and Swizz Beats announced the migration with a pic of them on either side of Elon Musk.

By Bethy Squires

the money game June 13, 2024

Elon Musk (Kind of) Gets His F-You MoneyThe world’s third-richest man got a vote of confidence as his control over the company was called into question.

By Kevin T. Dugan

sexual harassment June 12, 2024

7th Viva Technology Conference In Paris - Day 3

Elon Musk Is All of a Sudden Drowning in Misconduct AllegationsSeveral fired employees sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation, and he’s been accused of having inappropriate relationships at work.

By Matt Stieb

the money game June 12, 2024

Has Elon Musk Finally Lost Tesla Shareholders?The Tesla CEO is facing the prospect of a $56 billion rebuke not from the government or a judge, but from his fellow shareholders.

By Kevin T. Dugan

on with kara swisher June 6, 2024

AOC on Gaza, Insults, AI, and Whether Trump Will Lock Her UpKara Swisher talks with the congresswoman about her political evolution, wrestling big tech, and how the first Trump term was only an amuse-bouche.

By Intelligencer Staff

early and often May 23, 2024

Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces His Running Mate

The Kennedy Campaign’s Problems Are Piling UpFrom ballot-access problems to sluggish polls to a controversial running-mate, the independent candidate might already have peaked.

By Ed Kilgore

the money game Apr. 24, 2024

Can Elon Musk Pull Off a Mark Zuckerberg?The Tesla CEO tries to execute a dramatic, tech-driven pivot to rescue his company’s crashing stock value.

By Kevin T. Dugan

the money game Apr. 19, 2024

Elon Musk Has Forgotten What Tesla IsThe electric vehicle–maker is cutting 10 percent of its workforce ahead of a big robotaxi announcement, just as its sales are plummeting.

By Kevin T. Dugan

daddy issues Apr. 17, 2024

Why Is Elon Musk Dragging His 3-Year-Old Around the World?His son X has become both prop and ‘emotional support human.’

By Irin Carmon

the money game Apr. 2, 2024

Elon Musk’s Tesla Empire Is Facing ‘Unmitigated Disaster’Tesla came to dominance during a short period when everything went right. Can it ever regain its glory days?

By Kevin T. Dugan

screen time Mar. 26, 2024

Who’s Behind All the ‘Pussy in Bio’ on X?An investigation into the marketers and scammers responsible for X’s most visible — and most memeable — spambot problem.

By John Herrman

what we know Mar. 18, 2024

What Elon Musk Told Don Lemon About Ketamine, Racism, and TrumpThe contentious interview, which prompted Musk to cancel Lemon’s X contract, covered ketamine, hate speech, and much more.

By Chas Danner

screen time Mar. 18, 2024

X’s New Video Strategy Is a Pivot to NowhereThe social-media platform is going video-first by posting every other platform’s videos last.

By John Herrman

pivot Mar. 17, 2024

Don Lemon on How Elon Musk Whacked His X ContractThe former CNN host tells Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway that Musk didn’t like being confronted with facts.

By Intelligencer Staff

lemon dropped Mar. 13, 2024

Tesla boss Musk visits factory after attack

Elon Musk Killed Don Lemon’s Show on X After Ugly InterviewMusk dropped their deal after a tense interview in which Lemon reportedly asked about his alleged ketamine use.

By Matt Stieb

screen time Mar. 5, 2024

Apple, Tesla, and the Dying Dream of Self-Driving CarsApple’s decision to kill its automotive program is part of a bigger story.

By John Herrman

games Feb. 27, 2024

Elon Musk at the World Cup final in Qatar

The Slow, Painful Death of Sports TwitterWhat was once an essential and joyous gathering place has become a wasteland under Elon Musk.

By Will Leitch

the money game Feb. 14, 2024

A Once Unthinkable Question: Could Electric-Vehicle Sales Decline in 2024?Growth has long been a given. But a dismal stretch for the industry has at least a few analysts wondering.

By Kevin T. Dugan

culture wars Feb. 9, 2024

Gina Carano and Elon Musk Team Up Against Disney and LucasfilmThese two think they’re the scrappy underdogs in this free-speech fight.

By Fran Hoepfner

feuds Dec. 19, 2023

Tesla Is Disappearing Disney+ From Its CarsIt is now harder to watch Cars in cars.

By James Grebey

screen time Dec. 11, 2023

What the Hell Is Elon Musk Doing at X? 5 Theories of the CaseNot only are things not going according to plan — it can seem as though there was never much of a plan at all.

By John Herrman

the money game Nov. 28, 2023

Elon Musk’s Cybertruck Is Striking — and Poorly TimedTesla is expected to deliver the electric pickups this week, but the EV market is in dire shape.

By Kevin T. Dugan

foreign interests Nov. 28, 2023

In Bibi’s Israel, Musk’s Brand of Antisemitism Is KosherHow a plutocrat can post antisemitic tweets one day and shake hands with the Israeli prime minister the next.

By Eric Levitz

technology Nov. 21, 2023

Does Elon Musk’s Media Matters Lawsuit Have a Chance?Legal experts seem far from convinced.

By Nia Prater

addicted to posting Nov. 20, 2023

Advertisers Are Running From X and Elon Musk’s AntisemitismApple, IBM, and several entertainment conglomerates have pulled ads from the platform. Musk is tweeting through it.

By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner

the national interest Nov. 17, 2023

Republicans Have an Antisemitism Problem. The Democratic Party Doesn’t.The antisemitic left hates Biden. The antisemitic right loves Trump.

By Jonathan Chait

okay… Nov. 10, 2023

Quelle Surprise! Darren Aronofsky Is Making Movie About a LoserMusk we?

By Jason P. Frank

screen time Nov. 7, 2023

What Does It Mean That Elon Musk’s New AI Chatbot Is ‘Anti-Woke’?It is useful to think of public-facing AI chatbots characters with personalities. There’s a new one in the mix.

By John Herrman

on with kara swisher Nov. 3, 2023