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    Starship V3 rocket completes first mission

    Starship V3 rocket completes first mission SpaceX’s upgraded Starship successfully deployed mock satellites and returned to Earth largely unscathed, though its booster spun out of control and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico. The gigantic rocket’s twelfth major test flight was a successful...
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    Small SA village that caught Elon Musk's attention

    Small SA village that caught Elon Musk's attention Arniston in the Western Cape is a sleepy fishing village where the water is pristine, there are no crowds, there is one notable hotel, and scientific equipment regularly passes through its narrow streets. The village is near the Denel Overberg...
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    Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa

    Elon Musk says Starlink was offered a pretend black owner “bribe” to launch in South Africa Elon Musk has alleged his satellite Internet company, Starlink, was given the opportunity to "bribe" its way to a telecoms licence in South Africa by "pretending" a black person ran the company's local...
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    Tesla FSD gets first European approval

    Tesla FSD gets first European approval Dutch regulators approved Tesla’s partially automated driving system, marketed as Full Self-Driving software, a move that could help open the door to a future approval in the European Union at large. RDW, the organisation that handles the approval and...
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    OpenAI urges two states to investigate Elon Musk

    OpenAI urges two states to investigate Elon Musk OpenAI urged the attorneys general of California and Delaware to investigate potential “improper and anti-competitive behaviour” by Elon Musk in his efforts to block OpenAI from restructuring as a for-profit company. Jason Kwon, chief strategy...
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    SpaceX aiming for record valuation with IPO

    SpaceX aiming for record valuation with IPO SpaceX boosted its target initial public offering (IPO) valuation above $2 trillion (R33.89 trillion), according to people familiar with the matter. The world’s most valuable startup is gearing up to pitch potentially the biggest-ever market debut...
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    Musk loses Twitter investment fraud case

    Musk loses Twitter investment fraud case Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors when he disparaged the company in 2022 in an effort to buy the social media platform for a lower price than his original $44 billion bid, a jury concluded. Jurors in federal court in San Francisco found Friday that...
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    Another blow for Boeing's Moon mission contracts

    Another blow for Boeing's Moon mission contracts Nasa is revising its Moon-landing plans, reducing Boeing’s role while elevating SpaceX’s Starship rocket to do the job of propelling astronauts to lunar orbit, people familiar with the matter said. Under the original plan set years ago...
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    Tesla EVs launched in Morocco

    Tesla EVs launched in Morocco Tesla officially launched its first electric vehicle (EV) dealership in Africa in Casablanca, the capital of Morocco, in early February 2026. The company has also rolled out a dedicated section on its website for customers in the North African country to place...
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    SpaceX and xAI working on secretive drone swarming project

    SpaceX and xAI working on secretive drone swarming project Elon Musk’s SpaceX and wholly owned subsidiary xAI are competing in a secretive new Pentagon contest to produce voice-controlled, autonomous drone swarming technology, according to people familiar with the matter. The entry of the two...
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    The year of Larry Ellison

    The year of Larry Ellison When the year began, a billionaire with close ties to the White House was a lock for the most newsworthy tech titan of 2025. But 12 chaotic months later, Larry Ellison, not Elon Musk, can justifiably lay claim to the title.
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    Tesla shareholders approve $1-trillion pay package for Elon Musk

    Tesla shareholders approve $1-trillion pay package for Elon Musk Tesla shareholders approved a $1-trillion (R17.38 trillion) compensation package for chief executive officer Elon Musk, the largest payout ever awarded to a corporate leader. More than 75% of the votes cast were in favour of the...
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    Boring Company launching Dubai Loop in February 2026

    Boring Company launching Dubai Loop in February 2026 Commuters in Dubai will be able to ride in Elon Musk’s underground transit system as soon as next year, according to an Emirati official. Musk announced plans for a Dubai Loop in February, in partnership with the United Arab Emirates...
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    Tesla launches more affordable Model 3 and Model Y

    Tesla launches more affordable Model 3 and Model Y Tesla introduced new versions of its top-selling models priced at under $40,000 (R689,800), making its main vehicles more affordable to counteract the loss of US incentives for electric cars. The new standard versions of the Model 3 sedan and...
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    Neuralink submits first data on human use for scientific peer review

    Neuralink submits first data on human use for scientific peer review Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain implant company, has submitted a scientific paper to a journal describing the results from some of its patients, which would be its first peer-reviewed publication with human data. The paper was...
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    Tesla car sales hit new quarterly record — but share price slumps

    Tesla car sales hit new quarterly record — but share price slumps Tesla shares fell after the automaker posted a record quarter of vehicle sales that will be difficult to replicate now that federal electric-car subsidies have expired. The company delivered 497,099 vehicles worldwide in the...
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    Starlink getting mobile spectrum in the US

    Starlink getting mobile spectrum in the US SpaceX, the Elon Musk-backed company that owns the Starlink satellite internet network, agreed to acquire wireless spectrum from EchoStar Corp. for about $17 billion (R297 billion), allowing Charlie Ergen’s beleaguered telecommunications company to...
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    Starship deploys satellites in 10th test flight

    Starship deploys satellites in 10th test flight SpaceX’s Starship rocket launched to space and deployed satellites for the first time before surviving most of its journey to Earth, achieving new technological milestones after a year of fiery setbacks. The mission secured a much-needed win for...
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    Musk and xAI sue Apple and OpenAI

    Musk and xAI sue Apple and OpenAI Elon Musk accused Apple Inc. and OpenAI in a lawsuit of unfairly favouring the artificial intelligence company across iPhones and thwarting competition for other chatbot makers. Musk’s X and xAI seek billions of dollars in damages in the suit filed Monday in...
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    Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg for OpenAI buyout

    Musk tried to enlist Zuckerberg for OpenAI buyout Elon Musk tried to enlist Mark Zuckerberg for his unsolicited bid to buy OpenAI this year, the startup said in a court filing. OpenAI said Musk identified Zuckerberg, the chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., as one of the people with...
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