Politics Jul 15 Fact-checking Trump’s threat to take away Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship By Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact
Nation Jul 09 Musk’s AI company scrubs posts after Grok chatbot makes comments praising Hitler Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is taking down antisemitic comments and other “inappropriate posts” made by its Grok chatbot, including some praising Adolf Hitler. By Associated Press
Nation Jul 09 X CEO Linda Yaccarino steps down after two years at Elon Musk’s social media platform Yaccarino posted a positive message Wednesday about her tenure at the company formerly known as Twitter and said “the best is yet to come as X enters a new chapter with” Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, maker of the chatbot… By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Politics Jul 07 Musk says he’s formed the America Party. Here’s what to know President Donald Trump on Sunday called Musk’s proposition “ridiculous,” going on to tout “tremendous success with the Republican Party.”… By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
Politics Jul 01 WATCH: Trump calls on GOP senators to support big policy bill, threatens Elon Musk over opposition Trump said the billionaire could lose a lot more than the electrical vehicle subsidies that would be eliminated if the measure becomes law. By Associated Press
Jul 01 Musk says he’ll work to primary members of Congress who vote for Trump’s big bill By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Musk, who is also CEO of SpaceX, posted on X on Saturday that the bill would be "political suicide for the Republican Party."… Continue reading
Jun 19 SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes after ‘major anomaly’ but no injuries reported, company says By Associated Press The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas. Continue reading
Jun 17 NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk’s xAI company over Memphis supercomputer air pollution By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Musk's xAI said the turbines will be equipped with technology to reduce emissions. Continue reading
Jun 16 A hillside of white crosses fuels a misleading story about South Africa’s farm killings By Mogomotsi Magome, Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press Nearly 3,000 white crosses on a hill in South Africa are a memorial to white people killed on farms over the last three decades. It's a visceral snapshot seized on by some in South Africa to drive a discredited narrative… Continue reading
Jun 11 Elon Musk backs off from feud with Trump, saying he regrets social media posts that ‘went too far’ By Associated Press Musk earlier deleted a post in which he claimed without evidence that the government was concealing information about the president's association with infamous pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Trump has said he has no desire to repair their relationship. Continue reading