Crypto criminals: Consumers lose more than $2m in Musk impersonation scams May 17, 2021 Crypto scammers have swindled consumers out of £1.4m in the last six months by impersonating Tesla chief Elon Musk. Scammers claiming to be Musk on social media, who is known for moving crypto markets with his thoughts on Bitcoin, Dogecoin and others, have been identified by the US Federal Trade Commission. Investment scams take on [...]
Elon Musk reveals he has Asperger’s in Saturday Night Live appearance May 9, 2021 Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger’s syndrome during an appearance on US sketch show series Saturday Night Live. The Tesla founder told viewers he was the “first person with Asperger’s” to host the show, “or at least the first person to admit it”. It is thought to be the first time the [...]
Space race: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos go head to head April 27, 2021 The space race between the world’s two richest men catapulted into hyperdrive today.
Tesla share price slides following fatal car crash April 19, 2021 Two people have died after a crash involving a Tesla in Texas, with authorities saying there was no-one in the driver’s seat. A Harris County constable told television stations in Houston that there was a person in the front passenger seat and another in a rear passenger seat after the crash in the Houston suburb [...]
Tesla shares surge as electric carmaker’s deliveries beat estimates April 5, 2021 Shares of Tesla accelerated eight per cent in pre-market trading today, after the world’s most valuable carmaker posted record deliveries as a solid demand for its electric cars offset the impact of a global shortage of chips. The electric-car maker said on Friday it was encouraged by the strong reception of its Model Y crossover [...]
SpaceX: Elon Musk’s Starship rocket crash lands after test flight March 30, 2021 Elon Musk’s SpaceX has suffered another failed test flight of its Starship rocket, which appears to have exploded during a landing attempt today. The uncrewed prototype was successfully launched from Boca Chica in Texas this morning for its fourth major test flight. But the Starship appears to have been destroyed during a crash landing, though [...]
PayPal to allow US customers to use cryptocurrencies in online shopping March 30, 2021 PayPal is set to allow its US customers to use their cryptocurrency assets to pay online, a move that may signal a shift towards digital currencies for online shopping. Formally announcing the move later today, PayPal will allow customers to convert bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash and litecoin into fiat currencies at checkouts, the company told [...]
Fireball stuns onlookers in Seattle as SpaceX rocket burns in atmosphere March 26, 2021 Onlookers have said they briefly thought “aliens were finally here” after a falling SpaceX rocket lit up the skies over the United States’ Pacific Northwest. The Falcon 9 second stage rocket drew awe from onlookers in Seattle as it burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere shortly after 9pm on Thursday. Front desk supervisor Eberton Paul [...]
Elon Musk allows customers to buy Tesla cars with Bitcoin March 24, 2021 Eccentric billionaire Elon Musk has allowed Tesla customers to pay with Bitcoin, should they want to. Early this morning Musk, who literally changed his job little to ‘Technoking’ of Tesla last week, tweeted: “You can now buy a Tesla with Bitoin”, and “Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin, not converted to fiat [...]
UK in talks with Elon Musk’s Starlink over broadband rollout March 19, 2021 The government is in talks with Elon Musk’s Starlink over using satellites to help roll out full-fibre broadband in the most remote parts of the UK. Ministers today confirmed the launch of a £5bn plan to bring high-speed internet connections to properties across the country in the coming years. The government had originally set the [...]