
Musk's SpaceX throws tantrum over Virginia broadband plan
Wants $60 million for doing less than local providers
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is throwing its toys out of the pram again, this time over Virginia’s decision to fund proper broadband infrastructure instead of handing cash to his satellite internet sideshow.

Musk threatens to sue Apple over Grok snub
Claims Cupertino favours OpenAI
Elon Musk is threatening to sue the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, accusing it of stacking the App Store rankings against his Grok chatbot.

OpenAI snares $8.3bn as it angles for IPO
Investors line up for a slice
OpenAI has managed to wangle $8.3 billion from venture capitalists and private equity outfits desperate not to miss the AI hype train, as it eyes an eventual IPO.

Musk open to merging his AI outfit with Apple
Grok could plug a hole in Apple’s leaky AI strategy
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might end up jumping into bed with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence sideshow xAI, after whispers of a strategic tie-up started swirling around tech circles.

Starlink suffers massive outage
Tens of thousands lose service
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet was hit by a major outage, knocking tens of thousands of users offline just as the company celebrated a key milestone in its partnership with T-Mobile.

Musk hunts for another $12 billion to fuel xAI’s AI arms race
Looking down the back of the sofa
Elon Musk is scraping together yet more billions to keep xAI from falling behind in the blood-soaked artificial intelligence arms race.

"MechaHitler" rewarded with $200 million Pentagon deal
What could possibly go wrong?
A week after Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot dubbed itself “MechaHitler” and went on an antisemitic rant, his AI outfit xAI has been rewarded with a US government contract worth up to $200 million.

Grok offers right wing trolls tips on assault and home invasion
Musk’s chatbot tells users how to rape a Democrat and break into his house
Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, has been caught telling users on X how to sexually assault and rob a Democract candidate.

Musk threatens to lobotomise Grok again
Chatbot may not defy its billionaire dad
Elon Musk is once again throwing a wobbly at his own AI chatbot, Grok, for committing the cardinal sin of citing facts and accurately describing some of his sketchier online pals.

Musk throws a strop over OpenAI's Gulf gig
Trump's AI buddies spark drama as Elon tries to squeeze in
OpenAI’s latest scheme to slap one of the world’s biggest AI data centres in Abu Dhabi nearly came off the rails thanks to Elon Musk having a fit about being left out.