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Musk’s Starlink remains operational in Iran, aiding protesters amid blackout

While Iran shuts down its internet, Starlink defies the ban, keeping some Iranians connected during the ongoing crackdown on protests.

 SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021.
Starlink logo is seen on a smartphone in front of displayed Persian flag (Illustrative).

Trump to discuss restoring internet in Iran with Musk as protests, digital blackout continues

An illustration of Elon Musk and the Grok logo.

Malaysia blocks Grok after xAI fails to stop non-consensual sexual images

A person walks past a sign at a currency exchange, as the value of the Iranian Rial drops, in Tehran, Iran, December 30, 2025.

Israeli official asked about Starlink in Iran as Musk weighed in, sources say


Putin praises Elon Musk, compares him to father of Soviet space program

Putin has previously praised Musk, whose business interests include the SpaceX space technology company, as "an outstanding person."

 Vladamir Putin and Elon Musk (illustrative)

A tale of two Gazas: Trump confuses condom shipments going to Mozambique, not Hamas

In her first press briefing, the White House Press Secretary alleged that millions of US taxpayer dollars were funding condoms in Gaza.

 Flammable objects being prepared to be flown toward Israel from the Gaza Strip. August 21, 2020.

Global concern: Elon Musk's satellites are falling and endangering us

Scientists urge tech solutions to curb falling satellites' impact—causing storms, crop risks, ozone damage, and higher disease risk.

 Satellites orbit the Earth. Hazardous debris

Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse new tariffs, Washington Post reports

This exchange marks the highest-profile disagreement between the President and Musk.

 ELON MUSK listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House.

Musk says he hopes for 'zero tariffs' between US and Europe

Musk, a Trump adviser who has been working to eliminate wasteful US public spending, spoke via video-link at a congress in Florence of Italy's right-wing, co-ruling League Party.

 ELON MUSK listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House.

SpaceX, ULA clinch multibillion-dollar contract in key Pentagon launch program

Musk's SpaceX leads $13.5 billion Space Force contract race with $5.9B in awarded missions.

 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying four commercial astronauts into a 90-degree inclination polar orbit on the Fram2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2025.

Elon Musk's xAI acquires X in $45 billion all-stock deal

Musk said the merger will 'unlock immense potential by blending xAI's advanced AI capability with X's massive reach.'

 Elon Musk's xAI acquires X in $45 billion all-stock deal.

Trump tells Cabinet, others that Musk will leave soon, Politico reports

Elon Musk is set to step down from his government role, according to "Politico", citing sources close to Trump.

 ELON MUSK listens to US President Donald Trump speak in the Oval Office of the White House.

A Chicagoan wanted to protest Elon Musk — and put a swastika sticker on a Jewish man’s Tesla

People have vandalized Tesla dealerships, as well as some individual Teslas, in protest of CEO Elon Musk’s work in the Trump administration.

 Chicago resident Peter Katz found stickers with Nazi symbolism on his Tesla last month.

Workers, US diplomats to be fired from USAID, sources say

Sources with knowledge of the layoffs said that the mass firings were the "closing out" of the federal aid agency.

 A USAID flag outside the USAID building in Washington, DC, US. February 3, 2025.