In an excerpt from a new biography on Elon Musk, author Walter Isaacson alleges the SpaceX owner admitted to secretly ordering engineers at SpaceX's satellite-internet company Starlink to turn off the network, sabotaging a Ukrainian military operation. As reportedby CNN, the ...
Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC exclusive interview with Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, SpaceX CEO and Twitter CEO & Owner, and CNBC's David Faber that aired on CNBC tonight, Tuesday, May 16. Clips of the interview are available on CNBC.com. MANDATORY CREDIT:...
Musk also has used Apple's name to generate buzz. In September,when Appleannouncedsatellite connectivity in its new iPhone 14 models (with satellites being operated by GlobalStar) Musk suggested that Apple had looked into using Starlink, which uses different technology. "We've had some promis...
CNBC has reached out to Anatel and SpaceX, which runs Starlink, for comment. Musk's fight with Brazil stems back to April, when an X representativesaidthat the company was forced by "court decisions to block certain popular accounts." Shortly after, Musk said th...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 Starlink satellites is launched from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, January 29, 2020. /CFP Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has raised $337.4 million in equity financing, the rocket company disclosed in a regulatory filing on...
Some highlights from CNBC’s interview with X CEO Linda Yaccarino: -Yaccarino said she has “autonomy” under Elon. “[He] focuses on new technology ... and I’m responsible for the rest.” -She demurred on the Musk v Zuckerberg fight. “We’ll see if that cage match really does...
In a separate interview withCNN Brasilon Monday, Coimbra said Anatel is looking into the potential non-compliance of Starlink and other network operators. The commissioner said there are a number of sanctions that could be imposed on a company if it does not comply with the court order to blo...
Presidential elections, Elon Musk used his X bully pulpit and an interview with Joe Rogan the day before the elections to state: "Vote like your life depends upon it!" The implication was that if America did not elect Donald Trump, our lives would end, or become much worse. I wrote on...
This isn't the first time that Musk has let known his feelings on AI. In an interview with CNBC earlier this year, Musk said that we should be incredibly careful when developing such systems, and he jokingly cited Terminator as an example of what could happen if we mess up. It isn't...
A look at Twitter's culture before Elon Musk's takeover, when employees focused on improving the health of online conversations rather than growth at all costs— the early '10s, Twitter was at the height of its power. The company had yet to turn a profit, but it had played a crucial ...