Elon Musk Archive

Through the lens of the war between Ukraine and Russia, The Wall Street Journal writes about Europe’s need to replace Starlink, with one quote neatly summing up why:

Trump’s pick to lead NASA, Jared Isaacman, found it strangely difficult to tell his Senate confirmation hearing whether Elon Musk was part of his job interview or not. That’s odd, because he must have met Musk — Isaacman funded, and flew on, two private spaceflights using Musk’s SpaceX craft.

In a letter to the White House, two Democrat Representatives express concern about the “significant ethical, security, and regulatory implications” of the federal government’s increased use of Elon Musk’s Starlink service, including the at the White House starting last month, reports FedScoop.

Just days after President Trump initiated broad tariffs that could raise the prices of most goods that Americans buy, Musk told Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini yesterday that he thinks there should “effectively” be a “free-trade zone between Europe and North America,” writes Bloomberg.

Reports of Elon Musk’s impending departure from the White House could not have been better timed for Tesla’s stock prices, which had started plummeting after its dismal Q1 report was released this morning. Within hours of the news breaking, the price not only recovered but surged an extra 5 percent. (As always when it comes to Musk’s relationship with the Trump administration, let’s see how long that surge lasts.)