Elon Musk Archive

It’s explaining the executive’s departure despite getting some advertisers back on X “with a gun,” and developing the X Money digital wallet and payments project that is reportedly still set for release later this year. A CFO who reported directly to Musk, the return of his focus after leaving the Trump administration, and xAI’s $33 billion acquisition all apparently played a role.

Tesla is already struggling with its Musk-associated image problem of course, but it’s not like Grok has had any “politically incorrect” meltdowns lately that could make it any worse.

It still needs to secure spectrum and clear some security tests, but an Indian launch — in the works since 2021 — is now almost an inevitability. The only thing we don’t know is how much the US government helped make it happen.

“One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,” to hold a deciding vote on “contentious laws,” said Musk on Friday.

In the lawsuit, Shumway also claims that one of her superiors, Daniel Collins, fostered a hostile work environment by beginning “a campaign of harassment and retaliation,” while also making “concerted efforts to terminate” her employment.