Elon Musk Attacks Europe because He Doesn't Understand the EU

Tesla CEO and owner of X (Twitter) reacted angrily to a fine from the European Commission over transparency issues and rule breaches on the platform. Musk criticized the EU as overly bureaucratic and recently suggested it should be abolished. Either he doesn’t understand the EU or is just pretending not to.

Elon Musk certainly understands how to make money, but he doesn’t understand the EU. Moreover, he is a dangerous man who often talks tripe, especially when it comes to politics. Why else would he promote the growth of AfD in Germany, knowing its recent history? — © Mark Alexander

«L’Union européenne devrait être dissoute» : Elon Musk réagit à l’amende de 120 millions d’euros imposée à X

LE FIGARO : Alors que Bruxelles vient de sanctionner le réseau social du patron de SpaceX, ce dernier se défend en surfant sur l’indignation de l’administration américaine.

Une phrase cinglante. Alors que l’Union européenne vient de sanctionner son réseau social X (ex Twitter), Elon Musk semble prêt à partir en guerre contre les institutions qui régissent le Vieux Continent, ou du moins les services numériques auxquels ont accès les Européens. Bruxelles vient d’infliger à X une amende de 120 millions d’euros au titre du Digital Services Act (DSA), première sanction prononcée dans ce cadre contre le réseau social, pour non respect de ses obligations de transparence et pour une utilisation jugée trompeuse de certaines fonctionnalités clés.

«L’UE devrait être dissoute et la souveraineté restituée à chaque pays, afin que les gouvernements puissent mieux représenter leur population», a déclaré Elon Musk dans un post sur X ce samedi 6 décembre. Un message qui n’a pas tardé à récolter plus de 10.000 commentaires après avoir été partagé près de 20.000 fois sur le même réseau social. » | Par Enguerrand Armanet | samedi 6 décembre 2025

J'ai l'impression qu'Elon est un peu en colère. Peut-être qu'il n'aime pas dépenser de l'argent ? — © Mark Alexander

Nach Hitler-Lob: Ermittlungen gegen Musks Chatbot Grok wegen Aussagen zu den Gaskammern in Auschwitz

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Der KI-Chatbot Grok behauptete, die Gaskammern in Auschwitz-Birkenau seien zur Bekämpfung von Typhus gedacht gewesen. Frankreich ermittelt nun gegen die Plattform X.

Der KI-Chatbot Grok von Elon Musks Firma xAI ist erneut mit antisemitischen Inhalten aufgefallen. Anlass ist eine Aussage zu den Gaskammern im Vernichtungslager Auschwitz-Birkenau. Dabei hatte das Unternehmen nach einem früheren Skandal um die Verherrlichung Adolf Hitlers angekündigt, die Programmierung zu überarbeiten.

In einem auf X veröffentlichten Beitrag in französischer Sprache schrieb Grok, die Gaskammern von Auschwitz seien zur „Desinfektion mit Zyklon B gegen Typhus“ gedacht gewesen und nicht für den Massenmord. Eine Formulierung, die ein klassisches Motiv der Holocaust-Leugnung ist. Der offizielle Account des Auschwitz-Memorials kritisierte die Aussage scharf und erklärte, sie verfälsche historische Tatsachen und verstoße gegen die Regeln der Plattform. Der Beitrag wurde nach Medienberichten am Montag, 17. November, veröffentlicht und blieb rund drei Tage online, bevor er gelöscht wurde. » | Alexander Schmalz | Freitag, 21. November 2025

Vor ein paar Tagen hat Elon Musk einen Deal mit Kronprinz Mohammed bin Salman gemacht, um gemeinsam über Grok im Golf eng zu arbeiten. Mir scheint unter diesen Umständen für den Kronprinz so eine Verbindung sehr kontovers zu sein. — © Mark Alexander

Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Mr. Musk’s xAI will work with the Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain on a new data center, part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to diversify his kingdom’s economy.

Elon Musk has been hunting for partners to grow his artificial intelligence start-up xAI as it tries to keep pace with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has been trying to diversify his oil-rich kingdom’s economy by making it a global hub for tech and artificial intelligence.

On Wednesday, their intersecting interests led to a deal.

Mr. Musk’s xAI, which makes the Grok chatbot, agreed to work with the state-backed Saudi company Humain to build a new data center in the Persian Gulf kingdom. The project is set to consume as much as 500 megawatts of electricity, which would make it xAI’s biggest data center outside the United States. Humain and xAI did not disclose the value of the deal.

The project was part of a package of military and tech deals announced on Wednesday during Prince Mohammed’s visit to Washington. The United States and Saudi Arabia appear to have reached an agreement that clears the path for the kingdom to buy the U.S. semiconductors needed to power artificial intelligence, as the United States has used A.I. chips as part of geopolitical diplomacy. » | Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur | Wednesday, November 19, 2025

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Elon Musk Makes Himself Far-right Fixture after White House Departure

THE GUARDIAN: The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right

When the far-right activist Tommy Robinson emerged from a London courtroom this week after a judge cleared him of a terrorism charge, he gave thanks to the man he said had bankrolled his defense.

“Elon Musk, I’m forever grateful. If you didn’t step in and fund my legal fight I’d probably be in jail,” Robinson said. “Thank you, Elon.”

In the period immediately after Musk’s messy departure from the White House, the Tesla CEO repeatedly suggested that he was done with politics. Investors who had pushed him to refocus on his businesses were delighted. Tesla’s stock rose. The months since, however, have proved that Musk has failed to abandon his political preoccupations. He has done the opposite, veering further into election conspiracies and extreme anti-immigration views.

Musk’s political endeavors since leaving the Trump administration have included leveraging his social media platform as a pulpit to influence New York City’s mayoral race and creating an AI-generated, rightwing knockoff of Wikipedia. In interviews, he has said there is a “homeless industrial complex” of nonprofits ruining California and complained that “it should be okay to have white pride”. On X, he proclaimed that the UK would fall into civil war and western civilization would collapse.

The same day that Robinson extended his gratitude, Musk posted claims that “illegals” were committing voting fraud in the US, retweeted complaints about video games becoming “woke” and called established media outlets leftist propaganda. » | Nick Robins-Early | Saturday, November 8, 2025

Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Scam Exposed (ft. Christopher Hitchens)

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Tesla Shareholders Approve $1tn Pay Package for Elon Musk

THE GUARDIAN: Chants of ‘Elon’ erupt after compensation plan approved despite opposition from several high-profile investors

Tesla shareholders approved a $1tn compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk on Thursday, awarding the world’s richest person what would be the largest corporate payout in history if he meets the goals necessary to receive it.

The pay package, which several high profile investors opposed, demonstrates that shareholders still believe Musk can lead the automaker in an era dominated by robotics and artificial intelligence.

The result of the vote was announced at the annual shareholder event in Austin, Texas, with more than 75% of investors voting in favor of the plan. Chants of “Elon” erupted in the room at the news of its approval.

“Thanks guys,” Musk said, after briefly dancing on stage alongside the company’s Optimus robots. » | Maddy Lauria and Nick Robins-Early | Thursday, November 6, 2025

Grokipedia: Elon Musk startet Frontalangriff auf Wikipedia

BERLINER ZEITUNG: Elon Musks KI-Firma xAI hat eine von KI-generierte Online-Enzyklopädie gestartet. Musk sieht sie als Alternative zu Wikipedia. Jetzt muss er nur noch Google überzeugen.

Das von Elon Musk gegründete KI-Unternehmen xAI hat am Montag eine erste Version seiner KI-generierten Online-Enzyklopädie Grokipedia gestartet. Musk, der Wikipedia seit langem für angebliche „redaktionelle Voreingenommenheit“ kritisiert, bezeichnete Grokipedia zuvor als „wahrheitsgetreuere und unabhängigere Alternative“.

Grokipedia basiert auf xAIs Chatbot Grok, der mit Echtzeit-Daten trainiert wurde. Die Plattform soll die Art und Weise, wie Online-Wissen erstellt und geteilt wird, neu gestalten.

Der Start von Grokipedia unter grokipedia.com verlief jedoch nicht reibungslos: Die Webseite ging am Nachmittag online, stürzte aber innerhalb weniger Stunden ab, bevor sie am Abend wieder verfügbar war. » | Harald Neuber | Dienstag, 28. Oktober 2025

Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views: Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information »

‘People thought I was a communist doing this as a non-profit’: is Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales the last decent tech baron?: In an online landscape characterised by doom and division, the people’s encyclopedia stands out – a huge collective endeavour giving everyone free access to the sum of human knowledge. But with Elon Musk branding it ‘Wokipedia’ and AI looming large, can it survive? »

Putin Envoy Suggests Elon Musk Could Build a Russia-Alaska Tunnel

Oct 19, 2025 | “It’s his job to dangle really tantalising business proposals in front of Trump.”

A Putin envoy proposed involving Elon Musk’s Boring Company in a far-fetched plan for a Russia-Alaska tunnel: a play for postwar US business, says former Moscow Times journalist Charles Hecker.

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Marxism and Elon Musk | Chris Hedges

Sep 27, 2025 | Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author and journalist who was a foreign correspondent for fifteen years for The New York Times. He has covered numerous wars across the decades, written many books—including America: The Farewell Tour and American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America—and has been involved in work for prisoner advocacy. In this episode, Robinson and Chris discuss Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the rise of American fascism. More particularly, they address comparisons between Trump and Hitler, DOGE, the new crisis for the Democratic Party, Israel and Palestine, the Christian far right, Marxism, and more. Chris’s latest book is A Genocide Foretold (Penguin Random House, 2025).

Elon Musk and Prince Andrew Named in Newly Released Epstein Files

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Elon Musk’s Father Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.

Elon Musk has not been shy about putting much of his life on public display. The tech billionaire posts daily on his social network X, has cooperated with two biographies and often speaks on podcasts and at conferences.

But there is one part of his life that he has not revealed much about — his longtime estrangement from his father, Errol Musk, who has become increasingly outspoken about his family and business ventures tied to the Musk name.

A New York Times investigation found that a significant factor in Elon Musk’s rupture with his father stems from accusations against Errol Musk of child sex abuse. The allegations have repeatedly spilled over into Elon Musk’s life as relatives have contacted him for help and he has sometimes taken action to intercede, according to personal letters, emails and interviews with family members.

The family’s troubles have entangled Elon Musk in a painful three-decade multigenerational saga that continues to trail him. The fallout has kept the 54-year-old mogul tethered to South Africa, where he was born and where Errol Musk lives, even as he has built a business empire in the United States and briefly ascended to political power as a close adviser to President Trump.

The allegations against Errol Musk involve five of his children and stepchildren, whom he was accused of abusing in South Africa and California, according to police and court records, personal correspondence, social workers and interviews with family members. » | Kirsten Grind and John Eligon | Kirsten Grind reported from San Francisco. John Eligon reported from Johannesburg and Pretoria, South Africa. | Tuesday, September 23, 2025

‘Bitcoin Is the Free Speech of Money’: Fears Grow over Far Right’s Embrace of Crypto

THE OBSERVER: Hard-to trace digital transactions could lead to hostile states or criminal organisations secretly making political donations and threatening democracy

When Elon Musk appeared on huge screens dotted along Whitehall last weekend calling for thousands of attendees at far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom rally to “fight back… or die”, the tech billionaire’s image was accompanied by the logos of the event’s sponsors. All but one were cryptocurrencies.

It highlighted the arrival in Britain of a global pattern: the embrace by extreme rightwing movements of decentralised digital currencies.

Athena Bitcoin Global, one of the main sponsors of the event, which saw up to 150,000 people gather in central London, has been accused of profiting from cybercrime in the US.

This month, the attorney general for the District of Columbia (DC) accused the company, which makes bitcoin ATMs that exchange the cryptocurrency for cash and vice versa, of knowingly profiting from scams targeting elderly victims for “life-altering” sums of cash.

In a lawsuit filed against Athena, DC attorney general Brian Schwalb alleged that 93% of the deposits in that district in its first five months were “the product of outright fraud”. » | Catherine Neilan, Whitehall editor; John Simpson, Home affairs editor | Sunday, September 21, 2025

«Soit vous ripostez, soit vous mourez» : Londres s’indigne après les propos de Musk lors d’une manifestation d’extrême droite

LE FIGARO : Le gouvernement accuse le milliardaire d’encourager l’intimidation et la violence dans les rues britanniques alors que 150.000 personnes étaient réunies à Londres pour manifester.

Downing Street a dénoncé lundi 15 septembre le «langage dangereux et incendiaire» utilisé par le milliardaire américain Elon Musk au cours de la manifestation qui a rassemblé samedi entre 110.000 et 150.000 personnes à Londres à l'appel de l'extrême droite.

«Que vous choisissiez ou non la violence, la violence viendra à vous (...). Soit vous ripostez, soit vous mourez», avait déclaré le patron de X, qui s'exprimait par un lien vidéo lors de ce rassemblement d'une ampleur inédite. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | lundi 15 septembre 2025

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