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2025.02.03

22:00

Musk: Trump has agreed to shut down USAID

On February 3rd local time, American entrepreneur Elon Musk said that US President Trump has "agreed" to shut down the US foreign aid agency Agency for International Development. Musk said that the Agency for International Development "has no hope of improvement."

08:20

US President Trump: I think Elon Musk is doing a great job.

2025.02.02

08:08

Musk spends more than $290 million on 2024 US election

According to the Securities Times, on February 1, local time, the U.S. Federal Election Commission's year-end filing documents showed that Elon Musk spent more than $290 million in the 2024 U.S. election. The documents show that Musk donated about $11.2 million to the "Political Action Committee (PAC)" he funded on the last day of the year, bringing his total political donations to more than $290 million.

2025.01.31

03:49

According to Fortune Magazine: Errol Musk, father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, hopes to raise $150 million to $200 million through a token project called "Musk It." Musk Sr. said he has no qualms about using his name to make money on the "meme coin" because many potential buyers will inevitably associate it with his famous son.

2025.01.30

07:53

Musk: Will observe whether US President Trump's abolition of Biden's electric vehicle tax rebate policy will have a "certain degree of impact" on Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: We will observe whether US President Trump's abolition of Biden's electric vehicle tax rebate policy will have "some impact" on Tesla. But competitors will face "devastating effects."

07:50

07:07

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Several car companies have shown significant interest in FSD licensing.

06:48

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: The unregulated FSD paid service will be launched in Austin, USA in June.

06:45

Tesla CEO Elon Musk: Our current constraint is the battery pack, but we are working hard to resolve this issue.

2025.01.24

04:09

Trump slams EU targeting of U.S. tech companies like Apple and Google as 'a form of taxation'

U.S. President Donald Trump slammed European Union regulators for targeting Apple, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Meta, calling the EU’s charges against U.S. companies “a form of taxation.” “Whether you like it or not, these are American companies,” Trump said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “They shouldn’t be doing this. It’s a form of taxation in my opinion. We have a very big problem with the European Union.” Trump specifically mentioned Apple’s loss at the European Court of Justice last year over a 13 billion euro Irish tax bill. The Luxembourg-based EU court upheld a landmark 2016 ruling that Ireland had violated state aid laws by giving Apple an unfair advantage. The comments marked the start of an expected clash between Trump and the European Union over the latter’s tech regulation. The EU is conducting dozens of separate investigations, and Apple, Google, Meta and Trump confidant Elon Musk’s X platform could all face billions of dollars in fines or even forced divestment orders.

04:00

According to the Wall Street Journal: Bill McKinley, chief legal counsel for Elon Musk's Government Effectiveness Department, has announced his resignation.

2025.01.17

18:34

German Chancellor Schulz: (Commenting on Tesla CEO Elon Musk's involvement in German politics) He supports the far right throughout Europe, which is totally unacceptable.

2025.01.16

09:26

American financial media Semafor: US President-elect Trump, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had dinner with Microsoft CEO at Mar-a-Lago.

2025.01.15

07:10

SEC sues Elon Musk in federal court for alleged securities violations

The SEC sued Elon Musk in federal court for alleged securities violations.

01:40

According to CNBC: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos will attend the inauguration ceremony of US President-elect Trump.

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