UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has implicitly criticised Washington for what his office described as “attempts to interfere” in British democratic discourse, after US Vice President JD Vance linked the murder of British teenager Henry Nowak to what he called “civilisational decline” and a failure to halt the “mass invasion of migrants”. The response came … Read more
This photograph shows a set up smart-phone screen displaying the logo of main social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Reddit, Telegram, X, Bluesky, Tiktok and Whatsapp. Martin Lelievre | Afp | Getty Images Government action to ban social media platforms risks strengthening Big Tech’s grip on the industry further, limiting access for smaller players, … Read more
(L-R) Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as they arrive for the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Days before a planned IPO … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the White House are in ongoing talks about a possible government stake in the artificial intelligence company, CNBC confirmed on Friday. The discussions have been in progress for more than a year, as Altman first shared the idea with the Trump administration in 2025, according to a source familiar with … Read more
SpaceX signage outside the Space Exploration Technologies Corp. facility in Hawthorne, California, on June 3, 2026. Michael Yanow | Nurphoto | Getty Images S&P Global said on Thursday it was not changing the requirements for entry into its major indices, dealing a setback to Elon Musk’s SpaceX by effectively ruling out a swift entry for the world’s biggest-ever IPO into the benchmark S&P 500 index. Musk … Read more
Henry Nowak (L) and Vickrum Digwa (R) UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused tech billionaire Elon Musk of “trying to whip up division” in Britain in the aftermath of public anger over the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was stabbed by 23-year-old Sikh man Vickrum Singh Digwa in Southampton.Speaking during a visit to … Read more
SpaceX’s long-awaited public debut could rank among the most significant stock offerings in history, according to Brett Winton, chief futurist at ARK Invest, who argues the company’s satellite internet business alone can justify a valuation approaching $2 trillion. Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite company set an IPO price of $135 a share, valuing SpaceX at … Read more
UK MP takes on Elon Musk’s xAI in groundbreaking deepfake legal challenge / Image: File A British Labour MP has launched a groundbreaking legal challenge against Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence company xAI, arguing that AI developers should be held accountable when their systems create harmful content.Jess Asato announced that she has filed a claim in … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Open newsletter. Traders in Asia are evaluating another round … Read more
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is planning to set a fixed price of $135 per share ahead of officially marketing its initial public offering, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. SpaceX said it plans to sell 555.6 million shares, which would amount to a $75 billion fundraise. Typically, at … Read more