Also known as: Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX
Aerospace company operating Starship rockets, Starlink satellites, and providing launch services to NASA and others.
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NEW YORK, United States, Jun 13 — Elon Musk on Friday became the world’s first trillionaire after shares in his SpaceX rocket company soared during the biggest-ever stock market debut. …
Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX IPO soars in record-breaking Nasdaq debutCitizen Digital
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire By Reuters June 12, 2026 08:12 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter (FILES) Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in …
SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the world's first trillionaireCitizen Digital
… Starlink, which operates around two-thirds of all satellites in space and is the major driver of revenue for SpaceX, has signed up 11 new airline customers globally so far in 2026, after 22 in 2025 and eight in 2024, compared with three in 2022, according to Valour Consultancy, …
Musk's Starlink leads Bezos' Amazon as airlines rush to boost in-flight Wi-FiCitizen Digital
… Both companies appear set to follow Musk's SpaceX to Wall Street. SpaceX, which absorbed Musk's xAI lab, could see shares begin trading as early as Friday, targeting a valuation of roughly $1.75 trillion in what would be the largest IPO in history. …
OpenAI makes move to go public one week after rival AnthropicThe Standard
… d she was "just one of the thousands of women and even children who have been the victim of abusive and sexualised AI deepfakes"."This should never have happened -- and xAI must be held accountable," she posted Wednesday on X, the social media platform also owned by Musk's SpaceX …
UK MP sues Musk's xAI over fake sexualised imagesCitizen Digital
Will SpaceX IPO make Elon Musk a trillionaire? By AFP June 03, 2026 07:16 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Elon Musk looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the John …
Will SpaceX IPO make Elon Musk a trillionaire?Citizen Digital
… Musk, the chief executive of both SpaceX and Tesla, had sued OpenAI over its transformation from a scrappy nonprofit into the $850 billion juggernaut behind ChatGPT. …
Musk loses blockbuster OpenAI suit as jury says too lateCitizen Digital
… Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI abandoned its original nonprofit and philanthropic mission to become the for-profit giant behind ChatGPT. …
Sam Altman to testify at California tech titan trialCitizen Digital
… The Tesla and SpaceX founder is calling for OpenAI to revert to its original status as a nonprofit -- a move that would impact its position in the global artificial intelligence race against Anthropic, Google and China's Deepseek. …
Microsoft boss to testify on his role in OpenAI's foundingThe Standard
… The company is also partnering with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to introduce Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity across its 14 markets, including Kenya – a move that could extend its reach into rural areas where internet coverage remains patchy. …
Airtel takes on Safaricom with Sh5.6b data centreElon Musk accused Ukraine's military of violating Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed last week and that further violations would result in service termination. Musk said Starlink remains critical to Ukraine's defense as the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk accused Ukraine's military of violating Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed last week and that further violations would result in service termination. Musk said Starlink remains critical to Ukraine's defense as the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up.
25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk said he would back a merger of SpaceX and Tesla, with special committees at both companies studying the proposal at shareholders' request. SpaceX reported its first quarterly profit since going public, driven by deals to rent computing power to AI firms.
21 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk announced he will give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States next year, without providing details on how the scheme would work. Musk owns 38 percent of SpaceX, and there are around 73 million children under 18 in the U.S.
19 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new Roadster sports car equipped with thrusters during a livestreamed event at a SpaceX facility in Texas, demonstrating it launching from a ramp and performing a barrel roll in mid-air before landing.
17 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
European leaders rallied around Ukraine's Zelensky at an EU summit in Brussels as Kyiv's relations with US President Trump have soured over sanctions relief for Russia and disputes over Ukrainian military operations. EU officials called for increased support to Ukraine and heightened pressure on Russia amid Ukrainian concerns over disrupted US satellite access and Russian bombardments.
16 October 2026 · The Standard →
A 35-year-old Saudi engineer employed by OpenAI since July 2025 was arrested on October 9 after allegedly hiding a recording device wrapped in toilet paper inside a television in an executive conference room at the company's San Francisco office, the US Justice Department said.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
Elon Musk has spent roughly $366 million in the 2026 US midterm election cycle, with $276 million of that since July to help Republicans retain control of Congress, making him likely the single-biggest political donor in this year's races. Musk has stakes in the election as Democrats in the US House have called for investigations into his government contracts as CEO of SpaceX and his work running the Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
French AI startup Mistral announced its largest open-weight model, "Chonk," which allows users to download and customise its parameters on their own servers, positioning the offering as an alternative to proprietary models from competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI that require data handover.
7 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary safety agreement with Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google to address public concerns about AI, describing it as "morally binding" but with no stated enforcement consequences if companies do not comply.
4 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
SpaceX will attempt Monday to put its Starship rocket into Earth's orbit for the first time in a 14th test flight, with the upper stage designed to deploy 26 next-generation Starlink satellites if successful. The test follows three years of development and multiple suborbital flights that have occasionally ended in explosions.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Elon Musk's Starship megarocket, standing more than 120 meters tall, reached orbit for the first time on Monday after blasting off from Texas on its 14th test flight, with the upper stage separating from the booster and deploying 26 next-generation Starlink satellites. The milestone represents a major step for SpaceX's plans for trips to the Moon and Mars.
28 September 2026 · The Standard →
NASA launched its Roman Space Telescope from Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Sunday to create an unprecedented map of the cosmos and address major physics mysteries. The telescope, standing over 12 meters tall and developed over more than a decade at a cost topping $4 billion, is named after pioneering astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, known as the "Mother of Hubble."
30 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A child sexual abuse victim has filed a lawsuit in California federal court against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging that the company's Grok chatbot used her decades-old abuse images to generate new abusive material and publish it to X (formerly Twitter).
28 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Trump administration has proposed a $103,265 fee on employers hiring foreign workers through the H-1B visa program, arguing the visa scheme has been exploited to replace rather than supplement American workers. The Department of Homeland Security framed the fee as a "revenue mechanism" to recover costs of administering the lawful immigration system.
24 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Polish government has condemned its exclusion from new European roaming rules for Starlink internet access, effective August 17, which will require Polish subscribers to submit passports when using the service outside Poland and sign up for more expensive premium plans. Polish officials suggested the exclusion could be linked to Poland's support for Ukraine, though Starlink has not explained the decision.
13 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Meta announced Muse Code, a new agentic coding tool for AI developers that can perform complex software engineering tasks including planning, writing, and validating code. The company also released Spark 1.2, an updated coding-focused version of its flagship model.
6 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China successfully landed a reusable Long March-10B rocket for the first time on Friday, according to its space agency, marking a major step in its space ambitions and in reducing launch costs. The first stage was recovered via a net-capture system on a seaborne platform after the rocket placed a satellite into orbit from Hainan.
11 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Department of Justice revealed in a legal briefing that Elon Musk's AI tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran. The disclosure came in defense of gas turbines powering xAI's data center, which is the subject of an environmental lawsuit; federal prosecutors cited Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley's testimony that Grok is already in use within Project Maven, the US military's AI-assisted targeting program.
17 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Oil prices dropped towards $80 a barrel and global stock markets rallied after Washington and Iran reached a framework deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which had been effectively closed by Tehran since US and Israeli strikes in late February.
15 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A comparison of Elon Musk's trillionaire status with Kenya's national budget, highlighting the vast disparity in wealth as Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi presented the budget in Parliament, which will shape pricing of food, fuel, and public services in the coming year.
15 June 2026 · The Standard →
Elon Musk reached a net worth of $1.11 trillion after SpaceX's record-breaking Nasdaq debut, with the company valued at $2.2 trillion and shares opening at $150 each, raising $75 billion in its initial public offering.
13 June 2026 · Capital News →
Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire following a SpaceX IPO. The article notes his prominence in popular culture and discusses both his loyal following and criticism regarding his wealth, business governance, and political interventions.
12 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Airlines are increasingly adopting satellite broadband for premium in-flight Wi-Fi. Starlink has signed up 11 new airline customers globally in 2026, outpacing Amazon's Leo satellite network, which has secured deals with Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways.
10 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI has confidentially submitted an S-1 registration statement to US securities regulators, following Anthropic's similar filing the previous week. Both companies are seeking to raise capital for expansion, though OpenAI said it has not decided on timing for any potential debut.
9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Jess Asato has filed a High Court claim against Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot was used to create fake sexualised images of her. Asato said she is "one of thousands of women and even children" harmed by abusive AI deepfakes created with Grok's image generation feature.
4 June 2026 · The Standard →
Forbes estimates Elon Musk's net worth at nearly $835 billion, and his wealth could exceed $1 trillion when SpaceX makes its stock market debut around June 12, with the company valued between $1.7 trillion and $2 trillion.
3 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
A federal jury ruled that billionaire Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, finding his claims barred by statutes of limitations. The decision ended a three-week trial in which Musk argued that OpenAI's shift to a profit-driven model violated its original nonprofit mandate.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was expected to take the stand in a California civil trial brought by Elon Musk, who alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI shifted from nonprofit to for-profit status. Musk is calling for OpenAI to revert to nonprofit status, while OpenAI contends that Musk's motivation is revenge after failing to gain majority control.
13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to testify in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI regarding Microsoft's funding of OpenAI's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit company. Musk accuses OpenAI of abandoning its original nonprofit mission and misusing his $38 million in founding donations.
11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Airtel Africa is building a $44 million hyperscale data centre in Nairobi with 44 megawatts capacity, expected to be the largest in East Africa and due to go live in the first quarter of 2027. The facility is part of Airtel's strategy to challenge Safaricom's dominance in enterprise and cloud services.
10 May 2026 · The Standard →