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How Elon Musk lost his trillionaire status just days after becoming first to achieve it
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (333+ words) The world's richest person is no longer a trillionaire. Elon Musk's estimated net worth went above $1 trillion on June 12 after Space X went public, but decreased to $957 billion as of June 24, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Space X shares…...
Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire
1+ week, 5+ day ago (348+ words) Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire. He attained that feat on Friday when shares of his rocket company Space X began trading on the stock market, opening at $150. According to CBS News, Space X priced its initial public…...
After years of U. S. -China tariffs and tensions, Trump and Xi seek a trade reset
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1152+ words) After years of tariffs, retaliation and supply chain disruption, the United States and China are heading back to the negotiating table. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing in an attempt to steady relations between the world's…...
Record-breaking Space X IPO filing could elevate Musk toward trillionaire status
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (495+ words) A preliminary regulatory filing from Elon Musk's space venture, Space X, suggests the company is preparing for a public share sale that could reshape Wall Street at record scale. Two people familiar with the confidential submission said the move could…...
Zimbabwe and Malawi Move to End Raw Mineral Exports
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) Zimbabwe and Malawi have banned exports of raw minerals in a move aimed at forcing local processing and capturing more value from critical resources. Zimbabwe halted shipments of lithium concentrates and other unprocessed minerals with immediate effect, while Malawi banned…...
Nigeria to set up Africa's 1st electric vehicle factory with South Korea's help
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (626+ words) Nigeria is poised to establish what officials are promoting as Africa's inaugural electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant. This follows a landmark agreement signed on January 30, 2025, with South Korea's Asia Economic Development Committee (AEDC)." The deal is a major step towards…...
Elon Musk becomes first person in history worth $800 billion, here's how he did it
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (301+ words) Elon Musk, the founder of Space X and Tesla, is now the first person in history whose net worth has exceeded $800 billion, according to Forbes magazine. The rise in his fortune came after his rocket maker Space X acquired his…...
Elon Musk just built the world's most valuable private company worth over $1 trillion
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (373+ words) After merging his artificial intelligence and social media company x AI into his rocket maker Space X, Elon Musk has created what is now the world's most valuable private company. Forbes wrote that the move values the combined company at…...
Elon Musk's Grok tightens image rules after global backlash over explicit AI content
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) After days of intensive criticism, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company says its Grok chatbot will no longer allow users to alter images of real people into sexually suggestive portrayals in countries where such content is illegal. The policy shift was…...
China Flying Cars: A power shift that exposes who is ready for the future
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (120+ words) Countries that invest early do not simply adopt new technologies; they shape the standards, supply chains, and talent pipelines that define them. For Africa and the global Black diaspora, this moment raises uncomfortable but necessary questions about preparation, alignment, and…...