Articles about Elon Musk

Regulatory crackdown for social media in 2025

The tides will shift for social media companies, as comprehensive data privacy and consumer protection laws take shape, says GlobalData.

Elon Musk's xAI acquires X social media platform

The combination will unlock potential by blending xAI’s AI capability with X’s wide reach, says the South African-born tech billionaire.

Analysis: US tech giants put diplomatic differences aside in SA

Google and Microsoft’s sustained investments in cloud services and AI infrastructure highlight SA’s strategic importance to these tech giants.

Ramaphosa engages Musk over SA ‘misinformation’

The president speaks to the tech billionaire, who is now part of Donald Trump’s inner circle, to discuss “distortions” created about SA.

Musk questions SA business ownership policies

The tech billionaire takes to social media to ask president Cyril Ramaphosa why SA has “openly racist ownership laws”.

SA urged not to compromise transformation agenda for Starlink

Allowing Starlink to side-step local policies would undermine BEE transformation goals and set a dangerous precedent for other sectors, says Public Interest SA.

TikTok gets Trump reprieve after brief US ban

President-elect Donald Trump intervenes to save the short-video sharing app from a ban in the US, with services restored after a brief shutdown.

Crypto trades in South Africa bulked up in 2024

From getting licensed locally, to Bitcoin reaching new highs, crypto players in SA reveal their 2024 milestones and expectations for 2025.

Trump rewards SA-born Elon Musk with govt post

US president-elect Donald Trump appoints Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency.

Coherent policy action imperative in ICT sector

Analysts weigh in on minister Solly Malatsi's proposal for a policy direction to lower regulatory hurdles that inhibit ICT multinationals.

OpenAI raises $6.6bn to reach $157bn valuation

The new funding will allow the ChatGPT company to double down on AI research, increase compute capacity and continue building tools.

President details closed-door ‘bromance’ with Elon Musk

The tech billionaire is looking at SA with some interest in a number of industries, such as telecoms and the automotive sectors, says president Cyril Ramaphosa.