I would prefer to stay out of politics,” Elon Musk told his followers in 2021, on the platform then known as Twitter. Plenty has changed since then. The world’s richest man appears to have a new goal: upending Europe.

In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).

The Commission said President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House did not affect its commitment to enforcing its laws.

It seems renaming places really is all the range in 2025, as Elon Musk has now suggested a new moniker for the English Channel. Days after President Donald Trump officially rebaptised the Gulf of Mexico with a new title, the tech guru shared his idea for doing the same on our side of the pond.

EXCLUSIVE: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has made little secret of his distaste for Europe's leaders - and there's no sign of him toning it down.

The automaker saw sales of its EVs drop 13% in the European Union in 2024, and is facing growing pressure as rivals launch a wave of cheaper EVs.

Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk addressed a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, urging attendees to move on from past guilt related to the country's Nazi history. Newsweek has contacted Musk via an email to Tesla for comment.

X’s algorithm is said to amplify specific political viewpoints - especially those aligned with its owner. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BERLIN — Elon Musk is legitimizing one of the most taboo stances in German politics. It’s time for Germany to “move on” from “past guilt,” he proclaimed at a rally for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, just two days ...

Decades later, I observed a similar determination in Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, whom I have covered as a journalist for more than eleven years. Initially, this was through his companies — Tesla,

Just hours into his presidency, Donald Trump signed more than 10 executive orders. All of them address areas and issues he