A data centre outage at Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, disrupted access for thousands of users worldwide on 23 May. The issue peaked around midnight IST, with over 6,000 reports globally. The company acknowledged the technical problem through its engineering account but offered no timeline for a fix.

Elon Musk’s Tesla secured more than €150 million in public funding from the European Union to develop its infrastructure across the continent. According to internal records disclosed by the European Commission,

Despite steep tariffs, the Chinese carmaker leapfrogged Tesla in April, in what an analyst called a “watershed moment” for the continent’s auto market.

Tesla Inc. workers shouldn’t pay the price for Elon Musk’s polarizing foray into politics, a minister for the German region home to the carmaker’s sole European factory said.

But the political gamble has come at a steep cost.

Controversial rapper Kanye West has gone viral with an antisemitic song praising Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The song is banned in Germany due to laws restricting far-right hate symbols.

Troubles in the key US and Chinese markets put German carmakers’ adaptability to the test. But Tesla's struggles amid rising EV sales could give them a badly needed new opportunity.

Elon Musk is still peeved that people likened him to a Nazi after he made an evocative gesture resembling a fascist salute on President Donald Trump’s inauguration day. The Tesla CEO said Tuesday that he does not regret going full MAGA.