Beyond Hype
The stock market’s romance with technological disruption has once again collided with an inconvenient reality: even the most visionary companies must eventually be judged by their ability to generate sustainable profits.
The stock market’s romance with technological disruption has once again collided with an inconvenient reality: even the most visionary companies must eventually be judged by their ability to generate sustainable profits.
SpaceX closed nearly 19 per cent above its IPO price on its Wall Street debut, pushing its valuation past $2.2 trillion and making Elon Musk the first person in history to reach trillionaire status.
The IPO pricing has reportedly increased Musk’s net worth to nearly $970 billion, placing him within reach of the trillion-dollar mark.
Elon Musk's reaction came to a report claiming that India's total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped below the replacement threshold of 2.1 children per woman for the first time in the history of the country.
The rapper took to X on Wednesday to ask for the return of its audio post feature. She addressed the request directly to Elon Musk with several choice words attached. The feature has been missing from the platform since early 2025.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has warned that the runaway silver rally is worrying because of its need in many "industrial processes".
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defended the H-1B visa programme, saying that the US economy has “benefited immensely” from Indian immigrants.
Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was down globally, including in India. Users in many parts of India were unable to access X's desktop website and mobile apps, both on Android and iOS.
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is slated to get richer. With a current worth of nearly US$500 billion (roughly Rs 44 lakh crore), Musk has been voted a pay package of US$1 trillion (roughly Rs 88 lakh crore) by Tesla shareholders, over the next ten years, subject to his achieving certain tough targets.
From presidents to prisoners, tech billionaires to activists, the 2025 list reads like a reflection of a world in turmoil, and of people trying to bring order to the chaos.
