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Citing Persecution, German Far-Right Influencer Seeks Asylum in US

Naomi Seibt cites death threats, surveillance in Germany as motivation

(Newser) - A far-right German activist with ties to the Trump movement is seeking asylum in the United States, claiming political persecution at home, the Washington Post reports. Naomi Seibt, a 25-year-old social media influencer linked to Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, says she faces surveillance, state media criticism, and...

Musk Will Have to Sell a Lot of Robots to Get That $1T Payday

He'll also have to boost Tesla's market cap by more than 500%

(Newser) - Elon Musk's path to a potential $1 trillion Tesla payday, approved by shareholders on Thursday, comes with a steep set of challenges. The pay package could eventually give Musk a 25% stake in Tesla, but only if he and the company clear a series of financial and operational hurdles....

Tesla Shareholders Approve $1T Pay Package for Musk
Tesla Approves Musk's $1T Pay
Nov 6, 2025 5:45 PM CST

Tesla Approves Musk's $1T Pay

CEO has to hit series of milestones, including selling 1M humanoid robots

(Newser) - Tesla shareholders have approved a compensation plan that could award CEO Elon Musk up to $1 trillion in stock, making it the largest pay package in corporate history. More than 75% voted in favor of the proposal at the company's annual meeting at its Austin headquarters, the Wall Street...

World's Largest Wealth Fund: It's a No on Musk's $1T Pay Deal

Norway's Norges Bank cites concerns over size, risk of unprecedented pay package for Tesla CEO

(Newser) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has announced it will vote against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's proposed $1 trillion pay package. The fund, which holds a $17 billion stake in Tesla, cited concerns about the award's scale, potential dilution, and what it calls "key...

A New Super-Rich 'Club' Has Only 6 Members

$200B is the old $100B

(Newser) - The $100 billion club of ultrarich elites is starting to look a little less elite. Business Insider suggests the new benchmark should be $200 billion. Currently, 18 people are in the $100 billion club, but only six in the $200 billion club, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index . The...

Musk's Right-Leaning Answer to Wikipedia Is Here

AI-powered encyclopedia Grokipedia launches with fewer articles, accusations of factual errors

(Newser) - Elon Musk has rolled out Grokipedia, an AI-driven online encyclopedia that aims to compete with Wikipedia by offering what Musk claims is a less biased perspective. The new site—which CNBC noted saw a "rocky" start on Monday, crashing for a few hours after launch—mimics Wikipedia's familiar...

Bezos Predicts 'Millions' Will Be Living in Space Soon

But robots will be doing most of the work, he reckons

(Newser) - Jeff Bezos is looking to the stars, and he thinks millions of us will soon follow. Speaking at an Italian Tech Week event in Turin earlier this month, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder predicted that within two decades, "millions of people" will be living in space. Bezos is...

Musk: I Need $1T Pay Package to Run 'Robot Army'

Tesla CEO suggests he may leave company if deal doesn't pass Nov. 6 vote

(Newser) - Elon Musk ended Tesla's earnings call Wednesday with a fiery outburst over his proposed $1 trillion pay package , blasting the advisers trying to block it and warning shareholders that his future at Tesla is on the line. Musk rejected the idea that his deal is simply "compensation,"...

Tesla Profits Tank Despite EV Sales Surge, Tax Credit Rush

Company saw record-breaking sales, but earnings fell 37% in Q3, while Musk faces pay battle

(Newser) - Tesla's latest earnings report reveals a complicated picture for the electric vehicle giant: record-breaking vehicle sales, but profits tumbling 37%. The company's third-quarter net income landed at $1.4 billion, down from $2.2 billion, despite a rush of buyers trying to secure expiring US tax credits for...

Musk Trolls Duffy as NASA Power Struggle Goes Public

Musk calls Duffy 'Sean Dummy' after he suggests SpaceX could lose moon contract

(Newser) - A very public feud has erupted between Elon Musk and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy over the future of NASA. Musk mocked Duffy, the acting NASA administrator, in a series of posts on X Tuesday, calling him "Sean Dummy," accusing him of wanting to "kill NASA," saying...

Cards Against Humanity, SpaceX Reach a Settlement

Card game had sued over alleged trespassing on Texas land it bought in 2017 to protest border wall

(Newser) - SpaceX has settled a lawsuit filed by the maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity over accusations that Elon Musk's rocket company trespassed and damaged a plot of land the card company owns in Texas. Texas court records show a settlement was reached in the case last...

NASA Threatens to Dump SpaceX From Moon Mission

Elon Musk doubtful as agency opens door to rivals amid race with China

(Newser) - NASA is rethinking its moon lander contract with SpaceX, raising the prospect that Elon Musk's company could lose its central role in the agency's Artemis III mission—the first crewed lunar landing since Apollo. Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy signaled during TV appearances on Monday that SpaceX...

Salesforce CEO Apologizes on National Guard

Marc Benioff retreats on troops, saying he's listened 'to my fellow San Franciscans'

(Newser) - Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, has issued a public apology after facing backlash for suggesting President Trump should deploy the National Guard to San Francisco. The tech billionaire posted Friday on X that he does not believe troops are needed to address safety in the city, saying that his...

Latest Tesla Probe Involves Yet More Scary Incidents

NHTSA investigating alleged light-running, driving on the wrong side of the road

(Newser) - Federal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla's self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries, the AP reports. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said...

There's Wiggle Room in Musk's Demanding Tesla Deal

Vague targets could allow CEO to net billions even if he falls short of goals set by board

(Newser) - Tesla's board has offered Elon Musk the largest executive pay package ever seen—one worth $878 billion over a decade if he hits what the board described as "Mars-shot milestones." These targets are supposed to be so ambitious that Musk would have to transform both Tesla and...

Elon Musk's X Settles Lawsuit From Ousted Twitter Execs

Settlement follows executives' claims of unpaid severance after takeover

(Newser) - Elon Musk's X Corp has settled a lawsuit with four former top Twitter executives who claimed they were owed $128 million in severance pay after Musk acquired the company and promptly fired them, Reuters reports. The group includes former CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, legal chief Vijaya...

Jane Goodall Had Final Wish for Musk, Trump, Putin

It involves a spaceship to Mars

(Newser) - In a candid final interview, legendary primatologist Jane Goodall shared some thoughts about powerful figures in the world—and they're not exactly warm and fuzzy. In the newly released Netflix special Famous Last Words , Goodall is asked whether there are people she doesn't like.
  • "Absolutely there
...

After Turning Point USA Outcry, FBI Drops the ADL

Controversy over extremism glossary brings about an end to a decades-old collaboration

(Newser) - The FBI has officially ended its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that monitors antisemitism, following a surge of criticism from right-wing figures. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the move on social media , stating that the bureau "won't partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs....

Tesla's Q3 Numbers Come as a Surprise

Deliveries in third quarter were the company's best

(Newser) - Tesla outperformed expectations in Q3, delivering nearly half a million vehicles as buyers in the US scrambled to lock in a $7,500 federal tax credit that expired at the end of September. Analysts had anticipated around 447,600 deliveries; the actual count was 497,099, reports CNBC . The...

Elon Musk Just Did What No Other Billionaire Has Ever Done

Tesla surge helps him reach net worth of $500B, inching him closer to trillionaire status

(Newser) - Elon Musk has reached a new milestone, becoming the first person whose net worth hit $500 billion, reports the Guardian , though the figure slipped back to $499 billion shortly after, per Forbes . The Tesla CEO's fortune has soared in 2025, largely riding a 70% rebound in Tesla's...

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