- Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public
by Ryan Mac on December 14, 2025 at 12:24 amA sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.
- Elon Musk Tests Europe’s Willingness to Enforce Its Online Laws
by Adam Satariano and Kate Conger on December 12, 2025 at 7:39 pmBacked by White House officials, the tech billionaire has lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was fined last week.
- Harold Hamm, Oklahoma Oil Tycoon, Allies With Trump to Reshape U.S. Energy
by Eric Lipton and Rebecca F. Elliott on December 12, 2025 at 3:00 pmHarold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon, has played a central role in reshaping energy policy by allying himself with President Trump.
- Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Jen Poyant, Katie McMurran, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto on December 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm“I’m told that Australian teens, in preparation for this ban, have been exchanging phone numbers with each other.”
- China Is Getting Much of What It Wants From the U.S., Including Chips
by Lily Kuo on December 12, 2025 at 5:01 amFor China, President Trump’s moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.