How Much SpaceX Are You About to Own?
If you have index funds — such as in a 401(k) — they may soon include shares of the mega company. Here’s a rough calculation.
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If you have index funds — such as in a 401(k) — they may soon include shares of the mega company. Here’s a rough calculation.

The economic principles taught in school aren’t as relevant as hype, connections and total, arbitrary control
Elon Musk is now the world’s first trillionaire, after his SpaceX exploration and satellite company went public on the Nasdaq today.
With shares priced at $135 each, Musk’s aerospace and satellite maker soared to an overall market valuation of approximately $1.77tn – which raised...

GOP lawmakers, tech investors, and even OpenAI have tied the anti-data center movement in the US to Chinese interference. Experts say it’s much more complicated than that.

Crypto markets rarely move in straight lines, but this week’s standouts share one thing in common: momentum. The top crypto gainers today are pulling attention from both retail buyers and institutional desks, with each project offering a sharply different angle on the market. BlockDAG (BDAG) tops the list thanks to its live buyback rewarding holders […]

The JSE-listed telecommunications group’s annual report, published on Friday, gives no clue as to what it paid Nkosana Makate.
The stock market debut of Elon Musk’s rocket company paves the way for a wave of mega offerings that are coming from OpenAI and Anthropic.
With SpaceX shares soaring on their first day of trading, the world’s richest person crossed another milestone — one with 13 digits.
Infineon is set to open a $5.8 billion power-chip fab in Dresden on July 2, backed by about $1.1 billion in EU Chips Act subsidies. The plant will make power semiconductors for AI data centers and could eventually add up to $5.8 billion in annual revenue as demand for AI infrastructure strains global electricity systems. Bloomberg reports: Infineon, traditionally a chipmaker for the automotive...

Eskom continues to strengthen the resilience of South Africa’s power system, sustaining measurable improvements in generation performance and network stability as winter demand intensifies. Year-on-year gains in generation availability, reduced unplanned outages, and lower reliance on diesel, alongside targeted interventions through the Load Reduction Elimination Programme, are enabling more...
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Few business leaders have been as deeply embedded in popular culture as Elon Musk, the ambitious entrepreneur who has become a central figure in internet culture and amassed a fortune that has made him the world’s first trillionaire. At a time when concerns about inequality are high and public attitudes toward the ultra-wealthy have soured, Musk...

They swear they haven’t peeked at the closely guarded secret and that they’ll keep the cryptographic competition going.

After Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson stoked anger over a horrific knife attack in Belfast, a youth group linked to a global neo-Nazi movement quietly orchestrated anti-immigrant riots.

Attackers invest a lot of energy in spoofing e-mails and impersonating vendors, says James Dyer, head of threat intelligence, KnowBe4.

Cross-sector tech executives were honoured at the inaugural ICITP/ Chartered CIO awards.

These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.

Chinese automaker Chery Group’s sub-brands broaden the J5 range, with hybrid and fully-electric derivatives set to launch in August.

The platform buckled before kick-off, leaving soccer fans locked out for much of the first half of the World Cup opener.

Most people notice it gradually. A little more hair on the pillow. A slightly wider part. A hairline that seems to have quietly moved back. If you have a parent or grandparent who went through the same thing, you’ve probably already connected the dots. Hereditary balding is one of the most common reasons people lose […]

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At $1-trillion, South African-born SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s fortune is so large the human mind can barely process it.

Mauritius set out its national AI strategy in 2018, the first by an African country. Since then over a dozen African states have adopted national AI policies of some sort or another. As a national policy plan, an AI strategy typically sets out the priorities and aspirations in achieving certain policy objectives. At the continental […]