GUEST ESSAY Rasputin’s return — what does Elon Musk really want, now that the US election is over? 5 min 84 By Steven Boykey Sidley
US ELECTIONS IMPACT Triumphant Donald Trump praises ‘super guy, super genius’ Elon Musk, with Tesla shares soaring 3 min 19 By Bloomberg
US PRESIDENTIAL RACE OP-ED Knocking on America’s door – A South African goes house to house in a fraught election 11 min 12 By Micheline Tusenius
GUEST ESSAY Some of my best friends are Trump supporters (and who on earth is Curtis Yarvin?) 5 min 48 By Steven Boykey Sidley
IFS AND BOTS Tesla share price plunges after Musk’s Optimus robot event puts too much ‘human’ in humanoid 3 min 2 By Bloomberg
GUEST ESSAY AI and the odd alignment of capitalists and net-zero climate activists 5 min 0 By Steven Boykey Sidley
GUEST ESSAY Elon Musk and the entanglement of money, politics and power 5 min 14 By Steven Boykey Sidley
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 JULY 2024 US and Israel must stand together, Netanyahu tells Congress; Israeli Cabinet member endorses Trump 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
THE FACTS OF LIFE The defence of journalism and journalists is a social justice issue 5 min 0 By Mark Heywood
UKRAINE UPDATE: 14 JUNE 2024 Kyiv, Tokyo sign 10-year security pact; Yellen sounds sanctions alarm on smaller Chinese banks 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
CONSUMER ALERT Rise in investment scams and deepfakes perpetrated by fraudsters on social media 3 min 0 By Neesa Moodley
BROKEN CONNECTIVITY Snuffed out — Starlink’s South African customers out in the cold as Musk’s company terminates unapproved service 5 min 29 By Georgina Crouth
THE CONVERSATION As neurotechnology draws the hive mind closer to reality, it’s time to talk about its larger purpose 4 min 0 By Simon Marvin and Allan McCay
BRAVE NEW NATION OP-ED South Africa must embrace the future, or we will inevitably retreat into the past 6 min 2 By John Matisonn
PAIN IN THE ASSETS Elon Musk’s drug use is just the latest headache for Tesla’s board 4 min 5 By Bloomberg
BOMBSHELL REPORT Elon Musk’s drug use worries Tesla and SpaceX leaders, reports Wall Street Journal 2 min 40 By Bloomberg
THE CONVERSATION The new Tesla Cybertruck is super-fast and bullet-proof – but who is it for? An expert analyses the design 6 min 6 By Matthew Watkins
LETTER FROM THE DM168 EDITOR As the holiday season approaches, enjoy our dollops of brain-nourishing food for thought 3 min 0 By Heather Robertson
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 28 NOVEMBER 2023 Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for two days; Musk ‘would like to help rebuild Gaza’ 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
THE CONVERSATION Grok is Elon Musk’s new sassy, foul-mouthed AI. But who exactly is it made for? 5 min 0 By Nataliya Ilyushina
