A gesture by Stephen Bannon at CPAC, outside Washington, echoed a move by Elon Musk and prompted the president of France’s far-right National Rally to say it had evoked “Nazi ideology.”

President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia’s war there. Trump made the comments to reporters at a start of a meeting at the White House on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

France's Orange is pushing for European sovereignty on satellites and wants that ecosystem to grow in strength, while also continuing to collaborate with Elon Musk's Starlink, the CEO of the telecoms group said on Thursday.

According to Bloomberg, Tesla sales also plunged in France and the United Kingdom, by 63% and 12% respectively. The three countries are the largest markets for electric vehicles in Europe. The slump comes amid Musk's political interventions that were viewed unfavorably.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. In the world of MAGA,

Niel, who made his fortune in telecommunications, told broadcaster France 2 that he thinks Musk is "the world's greatest entrepreneur and, on the top of that, a very complex guy, to say the least. I'm going to use a difficult word — maybe sometimes a dick [ un connard ]. He is a mix of the two."

Elon Musk's political activities and reduced presence at Tesla are stirring dissatisfaction, even within the company, with no plan to reverse falling sales.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday launched forceful attacks on Romania's decision to cancel its presidential election in December.

In a court filing on Wednesday, the company said Mr. Musk’s bid contradicted legal claims the billionaire made in a lawsuit he brought against OpenAI last year. OpenAI argued in its filing that Mr. Musk said in his lawsuit the assets must remain with the nonprofit and could not be transferred to another entity for public gain.

Elon Musk may be able to beam internet data from thousands of Starlink satellites in space to Earth-bound devices, but as of now, he isn't wowing everyday consumers in Europe with the nifty technology.