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Elon Musk

October 23, 2024

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The Atlantic Daily

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

Lora Kelley

October 21, 2024

Books

What Elon Musk Really Wants

Franklin Foer

October 19, 2024

Split image of Donald Trump on left and Elon Musk on right

Technology

What’s With All the Trumpy VCs?

Kaitlyn Tiffany

October 15, 2024

Photo collage of Marc Andreessen, Elon Musk, Peter Thiel

Ideas

Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right’s New Reality

Renée DiResta

October 11, 2024

Politics

November Will Be Worse

Elaine Godfrey

October 9, 2024

A photo illustration of a lightning storm

The Atlantic Daily

The Phony Populism of Trump and Musk

Tom Nichols

October 7, 2024

Elon Musk extends his hand to Donald Trump, who pats it. J. D. Vance stands next to them and smiles.

Technology

The EV Culture Wars Aren’t What They Seem

Matteo Wong

October 3, 2024

Donald Trump holding an EV charging cable

Ideas

Elon Musk Is Debasing American Society

Thomas Chatterton Williams

September 20, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

What Happened to Elon Musk

Lora Kelley

September 19, 2024

Two covers of the "Elon Musk" biography by Walter Isaacson

Technology

Elon Musk Has Reached a New Low

Charlie Warzel

September 19, 2024

Illustration of Elon Musk's face beneath a hashtag

Culture

The Taylor Swift Way to Defuse a Troll

Christine Emba

September 13, 2024

Photo illustration of Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and Elon Musk

Technology

The Lights Go Down on Stan Twitter

Kaitlyn Tiffany

September 5, 2024

A foot steps on a blue "We're #1" foam hand.

Technology

Elon Musk Has the ‘Off’ Switch

Marina Koren

September 5, 2024

A close-up shot of Elon Musk against a dark background

The Atlantic Daily

The Tech-Trump Alliance

Lora Kelley

August 29, 2024

Donald Trump holds hands with Peter Thiel in 2016

Science

Elon Musk to the Rescue

Marina Koren

August 25, 2024

Elon Musk's head is framed in a bright quadrilateral figure cut into a dark background.

Atlantic Intelligence

Donald Trump, AI Artist

Damon Beres

August 23, 2024

The Atlantic Daily

Trump’s Strike-Busting Comments Could Come Back to Haunt Him

Lora Kelley

August 15, 2024

Politics

The Trump Campaign’s ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase

David Frum

August 13, 2024

The back of Donald Trump's head, with a red MAGA cap

Technology

Elon Musk Throws a Trump Rally

Charlie Warzel

August 13, 2024

Photo composite showing Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Technology

Elon Musk Says He Would Recognize a Harris Election Victory

Damon Beres

August 1, 2024

A black-and-white picture of Elon Musks's face surrounded by cartoon speech bubbles, set against a yellow background

Technology

Twitter Won’t Die

Charlie Warzel

July 21, 2024

Technology

The Flattening Machine

Charlie Warzel

July 16, 2024

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Politics

Elon Musk Is Making a Bad Situation Worse

Helen Lewis

July 15, 2024

Technology

Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race

Matteo Wong

March 18, 2024

Technology

The Drama Kings of Tech

Ross Andersen

March 18, 2024

A collage of Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg with crowns on their head, and a sketched theater curtain

Books

Is Kara Swisher Tearing Down Tech Billionaires—Or Burnishing Their Legends?

Helen Lewis

April 2024 Issue

black-and-white photo of Swisher in sunglasses with collaged circuitboard and green squares

Ideas

Elon Musk Discovers the Price of Running a Public Company

James Surowiecki

February 2, 2024

A black-and-white photo portrait of Elon Musk half covered by a slanted red rectangle

The Atlantic Daily

X Is Elon Musk’s Lonely Party Now

Isabel Fattal

December 26, 2023

An image of Elon Musk in front of a black background, standing alone

Technology

The Co-opting of Twitter

Kaitlyn Tiffany

December 26, 2023

Technology

Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

December 21, 2023

An illustration of text posts disappearing

Ideas

Netanyahu’s Odd Embrace of Elon Musk

Adam Serwer

November 30, 2023

Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit the Kfar Aza settlements in southern Israel.

Ideas

Elon Musk’s Disturbing ‘Truth’

Yair Rosenberg

November 15, 2023

The Atlantic Daily

Elon Musk’s Unrecognizable App

Lora Kelley

November 1, 2023

Technology

How a Social Network Fails

Taylor Lorenz

October 7, 2023

Books

We Don’t Need Another Antihero

Sarah Frier

September 24, 2023

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Why Are We Humoring Them?

Election Disinformation Is Getting More Chaotic

What Elon Musk Really Wants

What’s With All the Trumpy VCs?

Rumors on X Are Becoming the Right’s New Reality

November Will Be Worse

The Phony Populism of Trump and Musk

The EV Culture Wars Aren’t What They Seem

Elon Musk Is Debasing American Society

What Happened to Elon Musk

Elon Musk Has Reached a New Low

The Taylor Swift Way to Defuse a Troll

The Lights Go Down on Stan Twitter

Elon Musk Has the ‘Off’ Switch

The Tech-Trump Alliance

Elon Musk to the Rescue

Donald Trump, AI Artist

Trump’s Strike-Busting Comments Could Come Back to Haunt Him

The Trump Campaign’s ‘Please Shut Up’ Phase

Elon Musk Throws a Trump Rally

Elon Musk Says He Would Recognize a Harris Election Victory

Twitter Won’t Die

The Flattening Machine

Elon Musk Is Making a Bad Situation Worse

Elon Musk Just Added a Wrinkle to the AI Race

The Drama Kings of Tech

Is Kara Swisher Tearing Down Tech Billionaires—Or Burnishing Their Legends?

Elon Musk Discovers the Price of Running a Public Company

X Is Elon Musk’s Lonely Party Now

The Co-opting of Twitter

Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk

Netanyahu’s Odd Embrace of Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Disturbing ‘Truth’

Elon Musk’s Unrecognizable App

How a Social Network Fails

We Don’t Need Another Antihero