A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.

Elon Musk had sharp words for a private-sector partnership touted this week by the Trump administration to hasten the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. “They don’t actually have the money,” Musk said of two of the participants in the $500 billion initiative, OpenAI and SoftBank, on his social media site X.

Oracle's stock surges 8.51% after Trump announces $500B AI initiative, solidifying its role as a key AI provider. CEO Ellison's stake also rises.

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Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on the ambitious $500 billion Project Stargate, hours after its announcement, claiming lead investor SoftBank Group SFTBY -0.36% + Free Alerts SFTBF + Free Alerts has “well under $10B secured.”

President Donald Trump said he is open to Elon Musk or Oracle (ORCL) Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok as part of a joint venture with

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do so.

President Donald Trump said he is in favor of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok as he offered his latest thinking on what a deal might look like to save the US operations of the social media platform.

Apple Inc. and Oracle Corp. have reacted differently to President Donald Trump’s pledge that the U.S. government won’t enforce a national security law that raised potential penalties for U.S. partners of the popular video app TikTok.

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Stargate CEOs cite project’s promise of enabling cancer vaccines, though Musk joins critics in questioning partners’ financial strength and wisdom of the joint venture.