AUSTIN, Texas — After various disputes with neighbors, Elon Musk has gotten his way in West Lake Hills. According to KVUE's media partners at the Austin American-Statesman, the affluent Austin suburb approved four variances after code-violating improvements the billionaire made to his $6.24 million mansion led to protests from nearby residents.

Elon Musk’s xAI has deleted “inappropriate” posts on X after its AI chatbot Grok made a series of offensive remarks, including praising Hitler and making antisemitic comments. In now-deleted posts, Grok referred to a person with a common Jewish surname as someone who was “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the Texas floods.

The world's richest man isn't unfamiliar with raking in plenty of cash — but he's also earned the ire of some residents in his Austin-area neighborhood for some permit violations on one of his boujee Texas mansions.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander told Fortune the announcement was a “welcome, if belated, recognition that the rule of law applies to everyone—even the world’s richest man and his company.”

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Tesla shares were up 2.5 per cent in midday trading. Investors have expressed concern that Elon Musk's political activities, including plans to form a third party, distract him from managing Tesla at a critical time for the company.

President Donald Trump threatened to impose new tariffs on 14 countries. In other Trump administration news: The Department of Veterans Affairs said it will no longer be forced to carry out a large reduction in workforce, unlike other agencies. Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Elon Musk’s team of Texas lobbyists during the 2025 legislative session did not rival those of huge energy and telecommunications companies, which typically employ dozens of people to represent them. But Musk and his companies still hired more lobbyists this year than any other since 2021, according to data from the Texas Ethics Commission.