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As Donald Trump embarked on a Middle East tour marked by colossal deals, including a $142 billion arms contract with Saudi Arabia and a $1.4 trillion, ten-year commitment with the Emirates for infrastructure in AI, Qatar simultaneously gifted him an ultra-luxurious private jet worth $400 million, sparking controversy.

Elon Musk tried to derail a major artificial intelligence infrastructure deal in the Middle East after learning that his startup, xAI, would be excluded from the initiative, CNBC has confirmed.

— CNBC (@cnbc.com) 2025-05-29T21:00:15Z

More discreet, Elon Musk accompanied the President in the shadows, taking advantage of the occasion to forge his own alliances and try to secure strategic agreements for his companies such as Starlink, Tesla, xAI and X.

Prior to Donald Trump’s return to the presidency in 2025, relations between Elon Musk and the Middle East were rather strained. Even though Saudi funds had invested in Tesla and X, friction persisted, notably due to the Khashoggi affair, disagreements over freedom of expression and Musk’s criticism of certain regimes in the region.

Since Trump’s return to the White House, Musk’s relations with the Gulf have strengthened. In April 2025, just before the Middle East tour, xAI bought X in a $33 billion deal, financially backed by Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Holding and the Qatar Investment Authority.

Although his presence alongside Donald Trump on the Middle East tour was never officially announced, Elon Musk actively worked behind the scenes to advance his own business interests and attempt to short-circuit those of his competitors.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Elon Musk tried to intervene in a $500 billion deal between OpenAI and Emirati company G42 to build AI data centers in Abu Dhabi. He reportedly lobbied to include xAI, without success, a major setback for the billionaire.

In a more positive turn of events for Elon Musk during his trip alongside Trump, his Starlink satellite Internet service reportedly won approval to operate in Saudi Arabia, strengthening its strategic position within the Gulf technology market.

Musk used the trip to attend the Saudi-American Investment Forum in Riyadh, where he announced his ambition to deploy Tesla’s robotaxis in Saudi Arabia and unveiled Optimus humanoid robots.

By discreetly joining Donald Trump’s Middle East tour, Elon Musk was able to exploit a favorable diplomatic context to advance his interests. Despite a few setbacks, he achieved tangible results, such as the green light for Starlink in Saudi Arabia and increased exposure for Tesla.

US President Donald Trump has been trying for several weeks to reach an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program. But this project now seems to be undermined by Israel’s growing tensions.

As the Trump administration tries to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has been threatening to upend the talks by striking Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities, according to officials briefed on the situation.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-05-28T09:36:37.034Z

According to the New York Times, the Israeli president is clearly determined to launch direct strikes against Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities.

Yet Trump has recently given assurances that negotiations are progressing positively, and that an announcement on a deal could be made in the coming days.

However, this diplomatic initiative could clash with the more aggressive stance of Benjamin Netanyahu, who favors a military approach to dealing with the Iranian nuclear threat.

According to the same sources, Israel had planned strikes as early as April, but these were temporarily postponed at Trump’s request, in the prospect of giving diplomacy a chance.

Excluded from current negotiations, Israel is now advocating military intervention, even without US support, believing that Iran is going through a period of strategic vulnerability.

This perception is based in particular on Israeli strikes at the end of 2024, which destroyed several key elements of the defenses protecting Iran’s nuclear sites.

The New York Times recently painted a disturbing picture of Elon Musk’s drug habits. Although the Wall Street Journal has previously reported on these practices, the NYT investigation claims that the scale of the billionaire’s consumption is far greater than previously assumed, or than he himself has acknowledged.

In public, Elon Musk was rising to political power as one of President Trump’s key allies. In private, Musk was taking drugs and facing an increasingly turbulent family life amid overlapping romantic relationships and legal battles over his children. Read more: nyti.ms/4mDTEVr

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-05-30T11:22:27.348Z

While he claimed to treat his « negative moods » only with small doses of ketamine, about once every two weeks in his own words, several observers pointed to public appearances where Elon Musk seemed visibly under the influence of drugs.

One of the most talked-about examples remains his presence at Donald Trump’s inauguration, where he was filmed staring at the ceiling, head and eyes swirling, a behavior interpreted by many as evidence of increased consumption, just as he was in the president’s direct orbit.

According to sources close to his consumption habits quoted by the New York Times, Elon Musk would not limit himself to ketamine: he would also use hallucinogenic mushrooms and ecstasy. The newspaper claims that he has developed an excessive consumption of these substances.

But the New York Times goes further, claiming that Elon Musk’s ketamine consumption, which he publicly downplayed, would have become so extensive that it would have led to medical complications.

According to the newspaper, the substance caused him bladder problems in particular, a well-documented symptom of excessive or chronic ketamine consumption.

While Elon Musk’s behavior at several political events has fueled suspicions of possible drug use, these allegations are based on behavior deemed erratic at official meetings or public appearances. Musk, for his part, has categorically denied these accusations.

Now that he’s back in business full-time, forsaking politics for the time being at least, will these allegations of drug abuse have an impact on Elon Musk’s future?

That remains to be seen.

The full and final trailer for Happy Gilmore 2 is online, as the film is scheduled for release on Netflix on July 25, with character Happy Gilmore back on the golf course!

Note that the film will feature several quality cameos from Eric André, Margaret Qualley, Martin Herlihy, Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny, Ben Stiller, Ken Jennings, Stephen A. Smith, Eminem (!), Post Malone, Becky Lynch, Rory McIlroy and many more.

'Happy Gilmore 2' trailer teases cavalcade of cameos: Post Malone, Eminem and more https://t.co/20j6HBtbhn

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) June 2, 2025

This is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the summer, and of the year.

Summer just got happy-er. Adam Sandler stars in Happy Gilmore 2 arriving July 25. #TUDUM pic.twitter.com/yfB2kulovK

— Netflix (@netflix) June 1, 2025

Here’s the latest (and best) trailer!

Tensions between Donald Trump and Bruce Springsteen have escalated over the past few weeks, with the American president recently stepping up his attacks on the musician on his social network.

Trump Vs. Springsteen Feud Escalates: Trump Posts Video Depicting Him Hitting Singer With Golf Ball

— Forbes (@forbes.com) 2025-05-22T13:26:26.553Z

In particular, he posted a fake video in which he appears to throw a golf ball at him, followed later by a message calling him a jerk and claiming that he « never liked him ».

The insults followed some highly critical remarks the musician had made about the Trump administration at the launch of his European tour.

It didn’t take much for Trump, who is reluctant to tolerate criticism, to launch into a diatribe on his social network aimed at the famous American musician.

And yet, let’s not forget that Donald Trump used Bruce Springsteen’s music at numerous rallies, without any authorization from the latter, incidentally.

The surprise, however, came from Springsteen himself, who announced the release of a six-track EP entitled Land of Hope & Dreams, in which he addresses frank criticism to the American president!

Springsteen responds to Trump with his guitar and his songs.

The EP features a mix of songs and speech excerpts from his recent concert in Manchester, England, where Springsteen voiced the criticism that inflamed Trump on Truth Social.

But according to the New York Times, the musician goes further: in the introduction to the song My City of Ruins, he also takes aim at a large portion of other elected officials.

The boss is on fire these days…