Elon Musk’s $40 Billion Bet Crumbles: Latest Setback for Tech Titan
Elon Musk’s X Platform Suffers Global Outage, Adding to Tesla’s Troubles
By Stacy Liberatore for DailyMail.com
Updated: 19:02 BST, 15 July 2025
Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, crashed worldwide on Tuesday, leaving users unable to access the site via desktop. The outage began in the morning and impacted major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas, according to Downdetector, which tracks online service disruptions. Hundreds of reports flooded in, with one user stating, “Unable to log in to X. When I try, I get: ‘Oops, something went wrong.’”
[Image: Screenshot of X platform login error message]
While the mobile app remained functional for some, desktop users faced persistent issues. Musk—who bought X for $40 billion in 2022—frequently uses the platform himself, posting multiple times daily. The outage adds to mounting challenges for the billionaire, whose electric car company, Tesla, has seen slumping sales and a $270 billion drop in market value this year. Critics link Tesla’s struggles to Musk’s brief stint in Donald Trump’s administration as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) until May 2025, which sparked political and public backlash.
[Image: Elon Musk at a tech event, looking at his phone]
Global Reach of the Outage
Users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and other regions reported problems. A German user noted they’d been locked out for three hours on all browsers. X’s AI chatbot, Grok, advised affected users to clear browser caches, use incognito mode, or switch to the mobile app. “There are widespread login errors today,” Grok responded to one inquiry, acknowledging the technical issues.
[Image: Downdetector map highlighting outage zones in red]
Tesla’s Troubles Deepen
The X outage compounds Musk’s struggles with Tesla, which faces scrutiny over declining sales and his polarizing political ties. Tensions with former President Trump have also fueled investor anxiety. Musk’s ventures, including X and Tesla, are increasingly intertwined, with market fluctuations impacting both.
What’s Next for X?
As engineers scramble to resolve the outage, users await updates. The incident highlights X’s technical vulnerabilities under Musk’s ownership, following previous outages and controversies. For now, Musk has yet to publicly address the crash.
[Image: Grok AI interface responding to user queries about the outage]
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