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Elon Musk's father says his billionaire son has expressed interest in buying English soccer club Liverpool. The Premier League club is privately owned by Fenway Sports Group, which has not indicated it wants to sell but has accepted external investment in the past. Errol Musk, in an interview with Times Radio, acknowledged that the Tesla CEO has an interest in the six-time European Cup champions. Oh yes, but that doesn't mean he's buying it, Errol Musk said. He would like to, yes, obviously, anybody would want to. So would I. He also said: I can't comment on that. They'll raise the price. In September 2023, FSG sold a minority stake to US investment firm Dynasty Equity. At that time, FSG president Mike Gordon said: "Our long-term commitment to Liverpool remains as strong as ever. We have always said that if there is an investment partner that is right for Liverpool then we would pursue the opportunity to help ensure the club's long-term financial resiliency and future growth. Un
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has appeared to confirm a report that the company's much-ballyhooed event to unveil a robotaxi will be delayed beyond its scheduled Aug 8 date. Musk didn't give a new date for the event, but in a posting on X on Monday, the social media site he owns, he wrote that he requested a design change to the front of the vehicle. "The extra time allows us to show off a few other things, he wrote. A message was left Monday seeking comment from Tesla. Bloomberg News reported on Thursday that the robotaxi event would be delayed until October due to changes sought by Musk. That sent Tesla shares down 8% for the day. But they have since rallied and were up nearly 3% in Monday afternoon trading. Tesla shares had been down more than 40% earlier in the year, but are up more than 80% since hitting a 52-week low in April. For many years Musk has said Tesla's Full Self Driving system will allow a fleet of robotaxis to generate income for the company and Tesla owners, making use o