co-president
Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency (2025–2025)
| Born | 1971-06-28 · Pretoria |
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| Citizenship | South Africa (since 1971), Canada (since 1971), United States (since 2002) |
| Party | Independent |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA, BS) |
| Occupation | CEO and product architect of Tesla, Founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX, Founder and CEO of SpaceXAI, Founder and CTO of X Corp., Co-founder of Neuralink, The Boring Company, OpenAI, Zip2, X.com and PayPal, President of the Musk Foundation |
| Awards | Full list |
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Elon Musk said hiring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would be an honor. Huang is reportedly at risk of being ousted after reports of multiple extramarital affairs, including one with a woman reportedly suspected of spying for China.
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Bloomberg News
Tesla will refund deposits to a considerable number of Cybertruck customers because it has more orders than it can process before production ends next year, CEO Elon Musk said.
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Elon Musk expects the future cost of delivering one kilogram of cargo to orbit to fall below $100, attributing the prospect to Starship’s full reusability. He also forecast that SpaceX could eventually launch its Super Heavy booster every hour.
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Elon Musk said Starlink’s bandwidth will be 100 times its current level in two to three years as new-version satellites are launched. He said V3 satellites have more than 10 times V2’s capability and will be launched at 10 times the current rate; V4 will be 10 times more powerful than V3.
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Elon Musk said SpaceX’s reliance on US government-funded contracts will keep declining, with the government accounting for less than 10% of the company’s revenue. The shift points away from what had been its most important partnership.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Friday that the company will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas Gigafactory around mid-2027. Sales of the futuristic model, once promoted as a rival to traditional pickup trucks, have remained weak.
CCBC News
Musk said Tesla will scale back Cybertruck production next year to make room for increased output of its Cybercab robotaxi. The move follows years of weaker-than-expected sales for the futuristic electric pickup.
Eeuronews
Musk said Tesla made the decision to free up capacity for increased production of its Cybercab robotaxi. The move follows years of Cybertruck sales falling short of expectations.
Eeuronews
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says production of the Cybertruck at the company’s Texas facility will wind down around the middle of next year, making room for more Cybercab production. Sales fell well short of his earlier target, dropping from about 38,965 in 2024 to 20,237 in 2025.
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Musk says Tesla plans to phase out Cybertruck production in Texas next year as it increases Cybercab output. The Cybertruck’s divisive design attracted a niche following, but sales did not reach the mass market, and Tesla has issued several voluntary recalls.
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Elon Musk said SpaceX and Tesla have set up special committees to consider a possible merger. The move is an early step toward a deal that would be the largest corporate tie-up ever.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-20 21:38
Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to consider a merger, Elon Musk said on SpaceX’s third-quarter earnings call. They have not agreed on transaction terms, and a deal is not guaranteed. Musk said he thinks a merger would be a good idea.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-20 21:30
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the company plans to try to catch Starship and its booster next month, aiming to recover the entire orbital launch system for the first time. He said success would mark the first full recovery of an orbital launch vehicle, though it is not guaranteed; further attempts are planned through year-end and will accelerate next year.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-20 21:02
Musk’s 2027 promise concerns his own holdings. Anthropic’s initial allocation requires stockholder approval, while any future additions remain discretionary.
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CryptoSlateOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-20 18:00
Elon Musk’s planned donation of SpaceX stock could carry strings if made through Trump Accounts. New Treasury rules limit when children can sell the shares.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-20 17:29
Trump announced that Musk’s planned SpaceX share giveaway to American children would be distributed through Trump Accounts. Musk had said he would give one share to every child in the US next year. At Friday’s stock value, 72 million shares would be worth about $10.5 billion.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-19 22:30
Elon Musk pledged on Monday to give one share of SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year. The promise came a day after AI company Anthropic said it would dedicate 5% of its shares to a new “public benefit” fund.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 22:02
Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for governor, announced Monday that she is suing Gov. Greg Abbott. Her lawsuit alleges he is unlawfully withholding communications between his office and tech CEO Elon Musk.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-19 21:30
Elon Musk said in a post on X, the social media platform he owns, that he would give a SpaceX share to every child in America. Hours earlier, AI competitor Anthropic said it would reserve part of its shares for public benefit.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 21:13
Elon Musk says he will give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States next year. Valued at about $10.7 billion (€9.5 billion) at Friday’s closing price, the pledge leaves unanswered who would qualify and how the shares would be distributed.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-19 14:35