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 |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
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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CNBC
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Elon Musk says he plans to give one SpaceX share to every child in the United States next year. Valued at about $10.7 billion (€9.5 billion) using Friday’s closing price, the proposed giveaway has no announced eligibility rules or distribution plan.
EeuronewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 14:35
Elon Musk says he plans to give one SpaceX share to every child in the US starting next year. CNBC estimates the shares would be worth about $10.5 billion, based on around 72 million US children as of July 2025. Musk called it the first of many giveaways. The story also notes Gwynne Shotwell’s planned gifts to Trump Accounts and Musk’s donations to Republican midterm-election PACs.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-19 14:20
Billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he plans to give one share of SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 13:14
Billionaire Elon Musk said Monday that he would give one share of SpaceX to “every kid in America.”
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 13:00
Elon Musk says he plans to give every child in America a stake in SpaceX, the $2 trillion aerospace and artificial intelligence company, as scrutiny of technology firms’ social impact intensifies.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 12:01
Elon Musk pledged to distribute one SpaceX share to every American child after rival Anthropic said it would set aside part of its shares for public benefit.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 09:30
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday that he plans to give one share in the company to every child in the United States next year.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-19 08:39
“Have I Got News For You” host Roy Wood Jr. talks with a panel of comedians about Elon Musk’s donations to help Republican candidates, political ad mistakes and other topics.
CCNNOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-18 16:20
Ahead of the wider release of Alex Gibney’s Elon Musk documentary, TikTok banned the film’s social media account. Distributor Bleecker Street was reportedly told a permanent suspension was imminent. TikTok has not commented, and it and X have also refused paid ads for the film.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-17 19:32
Two Arizona residents who accused Elon Musk’s voter giveaway of being fraudulent say they would not have signed the required petition if they had known the winners were not chosen randomly. Musk has agreed to settle their lawsuits filed in Austin, Texas; the terms have not been disclosed.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-17 16:39
