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.
BBloomberg News
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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TASS
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.
BBloomberg News
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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Shivon Zilis announced on X that she and Elon Musk, the father of four of her children, had broken up. She quote-posted an item noting that Musk no longer followed her and said it was difficult to go from being in love to letting go within a week without warning. The piece also revisits their contentious public history and Musk’s other relationships.
TThe VergeOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-02 17:37
The US Defense Department has assigned two of its largest contractors to lead a study of how warfare may evolve and to design the weapons American service members will need in the coming years. Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will have a say in that effort.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 00:00
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Project Meridian will identify the technologies and capabilities the US military will need for future battlefields, including autonomous warfare. Elon Musk has been put in charge of the review.
DDW NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-02 00:00
Elon Musk will reportedly co-lead a Pentagon study on future warfare lasting 120 days, called Project Meridian. The world’s richest person is also spending millions to help Republicans retain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 22:00
Elon Musk is criticizing Delta Air Lines for choosing not to use SpaceX’s Starlink in the competition to provide passengers with better in-flight Wi-Fi. Musk warned that Delta’s CEO could lose his job over the decision.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-01 21:00
Elon Musk is returning to the Trump administration to co-lead a Pentagon study on war. Musk supported Trump’s return to the White House in 2024 and previously headed the Department of Government Efficiency, where he led sweeping job cuts across the US federal government.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 19:21
Elon Musk is returning to the Trump administration to co-lead a Pentagon study on war. Musk backed Trump in 2024 and helped his return to the White House, then headed the Department of Government Efficiency, where he led sweeping cuts to the US federal workforce.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 16:57
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Project Meridian and appointed Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to co-lead the Pentagon’s effort to study the future of warfare.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 07:04
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced new military commands and projects in a sweeping speech to junior officers and enlisted troops. One unit focused on researching the future of warfare will be led by Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-01 03:30
Grokipedia, SpaceXAI’s AI-powered competitor to Wikipedia, has resumed incorporating edits after a period of inactivity and now has a v0.3 visual refresh. The update adds a new logo, redesigned homepage and live edits page, featured and most-read article sections, and modest changes to article layouts.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-01 00:23
