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.
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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Elon Musk disclosed last week that SpaceX and Tesla’s boards had created special committees to discuss a possible merger. He said he could not intervene and emphasized that the committees consist of independent directors.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 22:00
Elon Musk’s vision of merging SpaceX and Tesla depends on the carmaker’s shareholders. The two companies are in very different positions.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-27 08:30
Fareed Zakaria examines how shifting US foreign policies are eroding global trust and pushing traditional allies to reconsider their security reliance on Washington. He discusses Musk’s clashes in India, Trump’s doubts about NATO and the US nuclear umbrella, and how allies are preparing for a more self-reliant, potentially more dangerous future. Poland’s foreign minister also discusses Europe taking the lead in funding Ukraine’s defense.
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CNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-27 01:51
Neocloud shares fell on Monday after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the sector could see consolidation and failures, adding to concerns that investment in AI infrastructure is pulling further ahead of revenue generation.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-26 16:50
The article rejects Elon Musk’s claim that Russian conscripts have no choice but to fight and die in Ukrainian drone strikes. It says most Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine volunteered for pay, while Russia’s infantry assaults consume troops whom commanders treat as disposable.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-26 16:24
Elon Musk says more than 200 neocloud companies face “guppy-level death.” Investors are already questioning their debt-fueled expansion and whether the large-scale AI infrastructure build-out will produce long-term returns.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-26 08:42
'Fox & Friends' co-host Brian Kilmeade discusses Starlink's restoration in Ukraine, questions over Elon Musk's role and Musk's new book, 'Uniting the States.'
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Fox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-26 05:30
Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on recent Russian attacks on Ukraine and examines concerns about access to Starlink. The Fox News Sunday panel also weighs in.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-26 03:30
Ukrainian officials pushed back against Elon Musk’s assertion that the military breached Starlink’s terms by using the service for offensive drone strikes.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-25 17:00
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw called for giving Ukraine broader access to Starlink over Russia and increasing pressure on Vladimir Putin to build leverage for peace talks. He also discussed Donald Trump’s Russia policy, the US midterms and social media’s influence on American politics.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-25 14:01
