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
Elon Musk said hiring Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would be an “honor.” The post on X comes as reports say Nvidia’s board is preparing to oust Huang.
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CNBC
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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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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Kyiv says Ukraine has restored a stable connection to Starlink. The service and its military version, Starshield, have been crucial to Ukrainian military operations, providing resilient internet and communications over the battlefield.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-24 13:05
Reuters’ exclusive reporting says the US made several earlier requests for Elon Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and the Middle East. The report also covers the Trump administration’s effort to block certification of Alaska’s Senate race results and Serbian voters preparing for an election challenged by a student protest movement opposing the longstanding government.
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ReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-24 12:51
Starlink and its military version, Starshield, have been vital to Ukrainian military operations, supplying resilient internet access and communications across the battlefield.
EeuronewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-24 09:58
Six former senior U.S. officials say the Biden and Trump administrations repeatedly asked SpaceX to switch Starlink on or off in various countries, well before Ukraine's military access was throttled this month.
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Democratic lawmakers led by Representative Gregory Meeks and Senator Peter Welch sent Elon Musk a public letter with five questions about Starlink restrictions affecting Ukrainian forces, demanding a reply by Oct. 31. President Volodymyr Zelensky said speed limits on Starlink and Starshield remained in place, while Senator Richard Blumenthal opened a probe into the disruption.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-23 23:25
Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized on Friday the decision to restrict Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s military-grade satellite network, saying the move is costing lives.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-23 19:16
Trump said he would get in touch with Musk to resolve the issue if access to Starlink communications systems in Ukraine remained a problem.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-23 19:15
Donald Trump said Elon Musk had done “nothing wrong” amid reports of restrictions on Starlink and Starshield access in Ukraine, calling him a fair person. Trump said he did not know why access had been restricted, adding that he would not say even if he did. He had announced Starshield access was restored, while former Ukrainian defense minister adviser Sergey Sviridenko said restrictions remained partly in place.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-23 17:52
After SpaceX throttled Starshield, used by Ukraine’s military, Ukrainian interceptors suddenly stopped working at high speeds, making Russian attacks on energy infrastructure easier. The reported toll was two dead and at least 17 injured. The article argues that experts see Musk’s de facto monopoly over launch and satellite technology as a threat to global security, while Ukraine depends on it to defend against Russia’s ongoing invasion.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-23 17:35
Since last week, Ukraine has reported restrictions on Starshield, a version of SpaceX’s Starlink, saying they are hampering its military operations against Russia.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-23 17:04
