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Elon Musk

Elon Musk

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Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency (2025–2025)

Born1971-06-28 · Pretoria
CitizenshipSouth Africa (since 1971), Canada (since 1971), United States (since 2002)
PartyIndependent
Offices
  • Senior Advisor to the President for Government Efficiency2025-01-20–2025-05-30
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, BS)
OccupationCEO 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
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WorldTrump vows to fix Ukraine’s Starshield problems if they persist, may call Musk

Donald Trump said on Oct. 23 he would help resolve any remaining problems with Ukraine’s military-grade Starshield service and might contact Elon Musk if they continued. Ukrainian officials said the terminals were still experiencing severe problems, with one intelligence official saying Starshield still did not work.

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TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-23 15:19

Trump vows to fix Ukraine’s Starshield problems if they persist, may call Musk
Trump vows to fix Ukraine’s Starshield problems if they persist, may call Musk

WorldMusk restricted Starlink to punish Kyiv, magazine says

The Economist, citing sources, reported that Elon Musk may have restricted Starlink access for Ukrainian forces to punish Ukraine for strikes on Russian oil refineries. It said the decision appeared to come from a small circle around Donald Trump, Musk and Steve Witkoff. Trump said Ukraine’s access to Starshield had been restored on October 22.

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TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-23 13:01

Musk restricted Starlink to punish Kyiv, magazine says

TechUkraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk brings politics to satellites

Starlink has supported Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s full-scale invasion for years, but political concerns around Elon Musk and recent unexpected outages have made the service less reliable. Ukraine and Europe face urgent questions about moving on without it. Starlink has supported civilian and military communications and helped Ukraine remotely operate drones.

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AArs TechnicaOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-23 11:30

Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk brings politics to satellites
Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk brings politics to satellites

EconomyCNBC Daily Open: Tech falls to earth, Musk’s fortunes diverge

Markets are absorbing Wall Street’s tech sell-off. Renewed doubts about AI spending sent the Nasdaq Composite to its worst day in three months.

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CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-23 09:58

CNBC Daily Open: Tech falls to earth, Musk’s fortunes diverge
CNBC Daily Open: Tech falls to earth, Musk’s fortunes diverge

WorldTrump says Musk’s Starshield system is ‘back’ in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump said Elon Musk had restored Starshield military communications in Ukraine. Reports said connection speeds for Ukrainian equipment had been capped, and that Trump asked Musk to reinstate the service. Kyiv has not confirmed whether the restrictions were lifted and has not received a clear explanation of who ordered them or why.

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DDWOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-23 05:37

Trump says Musk’s Starshield system is ‘back’ in Ukraine
Trump says Musk’s Starshield system is ‘back’ in Ukraine

PoliticsMusk’s Midterm Push for GOP Draws More Than $445 Million in Giving

Elon Musk added fresh funds to his super PAC in the first two weeks of October, bringing his donations in the current election cycle to more than $445 million and making him one of the biggest contributors ever to such groups.

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-23 04:30

Musk’s Midterm Push for GOP Draws More Than $445 Million in Giving
Musk’s Midterm Push for GOP Draws More Than $445 Million in Giving

WorldTrump says Musk restored Ukraine’s Starlink access

Trump says Elon Musk restored Ukraine’s access to Starlink, but he declined to explain how the service’s speed and access restrictions were lifted. Ukrainian officials had said sudden limits disrupted the military, and connectivity reportedly remains spotty despite the service’s return.

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AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-23 01:46

Trump says Musk restored Ukraine’s Starlink access
Trump says Musk restored Ukraine’s Starlink access

EconomyMusk’s public backing of a SpaceX-Tesla deal could complicate talks

Musk’s public endorsement of a possible $3.5 trillion merger between SpaceX and Tesla has unsettled some people involved in the discussions, a source said. They worry it could invite shareholder scrutiny and delay the process by several weeks.

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RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-23 01:14

Musk’s public backing of a SpaceX-Tesla deal could complicate talks
Musk’s public backing of a SpaceX-Tesla deal could complicate talks
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