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 |
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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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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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Ukraine says Starlink speed limits are continuing to hinder its military effort to fend off Russian drones. The limits followed a sudden network slowdown days earlier, which Kyiv called deliberate while Washington denied ordering it.
FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-10-18 14:51
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
The new Tesla Roadster appears to defy physics, but questions remain about whether it can legally travel on roads or in the sky.
CCBS NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-17 15:15
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses left-wing criticism of Elon Musk and the midterms on ‘The Will Cain Show.’
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Fox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-17 10:00
Fueled by $178 million in donations from Elon Musk, two Republican super PACs raised $367 million in the third quarter. The haul adds to the GOP’s substantial financial advantage even as its chances of retaining majorities in the House and Senate diminish.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-17 08:00
Tesla says the vehicle has rocket thrusters and can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than a second.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-17 03:00
ABC News Live recaps trending stories: the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to reach the World Series; a school shooting in Bend, Oregon, killed at least three children and one teacher; Tesla unveiled a flying Roadster at an event; the Bryson fire in Malibu intensified, prompting evacuation orders; and the TSA launched a program allowing non-travelers into airport gate areas.
AABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-16 22:34
Elon Musk proposed to Donald Trump that Starlink service in Ukraine be slowed, and Trump agreed, The Daily Telegraph reported, citing sources. The agreement cleared the way for the Pentagon to restrict Ukraine’s access to Starshield, the military version. Musk said on X on October 14 that he was not responsible for the limits; sources suggested he feared a negative reaction from European consumers.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-16 22:19
Democrats are raising more than Republicans in key congressional races. Elon Musk is funding Ken Paxton in Texas, while GOP groups aligned with Trump are also involved.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-16 21:49
