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.
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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.
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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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Pete Hegseth said Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will help the Pentagon with a warfare initiative.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-30 20:03
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and artificial-intelligence chief executives met as OpenAI set its sights on a $1.4 trillion valuation. Stocks rose and bonds steadied after a bruising selloff, while traders awaited a key U.S. inflation reading for signals on the interest-rate outlook.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-30 06:58
Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk’s xAI had acquired the domain name “dot.com.” The domain now redirects visitors to the Grok chatbot download page, prompting the internet to view the move as a jab at OpenAI’s launch.
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TechCrunchOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-29 22:20
After a months-long pause, SpaceXAI’s AI-powered online encyclopedia Grokipedia appears to be updating articles again. Its live updates page shows recent fact-checks and accepted edit suggestions on some pages, although others have not been scanned for months.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-29 21:49
Trump hosted Elon Musk, Jensen Huang and other technology leaders, signaling that the United States will not cooperate with China in the field of “superintelligence.” The program also covers delayed F-16V deliveries to Taiwan, a new US passport, a congressional bill targeting Chinese optical transceivers and Rubio’s claim that explosives found at UK US military bases involved a “foreign actor.”
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VOA ChineseOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-29 20:26
Donald Trump rejected government guardrails for artificial intelligence during a lunch with Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, Elon Musk and other technology leaders. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp, JD Vance and Marco Rubio also attended.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 19:00
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang are speaking on an AI panel at the unveiling of America.gov, a new platform designed to use artificial intelligence to help citizens navigate federal government websites.
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The Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-29 17:55
South Africa’s deputy communications minister said Monday that Elon Musk should work with the country to launch his Starlink satellite internet service there.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-29 09:00
Ads for a documentary about controversial billionaire Elon Musk have reportedly been blocked on TikTok and X. After brief delays, the ads are now running on YouTube and Meta’s social media platforms.
CCBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-28 19:48
Elon Musk’s Starship megarocket reached orbit for the first time after launching from Texas, while also deploying next-generation Starlink satellites. The 124-meter vehicle is designed for full reusability and lower launch costs, with SpaceX eyeing future missions to the Moon and Mars.
DDW NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-28 19:34
