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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Elon Musk joked online after Republicans lost to Democrats in the US midterms. He reportedly spent $446m backing Republican candidates, making him the election’s biggest individual donor. Musk also backed Texas Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, who lost to Democrat James Talarico.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 12:09
The Texas election result has raised concerns about possible restrictions on data centers, while Elon Musk and Chamath Palihapitiya are drawing attention to the space economy.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-04 10:03
Democrats made repeated attempts and came tantalizingly close on several occasions. Now they have finally achieved a goal that had eluded them for more than three decades: turning Texas blue.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-04 08:30
After deeming SpaceX an unacceptable governance risk, Anders Schelde says the $25 billion pension fund he oversees is ready to invest in Anthropic’s IPO.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-03 21:00
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic state Representative James Talarico are in a close, high-stakes contest that could help decide control of the US Senate. CNN panels discuss the effect of Elon Musk’s large donations and the prospects of a Democratic wave in Texas.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-03 19:02
Combining SpaceX and Tesla could put Elon Musk in control of his trillion-dollar corporate empire. It might also mean he would not have to hit ambitious compensation targets, including creating a human colony of 1 million people on Mars.
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ReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-03 15:10
Zelensky said he wanted to discuss SpaceX’s operations in Ukraine with Elon Musk after recent restrictions, but Musk had not contacted them. He also complained that Musk appeared to have turned against Ukraine and said Kyiv still had no access to the Starshield system.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-03 13:44
Elon Musk’s recent outsized pay packages at SpaceX and Tesla were tied to striking targets: establishing a human colony of 1 million people on Mars, putting 1 million robotaxis on the road and selling 1 million humanoid robots.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-03 11:25
The campaign finance watchdog Open Secrets estimates that the US midterms will cost nearly $12bn, a record. Elon Musk has spent almost $500m backing Republican candidates, while outside political groups have spent about $5.5bn. Ripple and Coinbase together gave $63m to super PACs promoting the crypto industry’s interests.
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BBC ChineseOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-03 04:59
Donald Trump said he would be willing to grant preemptive pardons to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and his closest aides if Democrats take control of Congress after the November 3 midterm elections. He rejected a suggestion that Democrats seek to nationalize SpaceX but said he would protect Musk and associates if needed.
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