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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Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk and said he was in contact with the Starlink controlling shareholder as Russia develops its own satellite communications constellation, Rassvet, for military use against Ukraine. Speaking at a Moscow summit with African leaders, Putin compared it with SpaceX’s network.
TThe GuardianOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-28 18:32
Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk as a “real genius” and said Moscow remains in close contact with U.S. partners on space matters. The remarks came after Starlink and Starshield services in Ukraine returned to full speed following a restriction that had hindered Ukrainian drone interceptors.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-28 16:42
Putin called entrepreneur, inventor and Starlink CEO Elon Musk a genius and said Russia is in contact with the United States on space issues, particularly with Musk. He said Russia’s Rassvet system is at an early stage and needs the required number of satellites launched. Putin also welcomed Turkish companies’ interest in joining the Akkuyu nuclear plant project by buying shares, and discussed digital sovereignty, social media oversight and Russian nuclear technology.
TTASSOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-28 16:31
Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine has used SpaceX’s Starshield only to defend against Russian forces on Ukrainian territory, rejecting Elon Musk’s claim that Kyiv used the systems for offensive drone attacks. Zelensky said Starshield restrictions hampered Ukrainian military operations, though the systems have since returned to full speed.
TThe Kyiv IndependentOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-28 08:43
Jio Platforms Ltd. is set to begin trading Wednesday at a $107 billion valuation, putting a price on several bets: Mukesh Ambani’s belief that cheap data can underpin the digital economy of 1.5 billion people, Google and Meta Platforms Inc.’s backing of him, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s digital push.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-28 03:10
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is the election cycle’s largest single disclosed donor. His giving had topped $400 million by mid-October, including $158 million for Ken Paxton’s campaign. Spending in the Texas Senate race has reached $557 million, and the election is still underway, leaving Musk’s total financial impact uncounted.
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CNNOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 23:30
Elon Musk disclosed last week that SpaceX and Tesla’s boards had created special committees to discuss a possible merger. He said he could not intervene and emphasized that the committees consist of independent directors.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 22:00
Elon Musk accused Ukraine’s military of using Starlink for offensive drone strikes in breach of its terms, a claim Ukrainian officials denied, saying commercial Starlink could not technically be used for such missions. The dispute follows Ukrainian accusations that SpaceX restrictions disrupted military drone operations. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Starlink and Starshield services had been fully restored.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-27 19:24
Elon Musk said the risk of Russia destroying Starlink satellites is one of the main reasons the service should remain civilian and not support clearly offensive strikes. In mid-October, restrictions affected Ukraine’s military Starshield terminals, with connections dropping when drones exceeded 160 kilometers per hour. Ukraine’s armed forces denied using Starlink for offensive drone attacks, saying this was technically impossible because the service does not operate over Russian territory.
MMeduzaOriginal★★★★☆2026-10-27 16:34
Elon Musk’s vision of merging SpaceX and Tesla depends on the carmaker’s shareholders. The two companies are in very different positions.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-27 08:30
