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.
Top AI firms, including Anthropic and OpenAI, are proposing different ways to donate money to public causes amid backlash against AI.
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Bloomberg News
The program examines the intersection of politics and global business. Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute and a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, says the slowdown in Starlink speeds was a moral problem for the US.
BBloomberg Television
Elon Musk said Tesla is aiming for 5 million annual vehicle deliveries around 2030. The article argues that two consecutive years of falling deliveries, along with a lack of suitable models and factory capacity, make that target look practically impossible.
TThe Verge
Elon Musk has signalled openness to combining Tesla and SpaceX in a $3.5 trillion (€3.1tn) company. The move continues years of bringing his businesses together, with the deal reportedly intended to close before US President Donald Trump leaves the White House.
Eeuronews
Elon Musk warned that Democrats are preparing congressional investigations as MAGA Inc. launched a $277 million midterm campaign. Musk ran a project to cut US government spending and push nearly 300,000 employees out of work.
TTRT World
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger. Special committees are examining a deal that could bring electric vehicles, rockets, robotics, AI infrastructure and chip manufacturing under one company. The report considers its potential effects on AI and space, as well as the risks of concentrating so much power in one person's hands.
DDW News
A decade ago, Elon Musk saw little reason for SpaceX and Tesla to combine, describing their ties as “really quite tenuous.” In 2026, he is openly backing the idea, saying there is “a lot of merit” in bringing the companies together.
BBloomberg News
A day after SpaceX reported its third-quarter results, Tesla is scheduled to update investors. Elon Musk had called a SpaceX merger a “good idea.”
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CNBC
Elon Musk says he will give every child in the United States one SpaceX share next year, a gift valued at about $10.7bn at Friday’s closing price. Donald Trump said the shares would go into tax-friendly Trump accounts. Musk has not specified eligibility or distribution details; the pledge comes two weeks before the midterms and could also save him money on taxes.
AAl Jazeera
Elon Musk said combining his rocket company with his car company would be a “good idea.”
BBloomberg News
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Silicon Valley billionaires spent a record amount on this year’s midterms, but for the most part their investment paid off poorly. Voters backed data-center restrictions, while many Democratic candidates defeated Republicans by attacking tech companies and vowing to rein in their “oligarch” owners.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-12 18:30
Tesla plans to wind down Cybertruck production by late summer 2027, prompting unusual backlash from its supporters. Troy Meekhof, known online as “The Cybertruck Guy,” says Tesla failed to fully back the pickup and criticizes ending it to make room for Cybercab. Musk says orders exceed production capacity and Tesla will build as many as possible before the line closes.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-12 17:00
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.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-12 07:46
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.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-12 03:25
SpaceX signed a €60 million agreement with German mechanical engineering company Singulus Technologies for strategic solar-cell supplies, sending the German company’s share price sharply higher.
EeuronewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-11 19:01
People adored the Cybertruck, but there were not many of them. Worse, Elon Musk, the man behind it, seemed to be trying to shrink that group even more.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-10 11:00
Tesla's Elon Musk and other US business leaders are expected in Trump's group for next week's APEC trip to China, the South China Morning Post said; Nvidia's Jensen Huang may not attend.
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ReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-10 08:40
Co-hosts of “The Five” discuss the vow by incoming Democrats to target Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
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Fox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-10 01:15
Guests on Outnumbered assess demonstrations aimed at Musk’s Austin residence and news accounts associating them with organizations reporting $2.6 billion in revenue altogether.
FFox NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-09 20:30
Elliptic says those laundering funds from the Binance hack minted homemade Elon Musk and animal-themed memecoins to move the stolen money. The additional swaps slow investigators, but the funds remain traceable onchain.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-09 15:54
