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.
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Starlink is restricted to civilian or defensive use and cannot be used for offensive military action, which he called inappropriate for a commercial company. Ukrainian officials had said SpaceX limited the speed of terminals used by the military, disrupting some operations.
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Analysts and observers say reported limits on Ukraine’s use of Starlink have exposed Kyiv’s dependence on the US satellite internet system for both offensive and defensive operations against Russia’s invasion. University of Bath professor David Galbreath said giving a private company such influence over combat operations was bound to be challenging. He said throttling Starlink was no surprise after SpaceX chief Elon Musk called Ukrainian drone targeting of Russian data services “a step too far.”
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Analysts and observers say reported restrictions on Ukraine’s use of the US satellite internet system Starlink have highlighted Kyiv’s reliance on the technology for both offensive and defensive operations against Russia’s invasion. David Galbreath, a war and technology professor at the University of Bath, told France 24 that Starlink’s significant impact on combat operations had long been foreseeable.
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Musk criticized an Indian billionaire over Starlink’s inability to enter India. SpaceX has waited for years to access the world’s largest market, with no end in sight.
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Bloomberg News
Poland’s foreign minister took Musk to task as Ukrainian military units described overnight curbs on SpaceX’s Starlink internet service in Ukraine.
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Elon Musk said Starlink would need affordable pricing in India to compete with Mukesh Ambani’s low-cost Reliance Jio. His comments came days before Jio Platforms’ parent launches the country’s largest-ever IPO. Musk accused India’s government and Ambani of obstructing Starlink’s market entry; the government denied bias in its approval process.
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Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump’s call for elections in Ukraine, posting that it was time for the country to get a new leader. Trump had said Ukraine should replace its president and that he would advise it to find a leader able to make a deal.
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Elon Musk said he believes his companies could probably work out how to make chips better than anyone, drawing on their expertise in developing customized equipment.
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Elon Musk said on X that Zelensky had “gone too far,” responding to Donald Trump’s remarks that Washington had repeatedly urged Kyiv to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries. Trump also said Zelensky could have resolved the conflict many times but chose not to, and called for Ukraine to change its president and find a leader able to make a deal.
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Elon Musk accused Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani of being the country’s “real boss” amid a dispute over delays to Starlink’s entry into India. Musk claims Ambani is using political interference to undermine his business interests. Reliance Jio, owned by Ambani, has more than 500 million subscribers in India.
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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.
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CNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆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
