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Who is Elon Musk

Elon Musk

About Elon Musk

Who is Elon Musk

Elon Musk is a South African-born American industrial engineer, entrepreneur, who co-founded Paypal and founded aerospace transportation services company SpaceX. He is also one of the early investors in Tesla, an electric car company, and now the Chief Executive Officer of the firm as well. With a $70.5 bn fortune, Musk sits comfortably at the 7th spot in the world's top 10 billionaires list.
Early years
 
Born in 1971, Elon Musk displayed an early talent in computers and video games and at the age of 12 created a video game code that earned him fame, as well as a fortune. He acquired
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Elon Musk owned X increases price of premium-plus plan to pay creators

X offers premium-plus subscribers ad-free browsing and features such as expanded access to the Grok AI chatbot and Radar, which offers real-time analytics on emerging trends through keyword tracking

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2024 | 7:50 PM IST

Who is Sriram Krishnan, the Chennai techie chosen by Trump as AI advisor?

Sriram Krishnan is expected to shape the Trump administration's AI policy. In 2021, Krishnan and his wife Aarthi Ramamurthy gained recognition as the hosts of a podcast

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2024 | 12:08 PM IST

Jeff Bezos rejects reports of $600 mn wedding with partner Lauren Sanchez

Billionaire Jeff Bezos rejected reports that he was planning an extravagant $600 million wedding with partner Lauren Sanchez in Aspen, Colorado

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2024 | 11:20 AM IST

Germany's SPD calls for Antitrust Act to limit Elon Musk's influence

A modern-day version would essentially lead to a break-up of Musk's increasingly monopolistic conglomerate of companies

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2024 | 7:56 AM IST

Trump denies claims he's ceded presidency to Musk, calls it 'hoax'

Trump told a conservative audience in Phoenix, addressing growing complaints about the outsized role the Tesla boss has already had in his incoming administration

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Updated On : 23 Dec 2024 | 7:47 AM IST

Elon Musk killed US congressional spending bill, made false claims

Musk's objections to the 1,547-page omnibus bill included misinformation about congressional salaries, federal funding and public health preparedness

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2024 | 12:16 PM IST

US Congress approves funding bill hours before govt shutdown deadline

Johnson insisted Congress would "meet our obligations" and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season

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Updated On : 21 Dec 2024 | 6:53 AM IST

Here's a list of tech leaders joining Trump's new Silicon Valley entourage

There's a larger coterie of tech world Trump supporters who are now working with the incoming administration

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2024 | 8:23 AM IST

'Nasty trap': Trump and Musk oppose stopgap bill, US govt shutdown looms

The stopgap spending measure, designed to extend government funding until March 14, met resistance from President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 2:55 PM IST

Donald Trump attempts to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help

Trump's joint statement with Vice President-elect JD Vance, which stopped the bill in its tracks, punctuated a daylong torrent of social media posts by Musk attacking the budget legislation

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 8:24 AM IST

Donald Trump, Elon Musk threaten govt shutdown; here's what that costs

Trump also rejected the interim spending package House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated to keep the government operating beyond a Friday lapse

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 8:17 AM IST

Donald Trump opposes stopgap funding, warns GOP on debt ceiling demand

Donald Trump on Wednesday - just days before federal funding is set to expire - said he wanted lawmakers to include an increase to the debt ceiling in the package

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 7:53 AM IST

Elon Musk taps Trump's ex-aide, tech execs for staffing DOGE initiative

Steve Davis, president of Boring Co., Musk's tunneling operation, and Michael Kratsios, former US chief technology officer, are among those leading interviews of potential candidates

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2024 | 7:45 AM IST

Senator Warren writes to Trump for conflict-of-interest rules for Elon Musk

Musk has time and again advocated for Donald Trump and advised him on government formation and taking a lead role in a new effort to cut federal spending

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 12:50 PM IST

Elon Musk, Trump are viewed roughly same by Americans: AP-NORC poll

Experts are split on whether that overlap in public opinion is a good or bad thing for Musk's businesses or for Trump's politics

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 12:06 PM IST

Elon Musk, SpaceX face federal scrutiny for lax national security reporting

Elon Musk is required to disclose details about his private life, foreign travel, and other personal activities under the continuous vetting process required for security clearance at SpaceX

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 10:54 AM IST

Musk denies claims of illegal use of Starlink devices in crisis-hit Manipur

Starlink, known for offering satellite internet services, does not hold a license to operate in India

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 10:42 AM IST

Security forces in Manipur recover Starlink-like device from Imphal-East

The recovery of the Starlink-like device has prompted relevant agencies to investigate how the equipment found its way to the strife-torn state

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 7:27 AM IST

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sees $76 bn wealth surge, trails Musk, Zuckerberg

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gained $76 bn in 2024, driven by Nvidia's AI dominance. With a $115 bn net worth, he ranks third in wealth growth, trailing Musk and Zuckerberg

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 4:00 PM IST

Big Tech and Trump: Two books explore their turbulent relationship, future

Mr Musk, after spending more than $250 million on Trump's re-election, has signed on to help slash the federal budget as co-leader

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2024 | 9:50 PM IST