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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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'With great difficulty': Musk on leading firms amid Tesla's stock plunge

Tesla chief Elon Musk says he is managing his companies 'with great difficulty' as Tesla stock plunges 15 per cent, erasing $130 billion in market value amid investor concerns and policy fears

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 10:49 AM IST

Elon Musk claims Ukraine link in cyberattack that caused outages on X

According to Elon Musk, a cyberattack was responsible for the outage on X, with potential involvement of 'a large, coordinated group and/or a country' with a lot of resources

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 10:05 AM IST

Elon Musk loses $132 bn in net worth: Why are billionaires losing money?

In December 2024, Elon Musk's fortune peaked at $486 billion. However, he is one among the many billionaires who are witnessing financial setbacks

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 9:22 AM IST

New York State fires 2,000 prison guards who refuse to return after strike

Guards upset over working conditions began illegally walking off the job Feb. 17 at many state prisons, forcing Gov. Kathy Hochul to send National Guard troops in to maintain operations

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 8:25 AM IST

Purge of USAID programmes complete with 83% cut, says Marco Rubio

Rubio in the post thanked DOGE and the hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform in foreign aid

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 7:43 AM IST

Elon Musk eyes Social Security and Medicare as key targets for cuts

During the 2024 campaign, Trump repeatedly promised that he would not cut Social Security payments or health coverage from Medicare

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Updated On : 11 Mar 2025 | 7:08 AM IST

X crashes multiple times on Monday, Elon Musk claims 'massive cyberattack'

Elon Musk, who acquired X (formerly Twitter) in 2022 for $44 billion, has yet to comment on the multiple X outages

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 10:33 PM IST

X outage eases as reports drop in US, UK, Downdetector data shows

The number of reports in the U.S. dropped to 403 as of 6:24 a.m. ET from more than 21,000 incidents earlier, user-submitted data on Downdetector showed

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 5:51 PM IST

Here's why Elon Musk has bigger problems in land 'Tesla takedown' forgot

The billionaire's tarnished image is showing signs of damaging his company across the world. After he backed the far-right Alternative for Germany party, sales in that country last month slumped 76%

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 7:34 AM IST

Elon Musk's Tesla is flailing in China and BYD's rapid rise is to blame

Elon Musk's automaker has been backsliding in China for the past five consecutive months on a year-on-year basis, according to data from the country's Passenger Car Association

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 11:01 PM IST

Elon Musk backs US to exit NATO, questions funding Europe's defence

On March 3, Musk wrote on X he agreed with a suggestion by a conservative commentator that the US should leave both NATO and the United Nations

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Updated On : 09 Mar 2025 | 11:09 PM IST

Elon Musk blames George Soros, Democratic donors for protests against Tesla

Elon Musk's response comes after incidents, ranging from arson to gunfire, have escalated near Tesla dealerships in recent weeks over his role in the Donald Trump-led US administration

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Updated On : 09 Mar 2025 | 12:13 PM IST

Expenses over $50,000 now require DOGE approval, says new EPA guidance

The guidance, issued this week, escalates the role that the new efficiency group, known as DOGE, plays in EPA operations

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2025 | 1:06 PM IST

'You have fired nobody': Elon Musk clashes with cabinet over govt cuts

Republicans pressure President Donald Trump to rein in Elon Musk's 'unchecked influence' and 'authority' amid sweeping cost-cutting measures

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2025 | 11:29 AM IST

'We love you, coming up to get you': Donald Trump to stranded astronauts

The two astronauts Sunita Williams, and Butch Wilmore have been stranded since June 2024 when an issue was found with Boeing's Starliner capsule, which returned without them

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2025 | 10:30 AM IST

Elon Musk to face questioning in lawsuit over Twitter buyout flip-flop

Investors claim his flip-flopping on whether to go through with buying Twitter- including his public attacks- cast doubt over whether the deal would close and sunk its stock price

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Updated On : 08 Mar 2025 | 6:47 AM IST

Starship 8 test failure: SpaceX's boldest rocket faces uncertain future

Repeated failures have cast doubt on Starship's reliability, a key part of SpaceX's goals for Mars colonisation, prompting the company to investigate failures and enhance the spacecraft's performance

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2025 | 4:18 PM IST

Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes in space, minutes after its launch

Minutes after it was launched from Texas, SpaceX lost control of the spacecraft, with engines cut off, causing it to veer off course before disintegrating in the upper atmosphere

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2025 | 11:14 AM IST

'We are coming up to get you':Trump to Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore

US President Donald Trump outlined his plan to bring home stranded astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, while criticising the Joe Biden administration for ignoring them

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2025 | 11:07 AM IST

Trump limits Musk's authority, says he can't fire federal workers

At a cabinet meeting, Trump clarified that while Musk can make recommendations as head of the DOGE, he does not have the authority to make unilateral staffing or policy decisions

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2025 | 8:49 AM IST