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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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Musk questions proposed $100 bn investment on AI venture, Altman fires back

Altman took to X to dispute Musk's characterisation on Wednesday, calling it wrong and suggesting Musk was upset because the pact could rival the billionaire's own AI efforts

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2025 | 8:27 AM IST

JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon praises former adversary Elon Musk: Report

"Elon and I have hugged it out," Dimon said, while praising Musk for running multiple high-profile companies such as Tesla, SpaceX and Neuralink.

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 11:17 PM IST

Saudi prince's firm would be keen on TikTok if Musk or others buy it: CEO

The search to find a buyer for the Chinese-owned popular short-video app continues in the US after it went dark and was revived later by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 8:12 PM IST

Elon Musk: A modern-day Caesar, backed by legions of free speech warriors

People who have changed the course of history have usually done so using one good idea

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 3:53 PM IST

Open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok: US President Trump

Billionaire Frank McCourt, Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, tech entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley and MrBeast have all expressed interest in TikTok

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 1:03 PM IST

Open to Musk or Ellison purchasing TikTok as part of JV with US govt: Trump

ByteDance Ltd. has publicly refused to sell TikTok, though prospective buyers hope the Supreme Court's ruling and the brief TikTok shutdown could push it to reconsider

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 11:19 PM IST

FTC concern over Microsoft investment in OpenAI backs my claims, says Musk

Musk has been waging a months-long legal attack on OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, almost a decade after the two men worked together to launch OpenAI

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 9:45 AM IST

'Extremists' embrace Musk's straight-arm gesture no matter what he meant

Critics and fans alike of the Tesla CEO and world's richest man were quick to react to the gesture

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 7:33 AM IST

'I like competent people coming to US': Donald Trump on H-1B visa debate

The H-1B visa programme, long regarded as a cornerstone for attracting highly skilled foreign talent in the tech sector, has become a divisive issue within Trump's support base

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Updated On : 22 Jan 2025 | 9:17 AM IST

Billionaires at Trump's inauguration hold wealth equal to 1/3 India's GDP

World's richest men: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Mukesh Ambani, and Bernard Arnault all attended various inauguration events

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 1:27 PM IST

Amid Musk-Ambani row, India eyes satellite spectrum to attract global firms

Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia defends the decision to allocate satellite spectrum, aiming to boost consumer choices and attract global players, despite concerns from Reliance Jio

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 11:29 AM IST

US federal employees sue Elon Musk's DOGE after Donald Trump's inauguration

US federal employees, backed by watchdog groups, have filed a lawsuit against President Trump's cost-cutting DOGE plan led by Elon Musk, alleging violations of advisory committee rules

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 10:45 AM IST

Musk accused of Nazi salute at Donald Trump's inauguration event

Elon Musk has been accused of making a Nazi-like gesture during Trump's inauguration celebration, sparking controversy and drawing mixed reactions from critics and supporters

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 10:09 AM IST

From immigration to trade, here's a list of Donald Trump's executive orders

Announcing measures across immigration, trade, energy, and federal workforce policies, Donald Trump positioned these orders as reversals of Joe Biden's administration

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 10:45 AM IST

Ramaswamy leaves DOGE after Trump takes office, to run for Ohio governor

Ramaswamy, 39, was chosen by the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, to lead the department alongside billionaire Elon Musk

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Updated On : 21 Jan 2025 | 7:51 AM IST

'Something needs to change,' Elon Musk questions X's ban in China

He, however flagged off an imbalance, stating that though TikTok is allowed to operate in the US, X is banned in China.

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Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 2:21 PM IST

Chinese President's envoy meets Vance, Musk on eve of Trump's inauguration

Trump has threatened to impose tariffs and other measures against China in his second term, while also hinting and ways in which the two rival powers could cooperate

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Updated On : 20 Jan 2025 | 12:18 PM IST

Musk hosts Indian bizmen, says 'open to lowering India-US trade barriers'

Oyo, Flipkart and Aditya Birla Group leaders among entrepreneurs who met with Elon Musk and toured his SpaceX base

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Updated On : 18 Jan 2025 | 8:54 AM IST

SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire, debris trails near Caribbean

SpaceX suspects a fire may have caused its Starship to break apart during liftoff and send trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean.

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Updated On : 17 Jan 2025 | 10:41 PM IST

Starship's fiery explosion creates a dazzling spectacle across the skies

Skies over the Caribbean lit up with colourful streaks of fireballs on Thursday after SpaceX's seventh Starship test ended in a failure, resulting in an explosion

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Updated On : 17 Jan 2025 | 4:38 PM IST