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    Elon Musk

    Elon Musk is the CEO and founder of electric vehicle (EV) car maker Tesla and private space technology major SpaceX. He is the richest men in the world, after Tesla stock zoomed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Musk's personal net worth reached more than $188.5 billion, past Amazon.com Inc.’s top boss Jeff Bezos in January, Bloomberg News reported. He has a 20 percent stake in the carmaker and about $42 billion of unrealized paper gains on vested stock options. Musk, who co-founded and sold Internet payments company PayPal Holdings Inc., now leads some of the most futuristic companies in the world. Besides Tesla, he heads SpaceX and Neuralink, a startup that is developing ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces to connect the human brain to computers. He set up the Boring Company to make affordable tunnels below busy city streets for an all-electric public transportation system to avoid the nasty traffic jams in US cities. Another of Musk's pet ventures is Starlink. In August, Elon Musk announced SpaceX has shipped 1 lakh Starlink terminals so far. Starlink plans to deploy thousands of low-orbit satellites to provide high-speed internet to isolated and poorly connected areas. The billionaire entrepreneur is also known for his crypto endorsements. He reiterated holdings in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin, and closely watches the cryptocurrency space and tweets his observations regularly. More

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    • From offices to hospitals: Top AI predictions for 2026 and why tech CEOs are sounding alarms

      Executives such as Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, Tesla and xAI founder Elon Musk, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have all issued unusually blunt assessments of how fast the transition is approaching.

    • 'Your AI hates...,' Elon Musk calls Anthropic ‘misanthropic and evil’

      Elon Musk has accused rival AI lab Anthropic of bias and hostility toward humans, escalating a public feud as competition between leading AI companies intensifies.

    • Elon Musk says senior executives' exits are reorganisation, not crisis

      Elon Musk is pushing back against talk of turmoil at xAI after a wave of senior departures, including two more co-founders this week, arguing the exits were the result of a forced reorganisation rather than voluntary resignations or performance issues.

    • 'Met that demon once in New York': Elon Musk's brother explains email trail after Epstein files name him over 100 times

      Addressing why his name appeared so frequently in the Epstein Files, Kimbal Musk said the volume of emails stemmed from a mass mailing list rather than personal correspondence.

    • Did Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg attend a “wild” dinner hosted by Jeffrey Epstein? New photo raises questions

      A newly released photo from 2015 shows Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg at a dinner hosted by Jeffrey Epstein, which he later described as “wild,” raising fresh questions after new US documents surfaced.

    • 'In less than 10 years': Elon Musk says SpaceX to prioritise building self-growing city on moon

      Interestingly, the tech billionaire has long advocated the concept of making humanity a “multi-planetary species”, with Mars being touted as the primary destination.

    • Elon Musk becomes first person to cross $850 billion net worth, says Forbes

      A surge in Tesla shares and rising valuations at SpaceX and xAI push Musk’s fortune to a new global record.

    • From Europe to Asia, why Elon Musk’s X is under pressure from governments worldwide

      Elon Musk’s X faces mounting global scrutiny as governments from France to India investigate its algorithms and AI chatbot Grok over concerns ranging from child safety to obscene and unlawful content.

    • Elon Musk and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman feud escalates on X over Epstein files

      A public spat between Elon Musk and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has intensified on X after Epstein-related emails resurfaced, triggering sharp exchanges and fresh scrutiny.

    • Elon Musk reacts to Melinda French Gates interview on Bill Gates getting STD from 'Russian girls'

      Elon Musk has also been named in the Epstein files. Recently released documents include multiple email exchanges between Epstein and Musk between 2012 and 2013, in which Epstein invited Musk to visit his private island in the US Virgin Islands and discussed travel logistics.

    • Elon Musk accuses French authorities of political attack after Paris office raid

      French judicial authorities have raided X’s Paris office as part of a criminal investigation into alleged algorithm manipulation and data misuse. X has strongly pushed back, calling the action a politically motivated stunt rather than a legitimate law enforcement effort.

    • Elon Musk condemns French raid on X offices amid deepfake and political interference probe

      Elon Musk criticised French authorities after raids on X offices and summons over political interference and Grok AI sexual deepfakes. The probe also involves former CEO Yaccarino and draws EU, UK scrutiny.

    • X rejects allegations as France raids offices, calls in Musk over deepfake probe

      French prosecutors raided X’s Paris offices and summoned Elon Musk over alleged political interference and Grok AI deepfakes. X condemned the action as “politicized,” while EU and UK regulators investigate similar concerns.

    • Elon Musk announces SpaceX-xAI merger, MrBeast responds on X: ‘So I’m now posting...'

      YouTuber MrBeast reacted to Elon Musk’s post on X shortly after the billionaire announced the merger of SpaceX and xAI. Musk said the consolidation would bring both companies under a single entity valued at $1.25 trillion.

    • Elon Musk says Jeffrey Epstein tried using Reid Hoffman to pull him into his circle: 'Knew so long ago...'

      Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files have reignited tensions in the tech world, with Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman clashing publicly on X.

    • 'Next only to China, we'll bridge the gap': Sitharaman flags India’s global rise, cites Elon Musk

      The IMF’s January 2026 global outlook projects worldwide growth at 3.3% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, noting that technology investments, fiscal and monetary support, and private-sector adaptability are helping offset shifts in trade policy.

    • Elon Musk says he still works on weekends: Left the Tesla lab a few hours ago

      The latest remark revives a debate that Elon Musk himself helped ignite last year. In February 2025, the richest person in the world had described weekend work as a 'superpower,' arguing that it allows teams to outpace slower bureaucratic systems that largely shut down for two days a week.

    • China set to overtake US electricity generation by 3X: What Elon Musk is warning about

      Elon Musk’s remarks highlight how China has rapidly scaled up renewable energy, particularly solar, even as it continues to rely on coal.

    • Elon Musk’s xAI is hiring award-winning writers to train its AI chatbot Grok

      Elon Musk’s AI company xAI is hiring award-winning writers to train its chatbot Grok. The job listing has drawn attention for its high requirements and pay range.

    • 'Arrests, not file releases, are key to justice': Musk calls Epstein case response 'all performative'

      Elon Musk said justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case requires prosecuting those involved in crimes with the financier, dismissing the release of select Epstein files as “performative,” amid renewed scrutiny.

    • Musk says he repeatedly declined invitations from Epstein

      “No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I’m glad that has finally happened,” Musk wrote.

    • ‘Balance of power changing’: Elon Musk highlights IMF forecast as India, China lead 2026 global GDP growth

      Elon Musk highlighted IMF projections showing China and India as the top contributors to global GDP growth in 2026, saying “The balance of power is changing” amid shifting economic dynamics.

    • Elon Musk’s emails with Jeffrey Epstein surface in newly released US files. Social media reacts

      Justice Department documents reveal Epstein repeatedly invited Musk to his island and discussed travel and social events, but there is no proof of a visit.

    • X hints at edited image labels but leaves key questions unanswered

      The speculation follows a brief and cryptic post from Elon Musk that read “Edited visuals warning”, shared alongside an announcement from the anonymous X account DogeDesigner.

    • Elon Musk’s SpaceX said to consider merger with Tesla or xAI

      Any transaction could attract sizeable interest from infrastructure funds and Middle Eastern sovereign investors, some of the people said. A deal could also potentially require a large financing component, a person with knowledge of the matter said.

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