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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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  • Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites are crashing into Earth, worry scientists

    SpaceX’s Starlink programme operates over 6,000 satellites in low-Earth orbit, the largest satellite constellation ever built.

  • Elon Musk’s xAI to launch AI-powered video games, hires Nvidia experts to build these models

    Elon Musk’s xAI to launch AI-powered video games, hires Nvidia experts to build these models

    Elon Musk-owned xAI is venturing into video games based on world models, with help from former Nvidia experts. This innovation could revolutionise gaming, robotics, and applications for real-world usage, with the aim of releasing it by 2026.

  • Jensen Huang hand-delivers world’s smallest supercomputer to Elon Musk at SpaceX Starbase

    Jensen Huang hand-delivers world’s smallest supercomputer to Elon Musk at SpaceX Starbase

    “Imagine delivering the smallest supercomputer next to the biggest rocket,” Jensen Huang joked, as he shared pizza and stories with Elon Musk and SpaceX engineers.

  • Elon Musk’s xAI staff reportedly handled adult content for Grok AI under ‘Project Rabbit’

    Elon Musk’s xAI staff reportedly handled adult content for Grok AI under ‘Project Rabbit’

    A recent report by Business Insider claims that Elon Musk’s xAI tasked employees with managing sexually explicit content for the Grok AI chatbot under an initiative internally called ‘Project Rabbit’. The project reportedly involved transcribing adult conversations and responding to NSFW prompts, raising ethical and safety concerns.

  • 'OpenAI is built on a lie. They stole a...', Elon Musk slams ChatGPT creator yet again

    'OpenAI is built on a lie. They stole a...', Elon Musk slams ChatGPT creator yet again

    The Tesla and X chief’s comments come just days after OpenAI celebrated the first anniversary of its viral text-to-video app, Sora. Musk has repeatedly accused the company of abandoning its original non-profit purpose

  • 3 years after firing them, Elon Musk agrees to pay severance to ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and other executives

    3 years after firing them, Elon Musk agrees to pay severance to ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and other executives

    This comes after Musk’s X also agreed to settle a separate lawsuit in August involving $500 million in unpaid severance to rank-and-file employees laid off during the company’s massive downsizing.

  • Starlink readies India rollout, says India capacity will go waste without rural users

    Starlink readies India rollout, says India capacity will go waste without rural users

    Starlink is putting in place the infrastructure required to begin its satcom services in India, entering a field that already includes rivals Eutelsat OneWeb and Jio Satellite

  • Tesla debuts 'affordable' Model Y and 3 that strike some as too expensive

    Tesla debuts 'affordable' Model Y and 3 that strike some as too expensive

    CEO Elon Musk has touted the car as a way to tap a wider swath of buyers, saying last year that a price below $30,000, after incentives, was the key

  • Starship Flight 11: SpaceX targets October 13 for next megarocket launch

    Starship Flight 11: SpaceX targets October 13 for next megarocket launch

    The upcoming flight will test several upgrades designed for future missions. Super Heavy will attempt a new landing sequence, firing five of its 33 Raptor engines to control its descent.

  • Why Elon Musk is building giant AI data centres in Memphis, and what it means for the city

    Why Elon Musk is building giant AI data centres in Memphis, and what it means for the city

    His Colossus supercomputers promise to fuel the AI race, but locals fear the costs in water, power, and pollution.

  • Elon Musk bullied OpenAI employees, Sam Altman-led company alleges in new X post

    Elon Musk bullied OpenAI employees, Sam Altman-led company alleges in new X post

    OpenAI hits back at Elon Musk, accusing him of bullying staff and using lawsuits to undermine its AI progress amid xAI’s legal battle.

  • Charlie Kirk’s death, LGBTQ shows and diversity hiring: Why Elon Musk wants you to cancel Netflix subscription

    Charlie Kirk’s death, LGBTQ shows and diversity hiring: Why Elon Musk wants you to cancel Netflix subscription

    Elon Musk's campaign has gained momentum after a controversy involving Hamish Steele, the creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park, and comments linked to the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

  • Elon Musk wants to build “Grokipedia,” a new AI-powered rival to Wikipedia

    Elon Musk wants to build “Grokipedia,” a new AI-powered rival to Wikipedia

    Whether Grokipedia becomes a credible replacement or another Musk side project depends heavily on execution, transparency, and how it handles the unavoidable tension between knowledge, power, and trust.

  • Elon Musk cancels his Netflix subscription, here's why

    Elon Musk cancels his Netflix subscription, here's why

    Elon Musk’s cancellation underscores his broader critical stance on transgender rights, particularly in relation to his own children. The Tesla CEO has previously linked transgender care to what he calls a “woke mind virus,”

  • Elon Musk’s xAI sues OpenAI over alleged trade secrets theft

    Elon Musk’s xAI sues OpenAI over alleged trade secrets theft

    The battle between Elon Musk and OpenAI has taken another sharp turn. Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets by recruiting former employees with access to confidential information.

  • Elon Musk is hiring for Macrohard, his new AI rival to Microsoft

    Elon Musk is hiring for Macrohard, his new AI rival to Microsoft

    The name Macrohard is a playful twist on Microsoft, but Musk is serious about the idea. He says that while car and rocket companies need big factories, a software company can be built mostly with AI.

  • Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 4 Fast: Cheaper, quicker, and well, faster

    Elon Musk’s xAI launches Grok 4 Fast: Cheaper, quicker, and well, faster

    xAI claims Grok 4 Fast slashes costs dramatically, offering a 98% price reduction for comparable results on key benchmarks. Whether the task is generating code or fetching answers from the web, the company says users will now get faster, more efficient responses without compromising quality.

  • “This is due by…” Elon Musk gives 48 hours deadline to xAI employees

    “This is due by…” Elon Musk gives 48 hours deadline to xAI employees

    Musk sent an email on Tuesday afternoon to all xAI staff asking them to submit a one-page report of their recent work.

  • Elon Musk responds as Indian businessman gets India Inc’s first Tesla

    Elon Musk responds as Indian businessman gets India Inc’s first Tesla

    On September 15, INOX Group's Siddharth Jain took to X to announce that he had received, what he described as, 'India Inc's first Tesla' vehicle

  • Telecom dept flags concerns over Trai’s satcom pricing plan, seeks review

    Telecom dept flags concerns over Trai’s satcom pricing plan, seeks review

    A major point of contention is Trai’s proposal to impose an additional Rs 500 annual charge on urban satellite broadband subscribers

  • OpenAI hires xAI’s former CFO after abrupt exit from Musk’s firm

    OpenAI hires xAI’s former CFO after abrupt exit from Musk’s firm

    The move is likely to stoke tensions between OpenAI chief Sam Altman and Musk, one of the tech industry’s highest-profile feuds.

  • Tesla faces probe by US auto safety agency over door handles

    Tesla faces probe by US auto safety agency over door handles

    The move comes days after a Bloomberg investigation uncovered a series of incidents in which people were injured or died after being unable to open doors when the power is lost, particularly after crashes.

  • ‘What’s going on here…?’ Elon Musk questions Microsoft employees accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death

    ‘What’s going on here…?’ Elon Musk questions Microsoft employees accused of celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death

    Elon Musk questioned Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella after alleging Blizzard employees mocked Charlie Kirk’s murder. Microsoft says it is reviewing the matter.

  • Suicide or murder? Why Sam Altman and Elon Musk are clashing over whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death

    Suicide or murder? Why Sam Altman and Elon Musk are clashing over whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death

    Altman’s televised defence of the suicide finding and Musk’s immediate counter-claim of murder have ensured that Suchir Balaji's case remains in the public eye.

  • “I have different feelings now…” OpenAI’s Sam Altman on why his opinion changed about Elon Musk

    “I have different feelings now…” OpenAI’s Sam Altman on why his opinion changed about Elon Musk

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he no longer admires Elon Musk the way he once did. In a candid chat with Tucker Carlson, Altman opened up about their strained ties, Musk’s lawsuits, and the clash between OpenAI and xAI.

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