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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 pitches Starlink as way to connect 'least served' in rural India

Starlink, operated by Musk's SpaceX, provides internet connectivity through a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites and has been seeking regulatory approvals to launch its services in India

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Updated On : 21 Aug 2026 | 10:26 AM IST

Starlink knocks on India's door again for Gen 2 satellite network

Starlink is seeking a fresh regulatory nod for its next-generation satellite network as India works on rules for direct-to-device services that could bring satellite connectivity to phones

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Updated On : 20 Aug 2026 | 8:50 AM IST

Family offices amass $3.8 billion SpaceX bet in boost for Elon Musk

More than a dozen family offices held a total of at least $3.8 billion in the company officially known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp. through the first half of 2026, filings show.

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Updated On : 17 Aug 2026 | 11:01 PM IST

Elon Musk's SpaceX completes $60 billion acquisition of AI startup Cursor

The deal became effective on Aug. 14, according to a regulatory filing, two months after SpaceX formally announced it had agreed to acquire the company.

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Updated On : 14 Aug 2026 | 11:48 PM IST

S&P 500 CEO pay jumps to record as Musk-inspired compensation plans spread

Even excluding the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX , average compensation for chief executives in the S&P 500 soared 21% to $22.8 million in 2025

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Updated On : 13 Aug 2026 | 9:20 PM IST

SpaceX shares surge 16%, near $135 IPO price again after $327 billion rally

Elon Musk-led company's stock has gained 23% in two sessions, adding over $327 billion to its market value despite lockup restrictions ending

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Updated On : 08 Aug 2026 | 8:49 AM IST

Zelenskyy seeks Trump's help to expand Starlink use for strikes in Russia

Zelenskyy urged Trump to help secure broader access to Elon Musk's Starlink system for targeting inside Russia, as Ukraine seeks alternatives amid shortages of Patriot air defence interceptors

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Updated On : 01 Aug 2026 | 7:55 AM IST

Elon Musk dismisses report of Tesla's potential China business sale

Tesla and SpaceX merger can raise geopolitical hurdles, particularly in ​China, because SpaceX is a major US defence contractor while Tesla operates wholly owned manufacturing facilities in China

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Updated On : 31 Jul 2026 | 11:07 AM IST

SpaceX tightens supply chain rules, excludes Chinese nationals, components

SpaceX is carrying out detailed supplier audits and asking partners worldwide not to deploy Chinese nationals at factories making products for the company

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Updated On : 30 Jul 2026 | 3:51 PM IST

'X Money' launched for Premium X users across most US states: What to know

X Money's launch brings X one step closer to Musk's vision of turning the platform into an "everything app" that combines communications, payments, and everyday banking

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Updated On : 28 Jul 2026 | 4:16 PM IST

SpaceX launches Starship on 13th test flight with most advanced Starlinks

The world's biggest rocket lifted off from Texas after a last-minute abort last week, with Nasa watching closely as SpaceX tested Starship's lunar mission capabilities and deployed Starlink satellites

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Updated On : 25 Jul 2026 | 7:46 AM IST

Tesla's profit dips as spending for AI goals surged to $5.8 bn in Q2CY27

Tesla's profit fell as AI spending surged to $5.8 billion, leading to its first cash burn in two years despite stronger-than-expected revenue and EV sales

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Updated On : 23 Jul 2026 | 10:25 PM IST

Musk's SpaceX in talks to provide computing power to Pentagon: Report

According to the ‌report, SpaceX employees have ​discussed plans to compete more directly with neocloud firms such ‌as CoreWeave by ​selling computing ‌capacity

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Updated On : 19 Jul 2026 | 12:07 AM IST

SpaceX aborts Starship launch seconds before liftoff after engine issue

SpaceX aborted the 13th Starship test flight seconds before liftoff after some engines failed to ignite. The rocket was carrying next-generation Starlink satellites on the planned mission

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Updated On : 17 Jul 2026 | 9:38 AM IST

Elon Musk likely broke law by giving voters $1 mn in Supreme Court election

The Wisconsin Elections Commission last week referred 2 complaints to Brown County district attorney's office, which can choose to bring criminal charges over violating state law against bribery

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Updated On : 15 Jul 2026 | 7:49 AM IST

OpenAI's feud with Musk's xAI carries on as Apple secrets fight revs up

OpenAI has asked a US court to award more than $1 million in legal costs after xAI's trade secrets lawsuit was dismissed, while Elon Musk's AI startup prepares to appeal the ruling

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Updated On : 14 Jul 2026 | 8:56 AM IST

SpaceX shares slip for third day, shedding $600 billion in market value

The stock fell 16% Monday to close at $154.60, the lowest level since the company's first day of trading, pushing its 3-day loss to 23% and erasing over $600 billion in value over that period

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Updated On : 23 Jun 2026 | 10:20 AM IST

X suffers outage for thousands of users in US, shows Downdetector

More than 27,000 users reported problems accessing Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector

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Updated On : 22 Jun 2026 | 8:12 PM IST

Capital gains don't deserve a special tax privilege if labour doesn't

There are also social risks that accompany huge bets on labour-saving technologies like AI and robotics

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Updated On : 19 Jun 2026 | 11:00 PM IST

SpaceX deal with Cursor turns four MIT classmates into billionaires

SpaceX formally agreed to buy Cursor Tuesday in an all-stock deal that values the company at $60 billion

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Updated On : 17 Jun 2026 | 7:50 AM IST