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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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Did Altman eye a SpaceX rival? What we know about the Stoke Space talks

Sam Altman explored investing in rocket maker Stoke Space, a move that would have placed him in direct competition with Elon Musk's SpaceX, but the talks stalled

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2025 | 12:00 PM IST

'US benefited from talented Indians': Elon Musk on Nikhil Kamath's podcast

Speaking on Nikhil Kamath's podcast, Elon Musk said that while the H-1B visa programme has supported innovation in the US, certain companies have taken advantage of it

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2025 | 9:34 AM IST

My partner is half-Indian, son's middle name honours S Chandrasekhar: Musk

One of my sons with her is, his middle name is Sekhar, after Chandrasekhar, Musk said in an interview with investor and entrepreneur Nikhil Kamath on his show People by WTF'

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Updated On : 01 Dec 2025 | 6:42 AM IST

Tesla chooses suppliers based on quality, not country, says executive

Tesla's procurement decisions are based on quality, total cost, technical maturity and the continuity of long-term supply, Grace Tao, a Tesla vice president in China, wrote on Weibo

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Updated On : 27 Nov 2025 | 11:02 AM IST

Trump admin fights attempt to get Elon Musk's testimony in DOGE case

The Justice Department has asked a federal judge in Maryland to block depositions of Musk and two former senior USAID officials, according to a recent court filing

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Updated On : 25 Nov 2025 | 8:41 AM IST

Delhi HC grants interim relief to Musk-owned Tesla in infringement case

Musk's Tesla had moved the Delhi High Court in May 2024 to restrain Gurugram-based Tesla Power India from using the Tesla trademark for their electric vehicles

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Updated On : 24 Nov 2025 | 10:38 PM IST

Decoded: Why Trump's DOGE office ended 8 months ahead of schedule

The Trump administration has shut down its Department of Government Efficiency, with officials confirming the unit no longer exists, even though it was meant to run for eight more months

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Updated On : 24 Nov 2025 | 12:12 PM IST

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang to talk AI at US-Saudi investment forum

The event is planned for the day after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, widely known by his initials MBS, met with President Donald Trump at the White House

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2025 | 11:26 PM IST

Elon Musk's xAI in advanced talks to raise $15 bn at $230 bn valuation

The details of the fundraising were shared by Musk's wealth manager Jared Birchall, but it isn't clear whether the valuation number is before or after the new funding comes in

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2025 | 4:19 PM IST

Musk returns to White House as tensions with Trump ease after earlier rift

Musk was invited as a guest for a gala dinner to honour Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, one of many business titans invited including Tim Cook

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2025 | 9:49 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: A new migration survey offers hope for policymaking

Best of BS Opinion explains the need for a new migration survey, diplomatic challenges after Sheikh Hasina's death sentence, China's internal tremors, and governance lessons from Tesla and OpenAI

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Updated On : 19 Nov 2025 | 6:15 AM IST

Elon Musk's X goes down as thousands report US outages, other services hit

'X' suffered a large-scale outage affecting thousands in the US, with Cloudflare and OpenAI reporting similar problems

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Updated On : 18 Nov 2025 | 6:34 PM IST

OpenAI, Apple lose bid to toss Elon Musk xAI suit over competition

The lawsuit seeks billions of dollars in damages from Apple and OpenAI, based on claims that Apple's decision to integrate OpenAI into the iPhone's operating system inhibits competition

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Updated On : 14 Nov 2025 | 9:24 AM IST

Tesla shareholders didn't approve of investment in Elon Musk's xAI

The nonbinding measure garnered 1.06 billion votes in favor of authorisation, exceeding the 916.3 million that were against, Tesla disclosed in a late Friday regulatory filing

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Updated On : 08 Nov 2025 | 8:33 AM IST

Musk expects Tesla's full self-driving software to get China's nod in 2026

The Tesla system, known as FSD for short, has been partially approved in China since February. Before that Tesla owners could use a less advanced and cheaper autopilot option

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2025 | 11:14 PM IST

Musk says Tesla needs to build 'gigantic' chip fab plant to meet AI demand

The electric carmaker currently relies on contract chipmakers, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics, to manufacture its chip designs

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2025 | 1:40 PM IST

3 things Elon Musk must do to earn $1 trillion pay package

Tesla's chief has a set of benchmarks to meet to earn his full payout, which includes growing the company's market value to expanding the robotaxi business

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2025 | 1:17 PM IST

Musk secures historic $1 trn Tesla pay package with shareholder approval

The plan won over 75 per cent support at Tesla's annual meeting in Austin, Texas, as investors endorsed Musk's vision of turning Tesla into an AI and robotics powerhouse

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Updated On : 07 Nov 2025 | 7:07 AM IST

Elon Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

Several pension funds have come out against the package, arguing that the board of directors is too beholden to Musk

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Updated On : 06 Nov 2025 | 7:44 AM IST

Musk's trillion-dollar temptation: Tesla faces a high-stakes shareholder vote

As Musk seeks unprecedented control over Tesla, a shareholder vote will decide whether vision trumps checks and balances

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Updated On : 05 Nov 2025 | 3:15 PM IST