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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 reignites feud with Ryanair CEO, asks if he should buy the airline

During the process of purchasing Twitter, now known as X, he frequently voiced his disapproval of operations at the company and the decisions made by its CEO at the time

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Updated On : 20 Jan 2026 | 2:50 PM IST

Why Elon Musk is seeking $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft in court

Elon Musk says OpenAI and Microsoft earned billions from his early support and now owes him those gains, as a jury trial in the case is set for April

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Updated On : 19 Jan 2026 | 9:50 AM IST

Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI, Microsoft in fraud lawsuit

OpenAI has warned investors to expect Musk to make attention-grabbing claims as the legal fight heads to trial

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Updated On : 18 Jan 2026 | 10:52 PM IST

Elon Musk's X offers $1 million reward for best long-form article

The announcement was made on Saturday by X's Creators account, which said the "top article" of the upcoming payout period would receive the $1 million award

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Updated On : 17 Jan 2026 | 4:58 PM IST

US grants Tesla more time to respond in self-driving tech investigation

The investigation covered 2.9 million vehicles, essentially all Teslas equipped with full self-driving technology, or FSD

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Updated On : 17 Jan 2026 | 12:48 PM IST

Mother of one of Elon Musk's children sues xAI over explicit images

St. Clair, a conservative influencer, said some users asked the chatbot to change her photos without her permission, and Grok obliged

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Updated On : 16 Jan 2026 | 9:46 AM IST

Elon Musk's X blocks Grok from creating explicit images after complaints

Curb applies to all users to add extra layer of protection for women, kids

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 9:44 PM IST

Musk's xAI limits Grok's ability to create images on X after backlash

The company also said that image creation and editing through the Grok account on X will now only be available to paid subscribers

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Updated On : 15 Jan 2026 | 10:05 AM IST

Elon Musk's Starlink goes free in Iran as internet blackout continues

Unrest across Iran has sharply intensified over the past week, drawing hundreds of thousands to the streets who are calling for the downfall of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2026 | 9:19 AM IST

Pentagon embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot despite rising global outcry

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, said Pete Hegseth

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Updated On : 13 Jan 2026 | 9:36 AM IST

Will saving for retirement be 'irrelevant' in 20 years? Elon Musk thinks so

Musk argues AI and automation may make long-term savings unnecessary

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 3:58 PM IST

Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes

The moves reflect growing global concern over generative AI tools that can produce realistic images, sound and text, while existing safeguards fail to prevent their abuse

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 11:37 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Fresh US tariffs could wipe out India's goods exports

Today's Best of BS Opinion covers US tariff threats linked to Russian oil, the Grok AI content debate, small finance banks' record, cracks in India's growth story, and a Cold War spy tale

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Updated On : 12 Jan 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

Grok controversy: X admits lapses, blocks 3.5K posts, 600 accounts

After government pressure, X removes thousands of obscene Grok-generated images in India, but the fight over platform liability and user misuse is far from over

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 10:35 PM IST

Grok imagery row: X admits mistake, likely to comply with Indian norms

X has accepted its mistake, and said it will comply with Indian laws, sources said, adding that in future, the platform will not allow obscene imagery

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 10:52 AM IST

Elon Musk says X to open-source its new algorithm within seven days

This will be repeated every 4 weeks, with comprehensive developer notes, to help you understand what changed," Musk, who owns X, said in a post on the platform

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Updated On : 11 Jan 2026 | 7:20 AM IST

Govt considering legal action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok

Grok like any other content-generating account on X, faces risk of being barred

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Updated On : 10 Jan 2026 | 12:25 AM IST

X limits Grok image-generation tool to paid users amid global abuse concern

X has restricted its Grok AI image-generation tool to paid users after reports emerged of people using it to generate objectionable images of women and children

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 5:33 PM IST

Elon Musk's xAI to build record $20 billion data centre in Mississippi

The announcement comes as xAI faces scrutiny over its data centre projects in the Memphis area

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Updated On : 09 Jan 2026 | 7:50 AM IST

Meity unhappy with X's reply on Grok misuse, may seek more details

Government may seek additional details on chatbot's role in generating explicit images

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Updated On : 07 Jan 2026 | 10:36 PM IST