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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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What is Moltbook: Reddit-like social media platform where AI talks to AI

Moltbook, a new social media platform, is built only for AI agents, while humans are allowed to quietly watch

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2026 | 12:16 PM IST

Wild party, planned visit, STD: What Epstein files reveal about Musk, Gates

The documents have revealed fresh details about Epstein's contacts with powerful people, including Tesla Chief Elon Musk, Microsoft Co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and US Commerce Secretary

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2026 | 12:06 PM IST

Here's what the latest Epstein documents reveal about his high-profile ties

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signalled that this would be the last major release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2026 | 8:14 AM IST

Elon Musk's Spacex weighs merger with Tesla or xAI ahead of IPO plans

Elon Musk's SpaceX is exploring a potential merger with Tesla or AI firm xAI, a move that could reshape its IPO plans and consolidate Musk's business empire

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2026 | 10:55 PM IST

Why Tesla's AI shift is pushing Chinese EV rivals beyond just making cars

Tesla's move from carmaking to AI and robotics is influencing Chinese EV firms; companies like Xpeng and Nio are expanding into robots, chips and flying cars to stay competitive

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Updated On : 30 Jan 2026 | 4:12 PM IST

Zuckerberg, Musk step up AI arms race with $155 billion spending blitz

Big Tech is unleashing a massive AI spending spree, with Meta and Tesla doubling down on capital expenditure even as chip shortages and bubble fears grow

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2026 | 10:50 PM IST

Inside the feud between Musk and Khosla over 'racism': Where it started

After Khosla called out Musk over a racist comment in one of his earlier posts, Musk said his partner is half Indian and that his son is named after Indian physicist Chandrasekhar

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2026 | 10:44 AM IST

Tesla posts lowest profit since pandemic, plans to spend big on robotaxis

The EV company run by Elon Musk reported Wednesday that net income last year dropped 46 per cent to $3.8 billion

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2026 | 9:35 AM IST

Tesla needs to build its own factory to manufacture semiconductors: Musk

Musk said that existing suppliers, naming TSMC, Samsung and Micron Technology Inc., are not able to supply Tesla at the levels the company needs

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2026 | 9:05 AM IST

Tesla plans $20 billion spending spree to build Elon Musk's AI future

The capital expenditure plans laid out Wednesday - roughly twice as much as Wall Street was expecting - will support production expansion at multiple factories

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Updated On : 29 Jan 2026 | 9:03 AM IST

Musk asks users to switch to X Chat amid WhatsApp privacy breach claims

Meta Platforms has been sued by an international group of plaintiffs over claims related to WhatsApp's privacy and data security

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Updated On : 27 Jan 2026 | 2:10 PM IST

EU launches probe into X over Grok AI's sexualised content, says lawmaker

A Commission spokesperson did not immediately respond when asked to confirm if an investigation had been opened

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Updated On : 26 Jan 2026 | 4:37 PM IST

Musk expects Europe, China to approve Tesla's FSD system next month

The approvals would be crucial for Tesla, which is under pressure to generate revenue from software and services and is looking to monetize FSD outside the US

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Updated On : 23 Jan 2026 | 12:02 AM IST

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