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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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'Misanthropic and evil': Elon Musk takes swipe at Anthropic in AI bias row

Elon Musk criticised Anthropic after its major fundraising announcement, accusing the company's AI systems of bias and intensifying an ongoing rivalry between the two firms

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Updated On : 13 Feb 2026 | 4:50 PM IST

Elon Musk restructures xAI's teams following co-founders' departure

The exits follow xAI's recent merger with SpaceX, a move that valued the combined company at $1.25 trillion

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Updated On : 12 Feb 2026 | 8:28 AM IST

Russia, Iran accuse Elon Musk's Starlink of violating international law

The Starlink service has become a key communication link for Ukrainians fighting against Russia's invasion, as well as Iranian opposition forces that took to the streets last month

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 8:45 AM IST

xAI co-founders Jimmy Ba, Tony Wu join exodus from Musk's AI startup

Wu announced his exit Monday in a post on X, without saying in the statement what he would be doing next. Ba followed a day later, saying it was his last day at xAI

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Updated On : 11 Feb 2026 | 8:23 AM IST

Gujarat signs LoI with Starlink for satellite internet in remote areas

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said the agreement aims to improve high-speed internet access in areas where telecom infrastructure remains limited

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Updated On : 09 Feb 2026 | 4:13 PM IST

SpaceX to prioritise building 'self-growing city' on Moon, says Musk

Musk's comments echo a Wall Street Journal report on Friday, stating that SpaceX has told investors it would prioritise going to the moon first and attempt a trip to Mars at a later time

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

Musk plans solar-powered AI data centres in space but doubts remain

To finance that effort, Musk combined SpaceX with his AI business on Monday and plans a big initial public offering of the combined company

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2026 | 7:48 AM IST

'Political attack': Musk hits back after France raids X's office in Paris

French police raided X's Paris office as part of a probe into alleged misuse of algorithms and illegal data practices, prompting Elon Musk to call the action a 'political attack'

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2026 | 3:48 PM IST

Sam Altman chalks up unusual succession plan for ChatGPT parent OpenAI

Sam Altman also addressed ongoing tensions with Musk and the frequent criticism Musk directs at OpenAI, particularly around safety

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2026 | 1:34 PM IST

Elon Musk hits record $800 billion net worth after SpaceX-xAI merger

The SpaceX-xAI deal pushed Elon Musk's net worth past $800 billion, making him the richest person the world has ever seen

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2026 | 9:16 AM IST

Musk's xAI merger with SpaceX poses bigger threat to OpenAI, Anthropic

Musk is attempting to supercharge his efforts to build more powerful AI systems with help from one of his most successful ventures

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Updated On : 04 Feb 2026 | 8:20 AM IST

Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit searches X office, Musk summoned

The raid is linked to a year-long investigation into suspected abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction by X or its executives

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2026 | 4:51 PM IST

Elon Musk merges SpaceX with his AI business at $1.25 trillion valuation

SpaceX had been planning an IPO that could raise as much as $50 billion, in what would be the biggest initial share sale to date

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2026 | 7:25 AM IST

From Musk to former Prince: List of powerful people named in Epstein files

All have denied having anything to do with his sexual abuse of girls and young women yet some of them maintained friendships with Epstein, or developed them anew

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2026 | 9:49 AM IST

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