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Musk hits $400 bn milestone: A look at the wealthiest of the last century
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2024 reported that Elon Musk has become the first person in history to achieve a net worth exceeding $400 billion. Here's a look at the richest men in the last century:
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Elon Musk becomes first person to reach $400 billion in net worth
On Wednesday, SpaceX and its investors agreed to purchase $1.25 billion of shares from employees and other company insiders. The deal, which values the privately held space exploration firm at about
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OpenAI CFO Friar says she trusts Elon Musk to prioritise national interest
Account creation has been suspended, and Friar didn't offer a specific timeline for when it would resume
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Musk's Tesla restarts search for showroom space in New Delhi with DLF
It was not immediately clear whether Tesla will consider importing cars at the tax rate of as high as 100 per cent or if it will make investment commitments under India's new policy
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Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump's way or his
Trump's second term comes with the specter of the world's richest man serving as his political enforcer
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Tech wrap Dec 9: Xiaomi's Redmi Note 14 series, Grok AI, Realme 14 Pro
Redmi 14 Pro series launched. Grok AI free tier on X. Realme 14 Pro series 5G launch soon. Sony PlayStation VR2 controllers for Apple Vision Pro
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Elon Musk opens Grok AI access to all on X: What it is and how it works
For free-tier users on X, Grok only allows 10 text prompts every two hours and up to three image generations at a time
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Political donation record: Musk spent $270 million on Trump's campaign
Elon Musk's contribution in the 2024 election cycle eclipsed the previous record set by Tim Mellon, the top Republican donor in recent years, who contributed close to $200 million
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Big cheques, big roles: Major Trump donors bag key federal positions
The biggest donor by far for the entire election cycle, Elon Mus, poured $75 million into the pro, Trump super political action committee
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Musk funded super PAC comparing Trump's position on abortion to Ruth Bader
Trump nominated three of the Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe in 2022. That allowed many conservative-led states to ban or restrict access to abortion
World's richest man Elon Musk is now America's biggest political donor
Musk put in at least $274 million into political groups in 2024, fueling a spree that helped Donald Trump win the presidential election
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Elon Musk's xAI raises $6 billion, wraps up latest round of funding
The equity financing came from 97 investors, and includes stakes as small as $77,593
Billionaire who performed 1st pvt spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA
Isaacman said he was honoured to be nominated and would be "grateful to serve"
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US judge who rejected Musk's $56 bn pay deal faces social media backlash
McCormick, the Delaware Chancery Court's chief judge, is an old hand at dealing with Musk-related backlash. In January she got an earful from critics, both in online posts and letters to her chambers
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News highlights: Assam CM Sarma meets Union Ministers Gadkari, Nadda, Goyal, Scindia
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A US judge just blocked Elon Musk's $56 bn pay deal: Here's what happened
A massive $56 billion pay package of Elon Musk was blocked by a Delaware judge, sparking a fierce legal showdown as Tesla vows to fight back in court
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Trump may cancel Nasa's moon rocket: What it means for Musk & space travel
No official announcements have been made. However, such a move could be in line with previous speculation that the Trump administration could gut Nasa
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Elon Musk's SpaceX nears $350 billion valuation in insider share talks
Current conversations with SpaceX are ongoing and the details of a potential transaction could change depending on interest from insider sellers and buyers
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Elon Musk's record $56 bn Tesla pay deal again rejected by US judge
Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J McCormick decided to stick with her original finding in January that the company's board was too much under the influence of Musk in 2018
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Highlights: Maharashtra CM's name to be declared on eve of govt's swearing-in on Dec 4
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