Elon Musk

Elon Musk takes 9 percent stake in Twitter, becoming biggest shareholder

April 4, 2022 10:28am PDT

The goal of Elon Musk's 73.5 million share purchase -- worth about $3 billion -- is not clear.

'Virus of Theseus": Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he caught COVID again

March 28, 2022 2:11pm PDT

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he has contracted COVID-19 for the second time but was feeling well.

Why Elon Musk just changed his Twitter name to 'Elona'

March 16, 2022 1:02pm PDT

Elon Musk took his feud with the Kremlin a step further Wednesday by changing his Twitter name to “Elona” after a taunt by Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic and close ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Elon Musk challenges Vladimir Putin to "single combat" over Ukraine

March 14, 2022 10:36am PDT

Tesla founder Elon Musk has fighting words for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The world's wealthiest man challenged Putin to "single combat" due to his nation's invasion of Ukraine.

Elon Musk and Grimes welcome second baby

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Elon Musk and Grimes welcome second baby

March 10, 2022 9:01am PST

Elon Musk and Grimes have welcomed a baby girl.

Elon Musk and Grimes secretly welcome a second child

March 10, 2022 8:54am PST

Elon Musk and Grimes secretly welcomed a second child – a baby girl.

Elon Musk says Starlink won't block Russian state media in Ukraine: 'Sorry to be a free speech absolutist'

March 5, 2022 8:37am PST

Elon Musk overnight said "some governments" had asked SpaceX to block Russian state media on its Starlink internet satellites but said, "We will not do so unless at gunpoint."

Elon Musk says his Starlink internet is ‘now active’ in Ukraine

February 27, 2022 8:08am PST

A top Ukrainian official lamented that while Elon Musk was trying to “colonize Mars,” Russia was trying to occupy the country. Hours later, the tech billionaire responded to say Starlink had been activated in the area.

UCF student says he was offered $5K by Elon Musk to stop tracking billionaire's private jet

January 28, 2022 3:47am PST

University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney made the Twitter bot that tracks Musk’s private jet and tweets his whereabouts. Musk didn’t like that, so he messaged Sweeney.

Elon Musk named Time's 2021 Person of the Year

December 13, 2021 6:58am PST

Time has named Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who leads electric car maker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX, as its 2021 Person of the Year.

Elon Musk officially ‘owns no home’

December 7, 2021 5:53pm PST

The Tesla boss closed on his last remaining property, a lavish historic estate in California’s Silicon Valley for $30 million, this week, according to listing records

Tesla officially moves headquarters from California to Texas

December 1, 2021 5:26pm PST

The filing said the relocation from Palo Alto, California, to what Tesla calls a “Gigafactory” on Harold Green Road near Austin was done on Nov 24.

Elon Musk sells more shares than necessary to pay current tax bill

November 17, 2021 7:08pm PST

Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say he’s either converting part of his fortune from stock to cash, or he’s saving for bigger tax bills due next year.

Elon Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla stock after Twitter poll

November 10, 2021 5:56pm PST

The sales, disclosed in two regulatory filings late Wednesday, will cover tax obligations for stock options granted to Musk in September.

Elon Musk's Twitter poll asks if he should sell some Tesla stock

November 7, 2021 10:59am PST

Elon Musk has asked Twitter users whether he should sell 10% of his stock in Tesla amid pressure in Washington to increase taxes on billionaires like him.

Elon Musk offers $6B in Tesla stock if UN shows how it will solve world hunger

November 2, 2021 5:18am PDT

Elon Musk offered $6 billion worth of Tesla stock if the U.N. food agency could show how the money would “solve world hunger.”

Elon Musk's wealth grows 11.4% to nearly $256B after Hertz Tesla order

October 26, 2021 7:58am PDT

After Hertz’s Tesla order, Elon Musk is now worth more than Google co-founder Larry Page and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg combined, according to Forbes.

Elon Musk announces Tesla is moving headquarters to Austin

October 7, 2021 5:01pm PDT

The big news that came out of Tesla's Annual Meeting of Stockholders on Thursday is that the company is moving its headquarters from California to Texas.