Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a South African-American multibillionaire businessman and entrepreneur. Over the years, his high-profile involvements in major companies such as PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla have seen him accrue a large amount of wealth, consistently ranking him among the wealthiest people in the world, if not the absolute richest overall. As of December 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at nearly $430 billion, making him the wealthiest person on Earth, having a worth on par with the 2nd and 3rd richest people on the list – Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison – combined.
In 2022, Musk fully acquired the social media platform Twitter, which he has since renamed X. His acquisition and running of X have sparked both praise and criticism by commentators.
Musk has also been seen as an increasingly divisive figure in recent years over his business decisions and expressed views regarding gender, politics, COVID-19, free speech, and more, with some describing him as a free speech advocate and others accusing him of aiding problematic far-Right voices.
Alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk is currently set to head a new department in the US government known as the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE).
X CEO Yaccarino to step down in surprise move
Yaccarino took the top job at X in 2023 to help Musk execute his vision to transform the platform.
Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan
Elon Musk's Grok spouts antisemitic rhetoric, calls itself 'MechaHitler'
Trump calls Musk's formation of new party 'ridiculous' and confusing
Elon Musk forms new US political party, calls it 'America Party'
Elon Musk said that the "American Party is formed," a day after asking his followers on X whether a new US political party should be created.
Trump says he’ll ‘take a look’ at deporting Elon Musk, unleash ‘DOGE monster’
“We might have to put DOGE on Elon,” he said, laughing as he added, "Wouldn't that be terrible?"
Shining lights seen in Beersheba sky from Elon Musk's Starlink satellites
The trail of lights seen above Beersheba on Monday was not caused by rockets from Gaza or missiles from Iran or Yemen as some residents feared, but rather satellites from Elon Musk's Starlink.
Trump says US gov. would save 'Big Money' if they stop subsidizing Musk
Trump's comments come after billionaire Elon Musk renewed his criticism on Monday of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," vowing to unseat lawmakers who backed it.
Elon Musk renews criticism of Trump spending bill, calls for new political party
"It is obvious ... that we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!! Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people," Musk wrote on X.
Elon Musk calls Lebanese president as Starlink seeks license
Aoun invited Musk to visit Lebanon and said he was open to having Musk's companies present in the country, which ranks among the countries with the lowest internet speeds.
Tehran warns Iranians: Don’t install Elon Musk’s Starlink internet
Iran has asked the International Telecommunication Union to force SpaceX to deactivate “unauthorized devices” on its territory.
Voices from the Arab press: Trump and Musk’s ugly breakup
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Elon Musk's X down for thousands of US users amid strikes on Tehran
X/Twitter was down for thousands of users amid Iran's attack on Israel on Saturday.
Starlink operating in Iran, Elon Musk says, as Islamic regime shuts internet down
Following Israel's attack on Iran on Friday, Internet access has been reportedly disrupted across multiple network providers.
Mother of Elon Musk’s baby offers Trump 'Breakup advice' amidst the Trump-Musk Twitter war
On June 5, she went on X/Twitter, publicly calling out the father of her child and the public breakdown of the relationship between him and Trump via a Tweet at the president.
