Elon Musk Tells Aspiring Entrepreneurs They May Not Want to Be Like Him: 'I Have Too Much Work'

Photo: Susan Walsh/AP/Shutterstock Elon Muskhas a warning for aspiring business leaders who think they want to be like him: “Be careful what you wish for.” The billionaire owner of Twitter, 51, spoke virtually to up-and-coming entrepreneurs attending theB-20 business forum in Bali, Indonesiaon Monday. As far as what a future “Elon Musk of the East” needs to consider when advancing a career, the Tesla and SpaceX head says it’s not easy being Elon Musk....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 283 words · Dawn Hardy

Elon Musk Tells Companies Who Want to 'Blackmail' Him with Advertising to 'Go F--- Yourself'

Elon Musk atThe New York TimesDealbook Summit 2023.Photo:Slaven Vlasic/Getty Slaven Vlasic/Getty Elon Muskis sharing his thoughts on advertisers pulling their ads from X. Musk’sresponse to the companies: “Don’t advertise.” “If somebody’s going to try to blackmail me with advertising? Blackmail me with money? Go f— yourself. Go. F—. Yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is,” he continued. Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Melissa Mack

Elon Musk to Give $100 Million to the First Person Who Can Create This Climate-Saving Technology

Elon Musk.Photo: Jeff Vespa/WireImage Whoever takes up Elon Musk’s latest challenge could be in for a financial windfall — but it would benefit everyone on the planet. On Thursday, Musk — the founder of Tesla and SpaceX —tweetedhe would donate $100 million towards a prize for designing effective carbon capture technology, with other details to come at a later date. The announcement comes after 49-year-old Musk briefly surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezosas the world’s richest person earlier this month....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Jeremy Kirk

Elon Musk to Make 'SNL' Hosting Debut, Miley Cyrus Will Be Musical Guest

Photo: BRITTA PEDERSEN/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Jon Kopaloff/WireImageElon Muskwill be making hisSaturday Night Livehosting debut.TheTeslaCEO, 49, is scheduled to lead the May 8 episode, withMiley Cyrusappearing as the musical guest. It will be the “Wrecking Ball” singer’s sixth musical appearance.The hosting announcement comes one day after Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragonlaunched its second flightto the International Space Station.The endeavor was celebrated as thefirst flight of American astronautson American-made rockets from U.S. soil after the last Space Shuttle mission in July 2011....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1041 words · Brian Perez

Elon Musk Unveils Life-Size Tesla Bot to 'Eliminate Dangerous Tasks'

Photo: Tesla/YouTube Tesla CEOElon Muskis hoping to bring human-like robots into his billion-dollar company. DuringTesla’s AI Dayon Thursday, which showcased some of the company’s ongoing artificial intelligence projects, Musk unveiled drawings of a “Tesla Bot.” The life-size humanoid robot is said to “eliminate dangerous, repetitive and boring tasks.” “In the future, physical work will be a choice,” Musk, 50, said at the event. “We’re making the pieces that would be useful for [building] a humanoid robot, so we should probably make it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 272 words · Darren Taylor

Elon Musk Unveils New Futuristic Tesla Cybertruck — and Promptly Breaks It

Elon Muskunveiled his new Tesla Cybertruck on Thursday — but it didn’t go exactly as planned. While debuting the new vehicle in front of an audience and on Livestream, Musk, 48, asked an assistant on stage to throw a metal ball directly at one of its “Armor Glass” windows, in an effort to prove just how strong and bulletproof they were. Prior to the demonstration, Musk had repeatedly slammed the truck’s door with a sledgehammer — an action that did not seem to damage the vehicle in any way....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 348 words · Jennifer Smith

Elon Musk Vows to Fix 'Dog Mode' in Teslas After Pooch-Cooling System Almost Cost a Man His Pup

Elon Musk.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Elon Muskis coming to the rescue of dog-owning Tesla drivers everywhere. On Wednesday, Unikrn CEO Rahul Sood revealed in a tweet that he had left his pooch inside his Tesla while he temporarily stepped out in Seattle when the car’s “Dog Mode” unexpectedly malfunctioned. Luckily, Sood said he kept his eye on the car’s temperature and was able to rescue his pup from the unbearable heat....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 567 words · Mary Sullivan

Elon Musk Wants to Buy Twitter for Over $40 Billion and Take the Company Private: 'Made an Offer'

Elon Muskis looking to buyTwitter.The Tesla and Space X CEO, 50, launched a bid for over $40 billion to buy the social platform, according to anSEC filingplaced Wednesday.In the regulatory filing, Musk offered to pay $54.20 per share for 100 percent ownership of Twitter, and said that he wants to take the company private. The offer would value the social site at about $43 billion, perBloomberg. The billionaire added that he would be reconsidering his role as a shareholder with the company if his offer was not accepted....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1417 words · Robert Perez

Elon Musk Wants to Rename Texas Town to 'Starbase,' But Judge Says He's Getting Ahead of Himself

Elon Musk.Photo: FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Muskhas more big plans for Texas. The Tesla CEO, 49, said on Twitter last week that he wants to create a new city around the small town of Boca Chica, where hisSpaceXalready has a private launch site and rocket production facility. “Creating the city of Starbase, Texas,” he wrote, adding in a second tweet, “From thence to Mars, And hence the Stars....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 256 words · Brooke Welch

Elon Musk's Acting Cameos Through the Years

01of 08The SimpsonsThe Simpsonshas featured some pretty impressive guest stars over the years. Muskplayed himselfin season 26 of the long-running cartoon, in an episode titled, “The Musk Who Fell to Earth.” In the episode, the Space X founder lands his Dragon 2 spacecraft in the Simpsons' backyard. 01of 08 The Simpsons The Simpsonshas featured some pretty impressive guest stars over the years. Muskplayed himselfin season 26 of the long-running cartoon, in an episode titled, “The Musk Who Fell to Earth....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Chelsea Gordon

Elon Musk's Child Says She Doesn't 'Wish to Be Related' to Billionaire in Petition to Change Name and Gender

The young woman included a short sentence explaining her request for the changes: “Gender Identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form,” she wrote in the petition. Elon Musk.Randy Shropshire/Getty Images TMZwas first to report on the doc. PEOPLE has contacted Musk’s attorney, a Tesla rep and Musk’s ex-wife Justine for comment. An attempt to reach Vivian was unsuccessful....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Stephanie Mcdonald

Elon Musk's College Sweetheart Puts Gifts, Photos Up for Auction to Pay for Stepson's Education: 'A Snapshot'

Photo: RR Auction 01of 10Elon Musk Driving His BMW, 1995RR AuctionGwynne says this picture of Musk in his car was taken in Philadelphia while on their way to seePulp Fiction.“His brilliance and his vision was balanced with a bit of wide-eyed wonder back then,” she tells PEOPLE.“I think these items are a snapshot of who Elon was just before he started to conquer the world,” she adds. “The photos show his less serious side — his silly, come-play-with-me attitude which would pop up now and then....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1387 words · Abigail Levine

Elon Musk's Daughter Granted Name and Gender Change After Saying She Doesn't 'Wish to Be Related' to Dad

On Wednesday, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge granted the teen’s request to legally change her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson, court records show. (Her new last name is the maiden name of her mother, Justine Wilson.) The judge also recognized Vivian’s gender as female and ruled for the issuance of a new birth certificate to reflect the changes, per the docs. PEOPLE has contacted Vivian for comment. Vivian is one of five children whomJustine Musk, a 49-year-old Canadian author, shares with the 50-year-old businessman, the richest man in the world....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Sherri Hamilton