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Elon Musk jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in October.(AFP)
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‘Greatest cutter’: What role could Elon Musk play in Donald Trump administration?

Donald Trump has secured the US presidency once more, aided by the endorsement and support of the world’s wealthiest individual, whom Trump once praised as…

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Elon Musk and Donald Trump.(Reuters, AP)
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Tesla stock price up by 15% after Elon Musk-backed Donald Trump wins US election

Elon Musk-led Tesla’s stock price surged by over 14 per cent on NASDAQ, hours after Donald Trump won the US presidency for a second term….

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Tesla shares soared after the victory of Republican candidate Donald Trump in the US elections whom CEO Elon Musk had personally endorsed(Reuters, AP)
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Tesla shares rise after Elon Musk-backed Donald Trump wins US elections

Nov 06, 2024 04:22 PM IST Tesla shares soared after the victory of Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump in the US elections whom…

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Elon Musk's X (Formerly Twitter) was supposed to have been a bank by now
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Elon Musk’s X was supposed to be a bank, dating app and more by now: Report

Nov 04, 2024 08:04 AM IST Elon Musk had said in an internal X meeting last year that it “would blow my mind” if X…

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Judge rules against Elon Musk in Twitter executives' severance claims
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Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal can proceed with severance pay claim against Elon Musk

Elon Musk faces a legal setback in his attempt to avoid severance payments to Twitter’s former top executives, fired during his 2022 takeover of the…

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Elon Musk responded to a post on X by Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity AI.
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Elon Musk responds to Indian CEO’s post on 3-year wait for green card: ‘Trump will fix this’ | Trending

Nov 01, 2024 04:23 PM IST Elon Musk responded to a post by Aravind Srinivas, the Indian CEO of Perplexity, in which the latter revealed…

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Musk has sought to compete with OpenAI, the current AI leader, most recently valued at $157 billion. Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, broke ranks with the startup and in recent years has criticized its approach to building AI.(Susan Walsh/AP)
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Elon Musk’s xAI seeks $40 billion valuation in new funding round

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is seeking new funding at a roughly $40 billion valuation, according to a person familiar with the matter, just…

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Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., left, and former US President Donald Trump, prior to a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, US.(Bloomberg)
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‘Your money is being wasted’: Elon Musk says he can cut $2 trillion from US federal budget

Elon Musk claimed he can eliminate at least $2 trillion from the federal budget, laying out his vision for substantial government spending cuts if Donald…

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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk, who supports Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump, gestures as he speaks about voting during an America PAC Town Hall in Folsom, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 17, 2024.(Rachel Wisniewski/Reuters)
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Trump backer Elon Musk became an entrepreneur as an illegal immigrant, here’s how: Report

Oct 27, 2024 09:18 AM IST The venture capital firm which invested $3 million into Zip2 required Musk to get legal work status within 45…

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Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk(Reuters)
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Elon Musk $21 billion richer in one day as Tesla stock gains 19%

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, on Thursday added $21 billion to his net worth as Tesla’s stock witnessed a spike of 19 per cent…

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