Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could face bankruptcy under certain circumstances involving Tesla, the electric vehicle company Musk leads. Musk wrote on X, “If Tesla does become the world’s most valuable company by far, that short position will bankrupt even Bill Gates.” This comment has reignited their long-standing feud over Gates’ alleged short …
It won’t be long before tech billionaire and Donald Trump pal Elon Musk becomes irked by Washington with his new advisory role in the incoming president’s next administration. That was the message from Rep. Ro Khanna, who aired his thoughts on POLITICO’s Tech podcast Thursday about Musk and his proposals to slash spending and eliminate large portions of the federal …
Trump even floated the idea of a special “government efficiency” commission, cleverly dubbed the DOGE, and offered Musk the top spot Elon Musk believes that the US government is drowning in overlapping agencies and tangled regulations, causing hidden but significant costs for ordinary people. If Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House includes a role for Musk, the billionaire …
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