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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The meteoric rise of Elon Musk — from South Africa to US White House, we profile world’s richest man

United States President-elect Donald Trump last week appointed billionaire CEO Elon Musk and Indian-American pharma executive Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, dubbed 'DOGE' "Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my administration to dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies — essential to the 'Save America' …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Elon Musk: rocket man takes aim at Washington

Raw Story

Billionaire Elon Musk took a wild gamble backing Donald Trump's White House candidacy, but the bet has paid off -- at least for now -- with the US president-elect handing him an outsized role to overhaul the government. Musk said before the election that a new "Department of Government Efficiency" would slash $2 trillion from the federal budget -- a …

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Biden Accuses Musk of Being an Illegal Migrant at the Start of His Career in the US

ABP News

US President Joe Biden criticized Elon Musk during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, highlighting Musk's hypocrisy on immigration. Biden pointed out that Musk began his career in the United States as an ‘illegal worker’ before amassing his fortune and becoming the world’s richest individual. He also criticised Trump and the Republican Party for their failure to enact …

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Musk's Entrepreneurial Journey: From Illegal Immigrant to Billion-Dollar Tycoon

Hindustan Times

Elon Musk's entrepreneurial journey was shaped by his illegal immigration status in the United States. Musk founded Zip2 and built several successful companies, becoming the world's wealthiest person. However, his venture capital firm faced legal challenges due to his status as an illegal immigrant. Musk's founding of Zip2 was a stepping stone to his success, but his foreign students cannot …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Musk's Short Stay in the US: A Tale of Student Aspirations and Entrepreneurial Ambitions

India Today

Elon Musk briefly worked illegally in the United States during a brief period in the 1990s while building a startup company. He arrived in Palo Alto, California, in 1995 to attend Stanford University but never enrolled in his graduate studies programme there. Instead, he developed the software company Zip2, which sold in 1999 for around $300 million.

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk — who rails against 'illegals in America' — worked illegally in U.S.: report

Raw Story

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk — the world's wealthiest man — has come out harshly against undocumented immigrants since becoming one of former President Donald Trump's biggest donors and campaign surrogates. Upon learning that both Musk and his brother, Kimbal, didn't have legal status to be in the United States, the funding agreement included a clause that stipulated Mohr …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk once described his past immigration status as a ‘gray area’

CNN

CNN — The world’s richest man stood steps away from the US-Mexico border, adjusting the brim of his black cowboy hat. … If you live in a glass house, you shouldn’t throw stones.” Elon Musk, shown here speaking at an event in June 2023, frequently criticizes illegal immigration. “I was legally there,” Elon Musk responded, “but I was meant to …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk’s brother Kimbal Musk once bit flesh off his hand, biography reveals

Hindustan Times

Elon Musk’s brother Kimbal Musk once bit off a piece of flesh from the Tesla CEO’s hand during a fight. As per reports, American author and journalist Walter Isaacson mentioned this incident in his biography called Elon Musk. About two decades ago, Kimbal bit Elon during a fight about their then-startup Zip2, Isaacson wrote in his book, reports Business Insider. …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk - which companies has he invested in?

Daily Mail

MailOnline looks at the companies he has invested in since Zip2 in the 1990s It follows his acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion back in October Whether you love him or hate him, Elon Musk is the mastermind behind some of the most ingenuous technology projects of the modern era. From PayPay early in his career to Twitter, Tesla and …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk could not get a job in 1995, now he has responded to it