[305], In January 2021, Musk, with a net worth of $185billion, surpassed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to become the richest person in the world. During the week,Musk and Ressi would study, but as the weekend approached, Ressi, in particular, would transformthe house into a nightclub. After two days, he dropped out and with his brother Kimbal, co-founded the online city guide software company Zip2. He studied at Moose Jaw College, where he met his wife. We wouldcharge five dollars, and it would be pretty much all you could drinkbeer and Jell-O shots and otherthings.Come Friday night, the ground around the house would shake from the intensity of the bass beingpumped out by Ressis speakers. [285][286] The following year, Musk released an EDM track, "Don't Doubt Ur Vibe", featuring his own lyrics and vocals. with any luck all of these shitheads will have an accident together and the paramedics will find their book of all of the simple inventions which exist and can set us all free from these psychopaths. [301], At the start of 2020, Musk had a net worth of $27billion. [256] Subsequently, Vance has claimed that the original purpose of Musk's Hyperloop proposal was to thwart a high-speed rail project in California. Legal action is being taken against Sweeney & organizations who supported harm to my family", "Musk bans Twitter account tracking his jet, threatens to sue creator", "Elon Musk reinstates Twitter accounts of suspended journalists", "Twitter suspends account tracking Elon Musk's jet after 'stalker' follows his child - National | Globalnews.ca", "Musk blamed a Twitter account for an alleged stalker. [302] By the end of the year his net worth had increased by $150billion, mostly driven by his ownership of around 20% of Tesla stock. [474] Musk has made cameos and appearances in other films such as Machete Kills (2013),[475] Why Him? [175] Employees have complained that pressure from Musk to accelerate development has led to botched experiments and unnecessary animal deaths. Someone else on the other side has to shovel it into a wheelbarrow. [193] On April 4, Musk agreed to a deal that would appoint him to Twitter's board of directors and prohibit him from acquiring more than 14.9% of the company. They were so determined. Nicholson ended upoffering Elon a summer internship at the bank and became his trusted advisor.Not long after their initial meeting, Elon invited Peter Nicholsons daughter Christie to hisbirthday party. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Elon Musk Marriage Wife Spouse and Relationships from 2010 2021 (complete focus), How Elon Musk Is Ruining the Future of Crypto, ELON MUSK X like SpaceX in to the space, List of businesses owned by Elon musk mrtonto. So it was with the impact of the printing press, the steam engine and the computer. [446] Musk then dated Amber Heard for several months in 2017;[447] he had reportedly been pursuing her since 2012. But he fears a tax on billionaires", "Elon Musk targets Sen. Bernie Sanders over tax tweet: 'I keep forgetting that you're still alive', "AOC explains why she deleted tweet after Elon Musk accused her of 'hitting' on him", "Elon Musk calls Elizabeth Warren 'Senator Karen' in fight over taxes", "Elon Musk Makes Fun of Twitter T-Shirts Linked to BLM Protests", "Musk Wars With The Left: Suggests 'Activists' Killed Moderation Plan And Baits Black Lives Matter Supporters", "Elon Musk deleted a tweet about Paul Pelosi. It soon became clear that Musk had a firmer grasp on the material than anyone else. [224], On December 18, Musk posted a poll to his Twitter account asking users to decide whether he should step down as the head of Twitter, with 57.5% out of the more than 17.5 million votes supporting that decision. Billionaires, having read stories of world-building as boys, are now rich enough, as men, to build worlds. I waspaying my own way through college and could make an entire months rent in one night. But Muskism has earlier origins, too, including in Mr. Musks own biography. [341], Musk has long promoted the colonization of Mars and argues that humanity should become a "multiplanetary species". ", "Exploring the otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk", "How To Raise A Billionaire: An Interview With Elon Musk's Father, Errol Musk", "50 years of Elon Musk's huge wealth, from emeralds to SpaceX and Tesla", "2014: Rocket Man: The otherworldly ambitions of Elon Musk", "Elon Musk's father has baby with step-daughter he has known since she was four", "Play the PC game Elon Musk wrote as a pre-teen", "Elon Musk Says 'Pedo Guy' Was a Common Insult in His Youth. There weresome nerds there. SpaceX founder and Neuralink investor Elon Musk believes brain implants and mRNA technology can change the future. In the 1960s, South Africa recruited immigrants by billing itself as a lavish, sun-soaked, custom-made, whites-only paradise. Musk speaks of his early business experience during a 2014 commencement speech at USC, SEC and shareholder lawsuits regarding tweets, Tham Luang cave rescue and defamation case. [176], In 2017, Musk founded the Boring Company to construct tunnels and revealed plans for specialized, underground, high-occupancy vehicles that could travel up to 150 miles per hour (240km/h) and thus circumvent above-ground traffic in major cities. MUSKS GREAT ESCAPE TO CANADA WAS NOT WELL THOUGHT OUT. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Itseemed like one of the more unusual things I had ever heard.A deeper relationship during this stint in Canada arose between Musk and Justine Wilson, afellow student at Queens. Maye had family scattered all across Canada, and Musk began reaching out to them. Musks clear, concise writing is the work of alogician, moving from one point to the next with precision. "[1] Later that month, Grimes tweeted that she and Musk had broken up again but remained on good terms. Musk saw the Ivy League school as possibly opening some additional doors and wentoff in pursuit of dual degreesfirst an economics degree from the Wharton School and then abachelors degree in physics. [486][487], Musk was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 2018. [462] Musk denied the report. [266] Richard Stanton, leader of the international rescue diving team, urged Musk to facilitate the construction of the vehicle as a back-up, in case flooding worsened. In 1999, Zip2 was acquired by Compaq for $307 million and Musk co-founded X.com, a direct bank. [350] Beginning in the late 2010s, Musk's political contributions have shifted to almost entirely supporting Republicans. And Canada is ground zero for his investments. As the richest person on planet earth, Elon Musk is increasingly recognized as the driver of modern Technocracy. Modern common sense is now calling upon physical science and technology to extend the frontiers of their domain.. Remind Musk of this incident andhell respond matter-of-factly, It was a desk.Musk will have the occasional vodka and Diet Coke, but hes not a big drinker and does not reallycare for the taste of alcohol. [149] The agreement included a list of topics that Musk would need preclearance before tweeting about. I will abide by the results of this poll", "Elon Musk's extreme micromanagement has wasted time and money at Tesla, insiders say", "Read the emails Elon Musk sent Tesla employees about music on the job and following directions", "Dr. Elon & Mr. Musk: Life Inside Tesla's Production Hell", "Is the world's richest person the world's worst boss? On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. A second set of test satellites, and the first large deployment of a piece of the constellation, occurred in May 2019, when the first 60 operational satellites were launched. ..Little Orphan Annie on the subject of renewable energy. Literallynothing. The only time Ressi had to step in and moderate Musks behavior came during video gamebinges that could go on for days.Musks longtime interest in solar power and in finding other new ways to harness energyexpanded at Penn. Shouldnt that kind of eliminate you from pontificating about climate change. [268][269] By this time, however, eight of the 12 children, had already been rescued, the rescuers employing full face masks, oxygen, and anesthesia; consequently, Thai authorities declined to use the submarine. [109] Musk took an active role within the company and oversaw Roadster product design but was not deeply involved in day-to-day business operations. She produced and directed some small-time films before getting into web TV with Tiki Bar TV, an ad-libbed comedy series that went to the top of the iTunes chart in 2005 after an endorsement from Steve Jobs. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. He also founded Paypal, which he sold in 2002. )2 Outside of his studies, Elon would read the newspaper alongside Kimbal, andthe two of them would identify interesting people they would like to meet. [227] The New York Times has characterized his approach as absolutist. [472], With Steve Jobs and Donald Trump, Musk served as inspiration for the characterization of Tony Stark in the Marvel film Iron Man (2008). [147], In 2019, Musk stated in a tweet that Tesla would build halfamillion cars that year. Such technology could enhance memory or allow the devices to communicate with software. [319] Musk has defended his wealth by saying he is accumulating resources for humanity's outward expansion to space. [77][78], SpaceX attempted its first launch of the Falcon 1 rocket in 2006. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has alleged that Neuralink's animal trials have violated the Animal Welfare Act. [203] Exactly a month after announcing the takeover, Musk stated that the deal was "on hold" following a report that 5% of Twitter's daily active users were spam accounts,[204] causing Twitter shares to drop more than 10percent. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 100 million couples with a 3rd child add 100 million new people to the planet even after the couple passes. [320], Since joining Twitter in 2009,[321] Musk has been an active user and has over 100 million followers as of June2022[update]. Elon Reeve Musk ( EE-lon; born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor. [20] [21] [22] After his parents divorced in 1980, Musk chose to mostly live with his father. Username and password are case sensitive. Please try again. Bags in hand, Musk headed for a youth hostel.After spending a few days in Montreal exploring the city, Musk tried to come up with a long-termplan. It is still hard to discern whether this story is true and what conclusions can be drawn. Notable beneficiaries include the Wikimedia Foundation, his alma mater the University of Pennsylvania, and his brother Kimbal's Big Green. [261], In 2015, Musk co-founded OpenAI, a not-for-profit artificial intelligence (AI) research company aiming to develop artificial general intelligence intended to be safe and beneficial to humanity. [266] In March 2019, Musk was later one of the 187 people who received various honors conferred by the King of Thailand for involvement in the rescue effort. They never really dated, but Christie found Musk interesting enough tohave lengthy conversations with him on the phone. ", "Hyperloop competition brings new mass-transit technology to life in Hawthorne", "Elon Musk Says He Has 'Verbal' OK To Build N.Y.-D.C. Hyperloop", "Elon Musk's Boring Company removes D.C.-Baltimore tunnel from list of projects on website", "Musk's SpaceX Dismantles Hyperloop Prototype, Puts Up a Parking Lot", "Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded by Silicon Valley Investors", "Elon Musk, who has sounded the alarm on AI, leaves the organization he co-founded to make it safer", "A.I. [290][292], His flight usage is tracked on social media through ElonJet. [4] His maternal grandfather moved from Canada to South Africa around 1950.[5]. [20][21][22] After his parents divorced in 1980, Musk chose to mostly live with his father. [493] He was listed among Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010,[494] 2013,[495] 2018,[496] and 2021. [212] He instituted a $7.99 monthly subscription for a "blue check",[213][214][215] and laid off a significant portion of the company's staff. 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[434], Musk met his first wife, Canadian Justine Wilson, while attending Queen's University in Ontario, Canada; and they married in 2000. [388][389], Musk condemned COVID-19 lockdowns and initially refused to close the Tesla Fremont Factory in March 2020, defying the local shelter-in-place order. [473] Musk had a cameo appearance in the 2010 sequel, Iron Man 2. [154] By 2013, SolarCity was the second largest provider of solar power systems in the United States. [289] He uses a private jet owned by Falcon Landing LLC, a SpaceX-linked company, and acquired a second jet in August 2020. I was not in the habit of getting out-of-the-blue requests, he said. [276][277] In his defense, Musk argued that "'pedo guy' was a common insult used in South Africa when I was growing up synonymous with 'creepy old man' and is used to insult a person's appearance and demeanor". Mother Musk was born in Canada to Johsua and Wyn Haldeman, who in 1952 flew the family around the world in a propeller plane. [383] Politico labeled this statement one of "the most audacious, confident, and spectacularly incorrect prognostications [of 2020]". The company's animal trialswhich have caused the deaths of some monkeyshave led to claims of animal cruelty. 33. In December 1994, he had to come up with a business plan for one of his classesand ended up writing a paper titled The Importance of Being Solar. The document started with a bitof Musks wry sense of humor. But he has some connections to Canada, particularly Saskatchewan. [349], While often described as libertarian, Musk has called himself "politically moderate" and was a registered independent voter when he lived in California. [171] During the demonstration, Musk revealed a pig with a Neuralink implant that tracked neural activity related to smell. . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Elon ended up enrolling at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1989. It said that she had to go study for an exam and couldnt make it and that she was sorry,Musk said. So that was hard on him. Musk pursued a couple of other girls, but keptreturning to Justine. I wonder if Technocracy Gray and NPC Gray are the same nuance. [38][39][40][41] Although Musk claims he earned the degrees in 1995, UPenn maintains it awarded them in 1997. "[284], In 2019, Musk, through Emo G Records, released a rap track, "RIP Harambe", on SoundCloud. Here's How Much He's Donated So Far", "Elon Musk Funds $100 Million XPrize For Pursuit Of New Carbon Removal Ideas", "All the causes Elon Musk's foundation has donated money to since 2002", "Elon Musk Makes Biggest Donation in History", "Musk's $5.7 Billion Mystery Gift Went to His Own Charity", "Hyperloop Update: Elon Musk Will Start Developing It Himself", "Revealed: Elon Musk Explains the Hyperloop, the Solar-Powered High-Speed Future of Inter-City Transportation", "What is Hyperloop? I became more impressed andfascinated as I talked to them, Nicholson said. Learn how your comment data is processed. The family was part of the small number of British immigrants to South Africa in the early-to-mid twentieth century; Elon's paternal great-grandmother was descended from Dutch Free Burghers, while his maternal great-grandparent came from Switzerland. Around half were to scientific research or education nonprofits. [153], Musk provided the initial concept and financial capital for SolarCity, which his cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive founded in 2006. [227], Musk's handling of employeeswhom he communicates with directly through mass emailshas been characterized as "carrot and stick", rewarding those "who offer constructive criticism" while also being known to impulsively threaten, swear at, and fire his employees. [352], Musk voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. [438][439] In 2022, one of the twins officially changed her name to reflect her gender identity, and to use Wilson as her last name because she no longer wished to be associated with Musk. The founder sells nearly half his cars in China. [358][359] He also leaned towards supporting Republican Ron DeSantis in the 2024 U.S. presidential election if DeSantis were a candidate. [179] The Los Angeles tunnel, less than two miles (3.2km) in length, debuted to journalists in 2018. In contrast to the devious ways of politics, the fumbling methods of finance and business. [270], Soon after the rescue, Vernon Unsworth, a British recreational caver who had been exploring the cave for the previous six years and played a key advisory role in the operation, criticized the submarine on CNN as amounting to nothing more than a public relations effort with no chance of success, maintaining that Musk "had no conception of what the cave passage was like" and "can stick his submarine where it hurts". Youll understand if you pay close attention below. [449][450] Musk and Heard both denied the affair. He has been criticized for making unscientific and misleading statements, including spreading COVID-19 misinformation. [148] The SEC reacted to Musk's tweet by filing in court, asking the court to hold him in contempt for violating the terms of a settlement agreement with such a tweet; the accusation was disputed by Musk. [125] Under Musk, Tesla has also constructed multiple lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle factories, named Gigafactories. [283] In a 60 Minutes interview, Musk said of the incident: "I do not smoke pot. [2][3], The family traces its origins to England, where the surname was adopted by Elon Musk's paternal ancestors in the 15th century. What she fell for instead was a relentless, ambitious geek. [119] A cross-over, the Model X was launched in 2015. Maye visited one of the parties and discovered that Ressi hadhammered objects into the walls and lacquered them with glow-in-the-dark paint. [338] Musk was a critic of President Donald Trump's stance on climate change,[339][340] and resigned from two presidential business advisory councils following Trump's 2017 decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. If you stay inthere for more than thirty minutes, you get too hot and die. Thirty people started out at the beginningof the week. Elon received $800 and $1200 dollars for two gemstones, but the family returned to see the newly made jewelry selling for $24,000. He even helped start the Canadian version of the Technocratic Party, which was temporarily banned in Canada. Musk stepped down as chairman of Tesla and paid a $20 million fine as part of a settlement agreement with the SEC. [314] It was the largest such deal ever done between a CEO and a company board. [333] Musk's AI stances have been called alarmist and sensationalist by critics such as computer scientist Yann LeCun and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg,[334][335] and led the think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation to award Musk its Annual Luddite Award in 2016. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Justine notched a 97, Muska 98. [271] He deleted the tweets,[271] and apologized,[272] and he deleted his responses to critical tweets from Cher Scarlett, a software engineer, which had caused his followers to harass her. Should We Trust What It Says? [393] In December 2022, Musk called for prosecution of former NIAID director Anthony Fauci. Musk called a second cousin out of the blue from thebus station and hitched a ride to his house.Musk spent the next year working a series of odd jobs around Canada. [58], Later in 1999, Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company. In 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Musk for falsely tweeting that he had secured funding for a private takeover of Tesla. [432] In 2020, he moved to Texas, saying that California had become "complacent" about its economic success. When Elon Musk Hooked Up With The Pagan Witch. Joshua was a farmer, chiropractor, bronc rider, airplane pilot and even organized one of Canadas first He moved to Herbert in 1907. [331][332] In 2015, Musk was a cosignatory, along with Stephen Hawking and hundreds of others, of the Open Letter on Artificial Intelligence, which called for the ban of autonomous weapons. Musksintensity has continued to be a constant in their long relationship. [184] In 2021, tunnel construction was approved for Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[185]. Elon Musk's Girlfriend Prefers Technocracy Over Government, Elon Musk Praises China's Technocracy, Badmouths America. It May Be Sooner Than You Think", "What 'regulatory credits' are and why they're so important to Tesla", "In struggle to meet EU rule, automakers turn to Tesla for credits", "Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla for CO2 emissions credits", "Volkswagen to buy CO2 credits from Tesla in China", "What Are Shorts and Why Does Elon Hate Them? [254] The document scoped out the technology and outlined a notional route where such a transport system could be built between the Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area, at an estimated cost of $6billion. [75] With $100million of his own money,[76] Musk founded SpaceX in May 2002 and became the company's CEO and Chief Engineer. He was the richest person in the world in 2022 and Time Magazine 2021 Person of the Year. Elon first married Canadian fantasy and YA author Justine Wilson in 2000 while studying in Ontario. Incidentally, the head of technocracy in Canada was the grandfather of Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX. With $175.8million, Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, a spaceflight services company. The Musks are of Anglo-Canadian, English, Swiss, His maternal grandfather moved from Canada to South Africa around 1950. Notable members. We can think to ourselves and not feel socially weird about it.Musk was more ambitious in college than hed been in high school. Joshua was so disgusted by what was happening, he decided to move his family to South Africa. . Jill Lepore, a historian at Harvard University, suggests Musk was shaped by his adolescent love of science fiction and the strange, science-obsessed politics of his Canadian grandfather. Maye had family scattered all across Canada, and Musk began reaching out to them. While technologists often rail that politicians just do not get technology, politicians counter that technologists all too rarely grasp politics. This was eventually settled by a joint agreement between Musk and the SEC clarifying the previous agreement details. I really was thinking about this stuff in college, he said.It is not some invented story after the fact. Around the same time, a technocratic organization also got started in Germany. Muskreceived a 98 on what his professor deemed a very interesting and well written paper.A second paper talked about taking research documents and books and electronically scanningthem, performing optical character recognition, and putting all of the information in a single databasemuch like a mix between todays Google Books and Google Scholar. (LogOut/ Twitter CEO Elon Musk called the media racist against whites and Asians after author Scott Adams' "Dilbert" comic strip was dropped by several publications because of his racist tirade against Black people. He loved his son with his whole heart, and was oh so proud of him. He moved to California in 1995 to attend Stanford University. [27][28], Musk attended Waterkloof House Preparatory School, Bryanston High School, and Pretoria Boys High School, from which he graduated. They settled in Pretoria, South Africa, where Maye became a model and met Errol Musk, an engineer. I dont think he makes friends easily, but he isvery loyal to those he has, Farooq said. [262] A particular focus of the company is to democratize artificial superintelligence systems, against governments and corporations. [231][232][233] Musk said he expects his employees to work for long hours, sometimes for 80 hours per week. [246] In November 2021, Musk donated $5.7billion of Tesla's shares to charity, according to regulatory filings;[250] however, Bloomberg News noted that all of it went to his own foundation, bringing Musk Foundation's assets up to $9.4billion at the end of 2021. [225] Musk then announced that he would resign as CEO "as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job". The last week of October, Bill Gates (net worth: $138 billion) celebrated his 66th birthday in a cove off the coast of Turkey, ferrying guests from his rented yacht to a beach resort by private helicopter. Musks son, named X A-12, follows the Technocrat dislike of personal names. [303] The deal stipulated that Musk only receives the compensation if Tesla reaches certain market values. Is Mastering Language. Then, I believe the second sentence out of hismouth was I think a lot about electric cars, Christie said. Even then, he showedan unusual knack for being able to perceive a path from a scientific advance to a for-profit enterprise.As Musk began to think more seriously about what he would do after college, he brieflyconsidered getting into the videogame business.

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