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Elon Musk is still the world’s wealthiest person ... Forbes has been keeping track of the world’s billionaires since 1987. In April 2024 we found 2,781 of them for our annual list.

Trump's aides have signaled behind the scenes that Musk still reports to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency associates barrel through the federal government, former Twitter (now X) employees have seen this all before.

Elon Musk’s lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire’s request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-pro ...

Elon Musk’s comments added to the questions surrounding its future. By Theodore Schleifer and Mike Ives Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called ...

In Silicon Valley, you can call yourself whatever you want, but it's a little trickier in Washington. Here's what Trump's EO ...

Elon Musk is ascending in late 2024 and, depending on one's point of view, is drawing rave reviews or visceral angst. Like Gotham City's most famous billionaire, Bruce Wayne, Musk doesn't seem to ...

Comedian Williams shared a candid response when he was asked during a recent podcast appearance if he had met billionaire Musk.

Though it wasn't given a name at the time, CEO Elon Musk said that the company had filed documents with international regulators to place about 4,000 satellites in Low Earth Orbit. "We're really ...

USAID's website has dropped offline without explanation in the Trump administration's two-week-old funding freeze of U.S. foreign aid and development funding.