Elon Musk

Elon Musk to join Twitter's board, teases 'significant improvements'

April 5, 2022 9:14am EDT

Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.

Elon Musk takes 9 percent stake in Twitter, becoming biggest shareholder

April 4, 2022 1:28pm EDT

The goal of Elon Musk's 73.5 million share purchase -- worth about $3 billion -- is not clear.

'Virus of Theseus": Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he caught COVID again

March 28, 2022 5:11pm EDT

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he has contracted COVID-19 for the second time but was feeling well.

Elon Musk and Grimes secretly welcome a second child

March 10, 2022 5:11pm EST

The baby’s name is Exa Dark Sideræl Musk.

Elon Musk says Starlink won't block Russian state media in Ukraine: 'Sorry to be a free speech absolutist'

March 5, 2022 11:37am EST

Elon Musk overnight said "some governments" had asked SpaceX to block Russian state media on its Starlink internet satellites but said, "We will not do so unless at gunpoint."

Elon Musk says his Starlink internet is ‘now active’ in Ukraine

February 27, 2022 11:08am EST

A top Ukrainian official lamented that while Elon Musk was trying to “colonize Mars,” Russia was trying to occupy the country. Hours later, the tech billionaire responded to say Starlink had been activated in the area.

Tesla recalls nearly 54K 'Full Self-Driving' cars over vehicles running stop signs

February 1, 2022 2:12pm EST

Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 vehicles because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.

Elon Musk named Time's 2021 Person of the Year

December 13, 2021 9:58am EST

Time has named Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who leads electric car maker Tesla and rocket company SpaceX, as its 2021 Person of the Year.

Elon Musk sells more shares than necessary to pay current tax bill

November 17, 2021 10:08pm EST

Elon Musk is selling more Tesla shares than he needs to pay current tax obligations. Experts say he’s either converting part of his fortune from stock to cash, or he’s saving for bigger tax bills due next year.

Elon Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla stock after Twitter poll

November 10, 2021 8:56pm EST

The sales, disclosed in two regulatory filings late Wednesday, will cover tax obligations for stock options granted to Musk in September.

Elon Musk's Twitter poll asks if he should sell some Tesla stock

November 7, 2021 1:59pm EST

Elon Musk has asked Twitter users whether he should sell 10% of his stock in Tesla amid pressure in Washington to increase taxes on billionaires like him.

Elon Musk offers $6B in Tesla stock if UN shows how it will solve world hunger

November 2, 2021 8:18am EDT

Elon Musk offered $6 billion worth of Tesla stock if the U.N. food agency could show how the money would “solve world hunger.”

Tesla moving headquarters to Austin, Texas

October 8, 2021 11:22pm EDT

Elon Musk announced the move during the 2021 Annual Shareholders meeting Thursday afternoon at the new Tesla Gigafactory in Del Valle.

Tesla invests $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, plans to accept as payment

February 8, 2021 6:09pm EST

The electric automaker said in an SEC filing Monday that it bought $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and will soon accept the digital currency as payment for cars.