He has also been criticized for making unscientific statements, such as spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Musk has promoted contentious perspectives regarding politics and various technologies, especially on Twitter. He has proposed a hyperloop high-speed vactrain transportation system and is the president of the Musk Foundation, which donates to scientific research and education.
In 2022, Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion. In 2016, he co-founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology company focused on developing brain–computer interfaces, and he founded The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company. In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit research company promoting friendly artificial intelligence. In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy company that was later acquired by Tesla and became Tesla Energy. He became its chairman and product architect, eventually assuming the position of CEO in 2008. In 2004, he was an early investor in the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. In 2002, Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, and is its CEO and chief engineer. eBay bought PayPal in 2002 for $1.5 billion. The same year, Musk co-founded the online bank X.com, which merged with Confinity in 2000 to form PayPal. The startup was acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999. He moved to California in 1995 to attend Stanford University but decided to instead pursue a business career, co-founding the web software company Zip2 with his brother, Kimbal. Two years later, he matriculated at Queen's University and transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received bachelor's degrees in economics and physics. He attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada at age 17, acquiring citizenship through his Canadian-born mother. Musk was born and grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. With an estimated net worth of around $195 billion as of November 4, 2022, Musk is the wealthiest person in the world, according to both the Bloomberg Billionaires Index and Forbes 's real-time billionaires list. founder of The Boring Company co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI president of the Musk Foundation and owner and CEO of Twitter, Inc. He is the founder, CEO, and chief engineer of SpaceX angel investor, CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc.
Elon Reeve Musk FRS ( / ˈ iː l ɒ n/ EE-lon born June 28, 1971) is a business magnate and investor.
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