Time names Elon Musk its 2021 Person of the Year
Time magazine picked Musk for the 2021 honor, citing his influence on electric cars, spaceflight and public conversation.
Elon Musk, and everything he builds.
News and history on Elon Musk and the companies he runs. Daily coverage is coming soon. For now, explore the archive: the milestones that shaped Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, xAI, X and The Boring Company.
xAI and X combine in an all-stock deal
Elon Musk announced that his AI company had acquired his social platform, valuing the two together at well over $100 billion.
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Elon Musk hosts Saturday Night Live
The CEO took the stage at NBC's sketch show on Mother's Day weekend, an appearance that drew a lot of attention.
Musk overtakes Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person
A surge in Tesla's share price made Musk the top name on the main billionaire rankings in January 2021.
Musk co-chairs the launch of OpenAI
OpenAI was announced as a non-profit AI research lab with Elon Musk and Sam Altman as co-chairs.
Musk publishes the Hyperloop concept
A white paper proposed passenger pods in low-pressure tubes, and Musk invited others to build it.
The companies
Tesla 14 stories
Electric vehicles, batteries and energy.
Latest: Tesla opens Giga Texas with a "Cyber Rodeo"SpaceX 13 stories
Reusable rockets, Starlink and the road to Mars.
Latest: SpaceX catches a Starship booster with the launch towerNeuralink 5 stories
Brain-computer interfaces.
Latest: Neuralink implants its device in a human for the first timexAI 3 stories
Artificial intelligence and the Grok chatbot.
Latest: xAI and X combine in an all-stock dealX (Twitter) 3 stories
The social platform formerly known as Twitter.
Latest: Twitter's bird is retired as the platform becomes XThe Boring Company 2 stories
Tunnels to beat traffic.
Latest: The Boring Company opens its test tunnel to the public