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The track was used in January 2017, and Musk also started building a tunnel. [351] In December 2020, Politico named Musk's prediction that there would be "close to zero new cases" of COVID-19 by April one of "the most audacious, confident and spectacularly incorrect prognostications about the year". In 2004, he contributed $2,000 to President George W. Bush's reelection campaign, maxing out (over $100,000)[260] to Barack Obama's reelection campaign and donated $5,000 to Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, who represents Florida, a state critical to the space industry. I like to just keep an eye on what's going on with artificial intelligence. In 2018, for example, Musk offered to build a "kid-size" submarine to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach who were stuck in a flooded cave in Thailand.When a British diver called Musk's actions a "PR stunt," Musk called the diver a "pedo guy" in a since deleted tweet. [188], As a merchandising and publicity stunt, Musk said TBC sold 2,000 "flamethrowers" in 2018,[189][190] allegedly inspired by the Mel Brooks-directed film Spaceballs (1987). Engineers at Musk's companies SpaceX and The Boring Company built the mini-submarine out of a Falcon 9 liquid oxygen transfer tube[213] in 8 hours and personally delivered it to Thailand. "[271] Musk went on to voice support for Kanye West's independent run for president in July 2020. [204], By making AI available to everyone, OpenAI wants to "counteract large corporations who may gain too much power by owning super-intelligence systems devoted to profits, as well as governments which may use AI to gain power and even oppress their citizenry. [384][385] In 2012, he signed The Giving Pledge, promising to give at least half of his fortune to charity. 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[170] Tesla accepted $750 million in public funds from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as part of the Buffalo Billion project—a plan to invest money to help the economy of the Buffalo, New York area—to build the factory and infrastructure. The Washington Post observed that, "In the media's hands, it became a story about Musk's growing instability. A bit", "Elon Musk and Grimes saved a surprise for son X Æ A-12's birth certificate", "Musk Relocates to Texas, Criticizes 'Complacent' California", "Tesla: Elon Musk moves to Texas in Silicon Valley snub", "Elon Musk Moves to Texas, Takes Jab at Silicon Valley", "Elon Musk homes reportedly for sale after vow to sell possessions", "Elon Musk Selling California Properties Listed for $62.5 Million", "Elon Musk Has Promised To Give At Least Half His Fortune To Charity. [129] In July 2016, the first phase of Gigafactory 1, a lithium-ion battery and electric vehicle subassembly factory, was officially opened near Reno, Nevada, by Tesla in partnership with Panasonic. ", "Beyond the hype of Hyperloop: An analysis of Elon Musk's proposed transit system", "Hyperloop Designed for Quick, Convenient Commute", "Revealed: Elon Musk Explains the Hyperloop, the Solar-Powered High-Speed Future of Inter-City Transportation", "What is Hyperloop? [75] A contract to provide crew flights to the ISS was awarded in 2014. [61] In October 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in stock, of which Musk received $165 million. [382][207] Since 2002, the foundation has made over 350 contributions. "[266] He subsequently resigned from both business advisory councils in June 2017, in protest at Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change, stating: "Climate change is real. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is third at $132 billion, CNN reports. And I think there is a business reason for it. [254][255] He has described himself as a "socialist", but "not the kind that shifts resources from most productive to least productive, pretending to do good, while actually causing harm"—arguing instead, "true socialism seeks greatest good for all. [269][270], In August 2019, Musk came out on Twitter in support of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang, whose platform revolves around the ongoing problem of job displacement through technological automation and AI. [27][28], At the age of 10, he developed an interest in computing while using the Commodore VIC-20. These enhancements could improve memory or allow more direct interfacing with computing devices. A lawsuit settlement agreed to by Eberhard and Tesla in September 2009 designated five people as company founders, including Musk, Eberhard, JB Straubel, Mark Tarpenning, and Ian Wright. [345] When asked about what they received from Musk, California hospital representatives noted that they received CPAP machines made by ResMed instead and not "full ventilators," though they expressed gratitude nonetheless. He briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada when he was 17 to attend Queen's University. Japanese trains are awful. [122][123] As of March 2020[update], the Tesla Model 3 is the world's best-selling electric car, with more than 500,000 units delivered. In December 2014, Musk filed for a second divorce from Riley; however, the action was withdrawn. [220][221] He subsequently deleted the tweets, along with an earlier tweet in which he told another critic of the device, "Stay tuned jackass. To Rogan's inquiry on how often he smoked cannabis, Musk replied: "Almost never. [93][better source needed], In a September 2018 announcement of a planned 2023 lunar circumnavigation mission, a private flight called #dearMoon project,[94] Musk showed a redesigned concept for the BFR second stage and spaceship with three rear fins and two front canard fins added for atmospheric entry, replacing the previous delta wing and split flaps shown a year earlier. Back in November, Musk toppled Microsoft founder Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person. [67][68] In October 2001, Musk traveled with a group to Moscow to buy refurbished Dnepr Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that could send the greenhouse payloads into space. This drew more confusion, as Æ is not a letter in the modern English alphabet. "To be clear, I am not a conservative. "[26] He also has a half-sister and a half-brother on his father's side. ", "Elon Musk's baby name isn't just weird, it may be against California regulations", "Elon Musk and Grimes have changed their baby's name. Musk is known for being outspoken on social media, a habit that has gotten him in trouble more than once. [348][349][350] Several days earlier, Musk said he had "most likely" contracted COVID-19. [393] In October 2019, Musk donated $1 million to '#TeamTrees' a tree planting initiative to plant 20 million trees led by the YouTube community and in collaboration with Arbor Day Foundation. [222][223], Two days later, Musk issued an apology for his remarks. Elon Musk and tech heavies invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence . ", "Brisbane's urban planning 'average' and making residents sick, expert says", "Elon Musk Calls Transit Expert 'An Idiot,' Says Public Transport 'Sucks, "Elon Musk says public transit is 'painful,' Twitter fights back — then so does Musk", "Tesla factory is still open for business as Musk tells employees 'I will personally be at work, "Elon Musk claims he tested positive and negative for coronavirus on the same day after four tests", "Elon Musk draws ire after calling panic over coronavirus epidemic 'dumb, "Elon Musk says 'the coronavirus panic is dumb' as tech peers shift to remote work", "Elon Musk Lashes Out at Officials Keeping Tesla Plant Closed Over Virus", "Sheriff Tells Tesla It's Not as 'Essential' as Musk Thinks", "danger of panic still far exceeds danger of corona imo", "Coronavirus: Elon Musk 'child immunity' tweet will stay online", "Elon Musk tweeted a piece of misinformation about children being 'essentially immune' to the coronavirus, but Twitter isn't taking it down", "Based on current trends, probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April", "Kids are essentially immune, but elderly with existing conditions are vulnerable.

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