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Elon Musk businesses at a glance

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Elon Musk is an entrepreneur with his hands and investments in several businesses. He has helped shape several industries including AI and space travel with his leadership.

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Elon Musk may be one of the most famous billionaire entrepreneurs, and his name appears in the news regularly, making him a household name.

He has co-founded a number of businesses, including SpaceX and PayPal. He is also the world's richest person, according to the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires List based on net worth.

Some of Musk's business notables include the following:

  • Started an online business directory before Google called Zip2.
  • Revolutionized online banking with X.com.
  • Created the first digital payment platform, merging X.com with Confinity to form PayPal.
  • Founded SpaceX, which also developed Starlink.
  • Started the Musk Foundation to promote the creation of safe AI, renewable energy and pediatric research.
  • Bought the majority of electric car company Tesla and became CEO.
  • Invested in solar energy, acquiring SolarCity through Tesla and incorporating it as Tesla Energy.
  • Co-founded OpenAI, resigning from board due to conflicts with Tesla and its AI products.
  • Co-founded Neuralink Corp., a neurotechnology company using brain implants to communicate with phones and computers.
  • Founded the Boring Company, an underground tunneling company to limit city traffic using a hyperloop system for transportation between cities.
  • Purchased the majority of Twitter stock, then paid $44 billion to acquire the company. Twitter has since been rebranded to X.
  • Joined the AI revolution with a new company called xAI. Musk plans to have this company compete with other generative AI chatbots such as Bard and ChatGPT.
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