8 of the world's 10 richest people have seen their wealth drop this year as AI jitters grow

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth drop $12 billion so far in 2026.

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XAI's Macrohard project stalls as Tesla ramps up a similar AI agent effort

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Maye Musk describes her son Elon's living space: 'The shower only has one towel'

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Maye Musk and Elon Musk at The 2022 Met Gala celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York City.
Maye Musk and Elon Musk at The 2022 Met Gala celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion held at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022 in New York City.

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Departing Tesla finance VP says he slept under his desk while the company was under 'deathwatch'

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Tesla flirted with bankruptcy several times on its rise to become the world's most valuable automaker.

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Panama City wants Elon Musk's Boring Company to build a tunnel beneath its famous canal

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A Tesla drives through a Boring Company tunnel.

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Elon Musk dodged cameras ahead of courthouse testimony. Snubbed photogs blamed a 'decoy' Tesla.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 04: Elon Musk arrives at federal court on March 4, 2026 in San Francisco, California. Musk is on trial in a civil case for allegedly manipulating Twitter's stock price prior to his purchase of the company in 2022.

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xAI founding member describes 'grind' to get first Grok model out: 'No drugs, not even caffeine, just pure adrenaline'

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XAI founding member Toby Pohlen wrote that the company taught him to "grind with purpose."

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Leaked deck shows Elon Musk's X is promoting Grok's brand-safety scores after sexualized images backlash

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Elon Musk has been confrontational with advertisers since taking over X.

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Elon Musk warns Tesla employees over future of German megafactory ahead of union election

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the opening of Giga Berlin in 2022.

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Here are the key xAI figures who have departed in the recent exodus

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Elon Musk is merging xAI with SpaceX, his rocket company.

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