Elon Musk says he's raising Tesla engineer salaries because OpenAI has been aggressively poaching them with massive paydays

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk (left) and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right).

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How Elon Musk makes and spends his billions

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Elon Musk has amassed a fortune. His net worth hovers around $200 billion. But because the majority of his wealth is tied to Tesla shares and stock options, it dips and rises every day. See how he became one of the world's richest people — and where he spends his money.

Some people are being given thousands of dollars with no strings attached in universal basic income trials. They mostly spend the cash wisely.

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A universal basic income is paid to all, regardless of wealth or employment status.

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Tesla faces a 'seminal moment' and darker days could be ahead, analyst says

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Elon Musk's Tesla missed on delivery estimates in Q1.

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Elon Musk's having a terrible year

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Tesla can't outrun the EV slowdown

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Mark Cuban says pushing back against Elon Musk on X is fun: 'I have no problem sharing my opinion'

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Mark Cuban (left) and Elon Musk (right).

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Elon Musk's reputation is probably turning buyers off Tesla, analysts say

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Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla.

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Tesla's sales were terrible — but they were still enough to retake the EV lead from BYD

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A Tesla Model 3.

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Tesla Q1 sales miss Wall Street expectations — and clock the first year-over-year quarterly decline since 2020

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