From 'First Buddy' bromance to a feud to a thaw, here's how Elon Musk and Donald Trump's relationship has evolved

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Donald Trump greets Elon Musk ahead of a state dinner in Qatar
Elon Musk and Donald Trump

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A future without work? What Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and others in AI are saying about the future.

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A composite image of Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Bill Gates
Elon Musk said AI could create a future where all of humanity is wealthy. Bill Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have less radical ideas of what the future may hold.

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Elon Musk's Grok AI faces government backlash after it was used to create sexualized images of women and minors

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Elon Musk is pictured with Grok and the xAI logo.
X users are asking Elon Musk's Grok AI to create sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.

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The world's 10 wealthiest people are worth more than Amazon after getting nearly $600 billion richer in 2025

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Composite picture of Elon Musk (left) and Jeff Bezos (right)

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Tesla sales fall for the second year in a row

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Elon Musk in Oval Office
Elon Musk lost billions in wealth this year. He's almost got it all back.

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Elon Musk gave nearly $100 million worth of Tesla shares to charity for 'tax planning'

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Elon Musk at the Cannes advertising conference, June 2024
Elon Musk has frequently said he doesn't have enough control over Tesla's voting shares.

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Elon Musk plans 'high-volume production' of Neuralink brain chips and says he wants to automate the surgical procedure

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Elon Musk's Neuralink startup develops brain-chip implants.

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Meet the Elon Musk lawyer who's also literally a clown

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Jaymie Parkkinen
By day, Jaymie Parkkinen is a skilled intellectual property lawyer working for Elon Musk in a clash-of-the-titans legal dispute against Sam Altman. By night, he is a clown.

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Elon Musk made a lot of promises for Tesla Robotaxi in 2025. Here's what he missed.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a reputation for setting ambitious deadlines that his companies often struggle to meet.

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Tesla just made an 'unusual' move, and it could mean a rough end to the year

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Tesla is battling to avoid a second consecutive annual sales decline.

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