Elon Musk's childhood fascination with sci-fi motivates his desire to lead the AI race, biographer Walter Isaacson says

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Walter Isaacson suggests Elon Musk's childhood fascination with sci-fi motivated him to enter the AI race with his startup xAI.

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Elon Musk's daughter Vivian slams Walter Isaacson's Musk biography, saying it portrays her as her father's 'villain backstory'

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Elon Musk's daughter Vivian Wilson said Musk's biographer Walter Isaacson, right, portrayed her "in a light that is genuinely defamatory."

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Elon Musk is always wrong about how fast he can achieve goals, his biographer says

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Elon Musk.

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'Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson says Apple will be the company 'most hurt' if economic tensions between US and China escalate

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Apple CEO Tim Cook recently made his second public visit to China this year amid challenges like a reported investigation into major iPhone supplier Foxconn.

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Elon Musk's former trust and safety chief at X says Musk had 'more emotion behind his decisions' than she expected

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Elon Musk's biographer has said he can be reckless and have a "dark streak," which Musk's ex, Grimes, has dubbed "demon mode."

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A biographer spent years following Elon Musk and Steve Jobs. Here's how he says they're alike — and how they're different

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Walter Isaacson identified some similarities between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs in his book on the Tesla CEO.
Walter Isaacson identified some similarities between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs in his book on the Tesla CEO.

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Elon Musk's biographer says X CEO's rocky interview was 'not a pretty sight' but she's 'the right person' for the job

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X CEO Linda Yaccarino still has the support of Elon Musk's biographer, who says she's "the right person" for the job, though he admits her Code Conference interview was "not a pretty sight."

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Elon Musk might be the internet's worst boyfriend. At least that's what it seems like in his new biography.

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Elon Musk can be a difficult person to be in a relationship with, Walter Isaacson's new biography on the billionaire shows.
Elon Musk can be a difficult person to be in a relationship with, Walter Isaacson's new biography on the billionaire reveals.

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Elon Musk crashed Grimes' voice-recording session for 'Cyberpunk 2077' with a 200-year-old musket and 'insisted' on a cameo

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Elon Musk attending the Met Gala with ex-partner Grimes.
Walter Isaacson's new biography on Elon Musk reveals a time when he entered Grimes's recording session for Cyberpunk 2077 with a gun because he wanted a cameo in the game.

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Elon Musk's biographer says 'nothing hurt him more' than his relationship with Amber Heard

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Elon Musk and actress Amber Heard dated on and off after bonding at the 2016 Met Gala.

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