Elon Musk

Characterrelationship

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Characterexperience

Earlyexperience

Boyhood(5photos)

June1971Onthe28th,ElonMuskwasborninPretoria,SouthAfrica.HisfatherisanAnglo-DutchsonwhoworksasanelectricalandmechanicalengineerinSouthAfrica.HismotherwasborninCanadaandisamodel.Heisalsoawriterandnutritionist.Theworkoftheteacher.In1980,ElonMusklivedwithhisfatherafterhisparentsdivorced.Inspiredbyhisfather,ElonMuskwasobsessedwithscienceandtechnologywhenhewasachild.

In1981,10-year-oldElonMuskboughtthefirstcomputerinhislifewithhispocketmoneyandpartofthefundssponsoredbyhisfather.Later,heboughtaprogrammingtextbookandlearnedhowtoprogram.

In1983,12-year-oldElonMusksuccessfullydesignedaspacegamesoftwarecalled"Blastar",andthensolditto"PCandOfficeTechnology"magazinefor$500,earningTothefirstpotofgoldinlife.

In1988,17-year-oldElonMuskleftthefamilyaftergraduatingfromPretoriaBoys’HighSchool,wenttoCanadaalone,andlivedwithhismother’srelatives.

In1989,ElonMuskobtainedCanadiancitizenshipandappliedforadmissiontoQueen’sUniversityinOntariothefollowingyear.

In1992,ElonMusktransferredtotheWhartonSchooloftheUniversityofPennsylvaniatostudyeconomicsonascholarship.Duringcollege,ElonMuskbegantopaycloseattentiontotheInternet,cleanenergy,andspace.Afieldthataffectsthefuturedevelopmentofmankind.AfterElonMuskobtainedabachelor'sdegreeineconomics,hestayedinschoolforanotheryeartogetabachelor'sdegreeinphysics.

In1995,24-year-oldElonMuskenteredStanfordUniversitytostudyadoctoralprograminmaterialsscienceandappliedphysics,butontheseconddayafterenrollment,ElonMuskdecidedtoleavetheschoolandstarthisownbusiness.

Investmentandentrepreneurship

Zip2

In1995,ElonMuskandhisyoungerbrotherKambaMuskdroppedoutofschool(KimbalMusk)tooktherandomangelinvestmentofasmallgroupofSiliconValleyandfoundedZip2,acompanythatdevelopsonlinecontentpublishingsoftwarefornewsorganizations.Atthattime,theNewYorkTimesandtheChicagoPostbecameMusk.Brother'scustomer.

X.com&PayPal

ElonMuskwhenhefoundedPayPal(2photos)

In1999,theAmericancomputermanufacturerCompaqacquiredZip2withUS$307millionincashandUS$34millioninstockoptions.The28-year-oldElonMuskmadeaprofitofUS$22millioninthisacquisition.InMarchofthesameyear,ElonMuskinvested10millionU.S.dollarsandfoundedanonlinefinancialservicesandemailpaymentbusinesscompany"X.com"withtwopartnersfromSiliconValley.

In2000,ElonMuskmergedX.comwithConfinityfoundedbyPeterThielandMaxLavchininordertosolvethecompetitionintheonlinequicktransferbusiness.Confinity'sPayPal(PayPal)wasusedinFebruary.

InOctober2002,PayPal,whichfocusedonmobilepayment,waswhollyacquiredbyeBay,theworld’slargestonlinecompanyatthetime,forUS$1.5billion.ElonMuskwasthelargestshareholderofPayPal.,Owns11.7%oftheequity,andgot165millionUSdollarsofit.However,afterthecompletionofthetransaction,manycoremembersofPayPalleftthecompany.ElonMusktookoverasCEOafterPeterThielleft,butafterwardsElonMuskfailedduetointernalstrugglesinthecompany.Andwasexpelledfromthecompany.

SpaceExplorationTechnologyCompany

Inearly2001,ElonMuskplannedaprojectcalled"MarsOasis"whilestillatPayPal.ItisplannedtobuildasmallexperimentalgreenhouseonMars,sothatcropsfromtheearthwilltrytogrowinthesoilofMars.ButlaterElonMuskdiscoveredthatthecostofgoingtotheRussianAerospaceCorporationtopurchasealaunchvehiclewasmuchhigherthanthecostofself-developedrockets,soElonMusksuspendedtheimplementationoftheplan.

InJune2002,ElonMuskestablishedSpaceExplorationTechnologyCompany(SpaceX)asCEOandChiefTechnologyOfficer.ElonMuskbegantostudyhowtoreducerocketlaunchcosts,andItisplannedtorealizethemigrationofMarsinthefutureandcreatearealspacecivilizationofmankind.

In2004,Muskinvested6.3millionUSdollarsintheTeslacompanyfoundedbyMartinEberhard,andheservedasthechairmanofthecompany.Teslaisacompanythatmanufactureshigh-endelectricsportscars,andMusk'sinvestmentinitisobviouslybasedonhisloveforelectricvehiclesandhisoptimismaboutthemarket.Becauseofmanagementissuesandthestumblingblockintheproductionofthefirstsportscar,Muskinvestedallhismoneyinresearchanddevelopment.

In2005,the34-year-oldMuskwasworthmorethan300millionU.S.dollars.Whenhewasunder40,thethreeidealsoftheInternet,cleanenergyandspacehadbeenrealized.

In2008,whenthefinancialcrisisbrokeout,Muskalsousheredinatroughinhislife.Hisrocketfailedthreetimes,andtheinvestmentoftensofmillionsofdollarsturnedintoabigfireballaftertheexplosion.Becauseofthehighcostofresearchanddevelopment,Teslawasalsoonthevergeofbankruptcy.

InJune2010,TeslawaslistedontheNasdaqandsuccessfullycompletedtheIPO,withanetraisedcapitalofapproximatelyUS$184million.Afewdaysbeforelisting,theNewYorkTimesbrokethatMuskwasonthevergeofbankruptcy.Afterthelisting,Muskmade$630milliononthebooks.TeslabecamethefirstAmericancarmanufacturertogopublicsinceFordMotor'sIPOin1956,andtheonlyindependentmanufacturerofpureelectricvehiclestogopublicintheUnitedStates.SpaceXhasbeenprofitablesince2007.Teslareceivedalow-interestloanofUS$465millionfromtheUSDepartmentofEnergy,soldmanyelectricsportscarsforUS$100,000each,andbecameabatterysupplierforMercedes-BenzSmartcars.ToyotaandMercedes-BenzhaveinvestedinTesla,buthisbookwealthisstillinsufficient.

OnDecember8,2010,theFalcon9rocketdevelopedbyMusk’sSpaceXspaceexplorationtechnologycompanysuccessfullylaunchedthe"Dragonspacecraft"intoearthorbit.Thisisthefirsttimeinthehistoryoftheworldthataprivatecompanyhaslaunchedit.Aspacecraftthatgoestospaceandcanreturnsmoothly.Theentireaerospaceindustrywasshaken.AccordingtoNASA'splan,whenallUSspaceshuttlesareretiredin2011,theywillrelyonprivatecompanieslikeSpaceXtodeliversuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStation.

In2011,ElonMusksaidfranklythatitisveryriskytobetallthefutureonrocketsandelectricvehicles.Buthechangedtheconversationandsaid,butnotsodevotedisthebiggestrisk,becausethehopeofsuccessiszero.

Withhisowncapitalaccumulation,MuskfoundedSpaceXandSolarCityandservedastheirCEO.

TheBoringCompanywasestablishedinDecember2016.Itisarailtransitcompanythatsolvesgroundcongestionproblems.AccordingtoMusk’svision,hewillinstalla“pallet”forthecar’ssuspensionontheground.Afterthecarisparked,thepalletwilldroptotheground,andthecarwillbequicklytransportedbetweentheundergroundtunnelsatamaximumspeedof200kilometersperhour.

OnJune1,2017,halfanhourafterTrumpannouncedhiswithdrawalfromtheParisAgreement,TeslaCEOElonMuskannouncedhisresignationfromtheTrumpAdvisoryBoard.

Inearly2017,heannouncedplanstobuildalargerrocketinpreparationforthestartoftheMarscolonizationplanin2022.Healsoadmittedthatthistimetablecanbecalled"ambition."Thecodenameoftheprojectis"SuperLargeRocket"(BFR).

OnDecember4,2017,itranked43rdontheBloombergBusinessWeekly’s2017listofthe50mostinfluentialpeopleintheworld.

InMay2018,Forbes'toptenmostinfluentialCEOsrankedninth.

OnSeptember29,2018,theUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionstatedthatMuskwouldstepdownasTesla’schairman.

OnNovember8,2018,Tesla’sboardofdirectorsnominatedCOORobynDenholmaschairman,andtheappointmentwilltakeeffectimmediately.Earlier,TeslaChairmanandCEOElonMuskreachedasettlementagreementwiththeUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC).Accordingtothetermsofthesettlement,MuskagreedtoresignaschairmanofTeslawithin45days,butwillcontinuetoserveasCEO.Inthefollowingthreeyears,hewasnoteligibletobere-electedaschairman.

OnAugust17,2020,U.S.time,USstocksclosed,andTesla'sstockpricesoared11.2%tocloseat1,835.64yuanpershare,arecordhigh.Asaresult,ElonMusk'snetworthincreasedby7.8billionUSdollarsto84.8billionUSdollars,becomingthefourthrichestmanintheworld.

OnFebruary19,2021,afterthecompletionofanewroundoffinancingbyitsSpaceX,ElonMusk'snetassetsincreasedtoUS$1999billion,makinghimtheworld’srichestmanforthesecondtimethisyear..

Personallife

Familymembers

ElonMusk(2photos)

Sister:ToscaMusk,Brother:KimbalMusk,father:aSouthAfricanengineer,mother:MeyerMusk,Canadian,workingasanutritionistandmodel.

MarriageLife

OnMarch21,2016,BritishactorTalulahRiley(TalulahRiley)filedadivorcepetitionwiththeLosAngelesSupremeCourttoendtherelationshipbetweenherandMusk.Maritalrelationship.ItisworthmentioningthatMuskalsoappliedfordivorcein2014,buthewithdrewtheapplicationsevenmonthslater.

Thisisthethirdtimethetwohavedealtwithdivorcematters.MuskandRileymarriedin2010anddivorcedin2012,buttheyremarried18monthslater.

TherearenochildrenbetweenMuskandRiley,butMuskhasfivesonswithhisfirstwife,sciencefictionwriterJustin.InApril2014,MuskbroughthissonwithhimduringhisfirstvisittoChina.Atthattime,hisfirstwife,Justin,alsotookcareofthechildren.

Everytimeyougetmarried,Muskwillsignapre-nuptialorpost-nuptialagreement.Therefore,Muskisveryactiveinthedivisionofpropertyduringeachdivorce,andthewealthobtainedbythetwowivesfromthedivorceisalsoextremelylimited.ThefirstwifeJustingaveupalmostallrights,andRileyreceivedonly4.2millionUSdollarsandaTeslaRoadstercarinthefirstdivorce.Accordingtothemedia,RileywillreceiveUS$16millionintheseconddivorce.

OnMay4,2020,thefirstchildofElonMusk’sgirlfriendGrimeswasborn.

Healthstatus

Coronavirusinfection

OnNovember18,2020,ElonMuskwascaughtaftervisitingSweden.Infectedwiththenewcrownpneumoniavirus.

SufferingfromAsperger’sSyndrome

OnMay10,2021,ElonMuskwillserveontheAmericancomedyshow"SaturdayNightLive"WhenthehostrevealedthathewassufferingfromAsperger'ssyndrome.

HonorsReceived

OnNovember21,2013,thefamousAmericanfinancialmagazine"Fortune"announcedthe"2013BusinessPersonoftheYear",TeslaMotorsCEOMusktoppedthelist.

OnSeptember22,2016,Bloomberg's50mostinfluentialpeopleintheworldlist,ElonMuskranked11th.

OnDecember14,2016,wonthehonorof"2016MostInfluentialCEO".

OnDecember4,2017,itranked43rdontheBloombergBusinessWeekly’s2017listofthe50mostinfluentialpeopleintheworld.

InApril2018,hewashonoredastheworld'smostinfluentialpersoninTimeMagazinein2018.

InMay2018,hewasawardedthestatusofaFellowoftheRoyalSociety.

InMarch2019,ElonMuskranked40thinthe2019ForbesGlobalBillionaireslistwithafortuneof22.3billionUSdollars.

InSeptember2019,ElonMuskwasnamedthemostinspiringleaderintheglobaltechnologyindustryandrankedfirstonthelist.

InOctober2019,theForbes400richestAmericansranked23rd.

OnFebruary26,2020,ElonMuskranked20thinthe"2020HurunGlobalRichList"withawealthof322billionyuan.

OnApril6,2020,ElonMuskranked21stinthe"HurunGlobalTop100Entrepreneurs"withafortuneof290billionyuan.

OnApril7,2020,ElonMuskranked31stinthe"2020ForbesGlobalBillionairesList"withafortuneofUS$24.6billion.

OnJune23,2020,ElonMuskranked18thinthe"HurunGlobalTop100Entrepreneurs"withafortuneofRMB375billion.

In2020,ElonMuskranked7thinthe"2020ForbesUSRichList"withafortuneof68billionUSdollars.

OnMarch2,2021,ElonMuskrankedfirstinthe"2021HurunGlobalRichList"withafortuneofRMB1.280billion.

InApril2021,ElonMuskrankedsecondinthe"2021ForbesGlobalRichList"withafortuneofUS$151billion.

Majorachievements

Investmentinmovies

ElonMuskhasacloserelationshipwithHollywood,moviestarGeorgeClooneyanddirectorCameronareallhisGuests.SearchingforhisnameintheInternetmoviedatabase,thereisalonglistofresults.Muskhasworkedasaproducerforthreefilms.

In2000,ElonMusk’syoungersisterToscaMuskestablishedanindependentfilmproductioncompany"MuskEntertainment",andElonMuskservedasthefirstfilm"Guessing".Theproducerof,otherfamousonessuchas"Thankyouforsmoking"in2005,the1994DassaultFalcon900aircraftthatappearedinthismoviewasregisteredunderhisname.Inaddition,hehasguest-starredhimselfin7moviesandTVseries.

WhenthedirectorofIronManfoundElonMuskinordertoenrichtherole,heexpressedastronginterestinbeingaproducer.Partofthescenesinthefilmwereshotintheemptyfactoryareaof​​SpaceXheadquarters.Inthesubtitlestable,ElonMusk’snameislistedinthe"SpecialThanks"column.

ElonMuskhasrecentlysaidthatheisgoingtoretireonMars.InSpaceX'sHawthorne,Californiafactory,1,500engineersareworkinghardforthisgoal.HangingbythedoorisahugepictureofMars.InthehugeformerBoeing777manufacturingplant,thereareparkedFalcon9rocketsandcapsule-shapedspacecraftcalled"DragonSpacecraft."

MarsOasis

Muskhadstudiedphysicsinuniversity,buthewasnotarocketexpert.Inearly2001,Muskplannedaprojectcalled"MarsOasis",planningtolandasmallexperimentalgreenhouseonMars,includingcropstogrowinMartiansoil.However,whenhefoundthatthelaunchcostwasmuchhigherthantheR&Dandengineeringcostsofthisproject,hesuspendedtheproject.Hedecidedtosetupacompanytostudyhowtoreducelaunchcosts.ThisisSpaceX.OnSeptember28,2008,theFalcon1rocketwassuccessfullylaunchedforthefirsttime.ThiswasthefirsttimethataliquidorbitalrocketdevelopedbyaprivatespacecompanysuccessfullyenteredEarthorbit.

Adventurer

Thefinancialcrisisbrokeout.HestoodinTesla’sofficeandtoldtheemployees:Eitherinvestinyourownmoneyorthecompanycollapses.Hewillnotsayafterthoughts.IfIdidsomethingbefore.Sohewroteacheckfor3milliondollars,hislast3milliondollars.Healsopersuadedotherinvestors,includinghisbrothers,toinvesttheirpersonalwealthinthecompany.SolvedTesla'sproblem.Hisnextquestionwaswhoborrowedmoneytospendtomorrow,andallthemoneyhadtobeborrowedfromfriends,includingrent.

MuskbelievesthatSpaceXhascarriedoutahighdegreeofverticalintegrationinthedesignandproduction,andthelaunchpricewillfurtherdropovertime,andSpaceX'srocketsaredesignedtoberecyclable.

Theworld’sfirstprivately-developedspacecraft

AfterSpaceXwasfoundedin2002,manycriticsbelievedthatMuskcouldnotsucceed.ThisisalsowhatMusksaid.Thereasonwhythemythicalimageof"Dragon"namedthespaceship.The"Dragon"spacecraftisdesignedwith7seatsandawidecargocompartment.Theoverallshapeis"bullet".Itisoneofthefewcommercialspacecraftintheworldandtheworld'sfirstspacecraftdevelopedbyaprivatecompany.In2011,NASAsigneda$1.6billioncontractwithSpaceX,andSpaceXwillprovide12transportationandresupplymissionsforAmericanastronauts.ThisgivesSpaceXapriceadvantageoveritscompetitor,OrbitalSciences,whichexceedsmorethan$200million.SpaceX'sgoalistominimizethecostofspacetransportation.Inordertoreducecosts,SpaceXhasevenpurchasedsecond-handinstrumentsfromtheInternet,lookingforthecheapestsalvagecompanytosalvagetherocketwreckage.

InFebruary2012,thematerialscarriedbytheLongspacecraftweresenttotheInternationalSpaceStationbytheFalcon9rocketforsupplementarysupplies,whichwasdelayedbecauseoftheneedformorepreparations.Afterall,thiswillbethefirsttimeaprivatecompanyspacecrafthasdockedwithanon-orbitlaboratory.Thisispartofa$1.6billioncontractsignedbetweenSpaceXandNASA.Muskhassignedmorethan30contractsworthatotalof$3billion.TheyputthedetailsoftheinterioroftheDragoncapsuleonthewebsiteforpeopletobrowse.Theultimatepurposeofthiscapsule-shapedcontaineristocarrypeopleandtravelbetweenspaceandtheearthatarelativelylowcost.

Onlyfourintheworldhavemasteredspacecraftlaunchrecoverytechnology:theUnitedStates,Russia,China,andElonMusk.

Solarenergy

OnthemorningofOctober16,2014,SolarCity,thelargestinstallerofresidentialsolarpanelsintheUnitedStates,announcedonWednesdaythatthecompanywillissuea$200millionsolarbondandwilldesignaninvestmentThewebsiteisusedtopurchasethebond.SolarCityhaslaunchedthreeprivateplacementsofsolarbondsinthepastyear,andthecompanysaidthatthisisthefirsttimetheyhavepubliclysoldsuchbondsintheUnitedStates.

SolarCityissupportedbyTeslafounderElonMusk.Thecompanyistargetingretailinvestorsthistimewithaminimumpurchaseamountofonly$1,000.SolarCityhaspreviouslyreliedonlargeinvestorssuchasGoogleandUnitedBankofAmerica,whichcanobtainfederaltaxreliefbyinvestinginsolarsystems.

SolarCityFinancialProductsVicePresidentTimNewell(TimNewell)said:"Thisgivesusanopportunitytoexpandthescopeofinvestors."

ThebondtermofthisissueFor1to7years,theinterestrateisupto4%.U.S.investmentbankPavelMolchanovanalystRaymondJames(RaymondJames)said:"Demandforbondswillbeverystrong,andmanyretailinvestorsareveryfondofyield-orientedsecurities-includingstocksandbonds."SolarCitywilluseitsusersThemonthlyfeeispaidtorepaythedebt.Thecompany'suserswillalsoinstallsolarpanelsontheroof,butthereisnoneedtopayinadvance,andtheyonlyneedtopaymonthlyaccordingtothepowerconsumption.

"Weexpecttocontinuetoissuebondsinthefuture.Thisisonlythefirststep."Newelladdedthatthecompanyexpectstolaunchotherfinancialproducts.Afewdaysbefore,thecompanyhadjustlaunchedafinancialproductthatalloweditsuserstoborrowtopurchaseresidentialsolarsystems.DuetotheoveralldeclineintheUSstockmarket,SolarCitysharesfell3%onWednesdaytocloseat$48.19.

Interstellarspacecraft

OnMay5,2021,Wednesday,U.S.localtime,SpaceXsuccessfullycompletedtheimplementationofitslatestprototypeSN15ofthe"Interstellarspacecraft".High-altitudeflighttest.

MusktweetedthatSpaceXconductedthefifthinterstellarspacecrafttestlaunchinTexas.Subsequently,MuskannouncedthattheSpaceXprototypeSN15interstellarspacecraftsuccessfullylandedafterlaunch.

SpaceXisdevelopingthe"Starship"vehicleaspartofafullyreusableheavylaunchsystemthatwillalsoincludeahugeboostercalled"SuperHeavy".SpaceXfounderandCEOElonMusksaidthatthe"starship"willbethecoreofthecompany'sdeepspacerocketteamforflightstothemoonandMars.

SocialEvaluation

ElonMusk’sfriendscommentedonhimasapersonwithextremelycleargoals,andheisusedtoseeingtheworldfromtheperspectiveofanengineer.AdeoRessi,hisroommateattheUniversityofPennsylvaniasaidthatheisalsoacrazyentrepreneur.Whenhewasincollege,thetwoonceopenedanightclub.Everytimethepolicecalled,Muskalwayspretendedtorespondcalmly.

Whenhewasincollege,heoftenthoughtabouttherealproblemsfacingtheworldandwhichoneswouldaffectthefutureofmankind.HeisoptimisticabouttheInternet,sustainableenergyandspaceexploration.Later,heenteredthesethreeareasinaccordancewiththeagreement,anddroppedthethreeblockbustersofPayPal,TeslaMotorsandSpaceXinturn.

"Aslongasheisoptimistic,hewillcontinuetoworkharduntilhereachesthegoal."Ressisaid.

Forthosewhoopposehim,hewillsparenoefforttofightbackwithoutconcealinghistruethoughts.

Relatedevents

Chinadebut

CovercharacterElonMusk(3photos)

OntheafternoonofApril21,2014,ataneventinGeekPark,TeslaCEOMuskrecordedalivebroadcastofChinaCentralTelevision’s"Dialogue"andhadameetingwithLenovoCEOYangYuanqing.Conversation.

MuskhasagoodopportunitytofullyexplainhisChinesestrategytopotentialChineseconsumers,butintheenditmadeatechnologicalversionof"ArtLife",whichbecameMusk'ssystematicsummary.

MusktalkedaboutChinathreetimes,talkedabouthis5-year-oldbabylikesChina,onceexplainedtheTeslapricinginChina;andoncerevealedthatchargingstationswillbebuiltinShanghaiandBeijing,Therewillbelocalizedproductioninthenextthreetofouryears.

Chargingcooperation

InJune2014,TeslaCEOElonMuskannouncedthatTeslaNolitigationwillbeinitiatedagainstanyonewhousesthecompany'spatents.ThisalsomeansthatothercarcompaniescanuseTesla'stechnologytomakeelectriccarswithoutobstacles.

AutomakersincludingNissanandBMWareinterestedinnegotiatingwithTeslaonthechargingnetworkthatthesethreemanufacturerscanusetogether.BothBMWandNissanhopetoworkwithTeslatobuildacommonchargingstandardforelectricvehicles.

AsimilarpartnershipisnotTesla’sfirstattempt,becausethecompanyhaspreviouslycooperatedwithMercedes-Benztobuildthechargingsystemforthelatter’sB-classcarsandsomeotherelectriccomponents.

Musk’s"SpamDestructionTheory"

Muskputforwardsuchahypothesisforthethreatofartificialintelligence:Mayberobotswill"feel"Thebestwaytodeletespamistokillhumanstogether.Manypeopledenouncethishypothesisassheernonsense,whichcanbecalledGod'slogic.Butinfact,thisviewisnotoriginalMusk.Somescientistshavepreviouslyputforwardasimilarbutmorerigoroushypothesisof"ironnailsdestroyingtheworld":ahumanhasgivenartificialintelligenceorderstoproduceasmanynailsaspossible.Soartificialintelligencestartedtomineironoreandcoalminestosmeltsteelandmakeironnails.Whenhumansthinkthatironnailsareenough,theyorderartificialintelligencetostopmanufacturing.However,theartificialintelligencebelievedthathewasobstructingthemanufactureofironnailsandkilledthehumanintheprincipleof"asmuchaspossible".Finally,oneday,theironoreandcoalminesontheearthwereallmined.(Assumingthathumanshavenotbeenextinctduetocoalminingandironoremining)Theartificialintelligencesuddenlythoughtthatthehumanbodyalsocontainsiron...eventuallyhumanswillbeextinct.

Wonthe"HinderingTechnologyInnovation"Award

OnJanuary20,2016,accordingtoforeignmediareports,TeslaandSpaceXCEOElonMaScott,StephenHawking,thefounderofthetheoryofeverythingintheuniverse,andBillGates,thebiggestplayerinpromotingthepopularizationofcomputers,werenominatedforthe"HinderingTechnologicalInnovation"award,andthefirsttwowontheaward.

TheITandInnovationFoundationannuallyselectsthe"LudditeAward",whichisspeciallyawardedtothosewhotrytohindertechnologicalinnovation.MuskandHawkingwereawardedbecausetheyjoineda"loosealliance"organization.They"maintainedahighdegreeofvigilance"aboutartificialintelligencetechnology,whichledtopeople'sfearofartificialintelligencetechnology.

BillGates,whoalsohasapessimisticattitudetowardsartificialintelligence,wasalsonominatedfortheaward.

ThetermLudditeoriginatedfromEnglandinthe19thcentury,whentextileworkersopposedtheuseofpowerloomsandotherlabor-savingequipment.The"Webster'sDictionary"definesLutherasapersonwhohinderstechnologicalprogress.

Musk,Hawkingandmanyartificialintelligenceexpertshavesaidthatthistechnologyhasbecomethebiggestexistentialthreattomankind.Muskoncetweetedthatthepotentialthreatofartificialintelligenceisgreaterthannuclearweapons.HawkingalsowroteanarticleinTheIndependentinMay2015:"Althoughtheshort-termimpactofartificialintelligencedependsonthepersonwhocontrolsit,thelong-termimpactdependsonwhetheritcanbecontrolled."

InJanuary2015,thetwoofthemalsosignedanopenletterissuedbytheFutureLifeInstitute,promisingthatprogressinthefieldofartificialintelligencewillnotbeoutofhumancontrol.InJuly2015,theyalsosignedanotheropenlettercallingforabanonthedevelopmentofautomatedweapons.

Inthesameyear,GatessaidthatheandMuskhavethesameviews."Onthisissue,IagreewiththeideasofElonMuskandothers.Idon'tunderstandwhysomepeoplearenotworried."

TheITandInnovationFoundationsaidthatMuskandothersexpressedThereisnoproblemwithopinions,theproblemliesinthewaytheyexpresstheiropinions.Atkinsonsaid,"Theproblemisthattheirtonemakesmanypeoplefeelscared."

Obtainingadomainname

Afterbeingunusedfor24years,ElonMusk,CEOofTeslaMotors,finallyownedtheTesla.comdomainname.

OnDecember22,2017,ElonMuskrevealedonTwitterthatTesla’sbuilt-innavigationsystemwillbeupgradedonalargescaleinearly2018.

USSECsued

OnSeptember27,2018,theUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC)chargedTesla’schiefwithmisleadinginvestors.ExecutiveOfficerMuskfiledalawsuitaccusinghimofsecuritiesfraud.Tesla'sstockpriceplummetedbymorethan10%onthe28th.ButTeslaandthecompany'sdirectorssaidtheywillsupportMusk.

TheSECstatedthatinAugust2018,MusksaidonTwitterthathewasconsideringprivatizingTeslaatapriceof$420pershare,andthefundshadbeenputinplace.Thispricewassignificantlyhigherthanthatatthetime.Tesla'sshareprice,Tesla'ssharepricerose11%thatday.However,theinformationthatwassubsequentlyexposedshowedthatthefundshadnotbeenfullyimplemented,andMuskhimselfknewthatthetransactionwasstilluncertain.AfterMuskannouncedhisabandonmentofprivatization.

CNNstatedthatthemainpointoftheSEC'slawsuitistorequirethecourttobanMuskfromservingasanexecutiveordirectorofanylistedcompanyintheUnitedStates.Thisisa"nuclearweapon-levelthreat"tohimandTesla.Inaddition,theSECalsorequiresthecourttosentenceMusktoreturnillegalgainsandacceptcivilpenalties,allofwhichwillhaveanimpactonTesla'ssubsequentoperations.

Muskissuedastatementonthesamedaythathewasverysadanddisappointedbythe"unreasonableactions"takenbytheSEC.Heinsistedthathealwaysmaintainedtheinterestsofinvestorswithatrueandtransparentattitude.Teslaanditsboardofdirectorsalsoissuedajointstatementstatingthattheyhave"fullconfidence"inMuskhimself,hisintegrityandhisleadershipofthecompany.

OnFebruary25,2019,theUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC)askedthejudgetodetainthecompany’sCEOElonMuskonthegroundsofcontemptforthesettlementagreementbetweenTeslaandtheSEC.

Publicsmokingmarijuana

InSeptember2018,MusksmokedmarijuanainfrontofthecamerawhileparticipatinginaU.S.webcast,whichcausedwidespreadcontroversy.ItalsocausedconcernsfromseniorNASAofficials.Forthisreason,NASAconductedasafetyculturereviewonthetwomannedspacebusinesscontractors,SpaceExplorationTechnologyCompanyandBoeingCompany.

Selltheproperty

OnJune14,2021localtime,Muskhasdecidedtosellthelastsetofrealestateheownsandiscurrentlyrentingahouse.

Therichestmanintheworld

Becometherichestmanintheworldforthefirsttime

OnJanuary7,2021,therichestmanintheworldchangedownership.Onthatday,TeslaCEOElonMusk’spersonalnetworthrosetoUS$185billion,surpassingAmazonCEOJeffBezostobecometheworld’srichestman

Becometheworld’srichestmanforthesecondtime

OnFebruary19,2021,followingJanuary7,2021,TeslaCEOMuskbecametheworld’srichestmanagain,withassetsreachingUS$199.9billion;beforethat,Musk’sSpaceXcompletedanewroundoffinancing.RaisingUS$850millionfrominvestorsledbySequoiaCapital,SpaceXwasvaluedatUS$74billioninthisroundoffinancing,anincreaseof60%fromAugust,makingMusk’snetassetsincreasedbyapproximatelyUS$11billion.

Movies

StarredwithHowardintheninthseasonofTheBigBangTheory.

OnceinacameoappearanceinthemovieIronMan2.

AguestperformanceintheAmericandramaLittleShelton.