Elon Musk
Some of the key events about Elon Musk
- 1995Co-founded Zip2, a web software company providing business directories and maps for newspapers
- 1999Co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company
- 2000Ousted as CEO of PayPal after disagreements with the board
- 2002Founded SpaceX, a company focused on developing and manufacturing advanced rockets and spacecraft
- 2004Joined Tesla Motors as chairman and product architect, later becoming CEO
- 2006Helped create SolarCity, a solar energy services company
- 2008Tesla Motors released its first electric car, the Roadster
- 2008Tesla faced near-bankruptcy and production delays with the Roadster
- 2012SpaceX became the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station
- 2013Criticized for dismissing concerns about working conditions at Tesla factories
- 2015Unveiled the Powerwall, a home battery system for storing solar energy
- 2016Founded Neuralink, a neurotechnology company developing brain-computer interfaces
- 2016Faced scrutiny over Tesla's acquisition of SolarCity, which was run by his cousins
- 2018Sued by the SEC for misleading tweets about taking Tesla private
- 2018Called a British cave rescuer a "pedo guy" in a controversial tweet
- 2019Found liable for defamation in the "pedo guy" lawsuit, though not required to pay damages
- 2020SpaceX successfully launched astronauts to the International Space Station, marking the first crewed orbital flight by a private company
- 2020Downplayed the severity of COVID-19 and opposed lockdown measures
- 2022Terminated Twitter deal, leading to a legal battle before eventual acquisition
- 2022Faced backlash for mass layoffs and policy changes after acquiring Twitter
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