This 83-Year-Old Investor Is Elon Musk’s Biggest Fanboy - WSJ

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Ron Baron, an 83-year-old investor, has bet his firm's future on SpaceX and Tesla, counting on SpaceX's upcoming IPO to reverse fund losses.

A Guide to the Biggest Winners From the SpaceX IPO - WSJ
SpaceX's IPO creates trillionaire Elon Musk and big paydays for executives, venture capitalists, and college endowments holding stakes.
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Elon Musk Laid Out 602 Goals. We Counted How Many He Hit. - The New York Times
A New York Times analysis found that of Elon Musk's 602 stated promises, only 19% were fulfilled on time, while 35% were never or late.
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Tesla is committing automotive suicide
Tesla is abandoning its automotive business by killing Model S/X, skipping new models, and pivoting entirely to robotaxis and humanoid robots.
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Read TIME's Full Interview with SpaceX's Gwynne Shotwell
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell outlines the company's merger with xAI, AI integration in rocketry, Starlink's 10 million subscribers, and plans for AI satellites and lunar manufacturing.
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The Quiet, Galactic Ambitions of Cursor CEO Michael Truell - Business Insider
Cursor CEO Michael Truell navigated a fraught reliance on Anthropic, built in-house AI models, and struck a deal for a potential $60B acquisition by SpaceX to secure computing power.
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