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☆ Tom Mueller worked for Elon Musk at SpaceX for almost 20 years: 'I learned never to tell him no'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"We watched like maybe one play, because we were so engaged in talking about building a launch vehicle," Mueller told Isaacson. Musk agreed, but Isaacson writes that this meant Musk considered "Mueller an employee, rather than a cofounder, of SpaceX." "You cannot ask for two years of salary in escrow and consider yourself a cofounder" Musk told Isaacson. Elon Musk with a SpaceX rocket in March 2004 in El Segundo, Los Angeles. "I am very proud of what we have achieved at SpaceX," Mueller told the University of Idaho in 2018.

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☆ An enduring food favorite of Elon Musk across 3 decades is Jack in the Box's teriyaki bowl
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Musk's favorite dish there was the teriyaki bowl, which he ordered again when he revisited the chain along with Walter Isaacson. AdvertisementAdvertisement"I can still tell you every single menu item," Kimbal told Isaacson, "It's just seared into my brain." Musk told Isaacson, "I'm supposed to be fasting now, but I just have to get something here." Jack in the Box is a fast food chain founded in 1951. Musk isn't alone in loving fast food staples — Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are also self-declared fans of Coca-Cola.

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☆ Elon Musk was upset Bezos did not invite him to visit Blue Origin's factory, after Bezos toured SpaceX in 2004, a new book says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Musk's SpaceX and Bezos' Blue Origin have been one-upping each other in a billionaire space race. A new biography of Musk says he was upset with Bezos for not receiving a reciprocal invite to tour Blue Origin's factory after Bezos toured SpaceX. After that, Bezos sent Musk an invite, and the pair shared a dinner that seemingly did not go over well. In 2020, SpaceX completed its first manned spaceflight, while Blue Origin did the same — with Jeff Bezos on board — in 2021. After the tour, Musk sent a "curt" email to Bezos about his annoyance over not having been reciprocally invited to see Blue Origin's factory, per Isaacson.

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☆ 8 CEO lessons Elon Musk tried to teach his bother Kimbal, based on a mobile game Musk was obsessed with
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Here are the eight CEO lessons that Elon handed down to his brother through the game, per Isaacson's conversations with Elon, Kimbal, Grimes, and Zilis. When you get used to losing, you will play each game with less emotion," Elon told Isaacson. If we let a few of them slide, we will never get to Mars," Elon told Isaacson. Elon told Isaacson, "I had to take Polytopia off my phone because it was taking up too many brain cycles. Elon Musk and Kimbal Musk did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Elon Musk scrambled to justify blocking a Ukrainian attack on the Russian navy using Starlink
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk defended his decision to block a Ukrainian attack that could have decimated Russia's navy. Per a new biography, he refused Ukraine use of his Starlink network to make the attack in 2022. Musk appears to believe that by blocking the attack he prevented a nuclear war. Musk argued repeatedly that he had avoided a nuclear war by thwarting the attack, believing that would have been Russia's response had it gone ahead. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The onus is meaningfully different if I refused to act upon a request from Ukraine vs. made a deliberate change to Starlink to thwart Ukraine," Musk wrote in another post.

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☆ Musk once tried to stop Google's DeepMind acquisition in 2014, saying the future of AI shouldn't be controlled by Larry Page
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

At Musk's 2013 birthday bash, he and Larry Page discussed AI's role in humanity's future, per biographer Walter Isaacson's retelling. Page labeled Musk a "specist," while Musk defended his views as "pro-human." Musk even attempted to stop Google's acquisition of AI company DeepMind, saying Page shouldn't control the future of AI, Isaacson wrote in a Time Magazine report. Per Isaacson, the reason behind the thwarting attempt was Musk's distrust of then-CEO of Google, Larry Page, and his views towards AI. Musk, Page, and Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider, sent outside regular business hours.

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☆ Elon Musk blocked Ukraine's access to Starlink near Crimea after speaking with Russian officials, biographer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk reportedly blocked Ukraine from using Starlink for an attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet. SpaceX has admitted to limiting Ukraine's use of Starlink satellites for offensive military operations. But according to journalist Walter Isaacson, author of an upcoming biography on the SpaceX founder, the militarization of Starlink has made Musk deeply uncomfortable. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt has previously been reported — and admitted by SpaceX leadership — that steps have been taken to prevent Ukraine from using the Starlink system for certain attacks. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe system was "never meant to be weaponized," Shotwell said earlier this year, citing Ukraine's use of Starlink for drone reconnaissance and attacks.

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☆ Elon Musk met then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal for a secret dinner in 2022 and said Agrawal was not the 'fire-breathing dragon' the platform needed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk and then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal got dinner together in March 2022. Musk came away from the meeting describing Agrawal as a nice guy, but not the "fire-breathing dragon" Twitter needed. After the meeting, Musk said Agrawal was a "really nice guy." Messages between Musk and Agrawal were released in September 2022 as part of a lawsuit Twitter filed against Musk in July 2022. "Great dinner :)," Musk responded.

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☆ Elon Musk stayed up playing video games in a Vancouver hotel until 5:30 a.m. after he offered to buy Twitter, because he was in 'stress mode'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It includes an anecdote where Musk played "Elden Ring" until 5:30 a.m. after deciding to buy Twitter. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk stayed up all night playing video games after he committed to buying Twitter last year, per The Wall Street Journal. And after that, Musk started playing "Elden Ring" on a laptop he'd brought to the hotel. "Elden Ring" is a fantasy role-playing game which is known for being particularly difficult, with an extensive combat system. About a month after the Vancouver episode, Musk tweeted a photo of his character's setup in "Elden Ring."

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☆ From a horseback-riding model to a secret daughter: Meet the children of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Grace Kay | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Steve Jobs left the bulk of his fortune to his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, when he died in 2011. Later, he had Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs, and Eve Jobs with his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. Meet Jobs' four children and his widow Laurene Powell Jobs, and see how his legacy helped his loved ones succeed. Erin Siena JobsErin Siena Jobs is the most private of Steve Jobs' children. Vianney Le Caer/Invision/APTwenty-four-year-old Eve Jobs, the youngest of Steve Jobs' children, is a model and an accomplished equestrian.

☆ Steve Jobs' nepo babies: From a model to a secret daughter, here's everything we know about the Apple cofounder's kids
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Grace Kay | Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Steve Jobs left the bulk of his fortune to his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs, when he died in 2011. Later, he had Reed Jobs, Erin Jobs, and Eve Jobs with his wife, Laurene Powell Jobs. Apple, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Reed Jobs did not reply to requests for comment, nor did representatives for Lisa Brennan-Jobs and Eve Jobs. Since Jobs' death, Powell Jobs has been active in philanthropy and founded Emerson Collective in 2004 as a "social change organization." Erin Siena JobsErin Siena Jobs is the most private of Steve Jobs' children.

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