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Elon Musk is back at the center of both Washington power politics and a very public personal drama. The biggest development is his appointment to co lead Project Meridian, a Pentagon study on the future of warfare. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the effort this week, with Musk working alongside Anduril cofounder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The Pentagon says the group has 120 days to map emerging military technologies and future conflicts. Given Musk’s influence over SpaceX satellite systems and xAI’s military contracts, this could become one of the most consequential expansions of his government role since DOGE.
Musk also appeared at the White House this week beside President Donald Trump during a meeting with artificial intelligence executives. TechCentral reports that he joined a voluntary artificial intelligence safety agreement described by Trump as morally binding. Musk reportedly also attended Trump’s recent state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping, reinforcing his return to the president’s inner circle after their very public 2025 falling out.
SpaceX supplied the commercial fireworks. Investors.com reports that Starship recently reached orbit and deployed 26 Starlink satellites, although the mission ended early after engine trouble. Musk has now reduced his forecast for next year’s launch pace to roughly once or twice a week, down sharply from his earlier prediction of daily launches. On X, he celebrated a SpaceX and Planet satellite launch with a rocket emoji and a raised fist.
The business impact was immediate. Yahoo Finance reported that Tesla shares and privately traded SpaceX shares surged Friday, lifting Musk’s estimated fortune by about 61 billion dollars to nearly 980 billion, according to Forbes’ real time list. Tesla also reported 486,532 third quarter deliveries, beating expectations and easing concerns about a third consecutive annual decline.
Musk is feuding with Delta after the airline chose Amazon’s Leo for in flight internet instead of Starlink. Moneycontrol reports that Musk said Delta’s chief executive would lose his job, then promoted American and United, both Starlink customers, on X.
The gossip column writes itself. Shivon Zilis, a Neuralink executive and mother of four of Musk’s children, said on X that Musk ended their relationship abruptly. Musk did not respond publicly and instead posted about his companies. The breakup is confirmed by Zilis’s statement, but the private circumstances remain unverified.
He also reignited his social media feud with Meta by declaring, Instagram is for girls. Thank you for listening. Please subscribe so you never miss an update on Elon Musk, and search Biography Flash for more great biographies.
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