Is Elon Musk worth his $56bn Tesla pay package? His businesses include Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), Starlink, Neuralink and X.ai, his latest AI project. Mr Musk doesn’t believe in communications teams, preferring instead to broadcast prolifically to his 187m followers directly on his social network. If you’ve got Mr Musk in your corner, your PR does itself, with mixed, but always high profile, results. Tesla investors back $56bn Musk pay dealMusk opposes US tariffs on Chinese electric carsElon Musk sees $56bn Tesla pay deal cancelled in Delaware courtHe also has enormous political clout: he’s met with several world leaders, including China’s President Xi Jinping.

Source: Forbes June 14, 2024 12:27 UTC