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| 2025 | During Donald Trump's second inauguration, Musk made a controversial hand gesture that was interpreted by some politicians and historians as a potential Nazi or Roman salute, sparking international criticism. |
| 2025 | Faced public backlash for suggesting that working hours be increased to 70 hours to boost India's productivity. |
| 2025 | Planned publication of the first of three memoirs, 'Source Code'. |
| 2025 | Bill Gates revealed in a BBC interview that his total charitable donations had reached $100 billion, with $60 billion directed to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. |
| 2025 | O'Leary visited Trump at his Mar-a-lago resort amid Trump's threats to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods and potentially annex Canada. O'Leary publicly supported the idea of making Canada part of the United States, emphasizing the potential economic power of combining the two economies. |
| 2025 | In Source Code, Gates wrote that he believed he was autistic. |
| 2025 | Scheduled to have an acting role in the upcoming movie 'Marty Supreme'. |
| February 2025 | Musk faced criticism for his treatment of employees and prioritizing secrecy within the Department of Government Efficiency. |
| February 2025 | Criticized for employee treatment and prioritizing secrecy within the DOGE organization. |
| February 2025 | Jay-Z dropped his request to have Tony Buzbee sanctioned by the court. |
| February 3 2025 | The White House designated Musk as a special government employee to work for the federal government for a limited time without compensation. |
| January 2025 | Musk tried to pressure the UK government about the sexual exploitation of girls in Britain, questioning the handling of the prosecution of grooming gangs and calling for the arrest of government minister Jess Phillips. |
| January 2025 | Musk gave a virtual speech at a campaign rally for the far-right German party Alternative for Germany, criticizing multiculturalism and discussing German guilt, which drew significant criticism from Holocaust remembrance advocates. |
| January 2025 | Joined Sam Altman of OpenAI and Masayoshi Son of Softbank at the White House to announce the Stargate Project. |
| January 2025 | Musk posted a poll on X asking whether the US should 'liberate the people of Britain from their tyrannical government', which was condemned by Prime Minister Starmer and prompted calls from opposition leaders to summon the US ambassador. |
| January 2025 | The SEC filed a lawsuit against Musk for securities violations related to his purchase of Twitter. |
| January 2025 | Online gaming controversy erupts with claims that Musk hired outside services to cheat in Path Of Exile 2 and Diablo IV. Musk denies cheating allegations and engages in a public dispute with YouTuber Asmongold, ultimately removing Asmongold's verification check mark on Twitter and leaking their private direct messages. |
| January 2025 | Appointed as Administrator for the Department of Government Efficiency under the second Trump presidency. |
| January 2025 | Bloomberg was awarded the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award. |
| January 2025 | Musk's ex-partner Grimes publicly defended his gaming accomplishments, stating she had witnessed many of his Diablo IV records. |
| January 2025 | Musk eventually admitted to using account boosting services, citing the difficulty of competing with players in Asia without such assistance. |
| January 31 2025 | Began serving as the 55th United States Secretary of the Interior. |
| January 30 2025 | Confirmed by the United States Senate as Secretary of the Interior with a vote of 79–18. |
| January 23 2025 | The Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee voted 18-2 to advance Burgum's nomination to a full Senate vote for Secretary of the Interior. |
| January 20 2025 | The Department for Government Efficiency (U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization) was officially established by executive order, with Musk appointed as its sole leader under the Executive Office of The President. |
| January 16 2025 | Burgum's confirmation hearing was held, where he advocated for extracting resources from public lands, emphasized energy independence, and acknowledged climate change as a global phenomenon. |
| January 13 2025 | Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee announced a delay in Burgum's confirmation hearing due to paperwork issues with the Office of Government Ethics. |
| January 9 2025 | Musk conducts an interview discussing his views on German politics, shaped by personal experiences with German regulation. The European Commission announces it will analyze the interview for potential EU law violations. |
| January 3 2025 | Musk announced he would host a livestream with AfD leader Alice Weidel on X, ahead of the federal elections, causing political backlash. |
| 2024 | Following a car attack in Magdeburg, Musk tweeted regarding the suspect's atheism, which he labeled a 'scam to avoid extradition.' |
| 2024 | In November 2024, media reports highlighted Musk's activity in sharing false anti-Harris disinformation and promoting conspiracy theories and falsehoods supporting Trump on his X account. |
| 2024 | Receives India Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the Patrick J. McGovern Awards from Chiratae Ventures |
| 2024 | Musk was implicated in promoting disinformation about Democrats and election fraud on his platform during the 2024 campaign. |
| 2024 | Musk's membership in the Royal Society faced criticism from 74 members regarding his alleged anti-scientific behavior, leading to debates about membership standards and the resignation of Dorothy Bishop. |
| 2024 | NASA awarded SpaceX an $843 million contract to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its lifespan. |
| 2024 | Musk laid off more than 10 percent of the Tesla workforce in early 2024. |
| 2024 | Musk and Shivon Zilis welcomed their third child together via surrogacy. |
| 2024 | Musk bought a Texas compound for his children and the mothers of his children. |
| 2024 | After Donald Trump's election victory, O'Leary expressed happiness with the outcome and claimed to be 'very proud of the work' he did during the campaign. |
| 2024 | O'Leary criticized Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris over her corporate tax increase plan and defended Donald Trump for bank fraud, claiming it was a 'victimless crime'. |
| 2024 | Cuban endorsed Kamala Harris for President and launched 'Business Leaders for Harris' with other executives. |
| 2024 | Mark Cuban was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People 2024. |
| 2024 | Ellison's software startup, Project Ronin, co-founded with David Agus and Dave Hodgson, closed down after aiming to transform cancer care through electronic medical records data analysis. |
| 2024 | Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine, highlighting his global impact and significance. |
| 2024 | Musk joined Trump on stage at a campaign rally after Trump became president-elect. |
| 2024 | Musk and Grimes had a third child together, born via surrogacy. |
| 2024 | Bloomberg donated $600 million to the four Historically Black Medical Schools to support their significantly underfunded endowments, with an additional $5 million to help Xavier University establish a new medical school. |
| 2024 | Bloomberg announced a $1 billion gift to Johns Hopkins University to make medical school tuition free for students from families making under $300,000 a year, starting in the fall of 2024. |
| 2024 | Nadella's compensation from Microsoft reached $79.1 million, a 63% increase from his 2023 compensation of $48.5 million. |
| 2024 | Named as a Time 100 honoree for the second time, further cementing his global influence. |
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