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| March 2025 | Musk continued criticizing Assassin's Creed Shadows, leading to a public exchange with the game's official X account. |
| 2025 | Musk contributed $19 million to the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, aiming to influence future redistricting efforts and regulations on car manufacturers and dealers. |
| 2025 |
Bus lane
The Highway Code edition was published, no longer showing the 'BUS GATE' road marking and displaying blue roundel signs in a pre-2016 format.
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| 2025 | Appeared at Conservative Political Action Conference wearing a gold chain, sunglasses, and holding a chainsaw, stating 'I am become meme'. |
| 2025 | Musk had another child with Shivon Zilis. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Criticized for treatment of federal government employees, including influencing mass layoffs and implementing strict reporting requirements. |
| 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 | 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 | The SEC filed a lawsuit against Musk for securities violations related to his purchase of Twitter. |
| 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 | Appointed as Administrator for the Department of Government Efficiency under the second Trump presidency. |
| 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 2025 | Musk eventually admitted to using account boosting services, citing the difficulty of competing with players in Asia without such assistance. |
| January 2025 | Musk's ex-partner Grimes publicly defended his gaming accomplishments, stating she had witnessed many of his Diablo IV records. |
| 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 | Musk criticized the video game Assassin's Creed Shadows for 'woke' content. |
| 2024 | Musk had a child with author Ashley St. Clair. |
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Hydrogen infrastructure
Shell discontinued its hydrogen fuel projects in Norway.
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Hydrogen infrastructure
United States begins development of low pressure hydrogen pipelines, marking a significant step in hydrogen infrastructure expansion.
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Hydrogen infrastructure
A research report revealed that the United States has 1,600 miles (2,570 kilometers) of hydrogen pipelines, with the global total standing at 2,800 miles (4,500 kilometers).
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Hydrogen infrastructure
Europe initiates development of low pressure hydrogen pipelines, demonstrating a coordinated continental approach to hydrogen transportation infrastructure.
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| 2024 | Becomes the largest donor in the U.S. presidential election. |
| 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 | Musk bought a Texas compound for his children and the mothers of his children. |
| 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 | Musk and Shivon Zilis welcomed their third child together via surrogacy. |
| 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 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. |
| December 2024 | Musk continues to propose potential restructuring and reduction of federal government agencies through DOGE. |
| December 2024 | By the end of December, President-elect Trump publicly supported Elon Musk regarding the H-1B visa issue, affirming his backing for the program and acknowledging his own use of H-1B visas in his properties. |
| December 2024 | Elon Musk, alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, expressed support for the H-1B visa, which permits the hiring of highly-skilled foreign workers in the United States, amidst a controversy involving far-right activists opposing it. |
| December 2024 | Musk was reported to have derailed a government funding resolution due to unverified claims he made about the bill on his X account. |
| December 2024 | Musk announced plans to donate $100 million to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party ahead of the next UK election to support Farage's bid for Prime Minister. |
| December 6 2024 | Musk contributed $20.5 million as the sole donor to an 'RBG PAC', which used the name of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg to influence voters regarding Trump's stance on abortion. |
| December 6 2024 | The Washington Post reported Musk had donated $277 million to Trump and allied Republicans, making him the largest individual political donor in the 2024 election. |
| December 6 2024 | Musk contributed $20.5 million as the sole donor to an 'RBG PAC' just days before the election. |
| November 2024 | Musk faced a second lawsuit regarding the alleged unlawful lottery, with two US senators calling for an investigation into his contacts with Vladimir Putin. |
| November 2024 | Suggested DOGE could cut the U.S. federal budget, consolidate federal agencies, and eliminate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. |
| November 12 2024 | US president-elect Donald Trump announced Elon Musk would become an inaugural leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a new governmental advisory body focused on reducing regulations and cutting expenditures. |
| November 7 2024 | In response to a news article about his daughter's reaction to Trump's election, Elon Musk stated, 'the woke mind virus killed my son.' |
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