I am nothing if not persistent as many of you know. Last night I finished the epic 615-page authorized biography of Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson. There were some amazing revelations.
On a personal level, Musk has two current wives. One is a citizen
of Israel and runs his Neuralink company which I will discuss in more detail
later. She has given him two children. His second wife is an entertainment
personality (not a movie star) with the professional name of Grimes. He has
three children with her. Additionally, he dates various female movie stars from
time to time.
The acquisition of Twitter (now known as "X") was discussed in
detail. If you work at a Musk company, you will always find the same corporate
culture. Only the best of the best are hired (The top 1%). Musk wants the top
1% in ability and motivation. His companies are what I would call "mean
and lean." A work week of up to 100 hours is "business as
usual." However, people who make the grade always praise what they learn
and their very generous compensation. Many people have left Musk's employ
quite wealthy. The words "That is Impossible" and "That cannot
be done" are grounds for immediate termination.
Musk gutted Twitter and is rebuilding it in the way of a Musk company.
It is going to be mean, lean, super innovative, and super competitive. There is
violent political controversy over his change to content on the platform. This
change has resulted in a significant reduction in advertising revenue. Musk
has to pay off the $44 billion US debt he took on to buy the company. There is
some hope for moderation of content on his new platform X. At SpaceX Musk made
a great move by hiring Gwynn Shotwell as CEO. He has now done the same at
"X." Linda Yaccarino has been hired as CEO. Linda comes from a
background in internet advertising. She was given the mandate to do what is
necessary to get advertising revenue up. I see moderation in content to attract
more advertisers.
I talked about Neuralink earlier. The goal of the company is to implant a
chip in the human brain to facilitate communications with computers. When Elena
heard about this, her professional medical opinion was that the chip in the
brain would be used to restore sight to the blind and restore mobility to
paralyzed or crippled people. Sure enough, this is what the chip in the brain
can do. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the implantation of chips
in human test subjects.
Musk is going to take on Google and Microsoft in the area of Artificial
Intelligence. The Musk company will be called "X A.I." He has a
human-robot company that has a prototype in development.
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