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It has been a characteristically eventful few days for Elon Musk. Over the weekend, one of the most visible moves in Musk's business empire was the delivery of hundreds of Tesla Cybertrucks to his own companies SpaceX and xAI, as reported by Electrek. Tesla’s first real commercial flop, the Cybertruck, is struggling with low sales, so Musk orchestrated purchases through his private holdings. The Starbase site in Texas is seeing truckloads of Cybertrucks arrive, with more expected soon as both SpaceX and Tesla replace their older fleets with these electric pickups. Insiders speculate this maneuver may be a strategic attempt to leverage tax credits and shore up quarterly numbers, signaling Musk's continued influence in shaping market perceptions and corporate outcomes.

On the tech front, Musk was handed the world’s smallest AI supercomputer — NVIDIA’s DGX Spark — personally by CEO Jensen Huang at SpaceX’s Starbase, marking a pivotal moment for AI development at Musk’s companies. With this compact powerhouse, xAI can experiment locally with models weighing in at an astounding 200 billion parameters, reinforcing Musk’s vision to outpace rivals like OpenAI and Google in practical, scalable AI.

Meanwhile, X, Musk’s social media platform, is in cleanup mode. The Times of India and Storyboard18 confirm that X has just purged 1.7 million bot accounts notorious for spamming replies, one of the largest anti-spam operations since his takeover. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, indicated this is just the beginning, as the team now turns its attention to eliminating direct message spam and rolling out new link-sharing features. Android app downloads for X surged last week as the team hinted at rebuilding the app from scratch and recruiting top-tier engineering talent, illustrating how Musk’s leadership is driving a major overhaul of the platform.

On the AI side, Musk announced on X that the Grok chatbot by xAI will soon be able to analyze videos and detect AI-generated signatures, an effort to combat the growing threat of deepfakes and synthetic media. Grok will compare metadata and source trails to help identify authentic content, building on Musk’s mission to harness AI responsibly and securely.

Political drama also found him as Musk publicly called for federal troop intervention in San Francisco to address drug-related crime, amplifying debates about government roles in city safety. The Independent covered his outspoken posts supporting intervention, even as controversy swirls over his past ties to the Trump administration and alleged campaign donations.

Fortune shed light on Musk’s philanthropic stance, recounting billionaire Peter Thiel’s advice to ditch the Giving Pledge due to concerns about donations flowing into left-leaning nonprofits selected by Bill Gates. Musk’s quip about potentially leaving his fortune to his children — rather than Gates — shows his persistent skepticism toward mainstream philanthropic structures.

And in the legal sphere, Spotlight Delaware highlighted an upcoming court hearing regarding a long-disputed payout to Musk from Tesla, with his attorneys contending protections against shareholder lawsuits should apply. This Delaware Supreme Court argument could set a precedent for executive compensation battles and shield future company leaders from similar claims.

Finally, as new rulings on his security clearance unfold and his mother Maye Musk steps in to clarify impersonators on social media, Elon Musk’s public visibility remains as strong as ever.

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