New Delhi: Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk acquired upset when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos didn’t invite him to go to Blue Origin’s manufacturing unit, Musk’s biography by American author-journalist Walter Isaacson has revealed. The new biography, titled “Elon Musk”, highlights the early levels of his relationship with Bezos when he invited the Amazon founder to tour SpaceX in 2004, reviews Insider.
Following the tour, Musk despatched Bezos a “curt” e mail expressing his disappointment at not being invited to see Blue Origin’s manufacturing unit in return, in response to Isaacson. A shocked Bezos then responded to the e-mail with an invite. (Also Read: Musk, Zuckerberg Sit Near Each Other As US Lawmakers Grill Big Tech On AI)
According to the biography, after touring Blue Origin, the couple had dinner with their then-wives, MacKenzie Scott and Justine Musk. Apparently, the dinner didn’t go over properly attributable to Musk’s seemingly undesirable recommendation to Bezos, as reported on this e-book and in Christian Davenport’s e-book, “The Space Barons”. (Also Read: X Corp Bans Record Over 12 Lakh Accounts For Policy Violations In India In August)
However, it is unclear what the recommendation was, the report talked about. Since that dinner, the 2 have traded digs publicly, sparred over their house ambitions, and traded locations because the world’s richest folks.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Jeff Bezos is the world’s third-wealthiest particular person, with a internet price of $165 billion, owing largely to his stake in e-commerce big Amazon. Musk presently holds the highest spot on the record, with a internet price of $242 billion.
Meanwhile, the biography additionally revealed that Musk and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates acquired right into a verbal spat after the Tesla CEO confronted the Microsoft founder over shorting the electric-car firm’s shares final yr. Isaacson wrote that in early 2022, Gates spoke to Musk and stated he wished to “come see (him) and talk about philanthropy and climate” at a gathering.
The assembly occurred at Musk’s Texas plant the place the SpaceX proprietor confronted Gates over the choice to quick Tesla inventory.
Musk stated in April 2022 that Gates had taken a half-billion greenback quick place in opposition to Tesla. Gates apologized for the transfer however Musk was nonetheless upset and have become “super mean” to the Microsoft founder.
