Elon Musk's controversial $1 million swing state giveaway concluded with the final prize going to a man who worked on Donald Trump's campaign.

Tyler VanAkin was pictured on election day at an Atlanta airport as the final winner of the contest run by Musk’s pro-Trump campaign group, which offered $1mn prizes to registered voters in swing states who signed a petition “in support of the constitution”.

Musk's Tesla stake rose by $111 billion — 65% — last year. All but $2 billion of Musk’s Tesla gain and about 98% of what other Tesla shareholders gained came after Election Day, when Musk began hanging out extensively with Donald Trump and started calling himself Trump’s “first buddy.

Elon Musk supposedly has god-tier, ultra-geared, endgame-stomping characters in Path of Exile 2. Except the community and its pros say, no, he doesn’t.

As we've reported previously, despite holding executive roles in multiple major corporations and undertaking the busy work of burrowing himself in incoming political regimes, Elon Musk manages to find time to boast some impressive gaming laurels,

The world’s richest man claims he’s playing the game at the highest level. But that’s only true if you have no idea what’s going on. 🔴 Live Updates From CES 2025 ➜ We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our sites.

The U.K. Homeland Security Group focuses on the highest harm risks to national security, and now Elon Musk is apparently in the crosshairs.

UK officials are monitoring social media posts by Elon Musk and others as a possible security risk. The monitoring is being carried out by a team in the Home Office's Homeland Security group, which is responsible for reducing national security risks and, according to a government website, "focuses on the highest harm risks to the homeland".

Musk's escalating criticism and mocking of European leaders and governments, which he has done repeatedly via X, the social media platform he owns, has sparked a backlash from

Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford, great-grandson of Henry Ford, is hopeful President-elect Trump and Elon Musk will help the American auto industry.

President-elect Trump understands the U.S. auto industry better now than he did during his first term, says Ford chairman Bill Ford, who's hopeful that Tesla CEO Elon Musk will use his close relationship with Trump to advocate for all automakers.