The White House broke its days-long silence about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday, as questions swirled about whether Musk had rankled President Donald Trump when he publicly bashed Stargate, the Trump administration's first major tech initiative.

Bannon tore into Musk, revealing another fissure in the MAGA world over Trump's highly touted Stargate project.

President Donald Trump unveiled this program in collaboration with key figures from the tech industry, including SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison

Elon Musk criticises OpenAI and SoftBank's $500 billion Stargate Project for AI infrastructure, doubting their financial capabilities. The initiative involves major tech companies like Oracle, MGX, Arm,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced Stargate, a new entity that plans to invest $500 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure with the goal of making advancements in industries like health care and positioning the U.S. as the leader in AI.

Mr. Trump had claimed the A.I. announcement as an early trophy, taking credit for the companies’ decision to spend up to $500 billion building data centers.

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Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said OpenAI, Oracle (ORCL) and Softbank (SFTBY) “don’t actually have the money” to back up their pledge

Elon Musk raises concerns about the Trump-backed $500 billion Stargate AI Project, questioning SoftBank's ability to fund the initiative.

It sure seems like we’re witnessing the beginning of a very messy, very dramatic breakup between Donald Trump and his “First Buddy,” Elon Musk, after the president refuted Musk’s claims about the ambitious U.

US President Donald Trump has dismissed criticism from close ally Elon Musk about a $US500 billion ($A800 billion) artificial intelligence project that Trump announced with great fanfare at the White House earlier this week.