Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year London — Elon Musk has said he will give every child in America a stake in SpaceX, his $2 trillion aerospace and artificial intelligence company, as tech firms face intensifying scrutiny over their impact on society. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Billionaire Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next yearS1
- London — Elon Musk has said he will give every child in America a stake in SpaceX, his $2 trillion aerospace and artificial intelligence company, as tech firms face intensifying scrutiny over their impact on society. “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX sh...S2
- Anthropic, an A.I. rival to SpaceX, earlier said it would form a “public benefit fund” and other tech moguls have contributed to savings accounts for children.S3
- Elon Musk says he plans to give every child in the United States one SpaceX share next year. He has not explained eligibility or how shares would be transferred to minors. With about 72 million US children under 18, the shares could be worth roughly $10.5 bill...S4
- Elon Musk’s pledge covers shares from his own stake, and he says it is only the first giveaway. He posted the pledge on X early on Monday, hours after Anthropic set out its own share plan. “Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America...S5
- The giveaway is reportedly valued at roughly $10.5 billion, as there are roughly 72 million children in the US based on 2025 census data.S6