What happened between Elon Musk and Bill Gates?Amelia BeltraoTechnology and Science – latest news | The Sun

THE documentary Elon Musk: Superhero Or Supervillain will delve into the life of Elon Musk – the flamboyant richest man in the world, Tesla’s CEO and new Twitter owner.

As it prepares to air on Channel 4, one factor that is likely to arise in determining Musk’s super status is his ongoing feud with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

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What warning did Elon Musk give Bill Gates?

There’s no doubt Musk is one of the most powerful men on the planet with global reach exceeding governments.

The entrepreneur who champions green tech, is launching SpaceX rockets that one day might reach Mars, and recently became the new Twitter owner.

However, Musk sparked panic on Friday, May 13, as he said the $44billion deal was temporarily on hold while he gathered more information about the real number of fakes on the social media site.

He also made headlines recently after entering a feud with fellow billionaire, Gates.

Musk and Gates have a history of frosty relations, with Musk attacking Gates on Twitter repeatedly. 

In a tweet on Friday, April 22, the Tesla CEO admitted that he asked Gates if he was short-selling shares of the electric carmaker.

When investors short a stock, they are betting that the price of the asset will fall.

Responding to a collection of text screengrabs, which Musk verified to be real, he tweeted: “I heard from multiple people at TED that Gates still had half billion short against Tesla, which is why I asked him, so it’s not exactly top secret.”

In the exchanged texts, Musk asked Gates: “Do you still have a half billion dollar short position against Tesla?”

To which Gates replied: “Sorry to say I haven’t closed it out. I would like to discuss philanthropy possibilities.”

Musk shot back saying: “Sorry, I cannot take your philanthropy on climate change seriously when you have a massive short position against Tesla, the company doing the most to solve climate change.”

What has Bill Gates said about their feud?

On Wednesday, May 4, Gates told the BBC in an interview that his bet against Tesla is unrelated to advocacy for pro-environmental projects and government policies.

“That has nothing to do with climate change. I have ways of diversifying,” Gates said. 

He added that just because he was betting against Tesla doesn’t mean he was against the rise of electric cars.

“The popularity of electric cars will lead to more competition for selling those cars. So there’s a difference between electric cars being adopted, and companies becoming infinitely valuable.”

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