In a twist no one saw coming, Elon Musk — the billionaire known for rockets, robots, and rewriting the future — has just launched himself into a battle unlike anything he has ever touched before. And this time, the fight isn’t about Mars, AI, or electric cars.
It’s about truth, silence, and the dangerous power structures that have protected the untouchable for decades.

Just hours after finishing Virginia Giuffre’s haunting memoir, Musk shocked the world with a single line that rippled across social media like a nuclear blast:

“Read the book, Bondi! I’ll spend $100 million to expose the truth and get justice for Virginia.”

Within minutes, the internet melted into chaos. The phrase “100 million” trended worldwide. Hashtags erupted. Public figures tied to the scandal vanished from their timelines. And suddenly, the richest man on the planet had positioned himself as the unexpected disruptor in a story many believed would remain buried forever.

A Moral Battle Musk Has Never Fought Before

For years, Musk has dominated headlines with innovations and controversies — but always around tech, industry, and global policy.
Never morality.
Never justice.
Never a direct confrontation with the shadows of a global scandal.

But this time, something snapped.

“Elon Musk — a man who usually speaks about Mars colonization and AI safety — is now stepping into a moral war,” one media analyst noted. “And that terrifies the people who thought they were untouchable.”

The Livestream That Changed the Conversation

Following his explosive statement, Musk appeared in a tense 17-minute livestream viewed by tens of millions across platforms. He wasn’t smiling. He wasn’t sarcastic. He wasn’t Elon-the-meme-king.
He was cold, focused, and visibly shaken.

He called Giuffre’s memoir “a book that forces the world to see what it has ignored for far too long,” and then outlined a plan that left journalists scrambling:

An independent investigative team funded entirely by Musk

A $100 million budget to unseal documents, reopen evidence, and challenge settlements

Legal support for survivors

A public data vault to release findings uncensored

A commitment to push until “there’s nowhere left for the truth to hide”

The moment he finished that sentence, the livestream chat exploded — not with cheers, but with shock.

“Is he serious?”
“He’s actually doing this?”
“This is dangerous.”
“This is historic.”

Social Media Detonates

By the end of the hour, three hashtags dominated every major platform:

#MuskTruth

#ReadTheBookBondi

#TheBookTheyFear

Millions debated Musk’s intentions. Some hailed him as a hero breaking open a long-protected vault of silence. Others worried that even a $100 million war against entrenched power could trigger retaliation.
But one thing was certain:
Everyone was paying attention.

Panic Behind Closed Doors

Several media insiders told reporters that “certain groups” were rattled. Meetings were called. PR teams drafted emergency responses. Legal advisors — some of them very expensive — began preparing for a potential onslaught.

“No one knows what Musk found in that book that pushed him over the edge,” an investigative journalist shared. “But whatever it was, he didn’t just get angry — he declared war.”

Others speculate that Musk’s move may trigger a domino effect, emboldening other whistleblowers, survivors, or insiders to speak.
“It only takes one person with enough money and zero fear,” a former prosecutor noted, “to blow the doors off a secret.”

The Sentence Heard Around the World

But the most chilling moment came at the very end of the livestream.
Musk looked straight into the camera, paused for a full three seconds, and said:

“Some truths must never be buried.”

Then he ended the stream without another word.

That single line — quiet, almost whispered — has since become a rallying cry across social media. It’s printed on fan-made posters, viral TikToks, edited clips, and even digital billboards.

Hero or Disruptor?

Depending on who you ask, Musk is:

a reckless billionaire stirring up dangerous waters,

a fearless truth-seeker standing where governments wouldn’t,

or the only person on Earth with both the power and audacity to challenge an empire of silence.

But regardless of interpretation, one fact is undeniable:

Elon Musk has dragged the powerful into the center of a storm — and the entire world is holding its breath to see what he uncovers.

Elon Musk to offer $100 million prize for ‘best’ carbon capture tech

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc chief and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Thursday took to Twitter to promise a $100 million prize for development of the “best” technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions.

Capturing planet-warming emissions is becoming a critical part of many plans to keep climate change in check, but very little progress has been made on the technology to date, with efforts focused on cutting emissions rather than taking carbon out of the air.

Elon Musk’s net worth falls below $400 billion for the first time this year after Tesla’s 27% stock avalanche

By

Sasha Rogelberg

Reporter

Elon Musk has lost about $90 billion in wealth since peaking in December at about $486 billion.CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP—Getty Images

• After reaching a net worth of more than $486 billion in December, Elon Musk’s wealth has sunk below $400 billion for the first time in 2025. Tesla—where Musk derives about 60% of his wealth—has had an abysmal year. Waning demand and Musk’s continued controversial foray into politics have helped drive the stock down 27%.

Elon Musk has lost nearly $90 billion of his wealth in less than two months, pushing his net worth below $400 billion for the first time this year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, as Tesla weathers a double-digit stock slump.

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Musk’s wealth reached historic heights in December when he became the first person to boast a net worth of $400 billion. That astronomical figure continued to climb until Dec. 17, when Musk’s wealth peaked at $486.4 billion, thanks to SpaceX’s $350 billion valuation and investors’ big bet on Musk’s expansive role in President Donald Trump’s inner circle.

Just two months later, Musk’s net worth has been humbled by Tesla’s share price, which has cratered 27% in less than two months. Tesla saw its first year-over-year sales loss in more than a dozen years, selling 20,000 fewer vehicles in 2024 than the year before, as it competes with China’s more affordable BYD. The Chinese automaker has been able to bolster AI driving technology Tesla has continually promised but has yet to deliver on, in part due to regulatory hurdles.

This year hasn’t looked rosy for Musk’s EV company: Tesla registrations nosedived 63% last month in France, the European Union’s second-largest EV market. Sales likewise plunged 60% in Germany, even as Europe’s demand for EVs showed signs of a recovery.

Musk’s Tesla stock ownership and options make up about 60% of his net worth, while his 42% stake in SpaceX is worth about $136 billion, according to Bloomberg. Tesla did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.

Tesla’s peaks and valleys 

Tesla’s share price has not just been a reflection of the car company’s lackluster few months. Its stock is down for a fifth straight day, coinciding with a Musk-led consortium’s unsolicited $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI. Musk was a cofounder and early investor in the AI behemoth, but CEO Sam Altman immediately rejected the offer, instead proposing to buy social media platform X from Musk for $9.74 billion.

Investors’ optimism in Tesla has been a roller coaster since the election, when the stock was immediately boosted 14% by hopes that a Trump administration would be friendly to American EVs. Trump’s proposed tariffs on China could prevent a chunk of overseas competition from entering the U.S. market, while his threat to eliminate subsidies for alternative energy sources would likely have more of a negative impact on smaller EV companies.

Despite rocky sales, that confidence continued into Tesla’s earnings as Musk hinted at a potential for $10 trillion in eventual revenue from the company’s humanoid Optimus robots and continued to lean on hype around self-driving vehicles.

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“It’s going to be a golden age for Tesla and Musk,” Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities managing director, said after Tesla’s January earnings call. “This is the most bullish I’ve ever heard Musk.”

However, Musk’s status as Trump’s right hand—as well as his facilitation of a stunning wave of firings as head of the Department of Government Efficiency—has soured some consumers.

“Tesla’s biggest challenge in 2025 isn’t technology—it’s perception,” Jacob Falkencrone, global head of investment strategy at Saxo Bank, said in a research note on Tuesday. “Elon Musk’s political baggage is now weighing on sales, brand loyalty, and investor confidence.”

Stifel analyst Stephen Gengaro agreed Musk’s political involvement could spell bad news for Tesla. Along with Morning Consult, Stifel found last month that Tesla’s net favorability was at 3%, nearing an all-time low since polling began in 2018. Stifel last week lowered its target price from $492 to $478, though maintained its buy rating.

With DOGE, “making headlines recently regarding its efforts to streamline government agencies, options of [Tesla’s] CEO Elon Musk have taken a turn for the worse along political affiliations,” Gengaro said in a recent note.

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