US Vice President Vance said on Thursday that the key to the controversy over Ukraine's use of Starlink lies in US policy toward Russia and Ukraine, and that Musk, as a private company, should not decide how to intervene in the war without explicit instructions from the US government.
Musk announced on social media that next year he will give one share of SpaceX stock to every American child.
According to The Daily Telegraph, citing four sources, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk personally advised then-U.S. President Donald Trump to slow down the Starshield satellite system used by Ukraine, and Trump subsequently agreed. The restriction limited the speed of Ukrainian drones to about 160 km/h, severely undermining their ability to intercept Russian drones and missiles. Musk has now publicly blamed the White House, while Trump denies responsibility for the matter.
On October 17, 2026, former US President Trump publicly denied rumors that he had decided to temporarily suspend Ukrainian forces' use of Starlink, and said he did not think the decision came from Elon Musk, stating on the matter, "It wasn't me, and I don't think it was Elon either."
According to a report posted by X user @clashreport, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a request to Elon Musk regarding Starlink services, hoping to have them turned on. This incident involves Ukraine's demands regarding critical satellite communication networks and its interaction with Musk's Starlink system.
According to a tweet posted by @clashreport, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked during an interview with Piers Morgan whether he believed Elon Musk had deliberately slowed down Starlink to harm Ukraine. Zelensky responded, "They know what they did, absolutely."
According to AFP in Washington, Elon Musk on Thursday again publicly called for replacing Ukrainian President Zelensky. Previously, Musk had argued that delays in the "Starshield" satellite service he provides in Ukraine were due to control of the system being in the hands of the U.S. military, and blamed U.S. President Trump. In response, Zelensky urged the U.S. side not to take the side of the aggressor.
According to Clash Report, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski publicly called out Elon Musk, questioning whether he was once again using his own products for politics, and said that as Musk's European customers, Europe is watching closely.
After Elon Musk posted "I agree, time for Ukraine to get a new leader.", large numbers of X users relayed posts saying "Elon Musk is a piece of shit." or "Fuck Elon Musk" to express their dissatisfaction and anger at Musk's statement or at his kowtowing to and pandering to Trump.
Six technology leaders — Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Lisa Su, Michael Dell, and Satya Nadella — received the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.
TSMC's CEO confirmed that a team has been dispatched to Texas to assess expanding capacity, and that talks are under way with Musk's TeraFab plan.
US Secretary of War Hegseth announced the creation of a new four-star autonomous warfare command and the launch of the Meridian Program, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, to study the future of war.
On September 4, 2026, Musk posted to announce that the motors of Tesla's Cybercab robotaxi have completely freed themselves from reliance on rare-earth metals, seen as a key technological breakthrough in responding to China's supply-chain control over rare-earth export restrictions.
According to a source from the Central Military Commission, the CCP has assigned Elon Musk two tasks: first, to influence the US government to promote a multipolar narrative; and second, to use DOGE operations to find and destroy evidence regarding the origins of SARS-CoV-2 to shirk the CCP's responsibility.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Tesla is evaluating options to split off, sell, or shut down its China operations, including its Shanghai Gigafactory; Musk said the report had never been discussed and was fake news.