Why 'trillionaire' Musk and SpaceX are driving the AI arms race
June 4, 2026
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<p>He was already the richest man on the planet. Now Elon Musk's wealth is about to go stratospheric.</p><p>The SpaceX founder will become the world's first trillionaire when he launches the company on the US stock market next week.</p><p>One trillion seconds amounts to a staggering 31,700 years. One trillion dollars would give Musk almost unimaginable influence.</p><p>What are the dangers of him – and other tech giants – amassing so much wealth?</p><p>Niall Paterson is on the money with Sky’s business correspondent Paul Kelso.</p><p>Have you got a question for Niall? Email the show – why@sky.uk</p>
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