Forbes Daily Briefing

Elon Musk Says He’ll Give Every Child In America One SpaceX Share Next Year

Forbes Daily Briefing

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Elon Musk on Monday announced he plans to give every child in America one share in his aerospace and AI company SpaceX next year, shortly after he criticized rival Anthropic’s plan to pledge 5% of its shares to a public benefit fund and urged the company to distribute its shares directly to the public.

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