It's unclear if Elon Musk ever figured out how to wear a cowboy hat, but 2024 is the year the billionaire went all in on Texas. While Tesla laid off almost 2,700 Texas staffers in the spring as part of a global workforce shedding, the automaker still hired and expanded more in the state this year.

In a reflection on his entrepreneurial journey, tech magnate Elon Musk offered a glimpse into the mindset that led him to launch two of the world’s most groundbreaking ventures: Tesla and SpaceX. Speaking on his early years of founding these companies,

Sales of the company’s cars are flagging, but investors are focusing on the potential of autonomous driving and Mr. Musk’s ties to President-elect Donald J. Trump.

Tesla, Musk’s only publicly traded company, has seen its stock price gain nearly 90.8 percent since the election to around $480 a share, reflecting investor sentiments that its CEO’s newly-minted alliance with the president-elect will be fruitful for the EV maker, which is now worth over $1.4 trillion.

Elon Musk has described it as the worst year of his life due to the significant financial difficulties that plagued Tesla and SpaceX. The CEO has shared that he used the last of his remaining funds from his time at PayPal to keep the company afloat.

Miguel Corrales Rubio was born in Madrid and lives in Morata de Tajuña. He studied Communication at Complutense University and later moved to Liverpool, where he became interested in lower-division football, especially Wycombe Wanderers. Since joining AS, his passion for sports has grown. He supports Atlético de Madrid and practices futsal.

This weekend saw major developments in tech and automotive industries, including SpaceX's Starship enhancements, Tesla's plans for the affordable Model Q, GM's shift in Cruise robotaxi strategy, Lucid's Gravity SUV achieving a 450-mile range,

Elon Musk's plan for a SpaceX employee town, Starbase, is moving forward as workers in South Texas petition to incorporate it. The 1.5-square-mile community will house 500, mainly SpaceX staff and their families.

Starbase will be located in coastal South Texas which is home to the SpaceX rocket launch facilities. If the city comes into existence, it will be a first for any company or business leader in the world.