Over the past year, Elon Musk, founder of Paypal, Tesla and SpaceX and current owner of X (formerly Twitter), has faced a number of challenges. Musk's management of X has been marked by significant advertising revenue losses and the reinstatement of banned accounts, including Donald Trump's. Controversy has also followed him in the form of accusations of antisemitism. Further legal difficulties arose when a California court found that SpaceX violated the state's content moderation law. Despite these setbacks, Musk's influence on key industries and his role in the US space programme underscore his significance.