After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.

Chinese officials are reportedly exploring a backup plan for TikTok after the Supreme Court appeared unlikely to save it from a US ban. With TikTok’s legal options nearly exhausted, multiple news outlets are reporting that China is considering an option it previously said it wouldn’t: letting ByteDance sell the app.

Could Elon Musk save TikTok in the US? China weighs option to sell the controversial TikTok social media app's US operations ahead of looming ban

Elon Musk could occupy space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the West Wing to head up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.

As Donald Trump prepares to re-enter the White House for the second time next week, Elon Musk will enter his new digs. After he was re-elected, Trump confirmed Elon Musk would head a new department aimed at creating a more efficient government.

Elon Musk has been given an office in the White House complex for his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in the latest sign of his closeness to Donald Trump.

Elon Musk has responded after Tesla's proposal for a semi-truck charging corridor was rejected by the White House for a third time.

Elon Musk’s net worth has dropped $5.4 billion this year, mostly due to trouble at Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA). His total is now $427 billion, which puts him miles ahead of Jeff Bezos, who has a net worth of $237 billion,