Musk reaches unprecedented wealth milestone

The tech mogul’s net worth has reached an estimated $852 billion following the SpaceX-xAI merger

Elon Musk has become the first person ever to be worth $800 billion or more, after SpaceX acquired his AI and social media company xAI this week.

Forbes estimates that the merger, which values the combined company at $1.25 trillion, added $84 billion to Musk’s fortune, making it worth a record $852 billion.

Before the deal, Musk...