The Controversial Relationship Between Bill Gates and Elon Musk

An excerpt from an upcoming biography of Elon Musk reveals that Bill Gates considered Musk to be "super mean" after finding out that Gates had taken a short position against Tesla. Gates had proposed philanthropic ideas to Musk, but Musk dismissed them, citing Gates' short position as a reason for not taking his philanthropy on climate change seriously. Gates explained that his decision to short Tesla was a business move based on his anticipation of an oversupply of electric vehicles. Despite the disagreement, both Gates and Musk were among the largest charitable donors in 2022.