Elon Musk weighed in on one of the first business investment unveilings by President Donald Trump Wednesday, in a move that could suggest friction at the heart of the new administration's focus on America's leadership in the global technology race.

Elon Musk had sharp words for a private-sector partnership touted this week by the Trump administration to hasten the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure. “They don’t actually have the money,” Musk said of two of the participants in the $500 billion initiative, OpenAI and SoftBank, on his social media site X.

Oracle's stock surges 8.51% after Trump announces $500B AI initiative, solidifying its role as a key AI provider. CEO Ellison's stake also rises.

Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S.

President Donald Trump said he is open to Elon Musk or Oracle (ORCL) Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok as part of a joint venture with

President Donald Trump said he is in favor of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok as he offered his latest thinking on what a deal might look like to save the US operations of the social media platform.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do so.

San Francisco, Jan 23 (IANS) The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the enormous infrastructure project to build data centres for OpenAI across the US.

SIGN UP for TheStreet’s FREE Daily newsletter 💰💸 Elon Musk has never avoided getting into arguments with other high-profile figures. He’s publicly insulted politicians such as Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and lashed out at X users with opinions he doesn’t share.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed criticism from close ally Elon Musk about a $500 billion artificial intelligence project that Trump announced with great fanfare at the White House earlier this week.

With multiple suitors circling and Trump framing the situation as a deal-making exercise, TikTok's U.S. future is still up in the air. If a resolution is reached, it could set a precedent for tech ownership disputes between the U.