{"id":341526,"date":"2026-05-07T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-elon-musk-is-even-more-powerful-than-you-think-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T17:00:14","slug":"why-elon-musk-is-even-more-powerful-than-you-think-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-elon-musk-is-even-more-powerful-than-you-think-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Elon Musk is even more powerful than you think | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KdLJbpi-QwY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Elon Musk is even more powerful than you think | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KdLJbpi-QwY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It has been a year since billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk left his informal position in President Trump\u2019s White House in May 2025. <\/p>\n<p>But behind the scenes, Musk has been busy.   <\/p>\n<p>Musk has spent the last few weeks in a California courtroom, where he is suing his former business partner, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Musk applied for permission with the US government to launch a million satellites into orbit, some of which he says will serve as solar AI data centres. And he is preparing to take his company SpaceX public, with an estimated valuation of over $1 trillion.  <\/p>\n<p>Though his political presence has waned, is it possible that Elon Musk is more powerful than ever? <\/p>\n<p>We speak to the BBC\u2019s North America technology correspondent Lily Jamali about what the world\u2019s richest man has been up to since leaving the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p> #Elonmusk #Ai #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:24 Why is Elon Musk suing Open AI&#8217;s Sam Altman?<br \/>\n03:50 What does Elon Musk want from the court case?<br \/>\n10:03 Why was Elon Musk summoned to court in France?<br \/>\n12:37 What is Elon Musk&#8217;s Starlink and why is it important?<br \/>\n18:24 How Starlink has become so important during wars<br \/>\n23:30 The race to populate space<br \/>\n24:55 Is Elon Musk more powerful than ever?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been a year since billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk left his informal position in President Trump\u2019s White House in May 2025. 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