Elon Musk has always been vocal about his pro-natalist views, and reports suggest that he has gone above and beyond to promote his vision. According to a report by The New York Times, Musk allegedly offered his sperm to friends, including Nicole Shanahan, who was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate. However, two sources claim that Shanahan turned down this unusual proposal.

This isn’t the first time such claims about Musk have surfaced. Last year, guests at a dinner party attended by Musk revealed to the New York Times that he suggested donating his sperm to a married couple he had only met a few times socially.

The incident took place at a dinner hosted by a Silicon Valley tech executive. During the gathering, the couple mentioned their struggles with conceiving a child, which prompted Musk to offer his help. He also allegedly talked about his numerous children during the event.

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As a father of 11, Musk has often emphasised the importance of having more children. In 2022, he posted on X (formerly Twitter), "Population collapse due to low birthrates is a much bigger risk to civilisation than global warming. (And I do think global warming is a major risk)."

Earlier this year, Musk posted, "I'm doing my best to encourage more people to become parents and ideally have three or more kids, so humanity can grow. The population collapse in most countries is a tragedy. Sales of adult diapers should never exceed sales of baby diapers!"

Musk’s views have sparked a variety of reactions online. Recently, he responded to Taylor Swift, who jokingly referred to herself as “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady” in reference to a comment by Vice President-elect JD Vance, who called Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives.”

Musk said, “Fine Taylor . . . you win . . . I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.”

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Elon Musk has always been vocal about his pro-natalist views, and reports suggest that he has gone above and beyond to promote his vision. According to a report by The New York Times, Musk allegedly offered his sperm to friends, including Nicole Shanahan, who was Robert F.

Elon Musk has always been vocal about his pro-natalist views, and reports suggest that he has gone above and beyond to promote his vision. According to a report by The New York Times, Musk allegedly offered his sperm to friends, including Nicole Shanahan, who was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s running mate. However, two sources claim that Shanahan turned down this unusual proposal. This isn’t the first time such claims about Musk have surfaced. Last year, guests at a dinner party attended by Musk revealed to the New York Times that he suggested donating his sperm to a married couple he had only met a few times socially. The incident took place at a dinner hosted by a Silicon Valley tech executive. During the gathering, the couple mentioned their struggles with conceiving a child, which prompted Musk to offer his help. He also allegedly talked about his numerous children during the event. Also read: What will Team Trump do to US and world? Who can stop his 'revenge' cabinet? As a father of 11, Musk has often emphasised the importance of having more children. In 2022, he posted on X (formerly Twitter), "Population collapse due to low birthrates is a much bigger risk to civilisation than global warming. (And I do think global warming is a major risk)." Earlier this year, Musk posted, "I'm doing my best to encourage more people to become parents and ideally have three or more kids, so humanity can grow. The population collapse in most countries is a tragedy. Sales of adult diapers should never exceed sales of baby diapers!" Musk’s views have sparked a variety of reactions online. Recently, he responded to Taylor Swift, who jokingly referred to herself as “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady” in reference to a comment by Vice President-elect JD Vance, who called Democrats “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives.” Musk said, “Fine Taylor . . . you win . . . I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.” (With inputs from agencies)

'So humanity can grow,' Elon Musk allegedly offered his sperm to a very famous politician

Elon Musk and his former partner Grimes privately welcomed their third child, the tech mogul confirmed on his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter).&nbsp;

Musk acknowledged the child's existence after the child's name was mentioned in an upcoming biography of Musk by Walter Isaacson.&nbsp;

Prior to this revelation, it was known that Musk and the artist "Miss Anthropocene" had a three-year-old son and a one-year-old daughter.

In an X post, Musk revealed that their youngest child is named Tau Techno Mechanicus.

Isaacson's book, however, mentions the child's legal name as Techno Mechanicus Musk, with the nickname Tau.

According to an advance copy of Musk's biography cited by Business Insider, the child was born via surrogate in June 2022.&nbsp;

<h2>Meaning of the name of Elon Musk's latest child</h2>

The nickname Tau is derived from "the Greek letter representing the irrational number that is equal to two times pi," with the approximate numerical value, 6.28, also coincidentally relating to Musk's birthday, June 28.

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Isaacson's 688-page book, Elon Musk, contains more details about Musk's family and is set to be released soon.

The revelation about the child comes shortly after Grimes responded to an X post from Isaacson promoting the biography and sharing photos of Musk with two of his children.&nbsp;

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Grimes later deleted her reply, expressing her desire to see her son and her frustration at not being able to be part of her children's lives.

Grimes and Musk, aged 35 and 52 respectively, had an on-and-off relationship from around 2018 to 2022. They had previously welcomed a son named X Æ A-Xii in May 2020 and a daughter named Exa Dark Sideræl in December 2021.

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Elon Musk and his former partner Grimes privately welcomed their third child, the tech mogul confirmed on his social media platform, X (formerly known as Twitter). Musk acknowledged the child's existence after the child's name was mentioned in an upcoming biography of Musk by Walter Isaacson. Prior to this revelation, it was known that Musk and the artist "Miss Anthropocene" had a three-year-old son and a one-year-old daughter. In an X post, Musk revealed that their youngest child is named Tau Techno Mechanicus. Isaacson's book, however, mentions the child's legal name as Techno Mechanicus Musk, with the nickname Tau. According to an advance copy of Musk's biography cited by Business Insider, the child was born via surrogate in June 2022. Meaning of the name of Elon Musk's latest child The nickname Tau is derived from "the Greek letter representing the irrational number that is equal to two times pi," with the approximate numerical value, 6.28, also coincidentally relating to Musk's birthday, June 28. Also watch | Gravitas: Elon Musk's X is throttling traffic to websites × Isaacson's 688-page book, Elon Musk, contains more details about Musk's family and is set to be released soon. The revelation about the child comes shortly after Grimes responded to an X post from Isaacson promoting the biography and sharing photos of Musk with two of his children. Also read | Indian-origin executives shine across global corporations. This is how Elon Musk reacted Grimes later deleted her reply, expressing her desire to see her son and her frustration at not being able to be part of her children's lives. Grimes and Musk, aged 35 and 52 respectively, had an on-and-off relationship from around 2018 to 2022. They had previously welcomed a son named X Æ A-Xii in May 2020 and a daughter named Exa Dark Sideræl in December 2021. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Elon Musk has a third child with Grimes, with a Greek-origin name. Here's what it means

Ever since it was revealed that Tesla chief Elon Musk secretly fathered twins with a top executive of the billionaire’s Neuralink company, there have been speculations swirling around on the identity of the woman, with whom Musk had an affair. The woman has now been identified as Shivon Zilis. She is believed to have given birth to Musk’s twins in November 2021. After the news came to the light, Musk did not refute it, rather he confirmed the rumour with this tweet, “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far."

Notably, Musk and Zilli’s twins were born just weeks before he had his second child with ex-girlfriend Grimes who was born via surrogacy in December 2021. With the birth of the twins, 51-year-old Musk is now the father of 9 children.

Who is Shivon Zilis?

Shivon, 36, and Musk met in San Francisco when she was offered a job as an advisor in OpenAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company. It is an R&amp;D non-profit company. While working there, Zilis climbed the ladder as one of Musk’s top executives.

She is a Canadian and reportedly born to an Indian-immigrant mother and a Caucasian father.

She studied Economics and Philosophy at Yale University, and as of now is the director of operations and special projects at Neuralink. She has been associated with this company since 2017.

Zilis to lead Twitter?

Some reports claimed Shivon Zilis could lead Twitter if Elon Musk's bid goes through. The day Elon Musk struck a deal to take over Twitter, Zilis tweeted, “It’s nice when there are days where you end up more net hopeful for the future.”

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Zilis has shown interest in Musk's other projects, including SpaceX. In May, she tweeted that she switched her Twitter timeline to a reverse chronological view, something Musk has advocated for.

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“My learning rate from Twitter has spiked since swapping to chronological and it feels less like doomscrolling,” she said. “Curious if others feel the same way.”

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Ever since it was revealed that Tesla chief Elon Musk secretly fathered twins with a top executive of the billionaire’s Neuralink company, there have been speculations swirling around on the identity of the woman, with whom Musk had an affair.

Ever since it was revealed that Tesla chief Elon Musk secretly fathered twins with a top executive of the billionaire’s Neuralink company, there have been speculations swirling around on the identity of the woman, with whom Musk had an affair. The woman has now been identified as Shivon Zilis. She is believed to have given birth to Musk’s twins in November 2021. After the news came to the light, Musk did not refute it, rather he confirmed the rumour with this tweet, “Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far." Notably, Musk and Zilli’s twins were born just weeks before he had his second child with ex-girlfriend Grimes who was born via surrogacy in December 2021. With the birth of the twins, 51-year-old Musk is now the father of 9 children. Who is Shivon Zilis? Shivon, 36, and Musk met in San Francisco when she was offered a job as an advisor in OpenAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company. It is an R&D non-profit company. While working there, Zilis climbed the ladder as one of Musk’s top executives. She is a Canadian and reportedly born to an Indian-immigrant mother and a Caucasian father. She studied Economics and Philosophy at Yale University, and as of now is the director of operations and special projects at Neuralink. She has been associated with this company since 2017. Zilis to lead Twitter? Some reports claimed Shivon Zilis could lead Twitter if Elon Musk's bid goes through. The day Elon Musk struck a deal to take over Twitter, Zilis tweeted, “It’s nice when there are days where you end up more net hopeful for the future.” Also read | Musk says doing 'best' to boost birth rates, after fathering twins last November Zilis has shown interest in Musk's other projects, including SpaceX. In May, she tweeted that she switched her Twitter timeline to a reverse chronological view, something Musk has advocated for. Also read | Elon Musk secretly welcomed twins with one of his top executives: Reports “My learning rate from Twitter has spiked since swapping to chronological and it feels less like doomscrolling,” she said. “Curious if others feel the same way.” (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE

Who is Shivon Zilis, the mother of Elon Musk’s twins?

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as per reports last year secretly fathered twins with a senior official of one of the businesses he co-founded. Business Insider reports that the clandestine pregnancy took place late last year in November 2021, and as per documents obtained by the news outlet, Musk and Shivon Zilis – one of Neuralink's top executives, even filed a petition to change the children's names so that they have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name.”&nbsp;While the twins'&nbsp;names remain unknown, in May a Texas judge approved the petition.

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Reportedly the twins and Musk's now-ex Canadian singer Grimes' surrogate child, a baby girl named Exa Dark Sideræl, were reportedly born within weeks of each other. The latter happened in December 2021. The couple also shares a 2-year-old son X Æ A-Xii.

This now brings the world's richest man's offspring tally to nine. Apart from the two children with Grimes the Tesla CEO also has five children: Griffin, Vivian Jenna, Kai, Saxon and Damian with Canadian author, ex-wife Justine Wilson.&nbsp;

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These days, many people decide against starting families out of concern that doing so may accelerate global warming.&nbsp;However, just a couple of months back, Musk lashed out at those who believe having children has an impact on climate change when speaking remotely at the All-In Summit.

He said, "some people think that having fewer kids is better for the environment. Environment's gonna be fine even if we doubled the population. I know a lot of environmental stuff...Japan had lowest birth rate. Having kids is essential for maintaining civilization. We can't let civilization dwindle into nothing."

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Earlier this year one of Musk's children, Vivian Jenna Wilson, formerly known as Xavier Alexander Musk after turning 18&nbsp;filed a petition for changing her name and legally cutting all ties with her father.&nbsp;

In the documents submitted in court, she said "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form."

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Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as per reports last year secretly fathered twins with a senior official of one of the businesses he co-founded. Business Insider reports that the clandestine pregnancy took place late last year in November 2021, and as per documents obtained by the news outlet, Musk and Shivon Zilis – one of Neuralink's top executives, even filed a petition to change the children's names so that they have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, as per reports last year secretly fathered twins with a senior official of one of the businesses he co-founded. Business Insider reports that the clandestine pregnancy took place late last year in November 2021, and as per documents obtained by the news outlet, Musk and Shivon Zilis – one of Neuralink's top executives, even filed a petition to change the children's names so that they have their father’s last name and contain their mother’s last name as part of their middle name.” While the twins' names remain unknown, in May a Texas judge approved the petition. Watch | Has Elon Musk failed as a father? Reportedly the twins and Musk's now-ex Canadian singer Grimes' surrogate child, a baby girl named Exa Dark Sideræl, were reportedly born within weeks of each other. The latter happened in December 2021. The couple also shares a 2-year-old son X Æ A-Xii. This now brings the world's richest man's offspring tally to nine. Apart from the two children with Grimes the Tesla CEO also has five children: Griffin, Vivian Jenna, Kai, Saxon and Damian with Canadian author, ex-wife Justine Wilson. Also read | Racial abuse rife at Tesla factories? 15 black ex-employees sue the company These days, many people decide against starting families out of concern that doing so may accelerate global warming. However, just a couple of months back, Musk lashed out at those who believe having children has an impact on climate change when speaking remotely at the All-In Summit. He said, "some people think that having fewer kids is better for the environment. Environment's gonna be fine even if we doubled the population. I know a lot of environmental stuff...Japan had lowest birth rate. Having kids is essential for maintaining civilization. We can't let civilization dwindle into nothing." "Some people think that having fewer kids is better for the environment. Environment's gonna be fine even if we doubled the population. Japan had lowest birth rate. Having kids is essential for maintaining civilization. We can't let civilization dwindle into nothing." — @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/i03zytLDTJ — Pranay Pathole (@PPathole) May 20, 2022 × Also read | 'No longer wish to be related': Elon Musk's son wants to change gender & name Earlier this year one of Musk's children, Vivian Jenna Wilson, formerly known as Xavier Alexander Musk after turning 18 filed a petition for changing her name and legally cutting all ties with her father. In the documents submitted in court, she said "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form." (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION LIVE HERE: You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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