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In naming the space and electric car tycoon and the healthcare entrepreneur to head a new Department of Government Efficiency, Trump said he expected them to drive “radical change,” something like the Manhattan Project, the government initiative that created the atomic bomb during World War II.

As for Phase 10, the rummy-like card game was created by a Black inventor and entrepreneur Ken Johnson 1982.

"As a serial entrepreneur, Musk has been relentless in trying to improve institutional efficiency at his own enterprises, most notably, Tesla and X," says Thomas Gift, a professor of US politics at University College London.

In an early sign of the influence the tech entrepreneur may be rewarded with for his loyalty, Musk was party to a call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following the election.

Facing a mass exodus of advertisers over his relaxation of the platform's user speech policies, the entrepreneur also monetised elements of the site to raise revenue.