Musk Pledges SpaceX Shares for Every American Child

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Elon Musk has said he will give a share of SpaceX to every child in the United States. The announcement comes as Anthropic, an AI company that competes with SpaceX, previously said it would set up a public benefit fund. Other technology executives have also made contributions to savings accounts for children. The source article is brief, so details such as how the shares would be distributed, when, and under what conditions are not provided.

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