00:00Elon Musk's net worth just rocketed $19 billion in a single day.
00:04A recent Tesla stock rally pushed his wealth to more than double that of Bill Gates.
00:10And there's a wild history behind their rivalry.
00:12Musk is now worth an astounding $385 billion, making him the richest man in the world by
00:18a large margin.
00:20This surge came thanks to Tesla's robo-taxi rollout in Texas, which was a major step for
00:25autonomous vehicles.
00:26But it's not just about the numbers.
00:28Bill Gates has famously bet against Tesla for years, holding a short position on their
00:34stock.
00:35Musk even confronted him about it via text messages.
00:37Gates claimed that he wouldn't talk about his investment, but leaked text messages showed
00:42him admitting the short.
00:44Musk's sharp reply was he couldn't take Gates's climate philanthropy seriously while
00:50he was betting against Tesla.
00:51Imagine the financial discomfort for Gates if he still holds that short, knowing now that
00:56Tesla is valued at over a trillion dollars.
00:59This isn't just a battle of billionaires, it's a high stakes clash of titans.
01:03One proving his vision in the market regardless of fierce opposition, even from some of the
01:08the biggest tech legends.
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