Elon Musk AI power grab 2026

by Huda Thomas: Elon Musk

Elon Musk has executed what many are calling the most significant AI power move of 2026. Starting Monday, July 6, Tesla will cap each employee's weekly AI spending at $200. The media is framing this as a cost-control measure, but in reality, Musk has designed an expense policy that funnels his own engineering resources in a different direction.