Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire, according to France 24. The milestone came as SpaceX completed its initial public offering—the largest IPO in history—with shares surging nearly 20 percent on their trading debut. The billionaire entrepreneur used the occasion to reiterate his ambition to take humanity to Mars, a goal that now comes with a price tag of approximately one trillion dollars.

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