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Elon Musk declines Bill Gates’ request to discuss philanthropy; here’s what happened

As per a series of leaked text messages, Gates proposed a potential meeting with Musk “to discuss philanthropy possibilities,” but Musk was not willing to do so after Gates admitted he still has not closed out his short position on Tesla.

There were rumors that Gates held a short position against Tesla, but he never confirmed whether he had any investment in the automaker’s stock.