Faiz Siddiqui

Washington, D.C.

San Francisco-based technology reporter covering Twitter, Tesla and Uber

Education: University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Faiz Siddiqui is a technology reporter with The Washington Post's Business Desk covering companies such as Tesla and Twitter. His area of coverage has also included ride-hailing and the race to build autonomous cars. Since joining the tech team, he has focused on Tesla’s rollout of driver-assistance technology, labor and workplace issues inside the company and the decisions of its chief executive, Elon Musk. Prior to joining the tech team, he covered the D.C. Metro and local transportation scene, including, the system’s chronic safety and reliability issues. He has previously written stories f
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Judge rejects Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, despite shareholder vote

A Delaware judge rejected Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package for the second time, despite shareholders voting to reinstate it earlier this year.

December 2, 2024
A Delaware judge on Monday rejected a bid to restore Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s record-setting $56 billion pay package. (Allison Robbert/Pool/Reuters)

As his power grows, D.C. wonders: How do you lobby a man like Elon Musk?

Musk has flaunted his closeness with Trump, but his unconventional approach leaves few obvious ways to reach him.

December 1, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk before a test launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Nov. 19 in Boca Chica, Texas.

Musk and Ramaswamy race to build a ‘DOGE’ team for war with Washington

The Tesla executive and the former presidential candidate are meeting with staff and interviewing experts as they plan for massive federal cuts.

November 24, 2024
Elon Musk attends the America First Policy Institute gala at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 14.

Musk has long history of squabbles, investigations with federal agencies

Musk has long complained about federal agencies — particularly those that have investigated and fined his companies.

November 15, 2024

Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally

Investors in Musk’s first company worried about “our founder being deported” and gave him a deadline for obtaining a work visa.

October 27, 2024
Elon Musk is seen at his desk on March 19, 2004, in El Segundo, California.

Elon Musk claims student visa permitted him to work in U.S.

After a Washington Post report and remarks from President Joe Biden, Musk denied working in the U.S. illegally.

October 27, 2024
Elon Musk is contending that he was legally allowed to work in the United States in the 1990s.

Musk’s Twitter investors have lost billions in value

Musk bought X with a combination of his own money, bank loans and capital raised from friends and associates. Here’s how far underwater his investors are today.

September 1, 2024
Elon Musk in Wilmington, Del., in July 2021. His takeover of Twitter, now called X, has plunged the company into turmoil.

Trump returns to X with technical glitches, softball questions from Musk

The revival of Trump’s account on X offers him a bigger audience and also provides a boost for Elon Musk’s platform.

August 12, 2024

Elon Musk interviews Trump live on X after delay

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August 12, 2024

Elon Musk’s X feed becomes megaphone for his far-right politics

Political tweets made up 17 percent of his feed this year — up from 2 percent in 2021.

August 12, 2024
Elon Musk arrives at the Capitol ahead of a joint meeting of Congress on July 24. Since buying the platform now known as X, Musk’s public persona has shifted from business-minded tech prodigy to right-wing firebrand.