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| Elon Musk accidentally tweets his private phone number | |
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| Energy and transport entrepreneur Elon Musk accidentally tweeted his private phone number to his 16.7 million followers on Tuesday. | |
| The Telsa and SpaceX CEO divulged the number in what was meant to be a message to John Carmack, head of technology at virtual reality firm Oculus. | The Telsa and SpaceX CEO divulged the number in what was meant to be a message to John Carmack, head of technology at virtual reality firm Oculus. |
| "Do you have a sec to talk? My cell is ..." Mr Musk wrote. | "Do you have a sec to talk? My cell is ..." Mr Musk wrote. |
| The tweet was quickly deleted, but not before many of his followers took note. | The tweet was quickly deleted, but not before many of his followers took note. |
| TV network CNBC called the number. Instead of getting Mr Musk, CNBC said callers hear a message from the videogame God of War. | TV network CNBC called the number. Instead of getting Mr Musk, CNBC said callers hear a message from the videogame God of War. |
| "By the Gods you've done it," the message begins. "Somehow you've found your way here to me. I offer you my congratulations and my respect." | "By the Gods you've done it," the message begins. "Somehow you've found your way here to me. I offer you my congratulations and my respect." |
| It is unclear why the South African-born billionaire wanted to talk to Mr Carmack, who joined Oculus in 2013 and stayed with the company after it was acquired by Facebook in 2014. | It is unclear why the South African-born billionaire wanted to talk to Mr Carmack, who joined Oculus in 2013 and stayed with the company after it was acquired by Facebook in 2014. |
| A Facebook spokesperson said Mr Carmack had no plans to leave the company. | A Facebook spokesperson said Mr Carmack had no plans to leave the company. |
| Mr Musk's companies work on space travel, electric cars and solar energy. | Mr Musk's companies work on space travel, electric cars and solar energy. |
| In September he unveiled plans for a city-to-city rocket transport system, which could fly people from London to New York in less than half an hour, and for a manned mission to Mars by 2024. | In September he unveiled plans for a city-to-city rocket transport system, which could fly people from London to New York in less than half an hour, and for a manned mission to Mars by 2024. |