Elon Musk yearned for a technological overhaul of the company that ran PayPal, and he wanted that change to start with the letter X — even if some thought it reminded them of pornography.

The “PayPal Mafia” that ousted Elon Musk as CEO of the peer-to-peer payments site also helped save his rocket-launching company SpaceX as it teetered on the brink of bankruptcy, according to a ...

A group of early 2000s PayPal employees ... in a 2007 piece alongside a photo of some of the members dressed in gangster attire. Members of the group include Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman ...

Cancel anytime. A look at the life and career of Elon Musk: FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2000 file photo, PayPal Chief Executive Officer Peter Thiel, left, and founder Elon Musk, right, pose with the ...

Cancel anytime. A look at the life and career of Elon Musk: FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2000 file photo, PayPal Chief Executive Officer Peter Thiel, left, and founder Elon Musk, right, pose with the ...