Shivon Zilis, a senior executive at Neuralink, publicly confirmed that her relationship with Elon Musk has ended. The announcement was made on X, formerly known as Twitter, in response to a post from the account 'Big Tech Alert,' which tracks the following and unfollowing habits of prominent users. The alert highlighted that Musk had stopped following Zilis, prompting her to address the status of their personal connection.

In her statement, Zilis expressed difficulty with the sudden nature of the separation, noting that the transition from being in a relationship to being apart occurred over the span of a week. Zilis and Musk share four children together. The announcement has drawn attention due to the public nature of the platform used to confirm the breakup and the involvement of automated tracking accounts in the disclosure of their private affairs. While the situation has been characterized by some as reminiscent of early internet-era social media drama, the primary facts remain that the couple has separated and the news was confirmed by Zilis herself following public speculation regarding their social media activity.