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· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’ gets banned on Douyin
Elon Musk’s viral doppelgänger, affectionately known online as “Yi Long Musk,” has reportedly been banned from Chinese social media. The Douyin account of the Chinese social media star, whose true identity remains shrouded in mystery, has been wiped clean of content, according…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk praises Chinese workers’ long hours, criticizes Americans for ‘trying to avoid’ work
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk praised Chinese workers for working long shifts and criticized American employees for “trying to avoid going to work at all” during a recent interview with the Financial Times. Musk mentioned that Tesla’s future competition in the electric vehicle…
· Ryan General
Elon Musk wants to meet his Chinese doppelganger ‘Yi Long Musk’ (‘if he is real’)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he is willing to meet his purported Chinese doppelganger if he really does exist. Dubbed by netizens as “Yi Long Musk,” the alleged lookalike made headlines last year after a video of him went viral on Douyin. As news of Musk’s Twitter takeover plans…
· Ryan General
Elon Musk claims ‘Japan will eventually cease to exist’ because of its declining birth rate
Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that “Japan would eventually cease to exist" if it failed to address its declining birth rate. Musk was responding to a tweet that shared a Kyodo News article about Japan’s largest-ever recorded drop in its population. The population…
· Rebecca Moon
Jeff Bezos floats theory that China has ‘leverage’ over Twitter after Elon Musk buyout
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suggested that Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter could potentially raise China’s influence over the platform. Just a few hours after the deal was announced on Monday, Bezos tweeted questioning whether China had just gained “a bit…
· Carl Samson
Billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion
Elon Musk, 50, is set to buy Twitter today, according to reports citing sources with knowledge of the situation. Musk offered to purchase the social networking giant for $43 billion, or $54.20 a share, on April 14. Twitter subsequently rejected the Tesla chief’s offer and…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk says ‘anyone’ can ‘save up’ to afford $100,000 SpaceX ticket to Mars
SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently shared his vision to make trips to Mars “available to anyone” and mentioned the problems travelers could face after landing on the Red Planet. Speaking in an interview with TED Conferences’ Chris Anderson, Musk, 50, suggested that the price for…
· Carl Samson
Twitter takes ‘poison pill’ as employees go frantic over potential ‘hostile takeover’ by Elon Musk
Twitter’s board of directors has unanimously adopted a limited duration shareholder rights plan in response to Elon Musk’s proposal to buy the company. The plan, which essentially is a “poison pill,” will allow shareholders to purchase additional shares for less “if an entity,…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk shares conspiracy theory about Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto in viral tweet
In a viral tweet on Wednesday, Elon Musk posted an image suggesting that Satoshi Nakamoto — the pseudonym of the person or people behind Bitcoin — is an amalgam of Samsung, Toshiba, Nakamichi and Motorola. Although several people have claimed to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the identity…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk’s Neuralink denies monkeys were tortured in brain implant experiments
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) — a nonprofit committed to alternatives for use of animals in research — lodged a federal complaint against the University of California, Davis, for allegedly torturing macaque monkeys in experiments conducted for…
· Bryan Ke
‘A damp sock puppet in human form’: Elon Musk insults Biden after White House snub
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called President Joe Biden a “damp sock puppet in human form” after the White House snubbed him for the second time at an Electric Vehicle (EV) summit on Jan. 26. Musk, who unveiled Tesla’s showroom in China’s Uyghur Autonomous Region earlier this…
· Michelle De Pacina
Elon Musk opens Tesla showroom in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Tesla opened a store in Xinjiang, a region in China accused of crimes against humanity. The announcement came after President Biden’s bill was passed prohibiting imports from the Xinjiang region due to concerns surrounding forced labor. The Tesla store offers both sales and…
· Michelle De Pacina
Olivia Munn’s baby’s Vietnamese middle name Hiệp compared to Elon Musk’s baby’s name X Æ A-XII
Asian American actress Olivia Munn and comedian John Mulaney revealed a photo of their son on Instagram along with his Vietnamese name, which has prompted critical remarks on Twitter. Hiệp: Munn and Mulaney shared a photo of their son named Malcolm Hiệp Mulaney on their…
· Bryan Ke
Netizens name Elon Musk’s viral Chinese doppelgänger ‘Yi Long Musk’
A man has gone viral on social media for his uncanny resemblance to Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Is this for real: A video of the man, dubbed “Yi Long Musk” by some netizens, was first shared on Douyin, the Chinese TikTok app, before making its way to several other social…
· Sarah Yukiko
Elon Musk tweet of ancient Chinese poem ‘The Quatrain of Seven Steps’ stirs confusion
Tesla CEO and newly-minted world’s richest person Elon Musk sparked debate after posting an ancient Chinese quatrain on Twitter and Weibo. The reference: Musk shared the English word “Humankind” and the untranslated Chinese text of the Seven Steps Verse, a poem which is said to…
· Ryan General
Stan LOONA to Save LOONA: Fans are asking billionaire Elon Musk to help the K-pop girl group
Fans of K-pop girl group LOONA are asking Elon Musk, estimated to be the world’s wealthiest man, to rescue their idols from their agency’s financial crisis. The gravity of the situation: South Korean entertainment agency BlockBerry Creative, which created and represents LOONA,…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk Wins the Internet With Bizarre ‘Uncle’ Dance at Tesla Factory in China
Elon Musk sent a large audience — and later the greater internet — into a frenzy when he tried to pull a John Travolta during a Tesla presentation in Shanghai on Tuesday. The 48-year-old, who shared a clip of it himself on Twitter, was celebrating the opening of a $2 billion…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk Faces Off With Jack Ma in Debate On the Future’s Most Dangerous Tech
Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma and Tesla CEO Elon Musk faced off for the first time at a conference in Shanghai this week, taking opposing views on the subject of artificial intelligence. While Ma highlighted his optimism about potential rewards of the technology, Musk stressed the…
· Ryan General
Elon Musk Announces Support for Andrew Yang
Elon Musk expressed his support for Democratic candidate Andrew Yang in a tweet thousands of Yang supporters (aka the Yang Gang) are now sharing on social media. The Tesla CEO’s supportive tweet was a response to a tweet from popular podcaster Dan Carlin agreeing with a…
· Ziye Wang
Elon Musk Spotted Eating Hot Pot in Beijing, Offered Chinese Green Card
Elon Musk, who was in China to break ground at the site of a future Tesla “gigafactory” in Shanghai earlier this week, has been spotted enjoying some hot pot at one of Beijing’s top hot pot restaurants. In a video shared on Jan. 10 by The Global Times, the Tesla CEO can be seen…