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· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk says media is ‘racist against whites and Asians’ amid ‘Dilbert’ creator backlash
Twitter CEO Elon Musk called the media “racist against whites and Asians” after author Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” comic strip was dropped by several publications because of his racist tirade against Black people. Musk, 51, made his statement on Sunday in a reply to a tweet about…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk’s Chinese doppelgänger calms down after receiving Dogecoins in viral TikTok
Yilong Ma, the viral Chinese doppelgänger of Twitter CEO Elon Musk, has gone viral again, this time for a skit posted on TikTok about Dogecoins and Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs. The short video, which has been viewed over 2.7 million times as of this writing, was uploaded to the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Elon Musk says Tesla’s Chinese rivals ‘work hardest, smartest’
Elon Musk said that Tesla’s closest competitor is likely a Chinese company as they “work the hardest and the smartest.” On Tesla’s earnings call on Wednesday, Musk said that Tesla’s recent price cuts were stimulating demand in China and that the company will continue to cut…
· Bryan Ke
Tom Zhu: Tesla’s China chief is now the company’s most powerful executive after Elon Musk
Tesla’s China chief Tom Zhu is reportedly the second highest-profile executive of the billion-dollar electric vehicle (EV) company after Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. His promotion was disclosed by Reuters after the news agency reviewed an internal posting of reporting…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Inventor of email’ asks Elon Musk how he can apply to be Twitter CEO
Indian American entrepreneur V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai, who claims to have “invented email,” has shown interest in becoming Twitter’s new CEO. Days after current Twitter CEO Elon Musk said that he will be stepping down “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job,”…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk responds to Ye’s ‘compliment’ that he’s a ‘half-Chinese genetic hybrid’
Ye, the American rapper formerly known as Kanye West, thinks Twitter CEO Elon Musk could be a half-Chinese "genetic hybrid.” In an Instagram post on Sunday, Ye asked his over 18.4 million followers if he is the only one who thinks Musk, 51, could be half-Chinese. “Take a Chinese…
· Carl Samson
‘It’s Japan-centric’: Elon Musk names Japan as Twitter’s ideal market
Elon Musk reportedly told employees on Monday that Japan’s strong usage of Twitter is what the company should aim for “ideally in every country without exception.” Despite having a smaller population, Japan has roughly the same number of daily active users as the U.S., Musk…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk welcomes Ye back to Twitter after also unbanning Donald Trump
Former President Donald Trump had his Twitter account restored after Elon Musk, the new owner and CEO of the social media platform, posted a poll on Friday asking users if he should allow Trump to return to Twitter. Following the poll,the ban on Trump’s account was removed on…
· Ryan General
Manga creator demands $1 billion from Elon Musk
“Magical Girl Site” manga creator Kentarō Satō is demanding a billion dollars from Elon Musk for posting his original character on Twitter without permission. “Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk has been posting my drawings without permission, so I'd like a usage fee of one billion. In…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk announces Twitter ban on impersonation accounts
Twitter accounts that impersonate others without indicating that they are parody accounts will be permanently suspended from the platform, Elon Musk announced on Sunday. The move comes after the new Twitter owner teased a plan to grant users verified status on the social media…
· Michelle De Pacina
Elon Musk’s unsolicited idea to resolve China-Taiwan tensions praised by China, dismissed by Taiwan
In a recent Financial Times interview, Elon Musk suggested that the tension between Taiwan and China could be resolved if Taiwan handed Beijing some control. Qin Gang, China's ambassador to the U.S., praised Musk for his comment. Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk teases turning Twitter into ‘everything app’ like China’s WeChat
Elon Musk on Tuesday teased the creation of an “everything app” called “X.” The world’s richest man, 51, made the announcement after offering to buy Twitter for its originally agreed-upon price of $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. Musk said the Twitter buyout will likely…
· Bryan Ke
Hacker streams old Elon Musk interview about cryptocurrency in latest South Korean government YouTube hack
Government of the Republic of Korea, the official YouTube channel of the South Korean government, has been restored following a hacking incident over the weekend, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said in a statement on Sunday. "At 3:20 a.m., the channel name and…
· Bryan Ke
‘Free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk pursues ‘like-minded Chinese partners’ in column for China’s online censor
Elon Musk recently contributed to China Wangxin, a magazine launched by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the country’s government agency that oversees online censorship. The article, titled “Believe in technology, create a better future,” was published in the…
· Ryan General
Errol Musk reveals why he’s not proud of son Elon, the world’s richest man
During an interview on the “Kyle and Jackie O Show” on Monday, Errol Musk, the 76-year-old father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, stated that he is not proud of his son despite his wealth and success. In response to a question asked by host Jackie O, Errol said: “You know, we are a…
· Ryan General
Elon Musk denies affair with Google founder’s wife, shares photo of himself partying with Sergey Brin
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to deny the reported affair he had with Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of his longtime friend and American business magnate Sergey Brin. The Tesla founder reacted to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that alleged he had a brief…
· Jane Nam
Elon Musk reacts to report he had secret twins with Neuralink exec weeks before baby with Grimes
Newly surfaced paperwork reveals that Elon Musk, 51, had twins nearly a year ago with his Neuralink company executive Shivon Zilis, 36. According to Insider, court documents published on July 6 show that Musk and Zilis became parents of twins in November 2021. The date of the…
· Bryan Ke
Elon Musk says recession is ‘a good thing,’ billionaires make people ‘happy’
Elon Musk said in a series of tweets last week that it is “morally wrong and dumb” to use the word “billionaire” as a pejorative. The claims came after Musk, 50, opened a poll on Twitter on Friday to ask his 95.7 million followers who they trust less: politicians or…
· Jane Nam
Elon Musk calls recently surfaced sexual misconduct allegations a ‘politically motivated hit piece’
According to a recent report, a private flight attendant was given a settlement of $250,000 by SpaceX to sign a nondisclosure agreement. Documents signed by the attendant’s friend revealed that during a flight to London in 2016, founder Elon Musk exposed his erect penis to a…
· Carl Samson
Elon Musk pledges to vote Republican, says Democrats have become party of ‘division and hate’
Elon Musk, currently the richest person on Earth, has officially declared his support for the Republican Party. The prospective Twitter owner explained that his decision arose from a discontent with Democrats, which he now considers “the party of division and hate.” Speculations…