Elon Musk claimed Monday that outside audits have shown that X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has “the least amount of antisemitism” compared to other social media platforms. “The outside audits that we’ve had done, at the ones that we’ve had done, show that there is the least amount of antisemitism on X, if … Read more
Elon Musk visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp Monday, following accusations the billionaire allowed and promoted antisemitic content on his social media platform X, formerly Twitter. Musk was photographed Monday at the Holocaust death camp site in Oswiecim, Poland, alongside Daily Wire podcaster Ben Shapiro, ahead of an antisemitism conference organized by the … Read more
Good morning! It’s Tuesday, January 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Telsa Lost $94 Billion In Two Weeks By all accounts, Tesla … Read more
BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed Thursday. The Justice Department charged eBay with stalking, witness tampering … Read more
Elon Musk has never been particularly good at public speaking. He’s constantly stumbling over his own words, repeating himself, and forgetting key talking points. Every time I’ve seen a new Tesla unveil, I’ve thought to myself that he looks like he was randomly selected from the crowd and told to give a speech on a … Read more
Two of the country’s leading civil rights organizations went after Elon Musk on Wednesday after the tech billionaire linked a safety scandal that has grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to diversity hiring efforts. Dozens of 737 Max 9 aircraft have been grounded since Friday after a window panel blew out of an aircraft midair … Read more
Nine SpaceX employees were fired in June of 2022 shortly after disseminating an open letter that urged company executives to publicly condemn CEO Elon Musk’s public behavior. The letter referenced Elon’s sexual misconduct and hush money payments, his ‘harmful’ Twitter persona, and called him a ‘source of distraction and embarrassment.’ Those behind the letter were … Read more
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is bringing back news headlines in user posts, reversing a change made by owner Elon Musk. In October, Musk announced that the social media platform would change how links to news posts would appear in users’ feeds. It removed headlines and text that were previously displayed … Read more
Fidelity has marked down the value of its shares in X Holdings Corp., the parent company of the platform formerly known as Twitter, by 71.5 percent since Elon Musk purchased the company in October 2022. The investment firm cut its valuation of X by about 10.7 percent in November alone, from an estimated $6.3 million … Read more
Social media giant X, formerly Twitter, lost its bid to block a California content moderation law on Friday, with a federal judge dismissing the company’s challenge. The company claimed the California law violated its free speech rights by requiring it to publicly post its policies and report data on hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism … Read more
