Elon Musk Buys X (formerly Twitter): Just Use Bluesky, Threads, or Mastodon Instead

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk's having a terrible year

It seems like Musk has been taking blow after blow this year — from a judge striking down his pay package to Tesla's "nightmare" first quarter.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Mani-Man]

Elon Musk's having a terrible year

It seems like Musk has been taking blow after blow this year — from a judge striking down his pay package to Tesla's "nightmare" first quarter.

www.businessinsider.com

Terrible Year "so far"... lets hope it gets worse for him.

 

[blueharvest]

Noted Tesla bear says Musk's EV maker could 'go bust' and stock is worth $14

Tesla is facing a price war, intense competition from Chinese players and weakening demand for its electric cars.

www.cnbc.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk Backs Nelson Peltz In Disney Proxy Fight After Polls Close

Elon Musk is backing Nelson Peltz in the proxy battle for the future of Disney, with results of its boardroom vote set to be revealed.

deadline.com

Exclusive: Disney prevails over Trian [and Nelson Peltz] in board fight, sources say​

https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/disney-prevails-over-trian-board-fight-sources-say-2024-04-03/

 

[blueharvest]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/04/twitter-blue-check-restored-x/

And here's the article without a paywall:

https://archive.is/f9nKp

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Texas Debunks 'Totally Inaccurate' Claims of Voting Fraud Being Spread by Elon Musk

The billionaire is completely obsessed with immigration, often spreading far-right conspiracy theories.

gizmodo.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tesla Cybertruck Owners' Forum Is Already Full Of Tales Of Broken, Malfunctioning Cybertrucks - Jalopnik

From gunky surfaces t0 embarrassing off-road exploits to malfunctioning after going through water, the stainless steel Tesla Cybertruck seems like an all-around mess. We cover a lot of those concerns here on Jalopnik, but if you want an even clearer picture of just how dire owners of this...

jalopnik.com

From one rich egomaniac bigot to the other:

Activist investor Nelson Peltz says it's 'probably true' that he's a 'bully billionaire'

When speaking about his contentious battle with Disney over board seats, Peltz told Financial Times that he's "not trying to fire Bob Iger."

finance.yahoo.com

"What sense is being a billionaire if you're not a bully?" FT reported Peltz said of his reputation.

Elon Musk Backs Nelson Peltz In Disney Proxy Fight After Polls Close

Elon Musk is backing Nelson Peltz in the proxy battle for the future of Disney, with results of its boardroom vote set to be revealed.

deadline.com

Nelson Peltz Says Elon Musk “Has No Ego,” Says “Ego in the Room” Responsible for Disney Loss

The Tesla mogul "is willing to listen to anybody," the activist investor said, while adding that he was "very surprised" that institutional shareholders voted against him in his board fight.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[blueharvest]

Tesla bear says it's poised to 'go bust' because it's too vertically integrated, which is a 'brilliant model when you grow' but not when you have your worst quarter in years

Tesla spent huge sums to capture the demand for EVs, but its first down quarter in four years makes that decision look questionable.

fortune.com

 

[Iceman]

Fewer people using Elon Musk’s X as it struggles to keep users

X usage has declined as downloads of Threads have surged in recent weeks.

www.nbcnews.com

If Threads ever properly takes off (ideally doesn’t require an Instagram to join or I already would have), then dark days ahead for Twitter.

 

[Iceman]

Buyers Are Avoiding Teslas Because Elon Musk Has Become So Toxic

According to a recent survey, Tesla's reputation is plunging, which could be due to Musk's off-putting and problematic behavior.

futurism.com

The last thing a company selling expensive cars needs is a polarising and loud CEO. It’s doubly worse for Tesla as the people who do like Musk are the ones who would be more interested in gas-guzzlers rather than EVs.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

X's AI chatbot Grok made up a fake trending headline about Iran attacking Israel

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok spread fake news on X which was then promoted by the platform.

mashable.com

Racist Skinhead Glossary

Common terms of the movement

www.splcenter.org

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Exceeds Elon Musk’s for the First Time Since 2020

Mark Zuckerberg passed Elon Musk on Friday to become the third-richest person in the world, the first time since 2020 the arch-rival billionaires have held those positions.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[blueharvest]

Musk steps in to stem Tesla’s stock bleeding on report that it’s shuttering a long-planned $25,000 EV

Tesla is down only $19 billion or so, the day after a Reuters report wiped out $32 billion in value.

fortune.com

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk Restores Blue Checks on X for ‘Influential’ Users, Some of Whom Clarify They ‘Would Never Pay for This’

Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has restored blue check marks to popular users seemingly overnight.

www.google.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tesla accused in lawsuit of cheating California workers out of wages

https://www.reuters.com/legal/tesla-accused-lawsuit-cheating-california-workers-out-wages-2024-04-05/

 

[blueharvest]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Europe will outlast Melon.

 

[Sithborg]

Not just any robotaxi. But nazi robotaxis.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Brazil judge opens inquiry into Musk for obstruction involving social media company X​

https://www.reuters.com/technology/brazil-judge-opens-inquiry-into-musk-obstruction-involving-social-media-company-2024-04-08/

 

[blueharvest]

 

[Mani-Man]

Years ago you would have done a double take on this, assuming it was just a Musk parody account posting stuff like that...but nope.
Its 2024 and the Free speech absolutist really posts stuff like this on the platform he overpaid for and lost 80% revenue because it caters to nazis.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Real Reason Elon Musk Is Throwing a Tantrum About 'Free Speech' in Brazil

Musk is very principled about free speech, except when he's making money from authoritarians.

gizmodo.com

Elon Musk being awarded the Defense Order of Merit medal as he shakes hands with Brazil’s then-president Jair Bolsonaro, in Porto Feliz, Brazil on May 20, 2022. Photo: Cleverson Oliveira/Ministry of Communication (AP)

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tesla Cybertruck complaints pouring in from owners — here's what's going on

It's expensive, problematic and potentially dangerous

www.tomsguide.com

Elon Musk's Grok Creates Bizarre Fake News About the Solar Eclipse Thanks to Jokes on X

The new AI even invented a fake missile attack on Israel by Iran last week.

gizmodo.com

 

[blueharvest]

Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible

"These are unthinkable numbers, but we’re not breaking any physics to achieve this."

arstechnica.com