Is Elon Musk misunderstood, or understood all too well?
6 months ago

Is Elon Musk misunderstood, or understood all too well?

Live Mint  

That was essentially the message he took to Cannes, France, this past week in an effort to repair things with advertisers after telling some of them to “go f— yourself" back in November. “If you’re a normal human being and you speak freely, there are times when you will say things that you subsequently regret or are foolish," Musk said in France. Musk has essentially chalked things up to misunderstandings before—like when he claimed “funding secured" to take Tesla private when, in fact, a buyout wasn’t a done deal. Axelrod regretted there had been some misunderstanding regarding Mr. Musk’s desire for control of 25% of Tesla’s voting shares…suggesting this desire is motivated primarily by the wish to protect humanity from the potentially negative implications of imprudent or improper use of AI technology," Ryan Brinkman, an analyst for JPMorgan, told clients in a note following a meeting with Tesla. “People shouldn’t hold me to these things," Musk said in 2022 during a TED Talk interview.

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Elon Musk is asking people to yell at him (ideally on X). Here’s why
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Elon Musk is asking people to yell at him (ideally on X). Here’s why

Live Mint  

X owner Elon Musk has reaffirmed his commitment to freedom of speech, stating that the social media giant should support all viewpoints within the law of the land, even those with which he disagrees. If that doesn’t seem to be happening, please yell at me.” Musk supports Mark Zuckerberg's claims on censorship: Meanwhile, Elon Musk also recently responded to a …

Elon Musk and Donald Trump: The X CEO’s interview showed why other nations despise him.
4 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk and Donald Trump: The X CEO’s interview showed why other nations despise him.

Slate  

Among the bits of nonsense that best buds Elon Musk and Donald Trump traded Monday night in their glitch-delayed audio conversation on X, one especially concerning remark from Musk stuck out as a key indicator of his far-right worldview. In response to a right-wing commentator who tweeted the blatant lie that “mass migration and open borders” were responsible for the …

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla, climate experts tear into Elon Musk over ‘dumbest’ CO2-level tutorial to Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla, climate experts tear into Elon Musk over ‘dumbest’ CO2-level tutorial to Trump

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump have come under fire for their “dumbest” conversation regarding climate change, in their much-hyped interview on X, formerly Twitter. Musk's CO2-level tutorial to Trump has prompted sharp reactions from various renowned personalities, with Vinod Khosla, Indian-American businessman, calling his theories about CO2 ppm levels and their effects “dumb.” While talking with Trump over …

Elon Musk sues advertising group over pulling ads from X.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk sues advertising group over pulling ads from X.

Slate  

Elon Musk is very mad that advertisers don’t want to spend their money on X. X filed a lawsuit against a coalition of advertisers claiming that the coalition violated federal antitrust laws by dissuading leading companies from spending money on X. She cited a recent report by the House Judiciary Committee which claimed the World Federation of Advertisers, GARM’s parent …

Column: Elon Musk thinks Tesla’s investors love him. He’s very wrong
6 months ago

Column: Elon Musk thinks Tesla’s investors love him. He’s very wrong

LA Times  

Elon Musk won two big shareholder votes at Tesla on Thursday, but that may not be good for Tesla shareholders. No one who has followed the career of that famously self-effacing and modest business leader Elon Musk could have expected him to boast openly about having secured approval from Tesla shareholders for two important initiatives: moving the company’s state of …

Elon Musk reacts to Jeff Bezos giving business advice in old video
1 year ago

Elon Musk reacts to Jeff Bezos giving business advice in old video

Hindustan Times  

An old video of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos talking about consumer behaviour went viral on social media. Elon Musk's reaction to Jeff Bezos' old video will make you chuckle. In the video, Bezos can be heard saying, "With consumer behaviour, it is basically with anything totally new, it is really very difficult to guess how consumers are going to behave. …

Elon Musk Said Antisemitic Social-Media Post Was ‘the Actual Truth’
1 year, 1 month ago

Elon Musk Said Antisemitic Social-Media Post Was ‘the Actual Truth’

Live Mint  

Elon Musk agreed with a post on X that said Jewish people hold a “dialectical hatred" of white people, eliciting a new round of criticism that he promotes antisemitic views. Musk, the billionaire owner of X, formerly Twitter, responded to a user’s post Wednesday that espoused an antisemitic conspiracy theory with: “You have said the actual truth." Musk seemed to …

Elon Musk Is Finally Cracking Tesla’s Invincibility Shield
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk Is Finally Cracking Tesla’s Invincibility Shield

Slate  

For years, Tesla has seemed to be immune to Elon Musk’s behavior and statements. It’s not uncommon to see Teslas parked in driveways that contain rainbow flags or to talk to someone who despises Musk but adores their Tesla. Related From Slate Tesla Sold a Myth About Batteries That Everyone Wanted to Be True Notably, according to the Bloomberg survey, …

Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk listens while vilified, hailed as tweet trial ends

Hindustan Times  

As he sat stoically in court, Elon Musk on Friday was both vilified as a rich narcissist whose reckless behaviour risks “anarchy” and hailed as a visionary looking out for the “little guy”. Tesla CEO Elon Musk The contrasting portraits of the enigmatic billionaire came during closing arguments in a trial focused on whether Musk's tweeting in 2018 misled Tesla …

Musk says he had ‘no ill motive’ with his privatising Tesla tweet
1 year, 11 months ago

Musk says he had ‘no ill motive’ with his privatising Tesla tweet

Al Jazeera  

Billionaire Elon Musk is on trial for fraud claims for his 2018 tweet that he had ‘funding secured’ to privatise Tesla at $420 per share. Elon Musk testified that he had “no ill motive” when he tweeted in 2018 that he had funding lined up to buy out his electric car company Tesla Inc, a claim that some shareholders have …

Elon Musk Testifies His Tweets Don't Mean That Much In Shareholder Suit — Over A Tweet
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk Testifies His Tweets Don't Mean That Much In Shareholder Suit — Over A Tweet

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Twitter CEO Elon Musk testified Friday that his tweets aren’t that big a deal as he made an attempt to defend himself against a class-action lawsuit claiming investors lost billions of dollars over one of his posted messages about taking Tesla private. Musk is being sued for alleged fraud over the fortunes that were lost when he …

Elon Musk may make Twitter's misinformation problem worse after buyout, says Bill Gates
2 years, 7 months ago

Elon Musk may make Twitter's misinformation problem worse after buyout, says Bill Gates

India Today  

Bill Gates has expressed his concerns about Elon Musk’s buyout of Twitter worth $44 billion. At The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit, the Microsoft founder warned that Musk could potentially make the misinformation problem on Twitter worse. I kind of doubt that'll happen this time but we should have an open mind and never underestimate Elon.” Gates admired Musk’s …

Elon Musk giving ‘serious thought’ to building a new social media platform
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk giving ‘serious thought’ to building a new social media platform

The Hindu  

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving "serious thought" to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday. Musk was responding to a Twitter user's question on whether he would consider building a social media platform consisting of an open source algorithm and one that would prioritise free speech, and where propaganda …

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