The European Union on Monday announced a formal investigation into X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, over its failure to combat illegal content and disinformation, a lack of transparency in advertising and “deceptive” design practices. The investigation may be the largest regulatory action yet against According to researchers, the company’s new policies have led to … [Read more…]
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Back in 2016, Elon Musk claimed that Tesla cars “could drive autonomously and more safely than a human.” Right now.” It was a lie that drove up Tesla’s stock price – and made Musk one of the richest people in the world. That lie is now falling apart in the face of … [Read more…]
According to a report by Bloomberg, Elon Musk plans to open a university in Austin, Texas. A tax return for Musk’s charity The Foundation reveals that the billionaire wants to donate $100 million to build STEM-focused elementary and secondary schools before opening a university “dedicated to education at the highest levels.” . The foundation submitted … [Read more…]
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Axel Springer Awards ceremony on December 1, 2020 in Berlin. Hannibal Hanschke – Getty Images Elon Musk’s X may be on the rise, but another company owned by the billionaire is on its way to reaching dizzying heights. Musk is in talks to sell $500 million … [Read more…]
X/Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino speaks onstage during Vox Media’s 2023 Code Conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on September 27, 2023 in Dana Point, California. Jerod Harris | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Linda Yaccarino sent a memo to employees at On Wednesday at the DealBook Summit, Musk accused advertisers of “blackmailing” him by … [Read more…]
The boycott of the social network”. Several major American companies, including Apple, cable operator Comcast and Disney, stopped airing their commercials on X after Elon Musk spread an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on the site. They joined other advertisers who had already left the platform after media watchdog Media Matters found that prominent brand advertising had … [Read more…]
New York CNN – Elon Musk apologized Wednesday for his “stupidest” social media post ever in his first interview with mainstream media since his anti-Semitic post on X earlier this month. But he cracked down heavily on advertisers who left his platform because of rising anti-Semitism on X. “I don’t want them to advertise,” he … [Read more…]
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, doesn’t think much of hybrid vehicles. Last year he did dismissed her as a “phase” and said it was “time to move on.” But Toyota has stepped up its game again – and this step has proven to be groundbreaking. … [Read more…]
Gonzalo Fuentes/Portal/File Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France on June 16, 2023. CNN – After a devastating advertiser exodus last week involving some of the world’s … [Read more…]
Apple. Disney. IBM. NBCUniversal. Sony. These are just a few of the major companies that have stopped advertising campaigns on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, in recent days. Since then, numerous right-wing media companies and influencers have come together and pledged their support to Elon Musk and promised to advertise on X to … [Read more…]