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…]
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…]
After two victories in California, Tesla is threatened with a setback in Florida. November 24, 2023 at 12:04 pm ET According to Portal, a judge in Florida found “reasonable evidence” that Tesla, along with its CEO Elon Musk and other executives, knew that the so-called advanced driver assistance system Autopilot was flawed but still allowed … [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…]
More major advertisers have paused spending on X, the social media service formerly known as Twitter, as backlash over Elon Musk’s support of an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory continued on the platform. Entertainment companies Warner Bros. and Sony, along with other well-known brands, have stopped spending on X. IBM paused its advertising for CBS on Thursday … [Read more…]
Jonathan Raa | Photo only | Getty Images Elon Musk on Friday criticized major advertisers and Media Matters, a media watchdog group, after several major brands decided to suspend spending on X, the social media platform he owns and operates as CTO. Musk wrote Late on Friday evening it was said: “The court will open … [Read more…]
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Nov 18 (Portal) – Elon Musk threatened on Saturday to sue media watchdog Media Matters and those who use his social media platform Musk and Liberal watchdog group Media Matters for America said earlier this week that ads from IBM, Apple and others were placed alongside content promoting Adolf Hitler … [Read more…]
Last updated: November 16, 2023 at 5:29 pm ET First published: November 16, 2023 at 5:02 p.m. ET IBM Corp. IBM abruptly pulled ads from X, formerly Twitter, amid a maelstrom of controversial comments from billionaire owner Elon Musk and IBM ad placements. “IBM does not tolerate hate speech or discrimination and we have immediately … [Read more…]