MAGA grandpa is about to get much worse Facebook ditches its fact-checking program in favor of Elon Musk's army of disinformation zombies Salon · Jan 8, 2025
Liverpool stance on Elon Musk takeover revealed, with billionaire interested in buying Reds The Tesla boss has expressed his desire to one day own the Merseysiders FourFourTwo · Jan 8, 2025
Elon Musk’s attacks on Europe’s leaders and embrace of its far right signals to U.S. allies their relationship is set to change Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a major force in U.S. politics, is taking his influence to Europe. Fortune · Jan 8, 2025
Tories’ push for new grooming inquiry would ‘kill’ child safety bill, says Phillipson Education secretary says plan to block legislation with call for another inquiry is ‘absolutely sickening’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
Labour lays down challenge to Musk pledging to go after tech firms allowing online abuse on their sites Sitting down with The Independent, victims minister Alex Davies-Jones outlined the government’s plans to crackdown on explicit deepfake images The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
“Tell Him To Get Lost”: People Clash With Elon Musk’s Dad After He Said Everyone Can Ignore Him Errol Musk urges the public to "ignore" his son Elon's controversial comments on UK politics, emphasizing that he's "just a person." The post “Tell Him To Get Lost”: People Clash With Elon Musk’s Dad After He Said Everyone Can Ignore Him first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Jan 8, 2025
Tory and Reform MPs accused of ‘weaponising trauma’ of grooming victims, as Farage calls for inquiry to focus on Pakistani men – as it happened Prime minister told Commons any new inquiry into child abuse would delay progress however spokesperson says he has not ruled one out The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
Starmer hits out at Tories over Badenoch’s call for new grooming gang inquiry Elon Musk claimed Sir Keir Starmer was ‘hiding terrible things’ by refusing to back a national probe. Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025
Godfather of AI and Elon Musk seemingly join forces to curb OpenAI's evolution into a for-profit entity — potentially leaving the ChatGPT maker susceptible to outsider interference and hostile takeovers Geoffrey Hinton (the Godfather of AI) has seemingly formed an allegiance with Elon Musk and supports the billionaire's lawsuit against OpenAI's evolution into a for-profit entity. Windows Central · Jan 8, 2025
Tory push for grooming inquiry 'a shocking tactic', says Keir Starmer Keir Starmer has warned Conservative MPs not to back a Commons push for a new nationwide child grooming investigation, as it prioritises “the… The National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025
Elon Musk would be open to buying Liverpool, claims father Fenway Sports Group has previously looked for external investment since acquiring the Reds in 2010 The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025
Elon Musk is boosting the AfD. But why is Germany’s mainstream helping him? After years of politicians and media figures normalising far-right ideas, the billionaire’s meddling is falling on fertile ground, says Berlin-based journalist and author Hanno Hauenstein The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
'He would like to' Elon Musk's father reveals son's interest in buying Premier League football club Elon Musk's dad Errol Musk has revealed his son "would like to" buy Premier League football club Liverpool FC, because the Tesla co-founder's grandmother was born in the city. BANG Premier · Jan 8, 2025
Wednesday briefing: What Elon Musk’s focus on grooming gangs reveals about alt-right online discourse In today’s newsletter: The owner of X, who previously said ‘civil war is inevitable’ in Britain, has stoked online unrest with incendiary comments about the UK The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
International Business Times UK · Jan 8, 2025 Elon Musk's Nigel Farage Donation 'On Hold' As The Two Remain Divided Over Tommy Robinson The budding alliance between Nigel Farage and Elon Musk appears to have broken down over Musk's support for Tommy Robinson.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025 Kemi Badenoch was supposed to make the Tories serious again. She has failed By jumping on Elon Musk’s passing bandwagon and echoing the far right, the Conservative leader has shown she doesn’t understand her responsibilities, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
AAP · Jan 8, 2025 X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking Rival social network X has applauded Meta's decision to follow its lead on ditching fact-checking, with its CEO calling the move an endorsement.
The Guardian - AU · Jan 8, 2025 ‘Trolling free-for-all’: Australian politicians and experts criticise Meta for ditching factchecking Mark Zuckerberg says time to ‘get back to our roots’ around free expression but opponents argue ‘ordinary citizens should be very concerned’
International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025 Big Tech Rolls Out The Red Carpet For Trump Tech leaders continue to fall in line around Donald Trump, with Facebook's announcement that it would end its US fact-checking program the latest victory for the president-elect and his billionaire advisor Elon Musk.
The Times of India · Jan 8, 2025 Elon Musk 'would like to' buy Premier League club Liverpool, says father Errol Musk revealed that his son, the billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, has shown keen interest in acquiring Premier League football club Liverpool.
Fortune · Jan 8, 2025 Memphis warns it may not be able to power Elon Musk’s lofty 'Colossus' supercomputer expansion plans “We are dealing with the physical realities of what our utility system can provide," the CEO of the city's utility provider said in a city meeting about xAI's plans to massively expand the so-called Colossus facility.
Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025 Tory push for grooming inquiry vote ‘a shocking tactic’, Starmer warns The PM warned supporting the Tory’s calls for symbolic vote on an inquiry will ‘kill’ his Government’s plans to bolster safeguards for children.
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025 Top minister tells Tories ‘put up or shut up’ ahead of grooming gang vote The education secretary warned that supporting symbolic Tory calls for a grooming gangs inquiry will kill a children’s safety bill ‘stone dead’
Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025 Tories to seek support for new child grooming inquiry in Commons vote Home Office minister Jess Phillips has meanwhile said she faced increased risk to her safety since Elon Musk called her a ‘rape genocide apologist’
The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025 Rosary over Rogan: Trump ally’s podcast knocked off number one spot by religion show The Rosary in a Year podcast held the No. 1 spot on the Apple charts for three days in a row