Billionaire space race: can Bezos’s Project Kuiper catch up to Musk’s Starlink? As the world’s wealthiest men chest-thump in low-Earth orbit, others wonder how their mess will eventually be cleaned up The Guardian - US · Oct 15, 2023
Learning from failure Failure is not the end, but a stepping stone to success. It teaches us to learn from our mistakes, adapt, and grow. Companies often shy away from discussing their failures, but some of the most innovative ones embrace it. Elon Musk's SpaceX is an example of this, using failure as… The Hindu · Oct 14, 2023
Musk’s plan X: keep users in the dark, feed them dung and watch sales mushroom The social network owner’s business model appears to include a slurry of unmoderated toxicity, such as footage of a murder The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023
VC billionaire Marc Andreessen on Tesla and SpaceX: They ‘probably would have gone under’ with anyone besides Elon Musk In an interview with ElevenLabs, the Andreessen Horowitz cofounder said that besides a "fail fast" mentality, there's also "blind stubbornness." Fortune · Oct 13, 2023
Elon Musk May Make Fourth Appearance On Joe Rogan Podcast Investors eagerly await Musk's potential return as Tesla stock soared after previous appearances. Zenger · Oct 13, 2023
Looking for the Next Tesla? Here Are the Top 2 EV Stock Contenders While the analyst community has been quite generous in labeling several EV companies as the "next Tesla," most have failed to live up to the hype. However, I believe Xpeng Motors and Rivian are two strong contenders for the envied spot. Barchart · Oct 13, 2023
EU investigates Musk's X, as harmful content surges from Israel-Hamas war The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The move comes after Brussels ordered X, as well as rivals Meta and TikTok, to act quickly to tackle the spread of disinformation, which has surged on each of these platforms since… France 24 · Oct 13, 2023
Man faces four years behind bars after tricking Tesla into handing him five cars he never paid for Michael Gonzalez exploited a weakness at Tesla while it was still just a challenger brand, making off with over a half million dollars worth of fraudulently obtained EVs. Fortune · Oct 13, 2023
EU investigates X over Israel-Hamas disinformation in test of new tech rules The European Commisson has launched a probe into X (formerly Twitter) – the first under new EU tech rules – over allegations the platform was spreading disinformation about the Hamas-Israel war. Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2023
Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023
The Snyderverse is dead. But did the DC Universe have to do it this way? None of the stars cast by Zack Snyder will reprise their roles in future films, which rather takes for granted the time fans have invested in them The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2023
Tesla Cybertruck Stainless Steel To Be Supplied By Finnish Company: Report Outokumpu, Europe's largest producer of stainless steel, has a plant in Calvert, Alabama, which could supply Giga Texas with materials, sources told Bloomberg. InsideEVs · Oct 13, 2023
EU opens investigation into X’s handling of disinformation over Hamas attack on Israel X earlier announced it had removed accounts associated with Hamas from its platform The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023
The chaos at X since Elon Musk’s takeover has gotten worse A flood of fake news, multiple changes in policies may keep advertisers off X, threatening its business model. Al Jazeera · Oct 12, 2023
WEKU · Oct 12, 2023 'Walk the talk' or face fines: EU boss tells Musk, Zuckerberg and TikTok chief As Hamas-Israel misinformation spreads, EU digital chief says social media platforms have to quickly remove content featuring hate speech and disinformation or face big fines under new laws.
Fortune · Oct 12, 2023 Linda Yaccarino: X working 'around the clock' to tackle disinformation on Hamas attacks President Biden illustrated the scale of X's problem after claiming he saw incendiary evidence of a Hamas atrocity that the White House later walked back.
Zenger · Oct 12, 2023 Elon Musk Teases Fourth Appearance On Joe Rogan’s Podcast Musk's potential return sparks excitement as he discusses thought-provoking ideas on gender and civilization.
Zenger · Oct 12, 2023 Twitter’s Community Notes Faces Criticism Over Misflagging Trump Jr.’s Video Elon Musk's Community Notes under scrutiny as it mistakenly flags video shared by Donald Trump Jr. during Israel-Hamas conflict.
Fortune · Oct 12, 2023 Zuckerberg given 24 hours to stop disinformation about Hamas attack A Meta spokesperson told Fortune it set up a special operations center following Saturday's attacks, which included Hebrew and Arabic speakers.
The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023 Musk's X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, CEO says The head of Elon Musk’s social media platform X says the company formerly known has Twitter has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labeled thousands of pieces of content since the militant group’s attack on Israel
The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023 Tesla fined $155,460 by Australian consumer watchdog over button battery safety breaches ACCC alleges Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company failed to conduct required safety tests for some key fob and illuminated door sill models
Fortune · Oct 11, 2023 Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino face first global crisis on X with the Israel-Hamas war. All signs point to it being a dumpster fire Jewish communities and schools are asking parents to disable social media apps, including X, on their children’s phones.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023 How Israel-Hamas war disinformation is being spread online Case of footage from set of Palestinian film being repurposed to make false claims is far from one-off
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023 Social media platforms must ‘act swiftly to combat antisemitism’ Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has told leaders of social media platforms they must show actions being taken to slow spread of harmful content.
InsideEVs · Oct 11, 2023 Tesla Cybertruck Production To Reach 260K Units By 2025: Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who works as an analyst at Chinese firm TF International Securities, calculated the Tesla Cybertruck production estimate.