Right-wingers support Russell Brand Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and more have used the opportunity to bash the media's targeting of Brand Salon · Sep 20, 2023
Why California cities are suing themselves over homeless encampments San Francisco and Sacramento are locked in lawsuits over encampents, as the US Supreme Court weighs changing a major precedent, Josh Marcus reports The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Will Elon Musk really put X behind a paywall? The move is meant to help ‘combat vast armies of bots’, Musk said, but it’s unclear if it will work. Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2023
Donald Trump Jr. X’s account hacked, announcing father’s death in fake post Donald Trump Jr.’s social media platform fired off a slew of fake tweets after hackers accessed his account Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023
AEC struggles to get Twitter to remove posts that ‘incite violence’ and spread ‘disinformation’ ahead of voice Exclusive: Documents reveal platform has repeatedly ruled tweets reported by the Australian Electoral Commission are not against its terms of service The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2023
Larry David confronted Elon Musk at a wedding over Republican vote: ‘Do you just want to murder kids in schools?’ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star is an outspoken critic of the Republican Party The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
First Thing: Top carbon offset projects may not cut planet-heating emissions Majority of offset projects that have sold the most carbon credits are ‘likely to be junk’. Plus, how lucid dreams can make us fitter, more creative and less anxious The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023
How conspiracists jumped to defend Russell Brand before allegations were even made Prominent figures such as Andrew Tate and Elon Musk among those throwing support behind the accused comedian The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Why allegations like the ones against Russell Brand can take years to come to light Social media is awash with conspiracy theories about a supposed ‘coordinated attack’ on Brand. But investigations into sexual assault allegations take months, if not years, of work in order to gather sufficient evidence The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023
Elon Musk’s Neuralink approved to recruit humans for brain-implant trial Company is seeking people with paralysis to test its experimental device after getting green light from independent review board The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2023
Larry David berated Elon Musk at a wedding over Republican vote: ‘Do you just want to murder kids in schools?’ ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ star is an outspoken critic of the Republican Party The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023
AI's existential threat is a ‘completely bonkers distraction’ because there are 'like 101 more practical issues' to talk about, top founder in the field says Suleyman, one of the world’s leading AI experts believes talk of “existential risk stuff” from the likes of Elon Musk distracts from the pressing need for AI regulation. Fortune · Sep 19, 2023
‘It’s YOUR fault if I hate you!’ Bigots like Elon Musk always point a finger at the victims of their baseless prejudices. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2023
UAW Strike Against Detroit’s Big Three, What It Means For Electric Vehicles The ongoing strike between the autoworkers and Detroit automakers could impact the electric vehicle industry. InsideEVs · Sep 19, 2023
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023 OPINION - YouTube blocks monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel: Tech and Science Daily podcast YouTube has suspended the monetisation of Russell Brand’s YouTube channel following allegations made against the comedian and presenter. In a statement, the tech platform said it was taking the action on Brand's channel for "violating" its "creator responsibility policy" and "to protect" its users.
Fortune · Sep 19, 2023 Musk wants to charge everyone to use Twitter to counter 'bots’ Bots are actually advertisers' problems, but Musk needs to get account details from all his users if he wants to create an 'everything app' that rivals WeChat.
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 How conspiracists jumped to defend Russell Brand before allegations were even made Prominent figures such as Andrew Tate and Elon Musk among those throwing support behind the accused comedian
InsideEVs · Sep 19, 2023 Watch Musk Take Israel's Netanyahu For Tesla Cybertruck Ride Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Tesla's Fremont Factory in California on September 18 and attended a live open conversation on AI at the site.
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023 You may soon have to pay to use Twitter/X Elon Musk plans to introduce fees for all X users in order to shut down the platform’s bot problem
The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2023 Elon Musk suggests Twitter/X could charge all users subscription fees ELON Musk has suggested that Twitter/X is preparing to charge all users to access the platform.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023 Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, could charge all users subscription fees Billionaire also says platform has 550 million monthly users generating up to 200m posts a day
The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023 Why allegations like the ones against Russell Brand can take years to come to light Social media is awash with conspiracy theories about a supposed ‘coordinated attack’ on Brand. But investigations into sexual assault allegations take months, if not years, of work in order to gather sufficient evidence
Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023 Elon Musk suggests putting all of X, formerly Twitter, behind paywall Elon Musk floats idea of charging all users a ‘small’ fee to combat bots on the site
Zenger · Sep 19, 2023 In Meeting With Elon Musk, Netanyahu Calls For End To Antisemitic Bot ‘armies’ The first leg of Israeli Prime Minister’s trip to the United States, where he will address the U.N. General Assembly]
Al Jazeera · Sep 18, 2023 Netanyahu talks to Elon Musk in California about anti-Semitism on X Netanyahu’s high-profile visit comes at a time when Musk is facing accusations of tolerating anti-Semitism on X.