The Latest Breaking News from Elon Musk

PBS quits Twitter after being labeled ‘government-funded media’

Broadcaster leaves platform a day after NPR’s exit over concerns labels undermine credibility as independent news outlets

The Guardian - US · Apr 14, 2023

Elon Musk Becomes Twitter's Most Followed Account

Elon Musk has been a regular Twitter user since first using the platform in 2010, sometimes firing off several hundreds of tweets per month.

InsideEVs · Apr 14, 2023

'Effective altruism' has caught on with billionaire donors – but is the world's most headline-making one on board?

One of the ways tech billionaire Elon Musk attracts supporters is the vision he seems to have for the future: people driving fully autonomous electric vehicles, colonizing other planets and even merging their brains with artificial intelligence.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2023

Tech consultant charged in SF murder of Cash App founder knew victim, but motive unclear

The fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee last week reignited a debate over crime in San Francisco, with some high-profile figures decrying the killing as yet another example of rampant, wanton violence.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2023

Anthony Albanese makes Time magazine’s most influential people list

PM joins ranks of Jennifer Coolidge, Beyoncé and Joe Biden as Justin Trudeau lauds his choice of a ‘path of hope and opportunity’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2023

What Twitter's "Defund NPR" gets wrong

Elon Musk's slapdash decision to label PBS and NPR as "government-funded" isn't just inaccurate, it's risky

Salon · Apr 13, 2023

San Francisco DA slams Elon Musk as ‘reckless and irresponsible’ after tech executive arrested for Bob Lee murder

“I must point out that reckless and irresponsible statements like those contained Mr Musk’s tweet that assume incorrect circumstances about Mr Lee’s death,” Brooke Jenkins said

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Elon Musk uses Twitter 'to amplify his bad thinking,’ says NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Abdul-Jabbar wrote on Substack that Musk is “unable to apply the use of facts in reaching conclusions about social and political issues.”

Fortune · Apr 13, 2023

Twitter’s eToro deal gives a boost to #FinTwitter, but the deeper benefits remain fuzzy

Meanwhile, there’s significant news in Europe for Meta and OpenAI.

Fortune · Apr 13, 2023

What we know about the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee

Beloved tech entrepreneur and father of two, Bob Lee’s murder has reignited the ongoing debate over crime in San Francisco

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023