The Latest Breaking News from Elon Musk

Review: Mastodon Decentralizes Social Media

Elon Musk’s shambolic takeover may not have been great for Twitter, but it was fantastic for Mastodon.

Reason · Feb 17, 2023

Japan’s first next-generation rocket aborts before launch

Japan’s much-vaunted launch of its flagship rocket was a fizzer — a disappointing result as competition with Elon Musk’s SpaceX intensifies and the island nation looks to expand its defense prowess amid growing geopolitical tensions.

The Times of India · Feb 17, 2023

An engineering professor warned that people trust self-driving technology so much it’s ‘injuring them or killing them’ a day before Tesla’s massive recall

Professor Missy Cummings said “overtrusting" self-driving tech could lead to accidents.

Fortune · Feb 16, 2023

David Beckham rejects approaches to help with Manchester United takeover bids

With the ongoing speculations surrounding United's potential new owners, Beckham has distanced himself from any possible involvement.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 16, 2023

Man Utd takeover: Four contenders lodging bids including Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Elon Musk

The Glazer family have agreed to sell Manchester United and on Friday we should know who wants to buy the club - with Sir Jim Ratcliffe, investors from Qatar and Saudi Arabia plus Elon Musk all interested

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

Section 230 and the Curse of Politics

Gonzalez v. Google presents the Supreme Court’s first opportunity to weigh in on Section 230.

Reason · Feb 16, 2023

First Thing: US could default this summer unless $31.4tn debt ceiling raised

Historic federal debt default could occur before July, cautions non-partisan agency. Plus, whatever happened to middle age?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Gene Collier: A fly on the Super Suite wall

Though it’s been only about 48 hours, I honestly can’t recall my first thought when Fox showed Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch confabulating in a Super Bowl luxury suite.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

Manchester United takeover explained: Bidders, how much the club will cost and outcome as deadline passes

Everything you need to know about the Glazers’ sale of Man United with Sheikh Jassim and Sir Jim Ratcliffe the frontrunners

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2023

Twitter data appears to support claims new algorithm inflated reach of Elon Musk’s tweets, Australian researcher says

Dr Timothy Graham says his analysis shows that after the algorithm change was reported to have occurred, impressions of billionaire owner’s tweets went up 737%

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023