Fatherhood, rows with Amber Heard and ‘the woke mind virus’: 6 big revelations from Elon Musk’s biography Walter Isaacson’s 615-page behemoth was released in the UK on 12 September The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Twitter Is Tearing Millionaire Knob Tim Gurner A New One After He Said Tradies Don’t Work Hard Enough Millionaire Tim Gurner has become the target for hilarious burns online after his cooked comments about tradies not working, and more. Pedestrian.tv · Sep 13, 2023
Elon Musk lives life like he’s playing a video game—from ‘demon mode” to gleaning life lessons from ‘Polytopia’ "Elon Musk," a biography that recounts the childhood, career, and personal life of the billionaire, hit shelves on Tuesday. Fortune · Sep 12, 2023
Elon Musk Wasn’t A Blockchain Acolyte Despite The Fun He Had With Dogecoin, Reveals New Biography Skeptical about using blockchain as Twitter's backbone, he felt it would be too sluggish for fast-paced postings on platform. Zenger · Sep 12, 2023
What do donkeys, dragons and Hawaii have in common? They all play a role in Elon Musk buying Twitter. Musk’s purchase of Twitter fed his constant need to reach the next level, according to biographer. Fortune · Sep 12, 2023
White nationalist Nick Fuentes appears to admit he skirted Twitter ban ‘I wonder what happened’ Fuentes wrote on Telegram following his burner account’s X/Twitter ban The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Morning Show: Jon Hamm echoes Elon Musk The "Mad Men" star's tech titan Paul Marks may prove we lap up the charismatic appeal of the rich at our own peril Salon · Sep 12, 2023
Book Review: 'Elon Musk' offers a revealing but not surprising portrait of tech mogul Biographer Walter Isaacson offers a revealing but not that surprising portrait of Elon Musk in his biography of the tech billionaire The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Fatherhood, rows with Amber Heard and ‘the woke mind virus’: six revelations from Elon Musk’s biography Walter Isaacson’s 615-page behemoth was released in the UK on 12 September The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Antisemitism on Elon Musk's X is surging and dredging up many ancient, defamatory themes of blaming Jews Since buying Twitter, rebranded as X, billionaire Elon Musk, who calls himself a “free speech absolutist,” has welcomed hatemongers to the platform, including one who recently coined the trending hashtag #BanTheADL. The Conversation · Sep 12, 2023
Eight things we learned from the Elon Musk biography Widespread access to world’s richest man allowed biographer Walter Isaacson to detail a number of illuminating anecdotes The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Meet the two Musk cousins Elon called upon to swing the ax In Walter Isaacson's new biography of Elon Musk, readers are introduced to his two cousins who were charged with evaluating and firing thousands of Twitter engineers. Fortune · Sep 12, 2023
TechScape: TikTok took over social media with its uncanny algorithm – but at what cost? In their attempts to mimic the video-sharing site’s uncanny success, Facebook, YouTube and others might have signed their own death warrants The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Tech giants hold huge sway in matters of war, life and death. That should concern us all Elon Musk’s hindrance of a Ukraine attack via Starlink caused a row. But other firms have similar power, and need scrutiny, says Keir Giles of Chatham House The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2023 Rudy Giuliani ‘mob scene’ turned Elon Musk off seeking advice, new book says Biography by Walter Isaacson contains colorful nugget of then New York mayor seeking 10% stake in PayPal in return for advice
The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023 The 'no' campaign is dominating the messaging on the Voice referendum on TikTok – here's why In the first week after the prime minister revealed October 14 as the Voice to Parliament referendum date, the “yes” and “no” campaigns recast their messages, resulting in unprecedented news coverage and public engagement with the debate.
Reason · Sep 11, 2023 The 5th Circuit Agrees That Federal Officials Unconstitutionally 'Coerced' or 'Encouraged' Online Censorship The appeals court narrowed a preliminary injunction against such meddling but confirmed the threat that it poses to freedom of speech.
Fortune · Sep 11, 2023 Musk’s biography author already forced to correct one controversial detail Isaacson began walking back his version of a failed drone strike only to later correct the record and accept full responsibility for a crucial mistake.
Fortune · Sep 11, 2023 Elon Musk’s grim financial assessment of X A Fortune report analyzes Musk's latest statement about X’s revenue loss.
The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2023 From prime time to lurid tales in a shed: the rapid descent of Tucker Carlson Carlson, once seen as a Republican powerbroker and even a presidential candidate, has grown more extreme and less relevant
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 11, 2023 Browns Twitter reacts with a parade of celebratory jabs after win vs. Bengals Browns Twitter was on one.
Reason · Sep 10, 2023 Free Speech, Social Media Firms, and the Fifth Circuit The Fifth Circuit was right to rule it was illegal for the federal government to coerce social media firms, but wrong to uphold a Texas law requiring those firms to post material they prefer to keep out.
The Conversation · Sep 10, 2023 Can ❤️s change minds? How social media influences public opinion and news circulation Social media use has been shown to decrease mental health and well-being, and to increase levels of political polarization.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 10, 2023 Twitter reacts to Chase Young missing Week 1 and potentially longer Reactions were all over the place regarding Young missing Week 1 as he deals with a neck injury.
Salon · Sep 9, 2023 Musks threats against ADL backfire Anti-extremism expert: Under Musk, X is losing revenue "because his platform is now a cesspool for bigotry"