Elon Musk

Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate also had a meta contest: Who would win the fight between traditional TV — in this case, Fox News, which broadcast the debate — and Twitter, which counterprogrammed the debate with a conversation between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, the former Fox star-turned-Twitter streamer? This…

There are questions it becomes in vogue to ask celebrities. Would you consider yourself a feminist? What do you think of “cancel culture?” It’s not super productive to spring these types of Q’s on our favorite pop stars, actors, and other performers. It’s kind of a no-win situation for most of…

News Spaceflight SpaceX moves its Booster 9 Starship Super Heavy prototype back to the orbital launch mount for testing. SpaceX posted this photo on X on Aug. 22, 2023. (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX continues to gear up for the next test flight of its huge Starship rocket. The company recently…

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X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, is testing stripping headlines from articles shared on the site. The move was initially reported by Fortune, before X owner Elon Musk confirmed it directly. Posts would only include the lead image and the URL, unless the person or publisher posting…

Responding to a Dogecoin influencer warning about scam coins, Elon Musk said Friday that X will never launch a token. And we never will — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 5, 2023 While that may be so, make no mistake about it — crypto and finance feature heavily in Musk’s plans…

Elon Musk is an Ozymandias for our moment. He’s got wealth and influence. His place as the richest man on earth fluctuates with the market, but he consistently cycles among the top three slots. He’s the CEO of two major companies and the owner of what was, up until he…

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested Friday if elected in 2024, he would run the government like tech billionaire Elon Musk runs the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. “What did at Twitter is a good example of what I want to do to the administrative state,” Ramaswamy…

Elon Musk posted on X, the platform formally known as Twitter, Friday, saying the platform's "block" feature would be deleted. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Elon Musk said the "block" feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, will be removed, in a post…

Elon Musk has stated that users will no longer be able to block other accounts on X, the social media platform formerly called Twitter. The block button allowed users to prevent others from seeing or responding to any of their content. Leaving blocking intact for direct messages, also known as…