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Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk walks next to Tesla's Senior Vice President Tom Zhu and Vice President Grace Tao as he leaves a hotel in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo HONG KONG, June 1 (Reuters) - Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk met with Chinese Vice…

Elon Musk’s high-profile Twitter event to launch the presidential bid of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday got off to a rough start, crashing several times about 30 minutes into the broadcast before restarting the whole thing. “That was insane, sorry,” said Musk after launching a new audio broadcast on…

BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk was showered with praise during a trip to China this week, with people on social media calling him "a pioneer", "Brother Ma" and "a global idol" while the CEO of Tesla (TSLA.O), Twitter, SpaceX and other companies also met in person with…

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Elon Musk on Tuesday of boosting a parody account imitating her and making false policy statements under her name.  “FYI there’s a fake account on here impersonating me and going viral. The Twitter CEO has engaged it, boosting visibility,” the New York representative wrote. “I…

A Twitter account pretending to be Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a big fan of Elon Musk—and it seems the attraction is mutual. The real Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Tuesday that an account pretending to be her press office was sharing fake information and going viral. “The Twitter CEO has engaged it, boosting…

Elon Musk’s Twitter platform could potentially be banned in Europe if it doesn’t follow the disinformation rules. The threat comes from France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot who recently talked about the importance of following guidelines to combat fake news on social media. “Disinformation is one of the gravest threats weighing…

Elon Musk pulled Twitter from the European Union's (EU) code of practice on disinformation, according to a tweet from Thierry Breton, Europe's commissioner for internal market.  "Twitter leaves EU voluntary Code of Practice against disinformation. But obligations remain. You can run but you can’t hide," Breton threatened. "Beyond voluntary commitments, fighting disinformation will…

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s faulty 2024 launch has raised the question of whether he’s really the Republican best equipped to take on former President Trump in the primary. DeSantis announced his presidential campaign on Twitter Spaces on Wednesday alongside Elon Musk, but the event was disrupted by technical glitches and…

Ford CEO Jim Farley and Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Thursday that Tesla’s network of 12,000 “Supercharger” stations will open to Ford EV owners next spring. The two execs partnered up to discuss the project via a Twitter Spaces chat Thursday evening. From spring 2024, Ford’s Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, and E-Transit models – which have…