Musk and Meloni form trans-Atlantic bond
From immigration to AI, the billionaire and the Italian prime minister are finding common ground.
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Elon Musk’s fresh Aussie legal challenge
Operators of X, formerly known as Twitter, are being sued after allegedly failing to answer questions about the handling of child exploitation material.
Air NZ taps Starlink to launch high-speed in-flight free Wi-Fi
Flights across New Zealand will be some of the first in the world with high speed internet after the country’s largest airline nabbed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink.
X marks spot once more for far right
Millionaire Elon Musk has reinstated far-right American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on his social media platform X.
The storm brewing inside Elon Musk’s mind gets out
This could have been – should have been – a week all about Musk’s goodwill trip to Israel that he made after an outcry followed his tweeting in support of anti-Semitic vitriol. But Elon did Elon.
‘Neutralise’ those with murderous intent
Billionaire tours kibbutz attacked last month amid criticism over anti-Semitic content on X.
Musk to meet Israeli President, hostage families
Israeli President Isaac Herzog was expected to meet Elon Musk overnight on Monday and emphasise ‘the need to act to combat rising anti-Semitism online’.
Advertisers cross X off their list
Australian advertisers have been dropping off Elon Musk’s X at a rapid clip – and that was before his endorsement of anti-Semitic comments.
With X’s Musk under fire, Biden joins rival Threads
The US President has joined the rival platform in the wake of Elon Musk trumpeting anti-Semitic rhetoric on his website.
Last Post: Hamas, the media, wimping on China
It seems to me that some at the ABC and in much of the media believe what Hamas tells them and question everything Israel says
Starship test ends with another explosion
Elon Musk’s deep-space rocket achieved separation before contact with the spacecraft was lost.
How Elon Musk, for many, went too far
A misleading tweet on the Israel-Hamas war, a vexed billionaire and a new firestorm over antisemitism.
Musk’s X takes eSafety Commissioner to court
The group, formerly known as Twitter, launches legal action against the eSafety Commissioner after refusing to pay a large fine for failing to explain how it tackles child exploitation and other issues.
Musk’s X fails to pay $610k watchdog fine
The government is considering further action after social media platform X failed to pay a $600,000 fine over its inaction on tackling online sexual crimes.
Caravans, campfires amid state road network milestone
As the state’s road network reaches a historic milestone the crew working across rural NSW outback have described the ‘camaraderie’ at their makeshift caravan site, fitted out with a vegetable patch and campfire.
Musk unveils ‘Grok’, an AI bot with snark and lofty ambition
Billionaire says first product from his artificial-intelligence start-up will eventually be available to subscribers on X.
Musk in new Starlink row over Gaza aid offer
The billionaire’s offer angered Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi who said Hamas would use it for terrorist activities.
Elon Musk’s X fined $600k for child safety fail
X, formally known as Twitter, has been fined more than $600,000 after failing to answer questions about how it’s tackling online sexual crimes.
Conman or wizard? Bankman-Fried is one weird dude
Sam Bankman-Fried is the sort of businessman who makes Elon Musk look almost sensible. Now The Big Short author Michael Lewis turns his attention to the FTX founder.
X fumbles after Israel attack tests content policies
As social-media companies deal with misidentified videos and graphic violence, the former Twitter struggles to keep up in the first big Musk-era test.
Fight club: are these the fittest tech execs in town?
They have black belts, used to be Nicole Kidman’s body guard or hold a national title. Meet the executives who train as hard as they work.
Elon Musk ‘helping Hamas’ spread fake news
Fake news spread by Hamas in its war against Israel is going viral online thanks to changes made by billionaire Elon Musk in a bid to get more paid content for X.
Grimes sues Musk over parenting to their children
Grimes, the Canadian electronic musician, is suing Elon Musk, the multibillionaire, over parental rights involving their three children.
It’s hard to feel for Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson’s biography reveals an emotionally arrested man-child whose brooding lifts only through video games and goofy humour.
‘All these damn birds have to go’: inside Elon’s Twitter takeover
While an orderly transition was arranged, Elon Musk decided he did not want that. Instead, executives were marched from the building before they could have their stock options vest.
X users face paying as Musk takes on ‘bot armies’
Elon Musk is working on introducing a paywall on X to combat the problem of bots.
Musk’s Starlink warned by Aussie watchdog
Communications regulator ACMA says Starlink failed to make key disclosures in its promotional offers.
Musk puts himself on Taiwan hate list
Billionaire compared Beijing’s claim that Taiwan was an ‘integral part’ of China to the status of Hawaii.
Everyone wants regulation, the question is how
A meeting of technology heavyweights left the door open in Washington this week even though they were unanimous something needs to be happen.
Chipping away at the mysteries of the mind
Australia’s Nick Opie is at the vanguard of technology that reads brains. Will the Synchron co-founder beat the likes of Elon Musk as the first to release this life-changing tech? It’s likely.
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