Think Elon Musk is nuts? The real enigma may be Twitter’s first boss
This account of the rise (and fall) of the social media platform says it was chaos from the start – thanks to its eccentric, ice-bathing founder Jack Dorsey.
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Let’s not elevate brain tech over our humanity
If technology companies adopt the ‘move fast and break things’ approach championed by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, they risk elevating technology over humanity.
‘Israel here to stay’ as iAngels raises $107m
Billionaire Alex Waislitz believes now is a ‘very good time’ to invest in Israel’s tech sector, as a Tel Aviv VC firm turns to Australia for its latest raise.
Dodgy characters and polished reputations
It’s been a big couple of weeks for giants of the motoring world Elon Musk and Christian Horner, but even they didn’t sink low enough to snag our inaugural Rort of the Month award.
Musk’s $82bn Tesla pay struck down by judge
The Delaware Court of Chancery has rejected the multi-billion-dollar pay initially approved for Elon Musk in 2018, a major setback for the entrepreneur.
Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted brain chip in human
No details about the patient were given, but Musk said the person is ‘recovering well’
NSW man facing ‘David and Godzilla’ fight with Tesla
A 75-year-old man from NSW who says he doesn’t have “two bob to rub together” has become involved in a high-stakes court case against Elon Musk’s Tesla.
Why Musk has been forced to shift gears at Tesla
The multi-billionaire is attempting to respond to higher rates and cooling demand with the one thing he knows. Disruption.
I was naive about anti-Semitism, says Musk
The Tesla chief executive has said he is ‘aspirationally Jewish’ during a trip to Poland where he visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, Nazi Germany’s largest death camp.
Musk seeks greater control over Tesla ahead of AI advancements
The billionaire says he would prefer to build artificial-intelligence products outside of the car company unless he gets greater control.
ASX 200 ends down on weak China data
ASX at fresh five-week low. China GDP up 5.2pc in 2023. Ecuador seeks $US209m from Worley. NAB sees rates on hold until November. Evolution Mining dives, Citi upgrades to a buy.
Polestar CEO reveals plan to boost EV sales
The boss of the Swedish EV brand has called for more long-term thinking in making EVs more affordable and says Elon Musk’s controversies have not hurt sales.
‘I’d take drugs if they helped my productivity’: Musk
In response to a Wall St Journal article, the billionaire said he hadn’t tested positive for drugs after smoking marijuana on the comedian Joe Rogan’s show.
The intellectual arms race
AI chatbots view all information as equal — so how will children learn to discern fact from fiction?
Musk’s drug use worries his executives
Some executives and board members fear the billionaire’s use of drugs — including LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, mushrooms and ketamine — could harm his companies.
Tesla EV sales behind China’s BYD for the first time
The Chinese automaker accelerated sales in the final quarter of last year, pipping the Elon Musk-driven US group to the post as the world’s largest electric vehicles seller for that period.
Musk and Meloni form trans-Atlantic bond
From immigration to AI, the billionaire and the Italian prime minister are finding common ground.
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.
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