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Australian advertisers have been dropping off Elon Musk’s X at a rapid clip – and that was before his endorsement of anti-Semitic comments.
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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.
The Aussie executive anointed by Musk to drive Tesla
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm takes after her boss, Elon Musk, in at least one way – the Australian is fearless when it comes to risk.
‘Never a dull moment’: Tesla chair on working with Musk
In an exclusive interview for The List: 100 Innovators 2023, Tesla chair Robyn Denholm opens up on working with the world’s most enigmatic — and unpredictable — tech billionaire.
Push against ‘Elon Musk’ rocket launch site
Tension is building over plans for a new “Elon Musk-style” rocket launch site in Australia, with the Greens moving to block the $20m complex.
Elon Musk’s hold over Ukraine is terrifying
Country’s reliance on the Starlink internet system for its war effort gives tech billionaire the power of life and death.
ASX rises, consumers hurting
Mining and health care gains offset energy and financial falls. Consumer confidence falls 1.5 per cent, but uptick in business conditions. Liontown dips after Gina Rinehart’s share raid.
Complicated picture of the world’s richest man
Walter Isaacson’s new biography peers behind the scenes at the tycoon’s lifestyle and his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter.
X sues California over moderation policies
The lawsuit rails against a ruling that requires social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism.
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