Musk calls media racist over Dilbert comic backlash
Syndication partner Andrews McMeel Universal, newspapers drop comic after racist rant by cartoonist Scott Adams.
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NBN Co defends rural performance, flags upgrades
Chief executive Stephen Rue has responded to statistics that 10,000 users have deserted its Sky Muster satellite service in favour of services like Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Will Barbie give Mattel’s toy story a happy ending?
Amid its latest warning and admission its woes span far beyond Barbie’s dream house, the plastic princess maker must stop playing with investors.
Musk sacks staffer over popularity
One of Twitter’s two remaining principal engineers reportedly told the billionaire his antics might be the reason for his declining engagement numbers.
SpaceX to limit military use of Starlink satellite
Executive Gwynne Shotwell says firm didn’t intend for communications network ‘to be weaponised’.
Two cases about Musk’s tweets, and two wins
The CEO called the class-action lawsuit about his tweets on taking Tesla private a way to clear the record.
Musk cleared in Tesla tweets trial
A jury rejected investor claims that Elon Musk violated federal securities law when he tweeted about potentially taking Tesla private
‘I woke to find Elon in my kitchen at 2am’
Richard Branson opens up on his rivalry with Elon Musk, life at 72, and bringing his $6 billion Virgin empire back from the brink.
Tesla warns of uncertainties as it posts record profit
Elon Musk’s EV maker faces challenges, including higher interest rates and stronger competition.
Elon Musk explores raising $4.2bn to pay off Twitter debt
The billionaire is holding talks with investors about selling new Twitter shares to help repay some of the $18.3bn in debt tacked onto the sale of the social media company last year.
Musk testifies he had funding to take Tesla private
Investors say they lost money because of what billionaire Elon Musk tweeted years ago about potentially taking Tesla private.
Musk battery metals tweet ‘a complete misread’
An Aussie mining legend has rebuked Elon Musk for claims energy transition needs more refinement of ‘extremely common’ lithium ore, but no extra copper.
CES a reality check for autonomous driving
Driverless tractors and cars were on show in Las Vegas but the truth is that these technologies still may be a decade away, despite Elon Musk’s best intentions.
Oh what a feeling, Tesla knocks Toyota off top spot
Tesla’s Model 3 is now Australia’s highest-selling sedan, ending a decades-long run by the Toyota Camry as a bigger trend takes shape, new figures show.
Twitter malaise a boon for Reddit
Advertisers fleeing Twitter under Elon Musk are finding a safer home at Reddit, according to one of its top executives.
Tesla alters Piedmont lithium deal
The lithium developer’s revised deal with Elon Musk’s electric carmaker will bring forward potential revenues, but now includes a third party and cuts offtake and overall returns.
Tesla smashed in first 2023 session
Elon Musk’s electric carmaker has continued its dismal performance into 2023, marking its first new year trading day with a 12 per cent fall.
The anti-Musk hyperbole has more energy than a Tesla
There’s been a public pile-on of Chief Twit Elon Musk of late. Judging by Tesla’s performance, his reputation is rubbing buyers the wrong way.
Musk ‘open to’ Substack buy
The tech billionaire says he is open to connecting digital short posts platform Twitter with the newsletter start-up and challenge traditional media.
How to make the most of LinkedIn
A guide to surviving and thriving on the business world’s favourite social network.
Even by Elon Musk’s standards it’s been a mad time
As a new year dawns, the billionaire must decide how he wants to allocate brain time. What’s it going to be?
Musk presents his bank backers with $US44bn headache
The dramatic takeover of the social media group has potentially left Musk’s bankers with a huge bill.
Musk invokes Twitter succession without clarity on successor
Billionaire owner assembles team to keep platform running while questions on top job go unanswered.
Elon Musk’s finances get more complicated
The billionaire’s borrowing power has shrunk with Tesla’s share price decline, just as Twitter pressures ramp up.
Tesla shares head for worst year ever
Wall Street is bristling over weakening demand for Elon Musk’s electric vehicles.
Tesla short-sellers finally come good
Reversal of fortunes for Elon Musk’s company has been music to the ears of the stock’s many detractors.
Burning through cash, Twitter ‘is a plane flying into ground’: Musk
After revealing the company is tearing through $4.5bn a year, Elon Musk says he’ll step down as CEO as soon as he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to replace him.
Elon Musk will resign as Twitter CEO
The billionaire is now looking for ‘someone foolish enough to take the job’ at the social media platform, as shares in his other company Tesla plummet.
Musk hedges as Twitter quitter
Elon Musk appears to have created the biggest job vacancy in Silicon Valley. But will anyone apply?
Where Musk went wrong with Twitter
The billionaire has often talked up the concept of failing fast. He may just set a record pace for the social media platform.
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