The owner of the social media company X, Elon Musk, referred to the centre-left government in Australia as “fascists” on Friday in reference to a bill that would have fined social media companies for not doing enough to stop the spread of false information online. Joining a global movement to restrain borderless tech companies, Australia’s … Read more
Brazil has joined a select group of nations—the majority of which are ruled by autocratic regimes—that have imposed such restrictions on the social media platform, after X was banned on Saturday. In addition to outright prohibitions, some countries have temporarily limited access to X, formerly known as Twitter, which is frequently utilized by political dissidents … Read more
A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Access to the platform, formerly known as Twitter, was no longer possible for some users in the South American country, who were presented with a message asking them … Read more
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday expressed his willingness to serve after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hinted that he will consider Elon Musk for cabinet role or advisory post if he wins. “I am willing to serve,” posted Musk on his ‘X’ platform after the Trump in a Reuters interview said that Musk will … Read more
Media platform X said on Saturday it would close its operations in Brazil “effective immediately” due to what it called “censorship orders” from Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes. The decision to close the 𝕏 office in Brazil was difficult, but, if we had agreed to @alexandre’s (illegal) secret censorship and private information handover demands, there … Read more
A cyber attack disrupted Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s interview on X with former US President Donald Trump. The interview was supposed to start at 8 p.m. ET, but it was delayed by 40 minutes. It also marked the Republican presidential candidate’s return to X following his suspension in 2021. Elon Musk has said that X … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former US president Donald Trump returned to social media platform X, ahead of a live interview with X’s owner Elon Musk. Musk had announced earlier in the day that he would have a “live conversation” with Trump at 8 pm Eastern Time on August 12. “Live conversation on ð• with @realDonaldTrump & … Read more
A report released on Thursday revealed that false or misleading assertions made by Elon Musk about the US election have had about 1.2 billion views on X this year, underscoring the billionaire’s possible impact on the fiercely competitive White House contest. Researchers are concerned that X, previously Twitter, is a hub for political disinformation ahead … Read more
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has stood by Italian boxer Angela Carini following her defeat on Thursday in the Paris Olympics 2024 by Algerian fighter Imane Khelif. Carini withdrew from the match after being punched multiple times in the face, ending it in 46 seconds. Following her defeat, the Italian fighter sobbed in the … Read more
Elon Musk’s estranged transgender daughter, who he had alleged was “killed” by “woke mind virus”, has “disowned” him. The world’s richest man had claimed in a recent interview that during the pandemic, he was tricked into signing documents for “one of his older boys” Vivian Jenna Wilson. He had even referred to gender-reassignment surgery as … Read more
A firm executive stated on Wednesday that the tiny wires of Neuralink’s brain chip implant, which was used in the first subject of Elon Musk’s company’s trial run, had grown “more or less very stable”. The business had stated in May that several microscopic wires inside Noland Arbaugh’s brain had come loose. Arbaugh is paralysed … Read more
A policy update allowing the microblogging site X to manually review the direct messages (DMs) of some users has sparked major privacy concerns. An X user, @kimdotcom, on Sunday flagged the new update that goes against the X policy of providing end-to-end encryption to every content on the platform. A screenshot of the policy update … Read more
SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk, may be able to step in to save Sunita Williams and her coworker Butch Wilmore, who were left stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) following concerning helium leaks on their Boeing Starliner. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams launched on the Starliner on June 5, expecting a nine-day mission … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk’s X has asked its sacked employees in Australia to return the money it claims was accidentally overpaid to them, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, acknowledged its error in currency conversion from the US to Australian dollars on the payments and asked its former employees to repay … Read more
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his re-election for a record third term to run the country. In a post on X, the tech billionaire said his companies are looking to invest in the country soon. “Congratulations @narendramodi on your victory in the world’s largest democratic elections,” … Read more