A still from the new A24 Films movie “Civil War.” SFGATE politics reporter Alec Regimbal unpacks the film’s fictional military alliance between California and Texas. Courtesy of A24 Films Seemingly, the only thing California and Texas have in common these days is their disdain for one another. Forget our similar origins, rooted in an unflagging pioneer spirit … Read more
New Delhi: Elon Musk-run X Corp. banned a record 3,33,036 accounts in India between October 26 and November 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk, who has recently appointed a new CEO, Linda Yaccarino, also took down 2,233 accounts for promoting terrorism on … Read more
Elon Musk said Tesla sold its Bitcoin holdings to expand its cash flow amid Covid uncertainty (Photo: IANS) The selling of Bitcoin in Q2 added $936M of cash to Tesla’s balance sheet, the company said in a regulatory report on Wednesday. Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle making company Tesla has sold a significant amount of its … Read more
Elon Musk’s social media platform X’s 2023 ad sales are projected to fall to about $2.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. Several companies including Comcast and Walt Disney paused their advertisements on the platform after Musk last month agreed with a post on X, formerly Twitter, that claimed Jewish people were stoking hatred against white people. Joe Benarroch, head of … Read more
It is no secret that high-profile brands are pulling their paid ad campaigns from Elon Musk-owned social media platform X (formerly Twitter). Despite radically overhauling its ad strategy, the company has failed to address advertisers’ concerns, which surfaced after Musk endorsed an antisemitic and hateful post. However, it looks like all is not lost for … Read more
Renowned entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has ignited controversy by publicly calling for the immediate termination of Disney’s CEO in the wake of a widespread boycott against the company’s latest X, formerly Twitter, ad campaign. Musk’s bold statement has sent shock waves through both the tech and entertainment industries, raising questions about corporate responsibility … Read more
Curated By: Business Desk Last Updated: September 09, 2022, 15:06 IST Seven new investor plaintiffs have joined the $258 billion racketeering lawsuit that accused Tesla CEO Elon Musk of running a pyramid scheme in order to support popular cryptocurrency Dogecoin, expanding the case further. The case also got expanded as six new defendants including Musk’s tunnel construction business Boring … Read more
Elon Musk is inviting co-founder and Chief Scientist at OpenAI Ilya Sutskever to join xAI or Tesla. It is worth noting that Sutskever played a vital role in CEO Sam Altman’s ouster. Just 5 days after OpenAI fired Altman, the top executive was reinstated because high-profile OpenAI investors were reportedly exerting pressure on the board. … Read more
Elon Musk-led artificial intelligence (AI) company xAI has been catching flak for allegedly using OpenAI’s codebase to train its first-ever AI-powered bot called Grok. To those unaware, xAI announced Grok ahead of OpenAI’s first developer conference. It is also worth noting that Musk was a co-founder of OpenAI. The 52-year-old billionaire stepped down from OpenAI’s … Read more
Last Updated: October 29, 2022, 10:27 IST Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover saga came to an end on Thursday when the deal officially closed after months of twists and turns. Binance says it will brainstorm plans and strategies that could help Elon Musk run the platform Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange that has invested $500 … Read more
