Explainer-in-brief: The infamous Twitter poll on Elon Musk December 21, 2022 This week started with Elon Musk creating a Twitter poll on whether he should step down as Twitter chief, following all the controversy of the past months. The poll closed with 57.5 per cent of users saying “yes”, and 42.5 per cent saying “no”. As one could have expected, Musk subsequently brought the poll into [...]
Could Elon Musk fix Britain’s rural connection gaps? BT is mulling a deal with Starlink January 15, 2024 BT is in talks with Starlink, Elon Musk's internet satellite 'constellation', as it tries to plug connectivity gaps in remote areas.
Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn – and it’s now worth less than half October 31, 2023 Twitter / X is now worth less than half what Elon Musk paid for it a year ago, the firm admitted in an internal memo yesterday
Elon Musk bids adieu to the Twitter bird as social media giant rebrands to ‘X’ July 24, 2023 Twitter owner Elon Musk revealed the social media giant will bid farewell to its famous blue bird, as a new “X” logo was unveiled this week, in a bid to transform it into an “everything app”. The billionaire Tesla boss announced the revamp, tweeting his desire to “bid adieu” to the Twitter brand and, gradually, [...]
Exclusive: Cathie Wood on Tesla and Elon Musk: ‘We don’t listen to what he says’ April 23, 2024 Cathie Wood, CEO of infamous American tech investment firm ARK, is still bullish on Tesla and Elon Musk, despite the poor performance of its stock price in recent months.
Elon Musk and Worldcoin only prove that marketing seems more powerful than education July 28, 2023 A bleary-eyed Jason Deane takes a couple of paracetamol and dons his shades to ponder one very crazy week in crypto.
Twitter, Elon Musk – and what’s next for the bird-owning billionaire December 24, 2022 Elon Musk started the year as just a prominent Twitter user, but he ends it as its beleaguered owner set to step down as chief executive after a chaotic two months in charge. The Tesla and SpaceX owner launched his dramatic takeover bid in April after buying up enough shares to become the site’s biggest [...]
Elon Musk ‘not off the hook’: EU official warns X is the biggest source of fake news September 26, 2023 A top European Union official has said that the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc’s laws aimed at combating disinformation. Ahead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta also have more to do to tackle disinformation, [...]
CZ confirms Binance is an investor in Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition October 28, 2022 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has revealed it is a major investor in Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover of social media platform Twitter.
It’s been an odd week for Bitcoin, but not as odd as it’s been for Twitter and Elon Musk July 7, 2023 As a 'Bitcoiner' Jason Deane details why he's uncomfortable with the prospect of one person being in control of the global chatter.