The X-Phile: What does the Twitter transformation say about Elon Musk? August 2, 2023 Where to even begin? Over the last week Elon Musk changed the name of his $44bn toy from Twitter to, simply, “X”. In doing so he unleashed yet another torrent of confusion and indignation, something the eccentric billionaire must surely be somehow feeding upon, vampire-like, such is the frequency with which he invites it. But [...]
Toyota doubles profits as EV push ramps up August 1, 2023 Toyota Motor Corp nearly doubled its profits in its first quarter results, on the back of strong sales and an improved supply of semi-conductors. The Japanese automaker saw operating profits for the period between April and June rise 94 per cent to 1.2trn yen (£6.12bn), up from 578.66bn yen (£3.15bn) year-on-year. Sales revenues jumped 24.2 [...]
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.
Musk’s mad superapp-etite: Why his ‘everything app’ might miss the mark July 26, 2023 Another week, another Elon Musk melodrama. In yet another episode of his theatrics, the tech-obsessed billionaire unveiled his latest surprise this week: a dramatic overhaul of Twitter and rebrand of it as ‘X’. Musk said the name ‘Twitter’ “does not make sense” after the original short-messaging ethos with a 140 character limit having been scrapped [...]
Explainer: Elon Musk is tearing Twitter apart bit by bit July 25, 2023 Elon Musk might have already switched the beloved Twitter bird for his X logo online, but it’s proving a bit harder in real life. Yesterday, police stopped workers who were removing the Twitter sign from the headquarters company in San Francisco. Apparently, Musk had forgotten to notify security or the building owner of his plans. [...]
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, [...]
Tesla may keep cutting prices in ‘turbulent times’, Musk says July 20, 2023 Tesla CEO Elon Musk signalled late Wednesday that he would cut prices again on electric vehicles in “turbulent times”, even as his all-out price war on automaker rivals squeezes the company’s own margins. The company has slashed prices several times in the United States, China and other markets since late last year, and increased discounts [...]
Seraphim: Investment deals take off as UK ranks third globally July 17, 2023 Seraphim Space has reported that overall startup activity and later-stage funding within the space tech industry are at higher levels than ever before, according to its half year investment index published today. Globally, the UK ranks as having the third-highest number of space deals in the past 12 months at 39, trailing behind the US [...]
Planet Crypto: Gary Gensler’s gonna have to face it, he’s addicted to suing July 14, 2023 The chieftains of chuckles at Planet Crypto have been at the comedy crayons again, and once more it's Gary Gensler on the canvas.