60 posts tagged ‘elon musk’
Sweden Caves to Tesla’s License Plate Demands in Union Fight
Gizmodo,
In recent weeks, Elon Musk’s car company has been locked in a labor dispute with the unions of Sweden. Now, as the dispute drags on, Tesla seems to have won a small victory amidst the broader fight: license plates. Read more...
Bibi plays host to Elon Musk's "I am not an antisemite" rehabilitation tour
Boing Boing,
Once again, dragging the attention away from issues, Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk found a way into the spotlight. Musk wants to look like a person who cares deeply about Jewish people after his public antisemitism has chased away his revenue. — Read the rest
Elon Musk Shares Mysterious Letter About Sam Altman
Elon Musk tweeted a link to a strange letter Tuesday, supposedly written by former OpenAI employees detailing “a disturbing pattern of deceit and manipulation by Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.” Altman and Brockman, OpenAI’s CEO and president, were fired and then rehired in a dramatic failed coup that played out over… Read more...
What’s Next for SpaceX’s Starship After Explosive Second Launch
SpaceX’s Starship exploded not once but twice during its historic second launch on Saturday, November 18. While it’s easy to get distracted by these ongoing failures, it’s clear that SpaceX is making progress with its oversized launch vehicle and that a third flight is bound to take the rocket even further along in… Read more...
Elon Musk says xAI’s chatbot ‘Grok’ will launch to X Premium+ subscribers next week
TechCrunch,
Shortly after screenshots emerged showing xAI’s chatbot Grok appearing on X’s web app, X owner Elon Musk confirmed that Grok would be available to all of the company’s Premium+ subscribers sometime “next week.” While Musk’s pronouncements about time frames for product deliveries haven’t always held up, code developments in X’s own app revealed that Grok […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Neil Young is boycotting Twitter/X
AV Club,
Neil Young just wants to keep rockin’ in a free world. Last year, the prolific folk artist made headlines for pulling his music off Spotify in protest of the streamer platforming Joe Rogan and his anti-vaccination rhetoric. Now, Young is also retracting his business from Twitter/X in protest of (who else) Elon Musk. Read more...
Elon Musk Blames Reporters for Fleeing Advertisers, Not His Tweets on Jews
In a lawsuit filed Monday night, Elon Musk’s X is alleging a report on content moderation from Media Matters maliciously scared off advertisers like Apple and IBM. Last week, the media watchdog reported advertisements from major brands were appearing next to antisemitic content on the platform. But Musk may have… Read more...
Elon Musk’s Poisoned Platform
The New Yorker,
Users and advertisers are fleeing X after Musk’s message supporting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. But the platform seems destined to die a slow death.