60 posts tagged ‘elon musk’
Apple to pause advertising on X after Musk endorses antisemitic post
TechCrunch,
One of X’s key advertisers, Apple, will pause its advertising on the platform, according to a report from Axios. Apple follows in the footsteps of advertisers like IBM and the European Commission, who have suspended ads on X amid increased on-platform antisemitism. Per research from the Center for Countering Digital Hate, X has failed to […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Backlash builds after Elon Musk called an antisemitic conspiracy theory the ‘actual truth’
Elon Musk has encouraged extremists and white supremacists throughout his yearlong tenure as the owner of X, formerly Twitter, but this week he still managed to push the limits of what behavior mainstream users — and advertisers — will tolerate. On Wednesday, Musk endorsed a post from an X user accusing Jewish communities of spreading […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
White House condemns Musk's antisemitism; Apple finally suspends advertising on Twitter
Boing Boing,
Yesterday, Elon Musk promoted an antisemitic conspiracy theory and described it as "actual truth," and in the aftermath Media Matters posted an exposé on the brands whose ads appear against such material on the site. IBM, with its uneasy past of collaboration with the Third Reich, was first to jump. — Read the rest
10 Ways the Second SpaceX Starship Test Flight Could Go Wrong
Gizmodo,
This article has been updated to reflect the new Saturday launch date. Ground teams need the extra time to replace a grid fin actuator on the Starship booster. Read more...
Cambridge Dictionary Names ‘Hallucination’ Word of the Year and I’ve Never Felt So Seen
Yesterday, the folks at Cambridge Dictionary named “Hallucination” the word of the year and, Jesus, they really hit the nail on the head. Like, wow. Frankly, this could be the word of the decade, not merely just the last twelve months. By that I mean, the world has gotten so weird lately that I feel like I’ve been… Read more...
Elon Musk Shares His Thoughts on Jews
For years, some people with the unlucky habit of paying too much attention to Elon Musk have complained the man is a racist. He’s posted countless dog whistles, liked disturbing tweets, and used his platform to boost white nationalists, but he’s always managed to walk right up to the line of plausible deniability. But… Read more...
SpaceX's Starship Rocket Finally Flies—but Blows Up Minutes Later
It finally happened—and it was as spectacular as we hoped. SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from the Boca Chica, Texas, launch pad just after 9:30 a.m. ET this morning, lifted upwards by a record-breaking amount of thrust. Read more...
Tesla Retreats From Threats to Sue Cybertruck Resellers
Tesla reversed course on its initial claims to sue Cybertruck resellers if they flipped their car within the first year of purchase. The first Cybertrucks, which start shipping out on Nov. 30th, will no longer have the strict penalties tied to reselling that they once did. Read more...