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As Requested, X Makes a Change on Election Answers

State officials had pressured platform over AI chatbot responses

(Newser) - After pressure from elected officials, X has made a change to its AI chatbot to limit the spread of election misinformation. Five secretaries of state had asked that it instead direct users with campaign questions to CanIVote.org , which is operated by the National Association of Secretaries of State. Before...

Musk Starts to Foreclose on Gene Wilder's House

Billionaire who lent $6.7M to buyer is now moving to foreclose on the property

(Newser) - When Elon Musk announced he was selling his homes in 2020, he had one stipulation for the longtime residence of the late actor Gene Wilder: "It cannot be torn down or lose any [of] its soul." The 2,800-square-foot home overlooking the Bel-Air Country Club, purchased by Wilder...

Banks' Deal With Elon Musk Is Worst Since 2008 Crisis

WSJ : Big institutions have not been able to offload the debt as planned

(Newser) - A number of big banks loaned Elon Musk $13 billion to buy what was then Twitter in 2022. Two years later, the Wall Street Journal reports that it now ranks as the worst such deal for banks since the 2008 financial crisis—and one of the worst of all time....

Report: Advertising Is Way Down at X

Analysts say Musk might have to sell Tesla shares to keep platform afloat

(Newser) - Elon Musk apparently hasn't had much success luring advertisers back to X. Quartz reports that according to MediaRadar, a company that tracks ad spending, advertising on the platform in the first half of this year is down 24% year-on-year. Advertisers reportedly spent around $744 million on the platform in...

Strongman Tells Musk He Loves Weaponized Cybertruck

Chechnya president says vehicle will join invasion of Ukraine

(Newser) - Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia on Saturday after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company's Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun. In a clip posted on Kadyrov's Telegram channel, the self-styled strongman was seen taking the stainless steel-clad Cybertruck...

Musk, Rowling, Trump Tweeted About Her. Now She's Suing

Olympic boxer and gold medalist Imane Khelif files criminal complaint over cyberbullying on her gender

(Newser) - The Algerian boxer who faced global scrutiny over her gender on the path to an Olympic gold medal is suing her bullies. Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint in France alleging "aggravated cyber harassment" from Elon Musk, JK Rowling, and others on Musk's social platform X. Though...

UAW Files Labor Charges Over Trump-Musk Interview

Union cites exchange about firing workers who threaten to strike

(Newser) - One group unhappy with Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump Monday night is the United Auto Workers. The union filed federal labor charges on Tuesday against the two men over an exchange about striking workers, reports the Hill .
  • Trump: "You're the greatest cutter," Trump told Musk,
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7 Reactions to the Trump-Musk Sit-Down

It's being called an 'embarrassment' by more than one outlet

(Newser) - So how did Donald Trump's Monday night sit-down with Elon Musk go, after its start was delayed due to technical glitches ? Not all that well, at least according to the reactions published thus far in the mainstream media. A sampling:
  • USA Today calls it an "unmitigated disaster,
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Trump Praises Musk as &#39;Greatest Cutter&#39; of Employees
7 Lines From Trump's
Interview With Elon Musk
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Aug 12, 2024 9:36 PM CDT

7 Lines From Trump's Interview With Elon Musk

Including praise for Musk as 'the greatest cutter' of employees

(Newser) - In an apparent reference to firings at Tesla, Donald Trump called Elon Musk "the greatest cutter" during Musk's interview of Trump on Monday night on X. "I mean, I look at what you do," Trump said to Musk. "I won't mention the name of...

Elon Musk: 'Massive Attack' Delayed Trump Interview

Though experts later said there were no signs of such an attack

(Newser) - Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and blamed the incident on "a lack of coordination" during an interview with Elon Musk that served as the former president's high-profile return to X , the social media platform formerly known as Twitter—a conversation that was plagued by...

EU Warns Musk About Interview With Trump

The Digital Services Act applies, official writes

(Newser) - Elon Musk received a public warning from a European Union official to be careful about the language used when he interviews Donald Trump online on Monday night, reminding the billionaire about the organization's rules against harmful content. Thierry Breton pointed out that the interview on X will be viewable...

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Maduro Bans X for 10 Days
Aug 9, 2024 4:42 AM CDT

Maduro Bans X for 10 Days

He accuses Musk of inciting 'civil war'

(Newser) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing Elon Musk of inciting "civil war," has banned X in the country for 10 days. In a speech Thursday, the Venezuelan leader said he signed a resolution from the national communications regulator "to take social network X, formerly known as Twitter, out...

Amid Unrest, UK Government Tells Elon Musk: Tone It Down

Officials say Musk's posts risk inflaming violence in the country

(Newser) - The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that officials say risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country, the AP reports. Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments Tuesday morning...

Elon Musk Is Interviewing Trump Monday, Trump Says

No further details have yet been given

(Newser) - Long gone are the days when there was no love lost between Elon Musk and Donald Trump. The billionaire, who recently endorsed Trump for president and has donated to a pro-Trump PAC , is now apparently planning to sit down with the former president for an interview. Trump made the announcement...

Musk: 'Now It Is War' Against Advertisers

X files antitrust lawsuit over allegedly illegal boycott

(Newser) - "We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Elon Musk said in a post on X Tuesday after the social media company filed an antitrust lawsuit against an advertising industry coalition. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Texas accuses the World Federation of Advertisers and...

Musk on 2nd Brain Chip Implant: 'So Far, So Good'

His Neuralink says another patient has received the chip, in wake of issues with the first patient

(Newser) - Earlier this year, a brain chip from Elon Musk's Neuralink was implanted in a human patient for the first time, with some hiccups . Now, Quartz reports that a second patient has received a Neuralink chip, with the company noting it hopes to carry out eight more such implants by...

Musk Shuts Down X Headquarters in San Francisco

Owner of social media company says he has 'no choice' but to relocate X's HQ to Texas

(Newser) - From the start, Elon Musk's relationship with San Francisco was tinged with tension , and now, it looks like he's severing ties for good. The New York Times has seen a memo from Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter that's owned...

Musk Appears to Breach X&#39;s Rules With Harris Deepfake
Musk Posts Manipulated Harris
Video: 'This Is Amazing'
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 3, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Musk Posts Manipulated Harris Video: 'This Is Amazing'

He seemingly broke X's own rules against deepfakes, even regarding parody

(Newser) - Last week, Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign with a video that boasted "we choose freedom—the freedom not just to get by, but to get ahead," among other liberties that the vice president vows to protect if elected to the Oval Office. On Friday evening, Elon Musk...

Olympic Boxer Sticks Up for Rival in Gender Hubbub
Olympic Boxer Sticks Up
for Rival in Gender Hubbub
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 2, 2024 2:23 PM CDT

Olympic Boxer Sticks Up for Rival in Gender Hubbub

Italian boxer Angela Carini apologizes to Algerian foe Imane Khelif

(Newser) - Outcry continues to swirl around an Olympic women's boxer who some say shouldn't have been fighting other women. Italy's Angela Carini bowed out of her match on Thursday against Algeria's Imane Khelif after taking a pretty hard hit right in the face from Khelif, renewing questions...

Musk Accepts Maduro's Challenge to a Fight

'If I win, he resigns as dictator of Venezuela. If he wins, I give him a free ride to Mars'

(Newser) - While it's probably no likelier to happen than the proposed cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk has accepted a challenge from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. After Musk attacked Maduro over the country's disputed election in dozens of posts on X, the Venezuelan leader issued the challenge to...

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