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Wife of Man in 2-Year Coma Blames SpaceX

Ydy Cabada, wife of Francisco Cabada, sues company for negligence

(Newser) - The wife of a SpaceX worker who's spent the last two years in a coma is suing Elon Musk's company for negligence. Reuters previously disclosed Francisco Cabada's skull fracture as one of at least 600 injuries at SpaceX since 2014, some resulting in disability and amputations. Cabada...

First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Implant: Musk
First Human
Receives Neuralink
Brain Implant: Musk
the rundown
Jan 30, 2024 12:30 AM CST

First Human Receives Neuralink Brain Implant: Musk

Elon Musk says patient is 'recovering well'

(Newser) - Elon Musk announced on X Monday that a brain chip from his Neuralink company has been implanted in a human patient for the first time, and that the patient was "recovering well" after the Sunday procedure. He said the first product from the neurotech startup is called Telepathy, and...

Musk Visits Auschwitz
Musk Visits Auschwitz
Jan 22, 2024 3:09 PM CST

Musk Visits Auschwitz

He describes himself as 'aspirationally Jewish'

(Newser) - Elon Musk, who has been accused of allowing antisemitic messages on his social media platform, X, visited the site of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp on Monday, saying afterwards that the tragedy of the Holocaust "hits you much more in the heart when you see it in person." Musk...

Musk Says He Needs a Bigger Stake in Tesla
Musk Demands
More Shares in Tesla
Jan 16, 2024 5:36 PM CST

Musk Demands More Shares in Tesla

He says that without bigger stake, he might take AI, robotics projects elsewhere

(Newser) - Elon Musk sold off part of his stake in Tesla to buy the company formerly known as Twitter—and he wants to get it all back, plus more. In a post on X Monday, the Tesla CEO said that without a compensation plan that gives him around 25% of the...

WSJ Alleges Extensive Illegal Drug Use by Elon Musk

Musk pushes back, heavily

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal was out with a lengthy piece Saturday about Elon Musk's alleged illegal drug use, which, per the newspaper's sources, is a concern for leaders at the various companies he's founded. Though Musk has openly smoked weed in the past and has talked about...

Feds: SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Behind Letter on Musk

Regional official of the National Labor Relations Board filed complaint

(Newser) - Eight SpaceX employees fired in the summer of 2022 after helping to write and share an open letter criticizing CEO Elon Musk were illegally terminated, federal labor officials said Wednesday. The letter—which called Musk's tweets and public behavior "a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment"—called...

The Hyperloop &#39;Dream&#39; Is Officially Over
A 'Dream Too Impossible for
This World' Is Now Dead
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Dec 24, 2023 10:35 AM CST

A 'Dream Too Impossible for This World' Is Now Dead

Hyperloop One, the futuristic mass-transit firm promising speedy travel, is shuttering

(Newser) - The Hyperloop dream is no more—at least for now. Sources tell Bloomberg that Hyperloop One, the once much-ballyhooed startup building high-speed freight trains, is shuttering and will spend its final days trying to sell its assets, including a small test track in Nevada. Most of the company's workers...

Musk, Bezos Agree: We Need More People

Jeff Bezos puts ideal human population at a trillion

(Newser) - Carrying his young son onstage to illustrate his point, Elon Musk on Saturday urged the people of industrialized nations to have more children. Immigration alone can't counteract the population declines that Musk said threaten economics. Without demographic changes, he said, "the culture of Italy, Japan and France will...

Ad Sales on X Are Way, Way Down
X's Ad Sales Are
Alarmingly Down
Dec 13, 2023 6:45 AM CST

X's Ad Sales Are Alarmingly Down

Platform expected to pull in $2.5B in ad revenue this year, down from $4B in 2022: Bloomberg

(Newser) - A year after Elon Musk bought what was then known as Twitter, the social platform stands as a shell of its former self, with dramatically lower advertising revenue. After pulling in about $1 billion in ad revenue per quarter in 2022, it has managed just $600 million in the first...

Ramaswamy Learns the Hard Way About the 'Mute' Button

Presidential candidate is heard urinating during convo on X with Elon Musk, Alex Jones, others

(Newser) - The last thing you want to do while taking part in a live online chat is forget to press "mute" while heeding nature's call. Vivek Ramaswamy found that out the hard way over the weekend, when his bathroom break was heard 'round the internet after getting picked...

Musk Puts Alex Jones on X Again
Musk Puts
Alex Jones
on X Again
Dec 10, 2023 10:10 AM CST

Musk Puts Alex Jones on X Again

After survey, billionaire flops on promise to keep conspiracy theorist off the platform

(Newser) - Alex Jones has posted his first tweet since 2018, and it wasn't a heartfelt apology to the Sandy Hook families. Elon Musk, the social media platform's boss, put Jones back on the site Saturday after asking users whether he should; 70% of roughly 2 million votes in the...

Elon Musk Lashes Out at Disney CEO Bob Iger

'Walt Disney is turning in his grave over what Bob has done to his company'

(Newser) - Elon Musk lashed out at Bob Iger again in a series of posts on X Thursday, saying the Disney CEO "should be fired immediately." Referring to recent Disney flops, Musk said Iger "drops more bombs than a B-52," Fortune reports. "Walt Disney is turning in...

Advertisers Are Staying Away From X After Musk 'Meltdown'

'Reputational risk' isn't worth it, marketing consultants say

(Newser) - At the New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Elon Musk's message to advertisers who had suspended advertising on X was "Go f--- yourself." "Don't advertise," he added. Advertisers appear to be happy to comply with his second suggestion. The New York Times reports...

Back From Israel, Musk Rips Boycott
Back From
Israel, Musk
Rips Boycott
Nov 29, 2023 7:35 PM CST

Back From Israel, Musk Rips Boycott

Advertisers that suspended their buys on X should just go, he says

(Newser) - Just returned from a trip to Israel , Elon Musk said at a New York event on Wednesday that his recent endorsement of an antisemitic tweet was the "worst and dumbest I've ever done." Nevertheless, he said, advertisers that have quit spending on X in opposition to hateful...

Elon Musk Is Now Pushing the Debunked 'Pizzagate'

Musk posts, then deletes, meme about the debunked conspiracy theory on X

(Newser) - On the heels of Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic post on X, more controversy for him: By NBC News ' count, he's boosted the widely debunked "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory five times in the last two weeks, most recently on Tuesday with a post that generated so...

Paris Mayor Abandons 'Vast Worldwide Sewer' of X

The site provokes conflict instead of encouraging debate, Anne Hidalgo says

(Newser) - Saying the social media platform has become "a tool for destroying our democracies," the mayor of Paris announced Monday that she's quitting X. She didn't name Elon Musk but made clear that it's all gotten worse since he took over Twitter, Politico Europe reports. "...

After Endorsing Antisemitic Post, Musk Visits Israel

With PM Netanyahu at his side, X CEO tours kibbutz attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7

(Newser) - Elon Musk toured an Israeli kibbutz on Monday accompanied by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including the home of a 4-year-old hostage who was abducted when Hamas militants stormed the community on Oct. 7. CNN Business reports that during Musk's visit to Kfar Azza, he and Netanyahu stopped by the...

X Could Lose a Whole Lot More Than It's Saying: NYT

'New York Times' cites documents showing up to $75M is at risk through end of year

(Newser) - The fallout continues from Elon Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic conspiracy theory , and according to internal documents seen by the New York Times , the social network could lose up to $75 million by the end of the year due to advertisers abandoning the platform (though X pushed back on...

Lawmakers to SEC: Musk Lied About Neuralink

They say his statement 'no monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant' is false

(Newser) - Elon Musk could be facing yet another SEC securities fraud investigation, this time tied to his brain implant company Neuralink. Four Democratic lawmakers wrote to the SEC on Tuesday, claiming they've seen evidence, including veterinarian records, showing animals deaths occurred that "relate directly to the safety and marketability...

X Makes Good on Elon Musk's 'Thermonuclear' Lawsuit

Social network sues Media Matters, which issued findings on antisemitic content

(Newser) - Elon Musk on Monday followed through on his promise that X would sue Media Matters, the progressive watchdog organization that called out antisemitic content on the social network. "Media Matters knowingly and maliciously manufactured side-by-side images depicting advertisers' posts on X Corp.'s social media platform beside Neo-Nazi...

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