Elon Musk reopens Tesla factory in defiance of lockdown rules May 12, 2020 Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk has said that the electric car firm will restart production at its factory in California despite an order forcing it to remain closed. In a tweet last night, Musk said that if anyone had to be arrested over the decision, it should be him: “Tesla is restarting production today against [...]
If crypto is bunk then Henry Ford should watch Interstellar June 14, 2021 Elon Musk and Henry Ford appear to have more in common than we think, says Monty Munford, but neither can hold a candle to Interstellar.
Twitter’s blue tick ‘probably’ coming back next week as fake accounts boom November 13, 2022 Twitter’s $8 (£6.99) blue tick feature will “probably” come back at the end of next week, according to chief executive Elon Musk. The serial entrepreneur announced the decision earlier today after being asked about it by Paul Jamil, chief executive of SEO platform Whatsmyserp. Twitter – which announced the paid feature’s introduction days after Musk’s [...]
Bitcoin holding steady at $50,000 as Cardano’s ADA soars to yet another all-time high May 14, 2021 Despite Elon Musk's meddling, Bitcoin has steadied above $50,000 while Cardano's ADA is given a boost thanks to its greener credentials.
Why Donald Trump’s bitcoin reserve wouldn’t work in the UK July 30, 2024 Debates over a government bitcoin reserve have swelled up this week after former president Donald's Trump's comments at a bitcoin convention over the weekend.
Even Big Tech CEOs can’t afford to ignore the costs of bad PR January 16, 2024 Big tech CEOs may think they're invincible, but sending rockets into space won't spare you the costs of bad PR, writes Mike Maynard.
Does Twitter need an edit button? Major shareholder Musk polls 80m followers April 5, 2022 Elon Musk has polled Twitter users to ask if they want an edit button, after the billionaire entrepreneur was revealed to be platform’s largest shareholder yesterday. Based on Friday’s market close, the stake is worth some $2.89bn (£2.2bn), though just a fraction of Musk’s net worth of $233bn (£178bn). Musk, the man behind Tesla and [...]
The Notebook: Neil Bennett on replacing himself with AI November 1, 2023 The notebook is a place for interesting people to say interesting things. Today, it’s the turn of global co-CEO of H/Advisors, Neil Bennett. What to look out for at the AI Summit, from Elon to lip service I, or artificial intelligence, has been the talk of the town for quite some time now. The technology [...]
Twitter pauses paid blue-tick launch for US midterms November 8, 2022 Twitter confirmed that it would be delaying the rollout of its paid-for verification until after the US midterm elections, temporarily abating fears about fake account misinformation campaigns. As the new social media chief, Elon Musk has laid out plans to allow users to purchase blue-tick verification for their profiles – a privilege that is usually [...]
Facebook owner Meta gears up for mass job cuts November 7, 2022 Things seem to go from bad to worse for Meta, with the Facebook owner gearing up to announce mass layoffs this week. Sources told the Wall Street Journal that thousands of jobs are set to be culled, as the firm fends off the wider tech sell-off and slowing advertising spend. Meta declined to comment on [...]