The Biden administration is weighing up probing Elon Musk’s “relationships with other countries” after the businessman purchased Twitter. President Joe Biden told reporters at a White House press conference on Nov. 9 that the industrialist’s “cooperation and/or technical relationships with other countries is worthy of being looked at.” Biden’s response came after he was asked…
Biden Says Twitter Owner Musk’s Foreign Ties ‘Worthy of Being Looked At’
Elon Musk’s Net Worth Slips Below $200 Billion as Tesla Shares Waver
Elon Musk’s net worth dropped below $200 billion on Tuesday as investors dumped Tesla Inc. shares on fears the top executive and largest shareholder of the world’s most valuable electric-vehicle maker is more preoccupied with Twitter. Musk now has a net worth of $194.8 billion, according to Forbes, with a big share of that coming…
Twitter to Introduce ‘Official’ Label for Some Verified Accounts
Billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform Twitter will introduce an “Official” label for select verified accounts including major media outlets and governments when it launches its new $8 premium subscription product, its early stage products executive Esther Crawford said on Tuesday. Crawford also confirmed that the revamped Twitter Blue subscription product, which will allow paid…
Elon Musk Sells Another $3.95 Billion Worth of Tesla Shares After Twitter Takeover
November 9, 2022
admin
Business & MarketsCompanieseconomyElon MuskInvestmentMarketsMedia & Big TechstocksteslaTwitterUSUS News
0 Comment
Elon Musk has sold millions more shares in Tesla, according to three separate forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission this month. CEO Musk sold 19.5 million shares of the electric vehicle maker, worth $3.95 billion, from Nov. 4 to Nov. 8, the filings show. The share sell-off comes after Musk took over social media platform Twitter in…
Musk Tells Mark Ruffalo ‘Not Everything AOC Says Is Accurate’
November 8, 2022
admin
Business & MarketsCompaniesElon MuskMark RuffaloMedia & Big TechRep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSocial MediaTechTwitterUSUS News
0 Comment
The spat between Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY.) is heating up after actor Mark Ruffalo’s involvement. The tech billionaire told Ruffalo on Nov. 5 that “not everything AOC says is accurate.” Musk earlier this month sparked backlash over a plan to charge $8 per month for a subscription service, dubbed “Twitter Blue,” to…
Ad Agency Contracted by Feds Says Don’t Buy Twitter Ads: Report
Cosette, a Quebec-based marketing agency that officially purchases advertising for the federal government, has reportedly advised the feds to pause media buying on Twitter, citing mass layoffs and public relations concerns, after the social media platform was purchased by Elon Musk. According to an internal document sent from Cosette and reported on by CBC News, the…
Kathy Griffin, Other Celebrities Suspended From Twitter After Impersonating Elon Musk
Several celebrities were suspended by Twitter on Sunday and Monday after they impersonated new owner Elon Musk, who simultaneously issued a warning that impersonations of other users is prohibited unless they clearly state it’s a parody. Kathy Griffin, who achieved notoriety after posting a photo of herself holding the severed head of former President Donald…
How Did Twitter and Facebook Get So Bloated?
Commentary Over the weekend, it leaked that Facebook, newly and absurdly named Meta after its worst-performing division, plans mass layoffs in hopes of saving the company from its one-year collapse of nearly 75 percent in market capitalization. In other words, Facebook is getting Twitterized. No longer will its 87,000 employees automatically continue to live a…
Elon Musk Says He’s Committed to Free Speech Even at Risk of ‘Direct Personal Safety’
November 7, 2022
admin
Business & MarketsCompanieseconomic policiesElon Muskfree speechMedia & Big TechSocial MediaTechTwitterUSUS News
0 Comment
Elon Musk said late Sunday that Twitter’s mission is to become the most accurate source of information about the world, while reiterating his commitment to free speech even if it comes at “personal safety risk” to himself. Musk, a self-described free speech “absolutist,” took to Twitter on late Sunday to reiterate his pledge for open discourse…
Twitter to Subject Impersonators to Permanent Ban: Elon Musk
Elon Musk has announced a permanent ban on impersonators. He introduced the new regulation on Sunday. “Going forward, any Twitter handles engaging in impersonation without clearly specifying ‘parody’ will be permanently suspended,” he posted on Twitter. According to him, Twitter used to offer warnings before suspending accounts, but now that broad verification is being implemented,…
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`