Laura Normand / The Verge. The one downside, in fact, is that Musk. "Block is going to be deleted as a 'feature', except for DMs. Elon Musk, by many metrics the most successful entrepreneur of modern times, had a net worth of some $216 billion as of October 2022. Listen. Elon Musk shared screenshots of his private text messages with ‘Twitter Files” journalist Matt Taibbi on Monday. Twitter’s power-user focused TweetDeck interface is experiencing major issues after owner Elon Musk announced limits on the number of tweets users can view daily. Musk, who has framed his bid for Twitter as an attempt to preserve free speech on the platform. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has claimed the U. See Also: Elon Musk Credits This For Apple’s Incredible Turnaround From Suffering $1B Loss In 1997 To Making $1B Profit Every 3 Days. Twitter-turned-X owner Elon Musk had compliments for presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday, hinting that he may no longer be all-in on Florida Gov. A high-profile trial focused on a 2018 tweet about the financing for a Tesla buyout that never happened drew a surprise. Elon Musk on Friday said texts that show he turned down a philanthropic opportunity with Bill Gates over the latter's short position on Tesla are legitimate. 1:12. Elon Musk’s got some big plans for the social network. NBC SNL Screenshot. Aronofsky's protagonists also tend to be irreparably flawed and self-destructive. For one, you have regulators across the globe voicing. Mr. owner Elon Musk posted on Friday that the social media platform plans to remove the block feature, except for DMs, noting. Media watchdogs worry that his free speech maximalism will lead. Articles shared on X would only include the URL and lead image. The texts also cast a harsh light on the investment tactics of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest. There’s Calacanis’s overeager. New York CNN —. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Elon Musk, center, leaves a federal courthouse in San Francisco on Feb. Elon Musk has publicly endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among White supremacists: that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites. S. S. 18 (UPI) --Elon Musk said the "block" feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, will be removed, in a post on the platform Saturday. Elon Musk and Grimes' relationship timeline, from how they met, to 3 babies, and their latest split. Billed annually at $131. Rising: November 17, 2023. Musk’s “misleading tweets” caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over 6 percent and slapped him with a securities fraud charge. X Corp. Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971, Pretoria, South Africa) South African-born American entrepreneur who cofounded the electronic-payment firm PayPal and formed SpaceX, maker of launch vehicles and spacecraft. By Kaitlyn Tiffany. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022 With his tweets, Mr. From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. ”. 9 billion — nice — of Tesla stock, above and beyond the $8. “Block is. What Happened: In a recent. Isaacson repeatedly likens Musk to his estranged father, Errol Musk, also reportedly prone to volatile moods, abrasive behavior, credit-grubbing, flimflammery and conspiracy. By. ” “Initially they were very harsh antisemitic remarks like, ‘Go back to Auschwitz, gas prices dropped today,'” Emily Austin told Fox News Digital. Responding to a clip of Ramaswamy on Tucker Carlson’s online show, Musk said the 38-year-old Ohio businessman is a “very. A Jewish journalist and judge for the Miss Universe pageant is speaking out about the death threats she’s received after debating anti-Israel activist Nerdeen Kiswani on “Piers Morgan Uncensored. The 13 tweets that tell the story of Elon Musk’s turbulent first year at Twitter (or X) The billionaire’s posts began with a laboured gag and ended with a dangerous intervention into the. Elon Musk plans to encrypt Twitter DMs, and add voice & video chat. According to Sam Teller, a venture capitalist who was Mr. 11, 2023. More from this stream The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk. Screenshots of the texts were shared. Natan Dvir—Bloomberg via Getty Images. The statement comes days. The app formerly known as Twitter will instead offer users the option of muting someone they don’t. government has “full access” to users’ private direct messages, saying knowing that information blew his mind. Grimes and Elon Musk. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk said in an X reply on Friday. Demon Mode Activated. Elon Musk struck a deal on Monday to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, in a victory by the world’s richest man to take over the influential social network frequented by world. But Musk showed at least a glimmer of interest in it again this week, albeit in a completely different piece of his empire: the Starlink internet. Otherwise, time to move on. After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Based on this report by The Verge, Elon Musk shared new information as part of the “Twitter 2. Elon Musk loves studying the history of wars for leadership insights. But the platform seems destined to die a slow death. “It’s a piece of history,” declares Isaacson as we arrive and the restaurant manager. The Verge has experienced these. That isn’t to say that we’re not going to be very competitive with them as well, of course—but Elon Musk has achieved a lot, and I admire what he has done. Twitter has already announced that users will get a "heads up" if a Community Note shows on a Tweet they have replied to, liked, or retweeted. S. Although Musk has insisted the temporary throttling of Substack was a mistake, Taibbi claimed that it was in response to a “dispute” over the company’s new Twitter-like service. But even Elon Musk, the richest man in the world — his net worth is more than $200 billion, most days. At the beginning, he imagines that maybe a hundred humans would. Elon Musk says X’s — formerly Twitter’s — block feature is on the chopping block, repeating his long-standing gripe against the basic social networking feature. The problem when the asset is people is that people are intensely complicated, and. Musk said that it is Mr. Elon Musk has largely recalled his life in South Africa as traumatic and unfulfilling. Elon Musk has become a perennially trending topic on Twitter since his deal to take over the social media platform was finalized in late October. Page 1 >>. Elon Musk — the SpaceX founder, Tesla CEO, and, most recently, Twitter owner — hosted a flashy event on Wednesday night for yet another one of his companies: Neuralink, the startup proposing. Musk remains an outspoken critic of the government," he wrote on behalf of Mr Musk and Tesla. A recording of the meeting, which The Verge obtained, shows Musk telling staff members that the company would encrypt direct messages and work to. Elon Musk, an outspoken AI commentator, has reiterated his calls for safety checks at the World Government Summit in Dubai. Elon Musk cofounded six companies, including electric car maker Tesla, rocket producer SpaceX and tunneling startup Boring Company. On Thursday night, Mr. Oct 10, 2022, 1:44 PM PDT. Rising: November 17, 2023. S. You just bought yourself for $44 billion dollars. Elon Musk set off a firestorm Friday by announcing that Twitter, now called X, would “delete” the service’s longstanding user-blocking feature — raising the prospect that, as a. In a recent interview, Elon Musk claimed that the U. The Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO looks up to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as a role model, Musk’s biographer Walter. Elon Musk set off a firestorm Friday by announcing that Twitter, now called X, would “delete” the service’s longstanding user-blocking feature — raising the prospect that, as a. S. Sept. Elon Musk looks to scrap blocking feature from X, formerly Twitter Posted Sat 19 Aug 2023 at 10:28am Saturday 19 Aug 2023 at 10:28am Sat 19 Aug 2023 at 10:28am Elon Musk has made a number of big. He reports being bullied and “almost beaten to death” for being different. BMW has been teasing its iNEXT concept vehicle as the next generation electric vehicle that will guide the brand in its electrification plans. Welcome to the YouTube channel for TheVerge. (1 min) When Elon Musk threatens to drive uninvited to a business rival’s house to physically fight him, it raises questions about what’s going on with the. Twitter could launch encrypted direct messages on Wednesday, Elon Musk said, as the CEO outlined plans to boost communication features on the social media service. The SpaceX and Tesla CEO. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Threads that he’s “ready to fight” X owner Elon Musk but not to believe that there’s a scheduled date until he. , commonly referred to as SpaceX, is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launch service provider, defense contractor and satellite communications company headquartered in. Elon Musk deleted screenshots of a conversation he had with Matt Taibbi about Tabbi’s connections with Substack. Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, is throwing everything against the wall to make more money at the social media. And while it’s only going. Elon Musk has been in headlines for trying to buy Twitter. 5. 3. mute — Elon Musk says X's — formerly Twitter's — block feature is on the chopping block. E lon Musk says X’s — formerly Twitter’s — block feature is on the chopping block, repeating his long-standing gripe against the basic social networking feature. SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the musician. by Lauren Irwin. Earlier in the year, his net worth almost topped $300 billion. (Jerome Adamstein/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the U. Musk made an early fortune founding PayPal. If you. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has claimed the U. The billionaire made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday when he published a series of screenshots describing his vision for "Twitter 2. The Musk biographer acknowledged the CEO's rocky. Grok is intended to rival ChatGPT, an AI chatbot released to the public by its maker OpenAI last November to much fanfare. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, set to be. Trump’s account was. Luke Simon, a senior engineering director. The image shows Musk sitting. The rocket booster and then the. E lon Musk says X’s — formerly Twitter’s — block feature is on the chopping block, repeating his long-standing gripe against the basic social networking feature. Staying true to his words, Musk today confirmed that an early version of the much-awaited privacy feature has indeed been rolled out. Elon Musk says he plans to do away with the “block” feature on the X social media platform. Reading Time: 2 minutes Twitter CEO Elon Musk says the level of access government agencies had within the social media giant came as a massive shock to him. Read: Elon Musk already showed us how he’ll run Twitter. When asked if that included people’s DMs, the Twitter CEO. government had access to users private messages on Twitter. Elon Musk, 50, and Australian actress Natasha Bassett, 27, had a leisure. At the moment, though, Musk appears happy with the way it's going. government had ‘full access’ to users’ Twitt. Musk’s firmly held belief that in a functioning democracy, it is anyone’s right to say “whatever stupid thing you want. Warren Buffett passed on a stake in Tesla at a $200 million valuation in 2008, Elon Musk said. I just finished reading Walter Isaacson’s well-researched biography of Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, Boring Company and X, formerly known as Twitter. Even before Elon Musk sowed chaos on Twitter, the app had broken my heart. Elon Musk told employees his plan for Twitter 2. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has claimed the U. In March of 2022, Jack Dorsey reaches out about one of Musk’s tweets, part of a thread complaining. The Twitter owner’s latest fight is a big one: the market dominance of Apple’s App Store. Despite having restrictions on his tweets, Elon Musk has taken center stage once again to reveal his stance on direct messaging (DMs) on Twitter. 40. The BMW 320i was Musk’s first car. On Thursday night, Mr. Like so many of Elon Musk’s acts of self-immolation. 0 vision. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2023. Harsh Goenka shows support to 'genius' Elon Musk, says there's a method to his madness; Twitter Blue, $8 monthly service for blue tick, is relaunching on November 29 with this major update; Elon Musk says new Twitter policy is ‘freedom of speech & not freedom of reach’ as resignations mountA well-known security researcher named Jane Manchun Wong suggested on November 10 that Twitter revive end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs), and now it seems that is already being worked on. Their first son, Nevada Alexander Musk, died just after 10 weeks of his birth due to ‘Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The one thing we can say for sure is that X’s owner responded to a post on the platform today foreshadowing the potential removal of the block feature. The bulk of Musk’s wealth is tied up in Tesla (TSLA) , whose stock plunged 65% in 2022 . com in 1999 (which later became PayPal), SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla. Warren Buffett passed on a stake in Tesla at a $200 million valuation in 2008, Elon Musk said. Albion_Tourgee • 23 days ago. 19. At least that’s what his new AI company, xAI, said on its website as he announced its formation on Wednesday. Resize. Elon Musk said over the weekend that Twitter will roll out end-to-end encryption protection for DMs this month. Headline is very misleading, saying that US gov had "full access" to Twitter DM. Natan Dvir—Bloomberg via Getty Images. Elon Musk is “wired for war. 1978 BMW 320i. Nov 16, 2022 5:55 AM. BMW plans to unveil the vehicle in a Boeing 777F from the Lufthansa Cargo fleet that will start its journey in Munich. Climate activists of Extinction Rebellion wearing masks of company CEOs including X’s Elon Musk take part in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on April 13th, 2023. The public fight over Elon Musk’s impending acquisition of Twitter has largely focused on issues of free speech. Photograph: Joe Pugliese/August He’s the Silicon Valley Übermensch, the maverick boss of Tesla and SpaceX who wants us to colonise Mars and who can wipe out billions of dollars. Elon Musk, by many metrics the most successful entrepreneur of modern times, had a net worth of some $216 billion as of October 2022. Elon Musk has claimed the US government is monitoring Twitter users’ direct messages, saying he was shocked by the revelation when he bought the social. If a leader is taking a big organization in the wrong direction. Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) watches as President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO, before a policy and strategy forum with executives in the State Dining Room of the White. Elon Musk, 50, has proven he’s a hot commodity recently after Larsa Pippen, 47, revealed that she slid into his DMs. Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has sued NASA for awarding government funds to SpaceX, and now is complaining about the company’s Starlink internet satellite plans. Musk ordered immediate layoffs, fired executives by email and laid down product deadlines, transforming the company. 18 (UPI) -- Elon Musk said the "block" feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, will be removed, in a post on the platform Saturday. In April 2022, before Twitter had officially accepted his offer to buy the company, Musk tweeted that if the bid succeeded, “we. Elon Musk and Grimes at the Met Gala in 2018. Elon Musk was photographed for the first time with his twins alongside their mother Shivon Zilis, who also works for the mogul at his brain chip company Neuralink. Musk sold another $6. His EV maker is now worth over 3,000 times that amount. Look, I know I say or post strange things but that's just how my brain. Isaacson writes that Errol. The Delaware Court of Chancery handed Elon Musk an unfavorably speedy schedule last month in his ongoing fight to not buy Twitter, and now we’ve got specific dates for the trial: Elon and. Musk’s difficult relationship with his father. 19, 2023 5:30 am ET. S. Elon Musk is the CEO of electric-vehicle maker Tesla, whose board he joined in 2004. More from this stream The entire story of Twitter / X under Elon Musk. Elon Musk and Grimes made their debut as a couple at the Met Ball in 2018. But to a certain class of progressive overrepresented in media and comedy, the mere existence of someone with Musk’s vast wealth (in the $160 billion range, as of this week) is inherently offensive. Elon Musk Takes on a Goliath. “I. Elon Musk ‘s latest tweak to Twitter, the former name of what he now calls X: Users will no longer be able to block other accounts — as Musk claims the. Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, claims the U. 1971 Elon Musk is born in Pretoria. Musk had begun buying shares of the company in January 2022, becoming its largest shareholder by April with a 9. ”. 11/23/2022 01:31 PM EST. The Twitter CEO said that he wants to “create a third option” for a company that could challenge OpenAI and Google. Biographer Teases How Elon Musk Met Grimes and Other Untold Stories Walter Isaacson is promoting his soon-to-be-released biography of the SpaceX CEO by offering glimpses of the private side of the. According to The Verge, in a meeting. Musk Claims Media Bias in Debate Over ‘Dilbert’ Creator’s Racist Rant. Fox News. The first key section starts about a month before Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy Twitter. As we currently understand them, BMW’s electric vehicle plans for the next few years simply consist of incremental improvements to its current lineup, BMW i3 and i8, up until its first new all-electric car, which is not expected before 2021. 6K. X. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Mr. 0” presentation. Oct 18, 2023, 7:13 PM UTC. An illustration of Elon Musk and the Twitter logo. The billionaire owner has described himself as a free speech absolutist. “Block is. 236. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022. ”. Block is going to be deleted as a “feature”, except for DMs. Back in 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stunned the automotive world by announcing that, henceforth, all of his company’s vehicles would be shipped with the hardware necessary for “full self-driving. BMW announced today a 400 million euros investment into the production of its iNext electric vehicle, which the German automaker has positioned as a Tesla Model Y competitor. Musk claims Substack is trying to “bootstrap” its Notes feature with data. Tweet Share Share CommentElon Musk says news organizations can get a share of X’s advertising revenue, too. By Ronan Farrow. 1:03 AM · Mar 5, 2023. Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, claims the U. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Mr. Jul 25, 2020, 12:08 PM PDT. Lyndon Rive (born 1977), businessman who co-founded SolarCity and served as its CEO until 2017. Zuckerberg, 39, had previously proposed August 26 for the fight, but said Musk, 52, hadn. But then there’s Twitter. November 20, 2023, 2:00 AM PST. Twitter was then rebranded to X in July 2023. Twitter CEO Elon Musk claimed in an interview that the U. One person who has worked closely with Mr. Apple Inc. " 6. Elon Musk has claimed the US government had full access to everything on Twitter, including DMs, before he took over the social media platform. 11, 2023. Oracle’s founder, Larry Ellison, essentially writes Musk a blank check over text, pledging, “A billion. ” He also, it seems, owns all of Twitter users’ data. Isaacson said Yaccarino was "an impulsive hire" by Musk but "exactly what Twitter needs. adults, Republicans (63 percent) and white men (51 percent) were the most likely to view Musk favorably. Prior to Bassett, Musk was dating musician Grimes. Elon Musk has largely recalled his life in South Africa as traumatic and unfulfilling. Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) watches as President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO, before a policy and strategy forum with executives in the State Dining Room of the White. In a documentary, Musk’s mother talks about him as a. He then. We’re long past that now. You have like six companies to run! You have like six companies to run! Get back to work. Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout is a done deal. August 21, 2023. A few weeks later, he claimed that he had “funding. Josie says she has little time for love at the moment, but would be open to an approach from Musk – or him “sliding into my DMs”, in social media messaging speak. Elon Musk’s father instilled his drive but also his demons, beginning at an early age. That image has taken a hit in recent months, thanks to Musk’s misadventure with Twitter. Oct 10, 2022, 1:44 PM PDT. And they provide an interesting look into the controversy surrounding Musk’s. com was a financial services company that allowed businesses and consumers to transfer money online or via email. Addressing all the concerns being voiced about Twitter's sale to billionaire Elon Musk can be an exhausting task. Quote Tweets. Elon Musk is interviewed by. 1. Musk using his position as Twitter’s head to access users’ DMs would, in all likelihood, be illegal in most contexts. ; owner, chairman and CTO of. Following a contested process, Musk completed. Those are the sort of challenges we don. Musk is the chief executive of Tesla, the world's most valuable carmaker. ; owner, chairman and CTO of X Corp. It reflected his humble beginnings because it was an inexpensive car. "Block is going to be deleted as a 'feature', except for. Within the context of American politics, Musk has said he supported Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Joe Biden in 2020. Musk has criticized Apple’s App Store fee for in-app purchases, dubbing it a “hidden 30% tax” on the internet. Key Takeaways. Tosca Musk (born 1974), filmmaker and sister of Elon Musk; she is the co-founder of Passionflix, an OTT entertainment streaming platform and production company. In 1999, Elon Musk co-founded X. Maxine Waters (Unaffiliated Commentary)Elon Musk warned in a new interview that artificial intelligence could lead to “civilization destruction,” even as he remains deeply involved in the growth of AI through his many companies. government had full access to everything on the social media platform, including. The Twitter Fantasy. The Twitter Fantasy. The problem when the asset is people is that people are intensely complicated, and. Here are eight things we learned from the book. Users and advertisers are fleeing X after Musk’s message supporting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. Last week, Adams. Little Musk Who Cries ‘Wolf’ Daily Claims X Will ‘Delete’ the Block Feature, But No One Knows What That Even Means. Elon Musk. July 11, 2021 at 11:33 AM PDT. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in. Elon Musk’s legal team on Thursday disclosed plans to force Sen. He was also an early investor in Tesla, an electric automobile business, and is currently the company’s Chief Executive Officer. Through “in vitro fertilization” the couple was blessed with twins and triplets in the year 2004 and 2006 respectively. On Elon Musk ’s first full day as the owner of Twitter, the social media company immediately began to feel his imprint. Following a contested process, Musk completed a deal to buy the company behind X in. Business magnate Elon Musk initiated an acquisition of American social media company Twitter, Inc. or whatever you recommend. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News ' Tucker Carlson, set to be. He then. At least, that’s what Musk has told Walter Isaacson, whose thick biography of the mercurial mega-billionaire,. Elon Musk has been making waves again on social media after reports circulated that Twitter is considering limiting the number of direct messages users can send daily. Musk said that it is Mr. The Austin, Texas-based company sells electric vehicles and home solar batteries. Elon Musk called for National Public Radio to be stripped of its federal funding on Wednesday in an escalation of his feud with the media outlet. In 2018, Musk called the man who rescued children in Thailand’s caves a “pedo guy,” which led to a defamation suit—a well-known story. 19. He was ousted as CEO at his first two companies — Zip2, a maker of city-guide software for newspapers that sold to Compaq for some $300 million in 1999, and X. Like so many of. In an interview with the Financial Times last week, Elon Musk revealed that figures in the Chinese government have asked him directly to. In his initial comments about the move, Musk discussed a range of goals from “making. The fourth episode of Land of the Giants: The Tesla Shock Wave focuses on the people who work in the factory, build the cars, and bear the brunt of Elon Musk’s ‘ultra hardcore’ work culture. In a tweet from the company’s support account, they announced that users can now reply to specific messages and respond in any way not just via emojis. And here they are: A list of things that journalism will lose, and ways that it will change, if Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter leads to its shutdown. By. Block lists may soon become obsolete for users of X, formerly known as Twitter. “Block is going to be deleted as a. Musk’s lawyers wanted “all of the data Twitter might possibly store for each of the approximately 200 million accounts included in its mDAU count every day for nearly three years,” covering. “As Elon Musk becomes ‘Chief Twit,’ more than 70,000 new users join rival social media platform. Oct 18, 2023, 7:13 PM UTC. 52 seconds read time. In. The Verge. 5. Musk closed his $44 billion deal. “AI is. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, set to be broadcast on Monday and. . The comment from Musk, who acquired Twitter in a $44 billion. Musk thinks his father is “evil” Elon Musk was born in apartheid-era South Africa in 1971, the son of Errol, who at the time was the partial owner of an emerald mine in Zambia. Elon Musk on Friday said texts that show he turned down a philanthropic opportunity with Bill Gates over the latter's short position on Tesla are legitimate. Elon Musk. "Twitter DMs should have end to end encryption like Signal, so no one can spy on or hack your messages," Musk said in a tweet. S. Elon Musk was a bookworm as a child. While not everyone is happy about it, and not everyoneElon Musk on Wednesday announced that it would be ‘at least a few more weeks’ until banned accounts would be allowed back on Twitter. “It’s a piece of history,” declares Isaacson as we arrive and the restaurant manager and waiters rush up. 47 EDT. Elon Musk transferred $5. October 6th, 2022: Programming note: If you are Elon Musk, please stop reading this newsletter right now. Musk Claims Media Bias in Debate Over ‘Dilbert’ Creator’s Racist Rant. S. Washington, you might have heard, is “ increasingly freaked out ” by Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. government at one point had “full access to everything” on the social media platform, including users’ private messages, during a recent interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson. By Andrew Ross Sorkin , Ravi Mattu, Bernhard Warner , Sarah Kessler. In 2000, he got married to his first wife, Justine Wilson. . Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc. Elon Musk is being investigated by federal authorities over his conduct in his $44 billion takeover deal for Twitter Inc , the social media company said in a court filing released on Thursday. Twitter’s top executives. Elon Musk, the company’s new owner, has made it known that he wants to make Twitter’s direct messaging system better. S. In a. “Block is going to be. The Palo Alto, Calif. Aug. , said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk. X Corp. According to the article, Musk, in a characteristic sly and cagey way, said, he was shocked by "the degree to which government agencies effectively had full access to everything". “To me,. Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter went down via private text messages between the Tesla CEO and a small circle of Silicon Valley's rich and powerful, according to court filings released this week. 4 min. So even for him, this is an extraordinary amount of money. Back in April, the world’s richest man clinched a $44 billion deal to take over the social-media site, which he has used as a tool for spreading dumb jokes and. Elon Musk needed fewer than 100 characters to add new chaos to the ongoing crisis swirling around OpenAI after the shock firing of CEO Sam Altman last week. "Glad. Well, according to Elon Musk, who took over the social media platform last year, government bureaucrats were routinely taking a close look at users' content. Musk turned up on Thursday. ”. X Corp. That was one of the takeaways from his brief testimony during his securities fraud trial, which took place in a San Francisco. Elon Musk says Twitter’s direct messages (DMs) are going to be encrypted in an effort to make it tougher for intelligence companies around the globe to entry non-public communications, in keeping with an interview the Twitter CEO gave to Tucker Carlson of Fox Information that aired Monday evening. Twitter CEO Elon Musk said he was stunned after learning that the U. The version of the story below includes embedded tweets.