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☆ How Elon Musk fumbled his purchase of Twitter — and apparently gave Grimes's baby name to his other child
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kate Conger and Ryan Mac are the authors of "Character Limit: How Elon Musk Detroyed Twitter." AdvertisementKatie Notopoulos: You've both reported on Elon Musk and his companies for a long time. Notopoulos: Everyone's talking about "Founder Mode" lately, the idea of running a company like it's still in its early days instead of scaling to "manager mode." Musk comes in and wants to go "extremely hardcore," his version of Founder Mode, but it hasn't really worked out. [Business Insider first reported the news that Elon Musk had twins with Zilis, an executive at Neuralink.]

Persons: you've, Twitter —, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, Elon, Elon Musk, Conger, Mac, Katie Notopoulos, You've, Musk, Jack Dorsey, hasn't, he's, JJ Geiger, …, It's, Grimes, Shivon, Alice Zilis, Valkyrie, Claire Boucher, Jesus Organizations: Service, Elon, Twitter, The New York Times, Business, SpaceX, Tesla, Penguin Press, Street, Neuralink Locations: Elon Musk's, Conger

☆ Tesla Semi fire in California took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A single-vehicle collision last month involving a Tesla Semi electric truck took 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish and required aircraft to dump fire retardant overhead, according to a preliminary report on Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Tesla truck, driven by an employee, was headed to the company's battery factory in Sparks, Nevada, from a warehouse in Livermore, California, the report said. Tesla CEO Elon Musk first showed off the Semi truck design at an event in November 2017, promising it would come to market in 2020. "Preparation of Semi factory continues and is on track to begin production by end of 2025," Tesla said in its second-quarter earnings report in July. The NTSB report confirmed that Tesla's driver-assistance systems, which are marketed as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (Supervised) in the U.S., were not "operational" at the time of the Semi collision and fire.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk Organizations: National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB, CAL Locations: Lake Tahoe, reigniting, Sparks , Nevada, Livermore , California, Nevada, U.S

☆ Live updates: SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk set to kick off during historic mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Cnn'S Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Inspiration4 mission commander Jared Isaacman stands for a portrait in front of a Falcon 9 rocket at SpaceX facilities in Hawthorne, California, in February 2021. The mission was meant to demonstrate that people from all walks of life can train for and execute a mission to orbit. I don’t know — it made me a real believer.”That’s why, Isaacman said, he worked with Musk and engineers at SpaceX to build the Polaris Program. Polaris Dawn is the first mission under that umbrella, with at least two more ventures to space planned for later down the road. The Polaris Program’s goal is to develop and test technologies that SpaceX would need if it established an extraterrestrial settlement.

Persons: Jared Isaacman, Patrick T, Fallon, Jared Isaaacman, he’s, Isaacman, Elon Musk, Inspiration4, ” Isaacman, “, Musk, Polaris Dawn Organizations: SpaceX, Getty, SpaceX —, CNN, Polaris Program, Polaris Locations: Hawthorne , California, AFP, South Texas

☆ Why Elon Musk Is Really Taking Twitter Out of San Francisco
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Adam Rogers | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

From the front door of X, which is closing up shop in San Francisco on Friday, Market Street runs straight through downtown to the bay. Now, as X leaves its spot, Market Street is still suffering from all the same problems it had before Twitter. After handing over millions of dollars in tax breaks to one of the world's wealthiest corporations, San Francisco has nothing to show for it. AdvertisementI keep remembering a work trip I took to San Francisco in 1999, a few years before I moved here. "Our focus remains on working with and supporting the many businesses that call San Francisco home," the statement reads.

Persons: Daniel Burnham, Elon Musk, Twitter, Ted Egan, Bon Marché, Paula Smith Arrigoni, restaurateurs, Dolby, Twitter didn't, Egan, Uber decamped, Musk, San Francisco, Adam Rogers Organizations: Twitter, Central Market, Anadolu, Getty, AQ, Area, Coalition, Apple, New York Times, San, Sony, Microsoft, Ikea, London Breed, Business Locations: San Francisco, Austin, South Park, California, Brisbane, Texas, scuzzy, gentrify, Alta, Oro, Bon, Kaya, Bay, Oakland

☆ Trump is drowning in the misinformation swamp he helped create
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —The Republican nominee for president went on live TV and presented an unhinged, debunked Facebook rumor as fact. Scrolling on Facebook or X, it’s hard not to see some of that chaos creeping into the mainstream. Just a few weeks ago, the former president posted an AI-generated image on his Truth Social platform that suggested Taylor Swift had endorsed him. Of course, it was a fake image — the same kind of obvious AI slop that has overrun Facebook and X. Either Trump didn’t know the image was fake, or he didn’t mind lying to his followers and perpetuating the fake endorsement.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Donald Trump, ”, “, Jake Tapper, It’s, Clare Duffy, Elon Musk, ” Musk, there’s, Alex Brandon, Barack Obama, Taylor Swift, Trump, he’s, Kamala Harris, Swift, JD Vance, who’s, “ Fine Taylor Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Republican, 4chan, Meta, Trump, AP, Facebook Locations: New York, Ohio

Standing near them was another figure whose sway with the Republican nominee also cannot be discounted: the far-right provocateur Laura Loomer. Her anti-Muslim social media posts eventually earned her a ban from Twitter that lasted until billionaire Elon Musk bought the website, now known as X, and restored her account. She knows his personal number and has utilized it, one source familiar with the relationship told CNN. When Trump landed in Philadelphia on Tuesday before his debate against Harris, Loomer was among the close allies seen deboarding his private plane. In August of last year, Trump even suggested the campaign hire Loomer for an official role, sources told CNN at the time.

Persons: Donald Trump, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, Laura Loomer, Loomer, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, “, Trump, “ I’ve, She’s, Barack Obama’s, Harris, Biden, ”, X, Trump’s, Kamala Harris panders, ” Loomer, Sen, JD Vance, Marjorie Taylor Greene, MAGA, Steve Deace, Ron DeSantis, Wiles, hasn’t, Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Stephen Miller Organizations: CNN, United, Republican, World Trade, Twitter, Trump, GOP, National Association of Black Journalists, Facebook, Florida Gov, White, Boeing, “ Trump Force, Republican National Convention, Hawaii Democratic Locations: United States, New York City, New York, Pennsylvania, America, Philadelphia, Florida, Mar, Butler , Pennsylvania

☆ Polaris Dawn crew conducts historic spacewalk during SpaceX mission
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jackie Wattles | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Editor’s note: Relive the SpaceX Polaris Dawn historic commercial spacewalk as it happened. The Polaris Dawn crew can see a sunrise and sunset about every 106 minutes. Polaris Dawn crew members are seen within the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Instead, the Polaris Dawn crew will receive their life support from long hoses attached to their spacecraft. Polaris Dawn crew member and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis is seen during the first commercial spacewalk.

Persons: —, Polaris Dawn crew’s, Jared Isaacman, Scott “ Kidd ” Poteet, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis —, Isaacman, “, ” Isaacman, Gillis, ” Mennon, Bill Nelson, ” Nelson, Hatch, we’ve, Garrett Reisman, Sarah Gillis, Elon Musk, ” What’s, they’re, ” Organizations: SpaceX Polaris, CNN, Polaris, SpaceX, Shift4, US Air Force, NASA, Space, ISS Locations: wiggling, U.S

☆ Elon Musk and SpaceX are beefing with regulators over Starship's launch delay
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk is in another fight with regulators — this time over SpaceX's Starship rocket. Musk's rocket company slammed the FAA over a delay in receiving approval for its next Starship launch. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementSpaceX and Elon Musk are beefing with regulators over the next launch of Starship, the rocket Musk plans to use to take humans to Mars.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, —, X Organizations: SpaceX's, FAA, Service, SpaceX, Elon, Federal Aviation Administration, Business

☆ Meet the 15 members of the $100 billion club — who are jointly worth more than Amazon or Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The elite group worth more than $100 billion includes Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates. The 15 members have grown about $280 billion richer this year and are jointly worth $2.2 trillion. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementElon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg are among the handful of people on the planet with a net worth above $100 billion.

Persons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Jim Walton, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffett Organizations: Elon, Walmart, Service, Business

☆ Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Watch live as SpaceX's commercial astronauts attempt mission's historic EVA
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. The Polaris Dawn spacewalk planThe spacewalk procedure begins 48 hours before opening the Crew Dragon's hatch, with a "pre-breathe." Polaris Dawn crew members train to recognize symptoms of complications from decompression. The Polaris Dawn crew will have to open Dragon's nosecone with no airlock to keep its cabin pressurized. Polaris Program via XThe risks and stakes are highThe Polaris Dawn spacewalk plan — no airlock, vehicle fully open to space — is not totally unprecedented.

Persons: —, joyride, Elon Musk's, It's, Jared Isaacman, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet, haven't, Leroy Chiao, Chiao, John Kraus, Isaacman, Gillis, — Menon, Poteet, Mike Hopkins, NASA Abhi Tripathi, Tripathi, Menon, Bill Gerstenmaier Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, Polaris, NASA, Elon, Air Force, Polaris Program, Space Station, Reuters, UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory Locations: Mars, West Coast, Hawthorne , California

☆ OpenAI is showing that the AI race is survival of the richest
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It's also a sign of just how expensive the business of training and running AI models is getting. AdvertisementGenerative AI is a cash-guzzlerStartups like OpenAI need to raise huge amounts of capital to build smarter AI models. Just look at the spending of Big Tech firms working to improve their AI models. Consolidation has struck the AI industry in recent months, as some top startups trying to build AI models have been gutted. AI startups serious about progressing on LLMs will need to figure out the answer to this pretty quickly.

Persons: —, Elon, Sam Altman, ChatGPT, It's, Justin Sullivan, OpenAI, Dario Amodei, Anthropic, Pretty, Amodei's Anthropic, Dario Amodei's Anthropic, Noam Shazeer —, Ben Bergman, Sri Muppidi, it's, Elad Gil, Gil Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Business, SpaceX, Getty, Microsoft, Big Tech, Street, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Google Locations: OpenAI, aren't

☆ Applying to jobs is tough, try doing it 2,200 times
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, this guy is ready to give up after applying to nearly 2,200 jobs . The big storyNot hiringKevin Cash Ben BoxerHow tough is the current job market? AdvertisementThe job market is in a weird spot these days. On paper — and maybe in another labor market — Kevin appears to be the perfect candidate. It's a tough reality check for employees who previously held all the power in the job market.

Persons: —, Zer, Kevin Cash Ben Boxer, Kevin Cash, Tim Paradis, Kevin, it's, Forget, Tyler Le, we're, duMond, Chip Somodevilla, Alyssa Powell, Harris, Rebecca Zisser, Elon, Apple, Jensen, Goldman Sachs, David Soloman, Huang, Chelsea Jia Feng, Trump, Brian Niccol, We're, Niccol, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Mensa, BI Trump, Oppenheimer, Fed, Twitter, Nvidia, Kroger, London Locations: San Francisco, Austin, New York, London

☆ Elon Musk says Donald Trump should go for round two and debate Kamala Harris again
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk says that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris should have a rematch after Tuesday's debate. The Harris campaign called for a second debate shortly after the first one. AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris should have another presidential debate, prominent Trump backer Elon Musk said on Wednesday. "Excellent, a second debate would be great," Musk wrote in an X post in response to the Harris campaign's call for another debate. Harris campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon issued the challenge to Trump shortly after their first debate concluded on Tuesday night.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, Trump, —, Musk, Jen O'Malley Dillon Organizations: Service, Trump, Business

“Let’s have a good debate,” Harris said. The debate amounted to a missed opportunity for many Trump allies, who hoped that a solid performance would turn the page on Harris' "honeymoon" period. “She failed to meet the moment, with President Trump effectively reflecting the economic anxieties off Americans.”“Kamala’s joy doesn’t pay the grocery bills,” he added. “It is important that transgender individuals who rely on the state for care receive the treatment they need, which includes access to treatment associated with gender transition,” Harris wrote. In an early morning call-in to "Fox and Friends," Trump once again defended his debate performance and predicted Swift would regret her endorsement.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, Donald Trump, strolled, “, ” Harris, ” Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, “ Kamala, ”, Matt Gaetz, Gavin Newsom, Sen, JD Vance, ” Elon Musk, Laura Ingraham, Harris “, Christopher Rufo, “ Harris, David Muir, Linsey Davis, “ I’m, Ed McMullen, Trump’s, Roe, Wade, ” McMullen, …, ’ Sean Hannity, ” Omeed Malik, Taylor Swift, ” Swift, Swift Organizations: Trump, Senate, “, Republican, MSNBC, PAC, Fox News, NBC News, ABC, Democratic, CNN, American Civil Liberties, California Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, ” Fox, Wall Street, Fox Locations: Philadelphia, Florida, what’s, California, Ohio, South Carolina, Switzerland

☆ Elon Musk, post-Taylor Swift's Kamala Harris endorsement, has decided to go on the warpath with the world's biggest pop star
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk was quick to respond to Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris. "Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life," Musk wrote on X. AdvertisementIt didn't take long for Elon Musk to fire off a jab at Taylor Swift after she endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. "Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life," Musk wrote in an X post on Wednesday morning. Musk was weighing in on Swift's latest Instagram post, where she endorsed Harris.

Persons: Elon Musk, Taylor Swift's, Kamala Harris, Swift, Cat Lady, Taylor, Musk, —, Taylor Swift, Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: Service, Business

Larry Ellison, co-founder, chairman and chief technology officer of Oracle, speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2017. Following a better-than-expected earnings report after the close on Monday, the stock popped 11% on Tuesday. Oracle shares are now up 49% this year, trailing only AI chipmaker Nvidia — up 136% — among large-cap tech stocks. Both companies announced major layoffs in their earnings reports last month. By the standards of high-growth tech, Oracle remains fairly plodding.

Persons: Larry Ellison, It's, Ellison, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Safra Catz Organizations: Oracle, Intel, Cisco, Guggenheim, Nvidia, Forbes, Amazon, Revenue Locations: San Francisco

☆ Sergey Brin says he doesn't think Google engineers use AI for coding as much as they should
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewGoogle cofounder Sergey Brin said engineers at the tech company aren't using artificial intelligence as often as he thinks they should. Brin said he was curious about how good Google's AI model would be at Sudoku. "Because they don't honestly use the AI tools for their own coding as much as I think they ought to." As search competition continues to heat up, Google recently updated its AI Overviews, which is a feature that produces AI-generated answers in response to a Google search. Earlier this month, BI reported that junior software developers are likely to see the most immediate changes to their workflow, with AI tools potentially changing the way newbies gain developer skills.

Persons: —, Sergey Brin, Brin, David Friedberg, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, I've, AI's, " Brin, we've, hasn't, OpenAI, Friedberg, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Business, Google, Engineers, BI, Tesla Locations: Los Angeles, Friedberg

☆ Mark Zuckerberg could become the richest person on the planet after a $51 billion wealth surge this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Mark Zuckerberg could become the world's wealthiest person after surging up the rich list. The Meta CEO has gained $51 billion this year and recently ranked third in net worth. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementMark Zuckerberg has rocketed up the ranks of the world's richest people — and could take the top spot for the first time. Zuckerberg sits in fourth place at the time of writing, behind Tesla's Elon Musk (worth $248 billion), Amazon's Jeff Bezos (worth $202 billion), and LVMH's Bernard Arnault (worth $180 billion).

Persons: Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, —, Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla's Elon Musk, LVMH's Bernard Arnault Organizations: Elon, Service, Meta, Facebook, Bloomberg, Business

☆ Taylor Swift used only Instagram to endorse Kamala Harris. There's a reason for that.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

In 2020, when Taylor Swift endorsed Joe Biden, she used Instagram and Twitter to make her announcement. This week, when she endorsed Kamala Harris, she only used Instagram. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementLet's say you're one of the most popular people in the world, and you have something important to say. If it's 2024, and you're Taylor Swift, this a no-brainer: Of course you use Instagram, which is where she endorsed Kamala Harris Tuesday night.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, — Organizations: Twitter, Service

☆ California attorney general warns tech platforms to look out for voter deception ahead of election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

California Attorney General Rob Bonta cautioned executives at social media and other tech companies to work harder to protect voters from "deception, intimidation, and dissuasion," ahead of the November election. The letter reviewed sections of California law that prohibit interference with voting rights by misleading people about voting place and time and by using intimidation tactics. The letter follows pop icon Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday night following the debate. Separately, X owner Elon Musk recently shared an AI-generated image portraying Harris dressed as a communist dictator. In August, an updated version of xAI's product, Grok-2, appeared to carry few limitations on creating fake images of political figures.

Persons: Rob Bonta, Bonta, Taylor, Kamala Harris, Swift, Donald Trump, Trump, Elon Musk, Harris, Kamala, Musk, OpenAI's Dall, Musk's Organizations: Microsoft, YouTube Locations: California

☆ Elon Musk explains his 80/20 prediction for what AI means for humans
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe rapid advancement of artificial intelligence could lead to one of two futures, according to Elon Musk. As AI improves each day, Musk said it's more likely to have a positive effect on the world — but there's still a 20% risk of "human annihilation." Although he joked about humanity's annihilation, Musk said the bigger challenge of AI is people not knowing what to do with themselves anymore. AdvertisementWhether they decide to conquer the world or help humans, Musk predicted that the number of robots would "vastly exceed the number of humans" in 30 years' time. He is now directly involved in at least 6 companies, his latest being xAI, an AI startup that's competing against OpenAI.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, he's, Trump, he'd Organizations: Service, Business, OpenAI

☆ What is ‘founder mode?’ The meaning behind the latest Silicon Valley buzzword
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The battle over “founder mode” versus “manager mode” is one of those manufactured dramas that only a small segment of the world cares about — like going to Davos or Cannes or the Vanity Fair Oscar Party. The idea is that a founder knows their company the way a parent knows their child. Graham doesn’t really define founder mode because every founder and every firm is different. I’ll offer another: Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds. The most successful “founder mode” guys (they’re almost all male, as far as I can tell) seemed to always have a trusted manager by their side.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Paul Graham, Graham, ” Graham, Brian Chesky, Chesky, Steve Jobs, It’s, Graham doesn’t, Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Ray Dalio, narc, Rob Copeland, ”, Rich Hagberg, Ashley Herd, Jessica Lessin, “, Tim Cook Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, Bridgewater, New York Times, LinkedIn Locations: New York, Davos, Cannes, Silicon Valley

☆ Bill Gates and other billionaires can learn from MacKenzie Scott's giving, a philanthropy expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewFrom Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, billionaires are the power players of philanthropy. It's not possible to generalize, but billionaires' philanthropic contributions likely do not outweigh the negative aspects of wealth inequality. For every Chuck Feeney or 'good' billionaire, there is an Elon Musk or Bill Gates, both with questionable practices. Bill Gates is an example. How does MacKenzie Scott's philanthropy differ from how other billionaires typically approach giving, and what lessons can they learn from her?

Persons: —, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, It's, MacKenzie Scott, Bezos, Hans Peter Schmitz, Bob, Carol Mattocks, Gates, Scott, Chuck Feeney, Elon Musk, Melinda Gates, Ramin Talaie, Getty, MacKenzie Organizations: Service, Business, Nonprofit Leadership, North Carolina State University, Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, Black Colleges, Universities, Third

☆ Elon Musk took a jab at Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris — and now China's Swifties are up in arms
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Cheryl Teh | Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Swift , post-debate, issued a ringing endorsement of Harris on Instagram. "What a ridiculous joke," read a top comment from a Taylor Swift fan blog based in Jiangsu. You don't have even the slightest bit of respect for women," read a post from another Taylor Swift blog based out of Tianjin. "You've always been so, so warm and supportive," Swift told her Chinese fans during the performance. Musk and representatives for Swift did not immediately respond to Business Insider's requests for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Elon Musk, China's, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Harris, Sen, JD Vance, Trump's, Taylor, Musk, China's Swifties, Swift, You've, Ma Organizations: Service, Business, SpaceX, Swift, Weibo Locations: Instagram, Jiangsu, Tianjin, China

☆ A debate with bad blood
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

When discussing immigration, Harris took a shot at Trump's rallies, saying that people leave them early " out of exhaustion and boredom ." Trump responded with his own attack about Harris' rallies, but his demeanor also took a noticeable turn for the remainder of the debate. And while the two candidates basically don't agree on anything, Harris took one page out of Trump's book. The vice president had some noticeable facial expressions during the debate , something the former president has been known for. The Harris campaign said following the debate the vice president would participate in another one in October .

Persons: —, we're, Saul Loeb, Kevin Dietsch, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Jon Stewart, Insider's Brent D, Griffiths, David Muir, Linsey Davis, Roe, Wade, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Walz, Alex Brandon, Rebecca Zisser, Jamie Dimon's, Goldman Sachs, greenlights, Dan Ives, Ives, Brooks Kraft, Apple, Millennials, TikTok doesn't, Antony Blinken, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Megan Thee, Dan DeFrancesco, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi, Amanda Yen Organizations: Service, Business, Trump, White, JPMorgan, Apple, Brooks, Brooks Kraft LLC, Getty, YouTube, EV, UK Foreign, MTV, MTV . Locations: —, Ukraine, New York, London

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