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☆ Elon Musk's cousin was once found 'basically sobbing' in Twitter HQ over fears he'd be fired, author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ex-Twitter exec once found Elon Musk's cousin James Musk "basically sobbing," Ben Mezrich said. The author of "Breaking Twitter" said James Musk had been worried about being fired. James Musk was brought into Twitter after Elon Musk paid $44 billion for the company. Representatives for James Musk and Elon Musk did not respond to requests for comment. Citing unique access to Twitter employees and Musk's confidants, "Breaking Twitter" documents Musk's difficulties since buying the company.

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☆ Elon Musk became so paranoid he banned meetings of more than 2 Twitter employees, fearing mutiny or sabotage, author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk once banned meetings of more than two employees at X, author of "Breaking Twitter" says. Ben Mezrich told Business Insider that Musk was paranoid while CEO of X, formerly Twitter. AdvertisementElon Musk grew so paranoid when he was CEO of X, formerly Twitter, that he banned meetings of more than two employees, the author of "Breaking Twitter" told Business Insider. Mezrich has said he gained "unique access to Twitter employees and Musk's confidants." In an article published in January, The Verge reported that large meetings had been banned at Musk's "hardcore" Twitter.

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☆ With antisemitic tweet, Elon Musk reveals his ‘actual truth’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hate speech, whether uttered by Musk or merely endorsed by him, is amplified when the world’s richest person posts or comments on it. “It’s doubtful that Musk harbors personal animosity toward Jewish people,” wrote the Atlantic’s Yair Rosenberg earlier this year, regarding another incident in which Musk trumpeted antisemitic statements. Mezrich in recent weeks has told several interviewers about how “Elon Musk broke Twitter, and Twitter broke Elon Musk.”It’s a punchy line, and in some ways I’m sure it’s accurate. There’s plenty of evidence that Musk broke Twitter — gutted it, rebranded it, tanked its revenue, and made it unrecognizable to its most active users. But Musk was at this long before, spreading countless conspiracy theories, particularly around the Covid pandemic.

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☆ Elon Musk may see Mark Zuckerberg as a rival, but the Meta chief never used to have any interest in the X owner, author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's rivalry has peaked this year. Ben Mezrich told Business Insider that Zuckerberg had shown little interest in Musk in the past. "I think Zuckerberg is more reacting to Elon." The tension between Musk and Zuckerberg culminated earlier this year when the Tesla CEO challenged Zuckerberg to a fight. Mezrich said Musk had wanted "to go head to head with Zuckerberg" for some time, and Zuckerberg was now engaging with the Tesla CEO.

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☆ A member of Elon Musk's entourage told ex-Twitter director Esther Crawford her job was to help take care of the billionaire, author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Musk's former lieutenant was told her job was to "help take care of him," a new book said. A member of Musk's entourage spoke to Esther Crawford after she met Musk, per "Breaking Twitter." A Boring Company staffer told Crawford that "Elon is a very special guy," the book said. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's former lieutenant Esther Crawford was told that she needed to protect and look after the owner of X, formerly Twitter, a book said. In a video posted to X in July, Crawford said Musk was "living in an echo chamber" surrounded by "yes men."

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☆ Elon Musk screamed a profanity-laden jibe about Mark Zuckerberg when he signed the Twitter deal, author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk shouted a profanity-laden jibe when he signed the Twitter takeover deal, per a new book. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk shouted a profanity-laden jibe when he signed the Twitter deal, according to the author of the new book titled "Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History." Ben Mezrich's book documents Musk's chaotic Twitter takeover and cites "unique access to Twitter employees and Musk's confidants." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe author, who also wrote "The Accidental Billionaires," said Musk "definitely sees" Zuckerberg as a rival but was a much more "dictatorial control person than Mark." Musk and Zuckerberg have also butted heads outside the ring since Musk's Twitter acquisition.

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☆ X staff almost asked police to carry out a wellness check on Elon Musk after he once locked himself in his office, author says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Staff at X, formerly Twitter, considered calling the police over fears Elon Musk might harm himself. Ben Mezrich, author of the book "Breaking Twitter," made the remarks to CNBC's Squawk Box. AdvertisementAdvertisementStaff at X, formerly Twitter, once considered calling the San Francisco police after an upset Elon Musk locked himself in his office, author Ben Mezrich said. AdvertisementAdvertisement"The Elon before Twitter and the Elon after Twitter are two different Elons," he said. "Elon didn't just break Twitter, Twitter broke Elon Musk."

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☆ Elon didn't just break Twitter, Twitter broke Elon Musk, says 'Breaking Twitter' author Ben Mezrich
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailElon didn't just break Twitter, Twitter broke Elon Musk, says 'Breaking Twitter' author Ben MezrichBen Mezrich, ‘Breaking Twitter’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, now known as X, how the acquisition 'broke' Musk and altered his reputation in the process, and more.

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☆ Meme stock mania: How dumb money changed the game
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMeme stock mania: How dumb money changed the gameBen Mezrich, ‘The Anti-Social Network’ author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the meme stock mania, the GameStop phenomenon, how dumb money changed the game, and more.

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TORONTO (AP) — Think of movies about the financial system and your mind is almost sure to go to Gordon Gekko and “Wall Street” or Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.”When Hollywood takes on Wall Street, it usually heads straight to the C-suite. In 2021, Gill’s enthusiastic endorsement of GameStop stock helped fuel a viral trading frenzy that rocked Wall Street and humbled the hedge funds that has shorted the brick-and-mortar video game company. Gillespie was able to follow the phenomenon thanks to his 24-year-old son, who had been involved with the subreddit Wall Street Bets. My son warned me: You got in too late.”Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, two former Wall Street Journal reporters turned screenwriters, came on to write the script. They feel small, they feel powerless, they feel that the system is rigged,” says Angelo.

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☆ An author writing a book about Elon Musk's Twitter takeover says the billionaire is one of the most 'complex characters of our time'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk is one of the "most complex" people in today's society, according to author Ben Mezrich. Mezrich announced he was writing a book called "Breaking Twitter" about Musk's Twitter takeover. Mezrich told the Wall Street Journal the book would include the culture clash between the left and right. "Breaking Twitter" is projected to be released in fall next year, Mezrich told the publication. "If the whole world is excited by something, you want to be a part of the conversation," Mezrich told the Journal.

☆ An investment bank used A.I. to analyze Q3 earnings calls. Here's what it found
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Earnings calls — and specifically the questions asked by analysts on the calls — are a better predictor of a stock's performance than management's remarks, research by investment bank Nomura revealed. "This suggests a connection between analyst sentiment and price momentum around the earnings call." One was based on analysts' sentiment from the earnings calls, and the other was based on management's sentiment. But the portfolio measuring analyst sentiment beat the management sentiment portfolio by about 25 percentage points. Third-quarter earnings calls for S & P 500 companies that took place until Nov. 4 were compared against earnings calls of the same period last year.

☆ Ce cărți ar trebui să citești dacă ești pasionat de gambling
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-25 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +7 min

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