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☆ Zuck aims a killer blow at Musk outside the cage with Meta's new Threads Twitter clone
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-04 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Aside from surreal cage fight plans, Zuckerberg wants to displace Twitter with a clone called Threads. The timing is perfect: Twitter is in disarray and the Meta chief is ready to capitalize on the chaos. Zuckerberg is set to bring his Twitter killer, Threads, out into the wild this week, with pre-orders for the "text-based-conversation" service going live on Monday. What the new Threads app looks like. If Musk doesn't get Twitter back into shape soon, he'll be a loser in the virtual arena too.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, Elon, Sydney Bradley, Nick Bilton, Musk, He's, he'll Organizations: Elon, Twitter, Sydney, New York Times, mojo

☆ Apple is slashing production forecasts for its $3,500 Vision Pro headset only weeks after unveiling it, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bad news for Apple: it's forecast to sell far fewer units of its $3,500 Vision Pro than planned. The FT reported that the new headset was facing production challenges in China. Apple is being forced to slash production forecasts for the Vision Pro because of supply-chain difficulties and technical woes, per an FT report. But the complexity of its design and production issues in China means it could hit less than half that target, per the outlet. The FT reported that Apple has been dissatisfied with the production of the screens.

Persons: Tim Cook, Cook, Luxshare Organizations: Apple, FT, Morning, Vision, Worldwide Developers Conference Locations: China, Shenzhen

☆ Elon Musk says self-driving technology is 'profound' but not as big a deal as the human-like AI that may emerge in the future
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk thinks artificial general intelligence is a bigger deal than driverless-car technology. The billionaire tweeted that autonomous cars were profound, but not as profound as human-like AI. Musk has sounded the alarm on the rapid advancement of AI in recent months. Elon Musk says Tesla's self-driving technology is profound but not as big a deal as the future prospect of human-like AI. Musk tweeted that the technology was "certainly profound," but not as much as AGI, short for artificial general intelligence, which advocates said could be as powerful as the human brain.

Persons: Elon, Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla Organizations: Twitter, Google, WSJ, Summit, National, Traffic Safety Administration, The Washington Post

☆ Mark Zuckerberg would totally kick Evan Spiegal's butt in a fight, and Marc Benioff would smash Tim Cook, according to online sportsbook
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Will Gendron | Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Last week, Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seemingly agreed to battle it out in a cage fight. An online sportsbook created a range of betting lines for other tech CEO cage fights. Last week, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg seemingly agreed to a cage fight. Insider asked sportsbook Bovada for its odds on six different hypothetical matches. The betting lines arrive as we enter a new period of tech bro: one where billionaires posture over setting up MMA bouts and challenge each other to bench press contests.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, sportsbook, Jack Dorsey, Sam Altman, Brian Chesky, Here's, sportsbook Bovada, Jeff Bezos, Jensen Huang, Pat Morrow Organizations: Morning Locations: Bovada

☆ Mark Zuckerberg's comeback is in full swing
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Shona Ghosh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg is revamping his image, showing off his martial arts skills on Instagram. Beating Elon Musk in a cage fight would strengthen his comeback. That also plays well to a certain kind of tech crowd — the kind that loves both Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman. No wonder he's accepted a cage-fight challenge from Elon Musk. In another vindication, Apple has fueled hype for Mark Zuckerberg's pet project, the metaverse, by launching the Apple Vision Pro mixed-reality headset.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon, —, Grace Kay, Zuckerberg, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, he's, Elon Musk, Zuck couldn't, Zuckerberg's Augustus, Meta, Apple, Mark Zuckerberg's, Musk, hasn't, Zuck, that's Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Apple Vision Locations: Instagram

☆ Elon Musk says a cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg 'might actually happen' – and admits it could go badly for him
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-25 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk said a cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg "might actually happen." Speaking in a Twitter space, Musk admitted the fight could go badly given his lack of experience. Speculation that Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg could actually get in a ring and fight each other just won't go away. Since Musk appeared to jokingly challenge the Meta CEO and amateur jiu-jitsu fighter to a cage fight last week, momentum has gathered pace. "I spend my time according to what is needed and I don't usually have to fight people," Musk said in the interview.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Zuck, Dana White, Zuckerberg, Ashlee Vance, Insider's Hasan Chowdhury, Cage, Zuck's, Vance Organizations: Morning, Twitter, UFC, Bloomberg Locations: Europe, Thai

☆ Sam Altman is AI's compelling preacher. The world is ready to bow down.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sam Altman is a man on a mission: Sell the world on AI. Insider spoke to people who met or saw Altman during his tour, who say the CEO was a convincing preacher. Sam Altman knows he's at an inflection point. On June 9, at a fireside chat in Seoul, Korea, the OpenAI CEO acknowledged he was on a "diplomatic mission." "Sam replied that he did not know and asked the student to tell him in ten years," Mathew said.

Persons: Sam Altman, Altman, Isaac Herzog, He's, Narendra Modi, Yoon Suk, Emmanuel Macron, Rishi Sunak, ChatGPT, Varshal Gupta, Gupta, OpenAI, Sam, Frances, …, Jacob Mathew, Mathew, Felfoul Organizations: Knights, Innovation, Google, Health, OpenAI, Qatar National Library, European Union, EU, WISE Locations: Seoul, Korea, Israel, Jordan, Qatar, UAE, India, Tel Aviv, South Korea, France, Delhi, Doha, European

☆ Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg were grumbling about each other behind closed doors long before talk of a potential cage fight, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Before the cage match offer, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg privately grumbled about each other, WSJ reported. Tensions between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg appear to have been simmering for quite some time — long before the two indicated they might be ready to settle their differences in a cage match. The Tesla CEO was named as Time's Person of the Year in 2021 and has received wide recognition for running five different companies, including Tesla and SpaceX. The Meta CEO was quick to respond to Musk's taunt, telling him "Send me location." Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Meta told The Verge that Zuckerberg is serious about the offer to fight.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, gripes, Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Forbes, Tesla, Dana White, Insider's Hasan Chowdhury Organizations: Morning, Elon, Street, Meta, Tesla, SpaceX, Facebook, Bloomberg, Vegas, UFC, Twitter, DraftKings

☆ Elon vs Zuck: My money's on Zuck to win for 3 simple reasons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

As a trained jiu-jitsu and MMA practitioner, Mark Zuckerberg has skills that Elon Musk does not. I am, of course, talking about the probable scene and setting for the most talked-about fight right now: Musk vs Zuck. Zuck has skillsMark Zuckerberg training MMA. Mark Zuckerberg on Instagram and GettyWhen push comes to shove, most people probably know how to throw a punch in a fight. When all things are equal, size and strength do count, which is why professional fighters organize themselves into weight classes.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuck, Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, Elon Musk, Grimes, I've, Musk, Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Lex Fridman, Fridman, aren't, let's Organizations: Zuck, Morning, Mobile, Twitter, Getty, Zuckerberg, UFC Locations: Las Vegas

☆ See photos of tech's elite all dressed up at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Grace Mayer | Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Some of the tech and business industries' top CEOs attended a White House dinner Thursday. Take a look at the CEOs and industry giants who made the guest list and dressed up in their finest. The White House invited leaders from across the tech and business industries for a dinner held for Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's visit to Washington. The visit has been a crucial one for Biden, as the White House looks to build closer ties with India. Here's a look at the CEOs and industry giants who made the guest list and dressed up in their finest.

Persons: OpenAI, India Narendra Modi's, Biden, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Tesla, Dana White, James Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch's, Jane Fraser, Adena Friedman, Deven Parekh, Hemant Taneja, Catalyst, Ralph Lauren, M, David Calhoun, Larry Culp, Doug McMillon Organizations: White, Apple, Google, Morning, Microsoft, White House, Meta, Twitter, UFC, Citigroup, Nasdaq, Insight Partners, Boeing, Electric, Walmart Locations: Washington, India, China, Taiwan

☆ While Musk and Zuck escalated their playground squabbles, the adults at Apple, Google, and Microsoft met Modi at the White House
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

This week, the tech billionaires discussed cage fighting as a way to settle their disputes. They did so as the CEOs of Apple, Google, and Microsoft met Narendra Modi at the White House. The CEOs of Apple, Google, and Microsoft attended a White House dinner with India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Thursday as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg escalated their beef with each other. Modi's visit to the US this week has been a crucial one for Biden, as the White House looks to build closer ties with India. On Thursday, the same day the White House dinner took place, Musk tweeted "let's go full MMA," suggesting that his fight with Zuckerberg should involve the style of combat seen in UFC bouts.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Narendra Modi, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Joe Biden's, Modi, Ralph Lauren, James Murdoch, Mukesh Ambani, Modi's, Biden, Zuckerberg, Musk, let's Organizations: Apple, Google, Microsoft, White, Morning, Elon, Bloomberg, Twitter, Meta Locations: Washington, India, China, Taiwan

☆ Even Elon Musk's mom is warning him against fighting Mark Zuckerberg in a cage match: 'Fight with words only'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Maye Musk said her son should "fight with words only" after he challenged Mark Zuckerberg to fight. Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, appeared to caution her son against a cage match with Mark Zuckerberg on Twitter Thursday. It's unclear whether Musk was joking about the offer to fight the Meta CEO in a cage match. Musk's offer to fight Zuckerberg comes after the Twitter owner has repeatedly criticized Zuckerberg on social media. Maye Musk's concern is not misplaced.

Persons: Maye Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, Elon Musk's, Maye, Tesla, Insider's Hasan Chowdhury, He's, Conor McGregor, hasn't, Vladimir Putin Organizations: Morning, Twitter, Vegas, UFC Locations: Russian

☆ Sorry Elon, your chances of winning a cage fight against Mark Zuckerberg are slim
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk wants to fight Mark Zuckerberg in a cage. Zuckerberg is training in MMA and winning jiu-jitsu competitions. But really, fighting Mark Zuckerberg in a cage is a bad, bad idea. The Twitter owner and world's richest man challenged his arch-nemesis to a cage fight on Tuesday because, well, it's hard to say why really. He's training in MMA, winning jiu-jitsu competitions, and generally getting seriously shredded.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, it's, It's, Elon, podcaster, Lex Fridman Organizations: Morning, city's Apex, UFC Locations: Elon

☆ SoftBank's billionaire CEO, who believes AI will completely change the way humans live within 30 years, says he can't stop using ChatGPT
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

SoftBank's billionaire CEO can't stop using ChatGPT. Masayoshi Son said during a shareholder meeting that he used the chatbot every day, per Reuters. SoftBank's billionaire CEO Masayoshi Son said he is "chatting with ChatGPT every day" as his company races to get ahead in the new era of AI. He made the comments on Tuesday during a shareholder meeting for the company's telecoms unit, per Reuters. However, the company's attempts to get ahead in the AI race through startup investing have fallen flat.

Persons: Masayoshi Son, Sam Altman, Altman, Son, SoftBank Organizations: Reuters, CNBC, Investments, Bloomberg Locations: Tokyo

☆ The tightrope CEOs are walking is getting more precarious
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Practically, it's about so much more — and CEOs these days are being held accountable for more than profits. There's also the notion of social justice — which often sees CEOs encountering criticism when they speak up on culturally sensitive issues, or facing blowback if they stay silent. Brands like Disney, Target , Bud Lite and North Face face consequences for expressing a view, including boycotts, online protests, and threats of violence. It's OK to avoid constantly getting into the fray; instead, pick moments that enforce the company's values. When CEOs do decide to take a public stance, Eber said that their PR teams are there to help.

Persons: Insider's Hasan Chowdhury, aren't, —, There's, George Floyd, Roe, Wade, Karen Eber, Chowdhury, Eber, Richard Hytner, Bud Lite, Insider's Kelsey Vlamis, Bud, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Heinerscheid, Bud Light's, we're, LIV Golf, Insider's Joe Ciolli, LIV, Jay Monahan, Monahan, I've Organizations: Service, Pride, Saatchi, Saatchi's, CNN, Street, Brands, Disney, Target, Anheuser, Busch InBev, PGA, LIV, Wall Street, PGA Tour Locations: It's, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Saudi, Saudi Arabia

☆ Tucker Carlson ignores legal threat from Fox News and airs a new episode of his Twitter show, titled 'America's principles are at stake'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

He weighed in on the charges against former President Donald Trump with a lengthy monologue. "Yes, Donald Trump is a flawed man, but his sins are minor compared to those of his persecutors," Carlson said. Fox accused Carlson of breaching his contract by starting a new show on Twitter, per an Axios report. The contract terms said Carlson's content would be exclusive through to the end of 2024, with his contract terminating in January 2025. Announcing his decision to launch the show, Carlson said Twitter was the only free-speech platform remaining in the world.

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Donald Trump, Donald Trump's, Fox, Elon, Twitter Organizations: Fox News, Fox, Twitter, Dominion Voting Systems Locations: Miami

☆ Google may be forced to break up its ad business after EU charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The EU might force Google to break up its ad business. Google could be forced to break up parts of its empire after the EU accused it of abusing its dominance in digital ads and "distorting" the competition. As yet, Google is not being fined nor is it being immediately instructed to break up its business. The company will be able to argue its case, and a final outcome to the Commission's investigation is still pending. "The Commission's investigation focuses on a narrow aspect of our advertising business and is not new.

Persons: Margrethe Vestager, Google's, Dan Taylor Organizations: Google, Morning, European Commission, YouTube, Microsoft Locations: adtech

☆ Twitter 2.0 is an empty promise unless it exterminates the bots
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Attempts to improve the quality of Twitter, like Twitter Blue, have fallen flat. A search of ChatGPT on Twitter presents tweets from bots in the top results section. On Monday, she said Twitter was "on a mission to become the world's most accurate real-time information source and a global town square for communication" as it evolved into Twitter 2.0. This all gets in the way of Yaccarino's ambition of making Twitter a real-time information source. If Twitter's future is to be a global town square that trades in accurate, real-time information between real-world people, the bots need to go for good — and fast.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino's, Linda Yaccarino, Twitter, Elon Musk, Adam Feldman, It's, Musk, Cheq, — Musk, Disney Organizations: Twitter, Street Locations: West Virginia

☆ Elon Musk says people are 'already cyborgs' because machines maintain our memory for us
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The billionaire tweeted that humans depend on machines to maintain their memory. His comments come as the rise of AI has raised questions about how replaceable humans are. Elon Musk said people are "already cyborgs" because of humanity's dependence on machines to maintain memory. Musk tweeted: "We are already cyborgs. In his tweet, Musk tried to outline the current differences between humans and AI machines.

Persons: Elon Musk, Marc Andreessen, Musk, cofound Organizations: Microsoft

☆ Tucker Carlson has received 'cease-and-desist' letter from Fox News over new show on Elon Musk's Twitter, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Fox News has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tucker Carlson after the launch of his Twitter show. The network has accused Carlson of breaching his contract, Axios reported. Tucker Carlson has received a "cease-and-desist" letter from Fox News as his new Twitter show poses a fresh threat to the host's former network, Axios reported. Carlson's contract with Fox runs up until January 2025. In a statement to Axios last week, Carlson's lawyer Bryan Freedman said Fox News wants to take "Carlson's right to speak freely away from him."

Persons: Tucker Carlson, Carlson, Axios, Tucker, Fox, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Bryan Freedman Organizations: Fox News, Morning, Twitter, Fox, Dominion Voting Systems, Elon Locations: Ukraine

☆ Mark Zuckerberg has advice for martial-arts newbies: 'Be willing to get beaten up a lot'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg thinks getting beaten up is all part of the process for jiu-jitsu beginners. The Meta chief has become devoted to the martial art involving joint locks and submission holds. He suggested in an interview that newbies need to let go of pride before trying it out. Mark Zuckerberg has been getting pretty shredded thanks to his new obsession with Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Last month, it emerged that the Meta chief had been taking his jiu-jitsu hobby increasingly seriously after entering a competition where he won gold and silver medals.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Lex Fridman, Zuckerberg, Fridman, Mark Elliot Organizations: Morning

☆ You're wrong Zuck — the metaverse really is just sitting alone on a couch
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mark Zuckerberg says Apple's new headset will make everyone lonelier. But even Meta's headset is, in the end, someone sitting alone on a couch too. As he pushes Meta's efforts to build out this alternative internet, naturally he's been keeping an eye on Apple's $3,500 Vision Pro goggles. That the Vision Pro is an isolating device isn't wrong. But where he's misguided is thinking Meta's vision is any better.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg's, Zuckerberg, Alex Heath, it's, you'll, Apple, Jefferies, we're Organizations: Menlo, Apple

☆ Who wants to be a CEO right now?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Let's be real: Being a CEO sucks right now. But 2023 has brought a level of scrutiny that makes being a CEO today a nightmare for even the toughest leader. CNN's former chief Chris Licht stepped down on Wednesday after less than a year, following intense criticism from inside and outside his newsroom. Meme stock company GameStop fired its CEO Matthew Furlong on the same day as Licht, also after a short tenure. At the low point of a boom-and-bust cycle where high interest rates and high expectations reign supreme, being a CEO sucks.

Persons: Let's, CNN's Chris Licht, —, Jack Welch, CNN's, Chris Licht, Licht, Matthew Furlong, Jeff Shell, Jack Bowles, Patience, Matt Turner, Raul Vargas Organizations: Corporate, Service, General Electric, Observers, GameStop, Google, Farmers Group Locations: freefall, British

☆ Meta is setting up a taskforce after Instagram was found to guide users to child-sex context
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Meta has set up a taskforce to counter child exploitation following a Wall Street Journal report. An investigation by the newspaper and academic researchers found Instagram promoted child-sex material. It highlighted the failings of Big Tech firms in regulating the spread of illicit content online. Meta has set up a taskforce to counter child exploitation after a news report said Instagram helped promote networks of accounts trading child-sex content. Twitter owner Elon Musk has also identified sexual content of children online as a serious problem.

Persons: Meta, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, Elon Musk, We're Organizations: Big Tech, Street, Stanford University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, The, The New York Times, Twitter

☆ Tucker Carlson's first Twitter show went big on UFOs and Ukraine war conspiracy theories. Musk must know that spells disaster.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tucker Carlson's Twitter show finally made its debut. This may be problematic for Elon Musk if advertisers and users find the content crosses a line. The first episode of Tucker Carlson's Twitter show is finally here and it's exactly as you'd expect it to be: a meandering, uninterrupted monologue on Ukraine war conspiracies, 9/11, and UFOs. Carlson's debut will do little to dispel the sense that Twitter under Elon Musk has become a merry-go-round of conspiracies and extreme speech. Musk also tweeted Carlson's first episode not with a congratulatory note, but instead by extending an invitation to others to launch their own programs.

Persons: Tucker, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson's, Carlson, Jeffrey Epstein, You've, Ritchie Torres, Pekka Kallioniemi, tweeting, Anne Applebaum, It's, Musk, Carlson's, Linda Yaccarino Organizations: Twitter, Morning, Tucker Carlson's Twitter, Fox News, herder, Elon, Democrat, Fox, The New York Times, NBC Locations: Ukraine, Tajikistan

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