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☆ Elon Musk's private jet made 134 flights in 2022 – with the shortest trip lasting just 6 minutes
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-08 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's private jet made 134 flights in 2022, according to figures compiled by @ElonJet. Musk was likely to have used his private jet to fly to Qatar to attend the soccer World Cup final in December, the data showed. The jet's shortest flight lasted for about six minutes, and the data shows it remained at Long Beach Airport. Sweeney uses bots to scrape and post public flight data that could otherwise be found via aircraft tracking site ADS-B Exchange. The 134 flights produced 1,895 tonnes of CO2, with the operating cost including fuel expenses of just over $1.1 million.

☆ Elon Musk says Twitter's decision to hire a law firm that he'd previously criticized and boycotted was the result of an employee 'error'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter hired a law firm that CEO Elon Musk publicly criticized last month and said "thrives on corruption." Musk told Reuters on Friday that hiring law firm Perkins Coie was "an error on the part of a member of the Twitter team." He added that the firm "will not be representing Twitter on future cases." Musk told Reuters on Friday that Twitter's hiring of Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie was "an error on the part of a member of the Twitter team." Musk didn't immediately respond when asked if Perkins Coie would continue to represent Twitter in those cases, Reuters said.

☆ Elon Musk's conservative politics are hurting his personal brand and alienating Tesla's main customers, Nobel laureate Paul Krugman says
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's conservative political views are alienating Tesla customers, Paul Krugman said. Krugman slammed Musk's political shift as "stupid" and impulsive as many Tesla buyers are liberals. The self-described centrist has voiced conservative views on numerous issues since then. Tesla shares have plunged by more than 70% from their peak in November 2021, slashing the automaker's market capitalization from over $1.2 trillion to under $400 billion. Tesla shares have also been hit by fears of flagging EV demand, supply disruptions, and Twitter being a costly distraction for Musk.

Investors have urged Musk to step down as Twitter CEO and punished Tesla stock, which is down nearly 60% this year and hit a fresh two-year low on Monday. On a Twitter poll from Musk on Sunday asking whether he should step down as Twitter CEO, 57.5% of 17.5 million people voted "yes." Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management and a big Tesla bull, said last week that he would run for Tesla board and had notified Tesla. Leo KoGuan, a major individual Tesla shareholder, wrote on Twitter earlier that Musk had "abandoned Tesla and Tesla has no working CEO." "The whole situation is just weird, and weird is being kind," said Matthew Tuttle, CEO of Tuttle Capital Management.

☆ Elon Musk responded to a Twitter user claiming not to own a home when asked if he'd be subjected to FBI raids
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk told a Twitter user asking when the FBI would raid his home that he doesn't own one. The Tesla CEO sold his seven homes between June 2020 and November 2021 for a total of $128 million. Musk sold all of his seven California homes between June 2020 and November 2021 for $128 million after vowing to "own no house" in 2020, Insider previously reported. This summer Musk told The Full Send podcast he now lives in a "very small" house in Boca Chica, Texas, that only cost $45,000. "My friends come and stay and they can't believe I'm staying in this house," Musk said on the podcast in August.

☆ Elon Musk is booed during surprise appearance at Dave Chappelle's show
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-12 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk was met with a mixture of boos and cheers over the weekend when he made a surprise appearance during Dave Chappelle’s show in San Francisco. Shortly after taking over Twitter, Musk's team announced widespread layoffs at the company in November. “Dave, what should I say?” Musk asked at one point on stage. Like absolutely turns into a corncob.”Yu noted that Musk didn't say much during his time on stage. He faced fierce criticism over his comments about the transgender community in a Netflix special released last year.

☆ Elon Musk says 'controversial decisions' at Twitter were often made without Jack Dorsey's approval
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk said "controversial decisions" at Twitter were often made without Jack Dorsey's approval. While CEO of Twitter, Dorsey was "unaware of systemic bias" at the company, Musk said. Musk's comments came after part two of the so-called Twitter Files were published Thursday. Responding to Weiss' tweet, and appearing to back Dorsey, Musk said: "Controversial decisions were often made without getting Jack's approval and he was unaware of systemic bias. Dorsey hasn't responded to the Twitter Files' claims but he told Musk on Wednesday to "just release everything without a filter."

☆ Elon Musk claims to have met with Tim Cook at Apple's HQ after putting the company on blast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk posted a video on Wednesday, claiming Tim Cook showed him around Apple's campus. Apple didn't respond to a request for comment; Musk's tweet comes after he slammed the company on Twitter. New York Times reporter Kate Conger said on Twitter that Apple employees saw Musk and Cook together on campus on Wednesday. Musk, who calls himself Twitter's "Chief Twit," on Monday accused Apple of exercising monopoly powers through its App Store. Musk later added that Apple had "threatened" to take Twitter off its App Store and "won't tell us why."

☆ Everything in Elon Musk's bedside table photo, including what appears to be 2 replica guns and a Buddhist ritual object
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Objects on the table include cans of caffeine-free Diet Coke and what appear to be two replica guns. In a 2007 profile of Musk, Inc. wrote that Musk was drinking eight cans of Diet Coke a day, until he started cutting back. "Now, the office has caffeine-free Diet Coke." Musk must really like George WashingtonThe replica gun and painting aren't the only Washington-related things on Musk's table. Twitter/@elonmuskThere also appears to be a Buddhist ritual object on the tableIn the bottom-left corner of the photo appears to be a Buddhist ritual object called a Vajra Dorje, according to the New York Post.

☆ A 12,000 lb. metal sculpture of Elon Musk's head on a goat body riding a rocket parked outside Tesla HQ failed to elicit a response from the billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The cryptocurrency entrepreneurs behind Elon GOAT Token created a sculpture in Musk's honor. The 12,000 lb., 30-ft statue of Musk's head on a goat body riding a rocket was delivered to Tesla HQ today. —Elon Goat Token (@ElonGoatToken) November 26, 2022"We dedicated the statue to (Elon Musk) because he stepped in for crypto at a good point and blew everything up," Latimer told USA Today. —Elon Goat Token (@ElonGoatToken) November 26, 2022Representatives for Elon GOAT Token, its founder, Ashley Sansalone, and chief marketing officer, Alec Wolvert, did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. —Elon Goat Token (@ElonGoatToken) November 16, 2022Elon Musk and representatives for Tesla did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ Elon Musk fired dozens more Twitter staff the night before Thanksgiving — days after saying he was done with layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Dozens of Twitter employees were fired overnight on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter told Insider. Thousands of Twitter staff have been laid off, resigned, or fired since Musk took over. Thousands of Twitter employees have already been laid off, resigned, or fired by Musk, leaving critical workers stretched thin. Twitter teams are already so short-handed that many employees have had to work on Thanksgiving, the people said. These developments had led staff to believe that Musk had kicked his habit of sudden firings, one of the people said.

☆ Twitter's trust and safety team held a one-day sickout to protest against Elon Musk's policies, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter's trust and safety team staged a sickout on November 10, the Washington Post reported. This was in protest to Musk initially ignoring their warnings about the risks of Twitter Blue. Just weeks earlier, on the day he completed the purchase of the company, Musk fired Roth's predecessor Vijaya Gadde, who headed Twitter's trust and safety team for 11 years. The rollout of Twitter Blue has been paused in recent weeks, with users currently unable to sign up for the premium service. Musk appointed executive Ella Irwin as the new head of trust and safety last week.

Elon Musk's Twitter account displayed on a mobile with Elon Musk in the background are seen in this illustration. Leaders of major civil rights groups are denying accusations made by Elon Musk, who said they broke an agreement with him by encouraging companies to halt advertising on Twitter . "The main person responsible for the Twitter advertiser exodus is Elon Musk. "We're basically asking Elon Musk, who we all know is a rather creative person, to take leadership in this area," Cooper said. Under Musk's leadership, Twitter rolled out and promptly rolled back a Twitter Blue Verified subscription service, after users who purchased the badges were able to impersonate celebrities, politicians and brands.

☆ Twitter's newest sales chief Chris Riedy is relocating from Dublin to San Francisco to try to revive its ailing ad business under Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chris Riedy is the latest executive to lead ad sales at Elon Musk's Twitter. He is replacing Robin Wheeler, who was let go after she refused to fire more people from a depleted ad sales team. Riedy hosted an all-hands meeting with Musk for Twitter's sales staff on Sunday. Another week under Elon's ownership, another ad sales chief at Twitter. Bloomberg also earlier reported that Musk didn't discuss the impending sales team layoffs that followed the call.

☆ Elon Musk has donated more to Republicans than Democrats over the past 2 decades
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk has given $574,500 to Republicans and $542,000 to the Democrats, per OpenSecrets. He has given a total of $574,500 to Republicans and $542,000 to the Democrats in that period, according to the data. "Hardcore Democrats or Republicans never vote for the other side, so independent voters are the ones who actually decide who's in charge!" In 2015 the world's richest man only donated to Democrats, but the following year only gave to the GOP. Through SpaceX, he set up a PAC that donated just over half of its $30,000 to Democrats, with the remainder going to Republicans, per OpenSecrets.

☆ Elon Musk slept at his desk and fired people who disagreed with him, says a former Tesla manager who worked with the billionaire
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Medlock answered questions about what it was like working directly with CEO Elon Musk and shared new details about Musk's management style. Tesla, Medlock said, offered him a salary of about $120,000, along with 40,000 options at a strike price of 90 cents when he started at Tesla, which he estimated is equivalent to $50 million today. Medlock once saw Elon Musk sleeping on a deskIn response to claims that Musk works around the clock and even sleeps on the floor, Medlock shared that he once spotted Musk passed out on top of a desk and snapped a photo. Even in meetings, he added, Musk didn't waste time chatting and got straight to the point — he never saw his boss joke around with employees. 5.When his family was around, Musk was completely off-limits: "That's the side of Elon not everyone gets to see"Medlock said he admired the way Musk, who has nine children, prioritized time with his family.

☆ Elon Musk was a 'fun' boss but fired people on the spot if they disagreed with him, says former Tesla manager
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Dorothy Cucci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Medlock answered questions about what it was like working directly with CEO Elon Musk and shared new details about Musk's management style. He said Musk was "fun" to work with — but that his boss wasn't social, would fire people on the spot, and could be intimidating. Tesla, Medlock said, offered him a salary of about $120,000, along with 40,000 options at a strike price of 90 cents when he started at Tesla, which he estimated is equivalent to $50 million today. Even in meetings, he added, Musk didn't waste time chatting and got straight to the point — he never saw his boss joke around with employees. Medlock said Musk would fire people on the spot if they spoke out of lineDuring his early days at Tesla, Medlock said he was in a meeting when someone disagreed with Musk — he said he never saw the employee again.

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☆ Mark Zuckerberg apologized for laying off 11,000 Meta staff, but Elon Musk didn't say sorry to Twitter workers who lost their jobs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Stephanie Stacey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologised to employees and said the layoffs were a "last resort." The cuts at Meta come after Lyft let go almost 700 workers, Stripe cut 14% of its staff, and Twitter axed half its workforce. That compares with Twitter employees receiving blunt emails titled "Your Role at Twitter" that stated: "Today is your last working day at the company." Twitter employees have only been offered three months' pay. Elon Musk has defended Twitter's mass layoffs — saying he had "no choice" but to cut thousands of workers as the company loses $4 million a day.

☆ Elon Musk's Twitter just fired thousands of staff. The 'chief twit' has avoided putting his name on any of the layoff memos.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk didn't sign the memo announcing mass layoffs at Twitter. The approach starkly contrasts with other recent layoffs; experts say Twitter's style may hurt in the long run. One expert said Musk's handling of the firings treated workers like "commodities, not like valued employees." Management experts say Musk's "impersonal" approach to layoffs may hurt the company in the long run. Robert Kelley, a management professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, said Twitter treated people like "commodities, not like valued employees" in its handling of the firings.

☆ Elon Musk says Twitter has had 'massive' revenue drop as advertisers pause spending
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk, Founder and Chief Engineer of SpaceX, speaks during the Satellite 2020 Conference in Washington, DC, United States on March 9, 2020. Twitter has suffered a "massive drop in revenue" because of advertisers pausing advertising on the social media platform, Elon Musk, the new owner of the company, said Friday. In recent days, a number of companies said they would temporarily pause their advertising spending on Twitter to see how things would change there under Musk's ownership. Tesla competitors General Motors and Audi, and food titan General Mills are among the companies that have paused Twitter spending after Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition on October 28. Ad giant IPG advised clients to temporarily pause their Twitter media plans as well.

☆ Elon Musk tweeted 'let the good times roll' after buying Twitter. His first day instead saw heads roll, emboldened trolls, and inspired hoaxes.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter staffers feared mass layoffs after Musk fired several top execs. It also didn't take long for speculation to begin about possible layoffs at the company — and for far-right trolls to celebrate with racist tweets. The world's richest man and Tesla CEO tweeted "let the good times roll" on Friday, his first full day as Twitter owner. Needless to say, the first day of Twitter's Musk rule was chaotic. Musk didn't rein in far-right response, nor were fears of mass layoffs tempered within the company.

☆ Mark Cuban says he's looking forward to Twitter's Elon Musk era: 'he will flex his independence to show everyone who's in charge'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Cuban celebrated Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter on Friday. Cuban called Musk a "ready, fire, aim entrepreneur." Musk will "will flex his independence to show everyone who's in charge," Cuban tweeted. Cuban, a billionaire entrepreneur, celebrated on Twitter, tweeting that he was "looking forward" to the Elon Musk era. "The only expectation you can have of @elonmusk is that he will flex his independence to show everyone who's in charge."

☆ Kanye West says he plans to have dinner with Donald Trump and welcome him onto Parler — and will also sign up to Truth Social
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Kanye West has planned to have dinner with Donald Trump, he told Bloomberg. Ye also said he will sign up to Trump's social media app, Truth Social. Ye also told the publication he would also sign up to Truth Social, the social media platform launched by Trump in February. Around 13 months after being kicked off the social media platforms, Trump launched his own: Truth Social. Investors recently walked away from planned commitments of $140 million for Truth Social, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

☆ From Jay-Z to Elon Musk: Inside the rise of Quinn Emanuel partner Alex Spiro, one of the lawyers helping the billionaire break out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Elon Musk has fired many lawyers but hired Alex Spiro for at least five cases, with a mixed record. But there's at least one lawyer who Musk seems to get along with: Alex Spiro. Spiro had been working behind the scenes for the billionaire when he was trying to buy Twitter. But they are hardly the "hardcore street fighters" Musk wants in a lawyer, according to a recent tweet of his. It's not clear how Spiro and Musk connected in the first place, but they seem to operate on the same wavelength.

☆ Elon Musk said he and the 'whole of SpaceX' had to be drug tested for a year after he smoked weed on Joe Rogan's podcast
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-05 | by ( Grace Dean | Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he had to take drug tests for a year after smoking weed on Joe Rogan's podcast in 2018. "I don't even know how to smoke a joint," the tech billionaire told the "Full Send" podcast Thursday. "I had to have like random drug tests and stuff after that, to prove that I'm not like a drug addict," Musk said, adding that the tests were required by the federal government. I had like a whole year of random drug tests." "Unfortunately, it wasn't just me but the whole company, the whole of SpaceX had to have random drug tests," Musk continued.

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