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☆ Elon Musk admits X 'may fail, as so many have predicted'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk seemed to suggest that his takeover of X, formerly known as Twitter, could be doomed. The billionaire said Saturday that X "may fail," but that the company would try to succeed. Elon Musk appeared to admit that his $44 billion takeover of X could be doomed. The owner of the platform formerly known as Twitter said Saturday that X "may fail." "We may fail, as so many have predicted, but we will try our best to make there be at least one."

Persons: Elon Musk, Meta, Mashable's Matt Binder, X, Monica Lewinsky, Linda Yaccarino, — Monica Lewinsky, Fidelity, X didn't Organizations: Twitter

☆ Elon Musk, who was accused of unblocking himself from people's accounts after buying Twitter, now says he's getting rid of the block feature altogether aside from DMs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk says the block feature will be "deleted" from X, formerly Twitter. Musk's posts suggest X users will only be able to block others from direct messaging them. The platform's owner, Elon Musk, announced plans to do away with X's block feature in a series of posts on Friday. Musk's posts on Friday aren't the first time the billionaire has expressed his distaste for the block feature — he said something similar in June. You will still be able to mute accounts and block users for DMs — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 18, 2023It's unclear when this change will go into effect at X.

Persons: Elon Musk, Elon, haven't, Musk, he'd, Forbes, Matt Novak, X Organizations: Twitter, DMs, Bloomberg

☆ WWE star Triple H appears to offer Elon Musk advice for potential cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk said on Monday that he was "going with WWE as my fighting style." That prompted Triple H to offer his advice and joke about his characteristic "X" celebration. Triple H, the former WWE star and current chief creative officer for the company, appeared to offer Elon Musk his help ahead of a potential bout with Mark Zuckerberg. "Say the word," replied Triple H. "I know a thing or two about making an X sign." But hopefully, Triple H is offering fighting tips instead of encouraging Musk to deploy the same gesture.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Triple, hrLFusrY3S, Joel Embiid, Georges St, Pierre, Zuckerberg Organizations: WWE, Triple H, Triple, Philadelphia 76er, NBA, UFC

☆ Mark Zuckerberg says he's ready to fight Elon Musk 'today,' but the X CEO hasn't confirmed a fight date: 'Not holding my breath.'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have been talking about a cage fight with each other since June. Mark Zuckerberg said he's prepared to fight Elon Musk and is just waiting for a response from his opponent. Not holding my breath," Zuckerberg wrote. Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on 𝕏. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 6, 2023"Shouldn't we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?"

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Zuckerberg, hasn't, Musk, he's, hite Organizations: Twitter, FC Locations: lon, usk

☆ Elon Musk's rebrand of Twitter to 'X' could get him in legal trouble with Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand could land him in legal hot water with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and others, experts say. On Sunday, Musk announced that he was getting rid of the Twitter brand and logo. Meta's trademark for a white-and-blue X relates to "social networking services in the fields of entertainment, gaming and application development." The announcement comes just weeks after the launch of Threads, a Meta-owned app seen by some as a "Twitter clone." X may be "powered by AI" in the future, as Yaccarino noted, but the first phase of Twitter's rebrand is simple for now.

Persons: Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Linda Yaccarino, Josh Gerben, Stacy Wu, Wu, didn't, Yaccarino, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Biden, " Biden, adieu Organizations: Twitter, Meta, Microsoft, Reuters, CNBC, Google Locations: we're, New York, China

☆ Someone's got to put an end to the Musk vs. Zuck billionaire 'dick measuring contest' before Elon gets his ruler out
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk is proposing a "dick measuring contest." It's unclear what sparked the sudden interest on Musk's part in whipping out a ruler to quash his Zuckerberg beef. But the cage match Musk suggested in June also started out as a joke — at least until Zuckerberg took the bait and asked Musk to send over the location for fight night. She's been known to scold her son occasionally, so maybe she can make him see reason where no one else can. Good luck, Momma Musk; you're the hero we need in this darkest of timelines.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, emoji, Musk, Zuckerberg, Twit, Zuck, who's, Momma Musk Organizations: Twitter, Meta

☆ Musk and Zuck promised us a cage fight, but what we've got are 2 reply guys trading petty jabs
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg remain at each others' throats following the launch of Threads. The squabble has ramped up a notch after Twitter threatened to take Meta to court over Threads. It's getting a bit pitiful for Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as their feud continues to escalate, following the launch of Threads. In Musk's case, Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino should bring a level-headedness that her colleague is clearly lacking. These include hashtags, a "following" feed, and a messaging function, which means Threads is still a skeletal project.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, haven't, Musk, Alex Spiro, Zuckerberg –, Meta, Andy Stone, Sheel Mohnot, Zuckerberg, Zuck, who's, He's, Alex Heath, Linda Yaccarino, Adam Mosseri, Mosseri Organizations: Meta, Twitter, UFC Locations: San Francisco

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Ocasio-Cortez tweet on banning parody accounts stems from satire
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A tweet by a parody account impersonating U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying that Twitter must ban all parody accounts is being taken seriously by some users online. The tweet reads: “It's time for @elonmusk to ban all parody accounts on Twitter. Some users responded by suggesting Ocasio-Cortez is a “dictator” (tinyurl.com/ycx2hdnh), (tinyurl.com/ycx2hdnh) or accusing her of misusing tax dollars (tinyurl.com/4mc8vdxb). The authentic Twitter account for the congresswoman is @AOC (www.twitter.com/AOC). The tweet was posted by an Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez parody Twitter account.

Persons: Representative Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, bro, ”, Read Organizations: Representative, Twitter, Cortez, Reuters Locations: Alexandria

☆ A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Dennis Hegstad said his Model 3 was stuck in his driveway after its 12-volt battery died. The Tesla owner attributes the issue to the impact of the Texas summer heat on the battery. A Tesla owner said he was locked out of his Model 3 in his driveway after the 12-volt battery, which powers the car's smaller functions including windows and doors, died last week amid the Texas summer heat. Hegstad is not the first Tesla owner to report issues with getting into his EV. Last year, a Tesla owner went viral on TikTok after he said he was locked out of his Model S after the lithium-ion battery died.

Persons: Dennis Hegstad, Tesla, Hegstad, Tesla's, — Hegstad, he'd, Glenn Howerton Organizations: EV, Twitter, Tesla Locations: Texas, Austin, hosing, Philadelphia, Los Angeles

☆ Fact Check-Elon Musk did not tweet that phrases like ‘Grimes left you’ are a slur
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A screenshot of a purported Twitter post by Elon Musk saying phrases such as “Grimes left you” are slurs and are banned from Twitter is in fact fabricated, although it has fooled some users. The words ‘Grimes left you’ or ‘Grimes is happier without you’ are considered slurs on this platform” (here). The screenshot includes a picture of Musk in the top left corner, as well as his real Twitter handle, @elonmusk (www.twitter.com/elonmusk). A search through Musk’s Twitter account, however, shows he has not published such a post (tinyurl.com/yacvf5w3). Musk told Page Six in September 2021 that he was “semi-separated” from his girlfriend, Canadian singer Grimes, after three years together (here).

Persons: Elon Musk, “ Grimes, ‘ Grimes, Mike Drucker, Drucker, Musk, Grimes, Read Organizations: Twitter, Reuters Locations: Canadian

☆ Andrew Tate says he wants to train Elon Musk to fight the jiu-jitsu loving Mark Zuckerberg, after the two billionaires told the world they'd go mano a mano in a cage match
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate wants to train Elon Musk to take down Mark Zuckerberg. Musk and Zuckerberg have been hyping up a potential "cage match" between them. Andrew Tate has offered to be billionaire Elon Musk's trainer in an apparent upcoming cage match with Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg. "Meta banned me everywhere for telling the truth about vaccines," Tate wrote. "Let's go full MMA," Musk tweeted on Thursday evening.

Persons: Andrew Tate, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon Musk's, Tate, Meta, Musk, tweeting, Iska Saric, Alex Heath, he'd, who's, Insider's Will Gendron, Bovada, It's, Musk's, Maye Organizations: Elon, Morning, Meta, Facebook, Tesla, Twitter, Sports, Las Vegas UFC, Tate Locations: Instagram, Romania, Redwood City , California

☆ Musk picks Vegas for Zuckerberg 'cage match' challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

(Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)Twitter owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested Vegas for the location of a "cage match" after reportedly being challenged to a fight by Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. Another user cautioned Musk saying, "Better be careful @elonmusk I heard he does the ju jitsu now." Zuckerberg reportedly has a white belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. That sparked a comment from Musk that suggested he is up for a fight with the Zuckerberg. The Verge tech publication confirmed that Zuckerberg is "serious about fighting Elon Musk and is now waiting on the details" if Musk decides to follow through.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Alain JOCARD, ALAIN JOCARD, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Zuckerberg, Mario Nawfal, Dave Camarillo Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Porte de, Getty, Facebook, UFC, Blockchain Consulting, Meta, Guerilla Jiu Jitsu, CNBC Locations: Paris, AFP, Vegas

☆ Elon Musk wants to have a cage match with his tech world nemesis, jiu-jitsu enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk said he'd be up for fighting his tech world nemesis, jiu-jitsu lover Mark Zuckerberg. Elon Musk says he'd be up for settling his beef with Mark Zuckerberg in the ring. On Tuesday night, Musk took to Twitter to respond to unsubstantiated rumors that Meta might soon launch a rival to Musk's Twitter, called Threads. While we can only assume Musk's cage fight proposition is a joke, Musk and Zuckerberg have in the past traded words over their respective tech kingdoms. In the very, very slim chance that Musk and Zuckerberg were to meet in the cage, Musk would find a tough opponent in his tech world nemesis: Zuckerberg has been looking totally shredded lately.

Persons: Elon Musk, he'd, Mark Zuckerberg, Musk, Vladimir Putin, Musk's, Zuckerberg, Putin, Ramzan Kadyrov, Dmitry Rogozin . Organizations: Morning, Twitter, SpaceX, Facebook, Boring, Meta Locations: Ukraine, Redwood City , California, Russian

☆ Mark Cuban says Joe Rogan and Elon Musk have become everything they say is wrong with the mainstream media
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cuban also slammed Rogan and Elon Musk for becoming everything they say is wrong with the media. Billionaire Mark Cuban has slammed Joe Rogan and Elon Musk on Twitter for becoming "everything" that they claim is wrong with the mainstream media. Cuban also said that Musk and Rogan have become exactly what they've said they hate about the mainstream media. "Joe, you and @elonmusk's @twitter are the mainstream online media and your platforms have become everything supposedly wrong with MSM. Hotez, for his part, has agreed to go on Rogan's show to talk about vaccines, but not to debate Kennedy.

Persons: Joe Rogan's, Rogan, Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, Joe Rogan, Peter Hotez, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Hotez's, Kennedy, Elon, tweeting, Hotez, Rogan's, Cuban, Dr Hotez, Musk, they've, Joe, Bill Ackman chimed Organizations: Cuban, RFK, Twitter, Morning Locations: Cuban

☆ Bill Ackman wants you to know exactly why he's been stirring the anti-vaccine pot all weekend
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He's offering to fork out $150,000 for scientist Peter Hotez to debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the topic of vaccines. "This is a debate that you cannot walk away from," Ackman tweeted at Hotez. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who's spent a good chunk of the weekend putting his weight — and his money — behind the prospect of a Joe Rogan-hosted vaccine debate, wants you to know he's not an anti-vaxxer or an advocate for conspiracy theories. "If you are truly interested in saving lives, you need to further the public's understanding of the truth about vaccines," Ackman added. Every day we wait, thousands more will die," Ackman tweeted at the time.

Persons: Bill Ackman, Peter Hotez, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Ackman, who's, Joe Rogan, Rogan, Kennedy, Elon Musk, Musk, Rogan —, Hotez, dogpiling, snowballing — Ackman Organizations: Morning, Pershing, Twitter, MSNBC, Ackman

☆ Elon Musk's Twitter races to build a live video service as it woos right-wing media personalities
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Kali Hays | Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk is zeroing in on building live video on Twitter, sources told Insider. Twitter is working on a series of video products and services, including a new live video offering, according to people familiar with the matter and advertising industry sources. The goal is to have reliable, high resolution live video capabilities on Twitter, similar to what is offered on YouTube Live and Instagram Live, the people familiar said. He "went live" on Twitter in early May through a low-quality live video stream while testing Periscope — "an accident," one of the people familiar said. Other Twitter video initiativesPeriscope is not Musk's only attempt to revive Twitter's video capabilities.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson's, Elon Musk's, Linda Yaccarino, Yaccarino, Musk, Let's, deb, witt, ould, revie, ater, Diva,, ann, l. "If Organizations: Engineers, Twitter, YouTube, itt Locations: usk

☆ AOC slams Elon Musk for promoting parody account after it joked she had a ‘crush’ on him — and he flirted back
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AOC says she's assessing next steps after Elon Musk promoted a parody account, impersonating her. Musk responded with a fire emoji when the fake account tweeted that she had a crush on him. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she's assessing next steps after Twitter owner Elon Musk promoted a parody account that has been impersonating her. The parody account responded by copying and pasting the tweet and retweeting Ocasio-Cortez and writing, "I can't believe someone would do that to us." The account also wrote, "Parody should be illegal," and "If @elonmusk wants to have a chance with me, he'll immediately ban the parody account of me.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Rep, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, —, I've, Linda Yaccarino, retweeting Ocasio, he'll Organizations: Twitter, Service, New, New York Democrat, Cortez Locations: Alexandria, New York

☆ Mark Cuban says Twitter's new algorithms are designed to help one man only: Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

This time, he's accusing Musk of rigging the platform to promote his own tweets and points of view. Last week, Cuban wrote he did his own deep dive into how Twitter determines who sees what posts. But it's very convenient for Musk, who as Cuban points out, is the most followed person on Twitter. "The largest Twitter account has the greatest reach," Cuban wrote. Those algorithms are more influential than before because of Twitter's new "For You" timeline, Cuban said.

☆ Wikipedia cofounder slams Elon Musk for caving to Turkey's government and censoring tweets, says Wikipedia fought similar demands and won
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Twitter announced it would "restrict access to some content in Turkey" right before the country's presidential election. Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy Wales criticized Twitter CEO Elon Musk's decision to restrict content. Twitter's Global Government Affairs account had tweeted about the changes ahead of Turkey's presidential election held on Sunday. Turkey's highest court determined that blocking the website was unconstitutional, and access to Wikipedia was restored in January 2020, The New York Times reported. Before Musk, Twitter agreed to around 50% of government requests.

☆ Twitter's new CEO says she's 'inspired' by Elon Musk's 'vision to create a brighter future'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sam Tabahriti | Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Linda Yaccarino made her first comments about becoming Twitter CEO Saturday. She said she was "inspired" by Elon Musk's vision and was "excited" to bring it to Twitter. Linda Yaccarino made her first comments about her new role as Twitter's new CEO Saturday – a day after Elon Musk announced her appointment. Yaccarino quote-tweeted Musk, thanking him and saying: "I've long been inspired by your vision to create a brighter future. But she's "long been inspired" by the billionaire and interviewed him last month at an advertising conference.

☆ 'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Elon Musk's reputation as a free speech absolutist took another hit on Saturday after Twitter sided with the Turkish government and censored the accounts of political opponents ahead of a contentious election. Targeted Turkish dissidentsThe details of the legal request and which specific accounts were targeted were not made public. Yakut had previously shared information about Erdogan's governmental dealings and alleged the Turkish leader had been involved in the disappearance of his son-in-law, Turkish Minute reported last week. "I'm sure this is just a coincidence," users on Twitter posted, some sarcastically, circulating news of Musk's business dealings with Turkey. Musk and representatives for Twitter, SpaceX, and the Republic of Turkey did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

☆ A 13-year-old boy was groomed publicly on Twitter and kidnapped, despite numerous chances to stop it
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Ben Goggin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +19 min

On the Hunter Fox Twitter account, the adult interacted directly with the boy's account, where he posted selfies of himself on a school bus and in other locations. Their teen son had plenty of friends, his parents said, and liked to play golf and build Legos. Heather McConney's teen son communicated with the man accused of grooming him through an Apple iPhone. The suspect's primary Twitter account appears to have been @HunterFloofyFox. After the worst day of their lives, the McConneys' son was recovered early on the morning of Dec. 28 in Nebraska.

☆ Billy McFarland, a year out of prison, says Fyre Festival II is 'finally happening'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Grace Mayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Billy McFarland, creator of the failed Fyre Festival, teased a possible resurgence of the event. In a tweet Sunday, McFarland asked Twitter users why they should be invited to "Fyre Festival II." "Fyre Festival II is finally happening," McFarland said in a tweet on Sunday. McFarland hasn't revealed any further details about a potential follow-up to Fyre Festival, and didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for additional comment ahead of publication. It can't be tomorrow, it can't be in four months, but there's going to be PYRT fest," McFarland told the "Full Send" podcast hosts.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated Elon Musk tweet on ‘Twitter Gems’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image appearing to show a tweet published by Twitter CEO Elon Musk stating that the platform will soon roll out so-called ‘Twitter Gems’ is fabricated. The tweet supposedly shows Musk stating that those who subscribe to Twitter Blue will get 250 gems a month for free, while unsubscribes would have to pay $5 for 100 gems. The tweet is not viewable when searching via Musk’s Twitter account (archive.is/wip/JvxjG). The message similarly does not show up when analyzing archived versions of Musk’s account saved on March 28 (here), (here). The screenshot is fabricated, and Reuters found no evidence that Twitter plans to roll out ‘Twitter Gems.’This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

☆ Elon Musk: Only paid subscribers will show up in your Twitter ‘For You’ feed
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk has announced Twitter’s latest push to get people to pay $84 a year for the social network: Twitter will promote only paid subscribers’ tweets, and non-subscribers will not be allowed to vote in polls. The For You tab will soon only recommend people who pay for the premium Twitter Blue service. Voting in polls will require verification for same reason.”Appearing in the “For You” feed helps users build their number of followers. Musk and actor William Shatner clashed on Twitter over the weekend, when Shatner objected to the idea of paying for the checkmark. “Hey @elonmusk what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?” Shatner tweeted.

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