What makes Elon Musk tick?

What makes Elon Musk tick?

What motivates Elon Musk? Musk, the world’s richest man, has long been an object of fascination as the founder of electric car company Tesla and rocket maker SpaceX. But in recent weeks, as he flirted with buying Twitter and then offering around $44 billion for the covered media platform, all undercover, curiosity about what affected…

Elon Musk jokes that he will buy Coca-Cola to “get cocaine back”

Elon Musk jokes that he will buy Coca-Cola to “get cocaine back”

Elon Musk said he “buys Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in” as he jokes about what he plans to do after his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. During a Wednesday night chat session with his 87 million Twitter followers, Musk then reposted a meme suggesting he should buy McDonald’s in order to fix the…

Conservatives question huge spikes in Twitter followers after Elon Musk takeover

Conservatives question huge spikes in Twitter followers after Elon Musk takeover

Since Elon Musk’s takeover, prominent conservative figures have seen massive increases in Twitter followers – with many wondering if this reflected a sudden lifting of long-suspected shadowbans. Donald Trump Jr. led the way by questioning the giant spike, which saw him gain 87,296 new subscribers on Tuesday – and another 119,022 at the start of…

Elon Musk beefs up criticism of Twitter executives, sparking online attacks

Elon Musk beefs up criticism of Twitter executives, sparking online attacks

Placeholder while loading article actions Elon Musk is using his powerful Twitter account to support right-wing users who have strongly criticized two company executives, exposing them to the masses online who have joined in the attacks. It started with a tweet on Tuesday from political podcast host Saagar Enjeti, responding to a Politico report that…

Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff and cries during Musk buyout meeting

Twitter’s top lawyer reassures staff and cries during Musk buyout meeting

Twitter spokesperson Trenton Kennedy said Gadde got emotional while discussing the impact of her team and the pride she feels in them. Sources confirmed that she spoke at length about how proud she was of the work done by her team and encouraged employees, urging them to keep striving to do a good job at…

Leaked text messages from Elon Musk confirm what everyone knew about Tesla’s privatization deal

Leaked text messages from Elon Musk confirm what everyone knew about Tesla’s privatization deal

Amid a lawsuit between shareholders and Elon Musk over his ‘funding secured’ tweet, new text messages and emails between Musk and those involved have emerged. The communications pretty much confirmed how most people saw the situation: Elon Musk met with the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and had preliminary talks about privatizing…

With a fearless offer on Twitter, Elon Musk fights against the naysayers

With a fearless offer on Twitter, Elon Musk fights against the naysayers

The list of suitors who considered buying Twitter — then moved on without a second thought — is too long to count down one side, and maybe two or three. That’s partly because for all its relevance to breaking news, starting revolutions — and generally increasing cortisol levels at breakfast, lunch, and dinner — Twitter…