Elon Musk

Elon Musk said Twitter wouldn't become a 'hellscape.' It's already changing

12:14pm November 01, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Musk has deleted a tweet in which he shared misinformation about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, but not before it had been retweeted and liked tens of thousands of times.

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Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission's executive vice president, said on Monday that regulators have stepped up scrutiny of Twitter since Elon Musk acquired the social network.

World News

Top European official: if Twitter ignores the law, penalties will 'haunt' Elon Musk

1:54pm October 31, 2022

by Bobby Allyn

In her first interview since Musk took the reins of Twitter, Margrethe Vestager said there will be serious penalties against Twitter if the platform ignores new European speech laws.

This image from the Twitter page of Elon Musk shows Musk entering Twitter headquarters carrying a sink through the lobby area on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022 in San Francisco.

National

Elon Musk takes control of Twitter and immediately ousts top executives

11:12pm October 27, 2022

by The Associated Press

Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter and ousted the CEO, chief financial officer and the company's general counsel, two people familiar with the deal said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the opening of Tesla factory Berlin-Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany on March 22.

Economy

Tesla bounces back after a production slowdown

9:16pm October 19, 2022

by Mary Yang

Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to quell investors' fears of slowing demand as inflation puts a strain on the auto industry.

FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer media award in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2020. Musk suggested in a Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine.

World News

Elon Musk suggests his SpaceX company will keep funding satellites in Ukraine

7:05am October 16, 2022

by The Associated Press

Billionaire Elon Musk said in a tweet that his rocket company SpaceX may continue to fund its satellite-based Starlink internet service in Ukraine. Some wondered if he was being sarcastic.

Billionaire Elon Musk's on-again, off-again bid to acquire Twitter advanced this week after he agreed to pay the $44 billion he had originally offered for the social media site.

Politics & Government

Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it

7:30pm October 07, 2022

by Shannon Bond

Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed a peace plan for Ukraine that would involve holding repeat votes under the U.N. auspices in Russia-occupied regions.

World News

Elon Musk's peace plan for Ukraine draws condemnation from Zelenskyy

11:12am October 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Tesla CEO tweeted a plan that includes allowing Russia to keep Crimea, which it seized in 2014. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded that Musk was taking sides with Russia.

Peiter "Mudge" Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on data security at Twitter, on Capitol Hill, September 13, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Twitter may have hired a Chinese spy and four other takeaways from the Senate hearing

4:38pm September 13, 2022

Twitter's former security chief Peiter "Mudge" Zatko accused the company of misleading the public, the government and its own board of directors over security flaws.

Twitter's lawsuit sets the social media company and the world's richest man up for a lengthy, expensive and high-stakes battle.

Twitter takes Elon Musk to court, accusing him of bad faith and hypocrisy

8:30pm July 12, 2022

by Shannon Bond

The social media company is asking a Delaware court to force the world's richest man to follow through on his agreement to buy it for $44 billion.

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the official opening of the new Tesla electric car manufacturing plant near Gruenheide, Germany, on March 22. Musk reportedly wants to lay off 10% of staff because of his worries about the economy.

Economy

Elon Musk has a 'super bad feeling' about the economy and wants Tesla to cut jobs

2:21pm June 03, 2022

by Brittany Cronin

Musk wants the electric auto maker to cut 10% off its staff according to a Reuters report.