Spectators in San Francisco shouted boos after comedian Dave Chappelle invited Elon Musk onstage on Sunday night. Musk is a billionaire who craves the adoration of legions of fans. And the footage is pretty rough, even if you don’t particularly like Musk. “Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise for the richest man in the world,” Chappelle said near the end of his set at the Chase Center. Twitter...
Beijing and Taipei have spoken out after Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said Taiwan should become a special administrative zone of China. The world’s richest man said in a Financial Times interview he believed the two governments could reach a “reasonably palatable” arrangement. China’s ambassador to the US praised Musk but his Taiwanese counterpart said freedom is “not for sale”. Taiwan rules...
Taiwanese politicians have dismissed comments from Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, that allowing China to have some control over the island would resolve the cross-strait dispute, urging him to respect the wishes of Taiwan’s citizens. Musk’s suggestion to “figure out a special administrative zone for Taiwan that is reasonably palatable,” given in an interview with the Financial Times on...
Elon Musk is under a federal investigation related to his $44bn takeover of Twitter, the social media company has said in a court filing made public on Thursday. While the filing said he was under investigation, it did not say what the focus was, or which federal authorities were investigating. Twitter, which sued Musk in July to force him to close the deal, said attorneys for the Tesla CEO had...
Elon Musk has subpoenaed his friend and former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as part of an effort to back out of his $44bn agreement to acquire the social media platform. The subpoena was revealed in a court document on Monday. Musk and Twitter are embroiled in a legal battle after the billionaire businessman offered to buy the company – then tried to back out, claiming that Twitter had failed to...
The head of the billionaire Tesla wants to make a private giant of social networks with limited access. His statement came after he bought just under 10 percent of Twitter, making him the largest shareholder. Shortly afterwards, he was offered a seat on the board, and he initially agreed, but then announced that he still would not. He now said the company “needs to be private to go through the...
esla CEO Elon Musk will no longer join Twitter‘s board directors as previously announced, however billionaire remains the largest shareholder of the social networking platform. Twitter CEO Parag Agraval tweeted the news that followed the weekend when Mr Musk suggested possible changes to Twitter, including making the site free of advertising. Nearly 90 percent of Twitter’s revenue in 2021 came...
Elon Musk’s decision to snap up a 9.2 percent stake in his favorite social media platform, Twitter, is already paying off after the company’s share price skyrocketed more than 27% on the news Monday – pushing the already ultra-wealthy Musk an additional 1.2 billion, according to Bloomberg.The March 14 acquisition, made public Monday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, creates Musk...
CEO of Tesla, Elon, Musk, acquired a significant share in Twitterpaving the way for potential turbulence due to the social media platform’s position on freedom of speech.The billionaire has acquired 9.2% of the company, which is worth nearly $ 3 billion (2.3 billion pounds), according to a statement to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.“Oh hello, lol,” was his only tweet since the...