By Cade Metz, Karen Weise, Nico Grant and Mike Isaac
Elon Musk celebrated his 44th birthday in July 2015 at a three-day party thrown by his wife at a California wine country resort dotted with cabins. It was family and friends only, with children racing around the upscale property in Napa Valley.
This was years before Twitter became X and Tesla had a profitable year. Mr. Musk and his wife, Talulah Riley — an actress who played a beautiful but dangerous robot on HBO’s science fiction […]
Ego, Fear and Money: How the A.I. Fuse Was Lit – The New York Times
Opinion | Elon Musk Is Making a Giant Mistake … Unless? – The New York Times
Elon Musk is so smart that you have to wonder if trashing X, formerly Twitter, is somehow in his best interest. This couldn’t possibly be one giant mistake, could it?
Actually I think it is a giant mistake. There is, however, an unlikely scenario where damaging X in the short run might benefit Musk in the long run. Just for kicks, and because everyone is fascinated by the world’s richest person, I’ll take you through it.
First, though, a refresher on why people are talking about Musk and […]
Opinion | Elon Musk Is Making a Giant Mistake … Unless? – The New York Times
Advertisers Say They Do Not Plan to Return to X After Musk's Comments
Elon Musk, the owner of X, criticized advertisers with expletives on Wednesday at The New York Times’s DealBook Summit.
Advertisers said on Thursday that they did not plan to reopen their wallets anytime soon with X, the social media company formerly known as Twitter, after its owner, Elon Musk, insulted brands using an expletive and told them not to spend on the platform.
At least half a dozen marketing agencies said the brands they represent were standing firm against advertising on X, […]
Advertisers Say They Do Not Plan to Return to X After Musk's Comments