While Elon Musk may be the star of the political drama unfolding in Washington of late, his personal life has come to resemble a soap opera. On Thursday afternoon, the Canadian musician Claire Boucher, better known as Grimes, replied to Musk on his social platform, X, in evident desperation. “Plz respond about our child’s medical…
The social media platform X will pay President Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit over the nearly two-year-long suspension of his account in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, a person familiar with the matter told CBS News Wednesday. The White House declined to comment when reached by CBS News. X, then…
Elon Musk‘s X has settled a lawsuit that Donald Trump brought against the platform for banning him following the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. The Wall Street Journal reported that X will pay about $10 million to settle the lawsuit. A federal appellate court granted a motion earlier this week to voluntarily dismiss…
Here are five things in business tech news that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them? SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 27: In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek app is displayed on … [+] an iPhone screen on January 27, 2025 in San Anselmo, California. Newly launched Chinese AI…
Elon Musk has told multiple people that he has been sleeping at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headquarters in Washington, DC, WIRED has learned, as he works to exercise control over the federal government. DOGE is based out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, just steps from the White House. At an exclusive black-tie…
US government faces a “Fork in the road,” just as Twitter did when Musk bought the company in 2022. Musk’s Twitter job cuts were partly driven by the need to save money for big debt payments. US government debt has also soared, leaving annual interest payments over $1 trillion. President Donald Trump‘s administration has launched…
In This Story It took less than 10 minutes into his new administration for President Donald Trump to get slapped with a lawsuit. Jamie Dimon warned of economic threats as his bank posted its biggest annual profit ever A trio of organizations — nonprofit watchdog Public Citizen, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), and…
As billionaire Elon Musk continues to buddy up with President-elect Donald Trump, he is losing face with celebrities, with some taking to social media to criticize him. Newsweek has emailed Musk, through Tesla, for a comment on Friday. Since Musk acquired Twitter—and renamed it X—in 2022, users dissatisfied with his platform changes have explored alternatives,…
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Elon Musk is riding high in Washington. After boosting Donld Trump through extreme sycophancy, turning Twitter into the red-pilled X, and dousing the once-and-future president with $239 million in campaign contributions, Musk earned himself…
“Boomer complaints” have been a thing online for a while now. Sdi Productions / Getty Images For example, they include bringing back laptops with DVD players: Twitter: @theereal_one A boomer complaint is hating on QR codes in restaurants: Twitter: @ImpatienTourist Speaking of restaurants, the music is too damn loud there: Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Twitter: @cinemaxwell…