At the urging of Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister), most of the Democrats in the California Assembly are leaving the social media platform of billionaire Elon Musk, a loyalist of President Trump. Rivas said Thursday that 58 of the Assembly’s 60 Democrats will stop, or have already stopped, sharing information and interacting with constituents through…
Topline Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has experienced a drop off in U.S. user traffic since November’s presidential election—when he used his account to rally support for President Trump—while rival social media platforms Threads and Bluesky have seen significant increases, according to data from digital market intelligence company Similarweb. Musk purchased Twitter for…
Topline Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has experienced a dropoff in U.S. user traffic since November’s presidential election, while rival social media platform Bluesky’s traffic has increased since then, according to data from digital market intelligence company Similarweb, though X is still significantly more popular than its competitor. Musk purchased Twitter for $44…
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has created a stir among Indian social media users after it used Hindi slang and unfiltered language in response to a user’s queries about “best mutuals”. Following this, the AI chatbot answered questions about corruption and Indian politics as users bombarded it with specific queries. What followed next turned into…
[Kennedy Felton] U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is on the growing list of high-profile Tesla defectors – including celebrities, elites, and political leaders. He joins people like actor Jason Bateman, who said last October he got rid of his Tesla because it feels like he was “driving around in a Trump sticker.” Singer Sheryl Crow also…
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 13: Elon Musk listens as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump addresses a … [+] House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. As is tradition with incoming presidents, Trump is traveling to Washington, DC to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden at…
The Elon Musk/Sam Altman rivalry could soon extend beyond the confines of artificial intelligence (AI). That’s because World — Altman’s other, non-OpenAI startup — is reportedly working on a super app that would eventually compete with Musk’s X, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (March 7). Writing about the company’s efforts, WSJ’s Christopher Mims…
Naval Ravikant’s insightful remarks on life, work and more often attract the attention of social media users from across the world. His recent post is no different, and it received a one-word remake from Elon Musk. Reacting to a post about societal structures by Ravikant, the world’s richest man replied, “Yeah”. Elon Musk and Naval…
Elon Musk is once again leaving his fingerprints on official communications from the federal government. In an email to staff Saturday afternoon, the Office of Personnel Management, which is stacked with Musk loyalists, told employees to send five bullet points detailing what they accomplished last week and cc their manager. “Failure to respond will be…
Elon Musk Getty Images Elon Musk’s surprise bid for the nonprofit controlling artificial intelligence behemoth OpenAI did exactly what he wanted it to. Announced as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other business and world leaders convened in Paris for a global AI summit, the unsolicited $97.4 billion offer for the nonprofit refocused the world’s attention…