Is Elon Musk gambling his business empire?

[GRtak]

I had wondered if “prescient” might be a better choice of words than “ahead of her time”. 😉

That song could be about any number of assholes! That is why it still works after all of these years.

 

[Matt2000]

That song could be about any number of assholes! That is why it still works after all of these years.

I was going to say - I think Trump had that covered years ago, just as one example.

 

[GRtak]

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/1158134620/twitter-blue-two-factor-authentication-2fa

 

[NecroJoe]

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/18/1158134620/twitter-blue-two-factor-authentication-2fa

Even if you're "pro Elon", this is still a good reason to kill your Twitter account.

 

[jack_christie]

'Limited lineup a problem for Tesla'​

"Tesla's facing a serious problem of a very limited product mix," said Cui Dongshu, secretary-general of the China Passenger Car Association. "Its slowness to respond to Chinese consumers' preferences has led to a very passive positioning for Tesla to rely on few means, such as price cuts, to stay competitive."

'Limited lineup a problem for Tesla'

Slashed prices have given Tesla's Chinese sales a boost, but analysts and even fans, are warning the United States' automaker needs to raise its long game to avoid choking on the dust of fast-moving rivals in the world's biggest electric vehicle market.

www.chinadaily.com.cn

*Try post that story on twitter or retweet it and warning appears:

 

[jack_christie]

🤣

 

[jack_christie]

Russian propagandists said to buy Twitter blue-check verifications​

Russian propagandists said to buy Twitter blue-check verifications

SAN FRANCSICO - Accounts pushing Kremlin propaganda are using Twitter's new paid verification system to appear more prominently on the global platform, another sign that Elon Musk's takeover is accelerating the spread of politically charged misinformation, a nonprofit research group has found...

www.yahoo.com

 

[GRtak]

Elon Musk Has Broken Disaster-Response Twitter

The social-media platform’s crisis has become a real-world crisis.

www.theatlantic.com

 

[GRtak]

Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk

Current and former employees of the company say there are serious ramifications from mass lay-offs.

www.bbc.com

 

[GRtak]

Twitter Bots Are Promising Cheap Guns to Anyone Using the N-Word

Are they undercover cops? Are they phishing scams? Or are they attempts to sow racial division?

www.rollingstone.com

 

[jack_christie]

Guy with muscular dystrophy, Twitter bought his company, Musk took it over, then he had to send tweets to find out if he was still employed:

 

[NecroJoe]

Guy with muscular dystrophy, Twitter bought his company, Musk took it over, then he had to send tweets to find out if he was still employed:


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That ended up so much worse, insulting his disability. Oh, and apparently, he was Iceland's "Person of the Year" 2022. 😅

The person of the year 2022

Haraldur Þorleifsson, a 45-year-old designer and founder of digital design company Ueno, is the person of the year by the readers of mbl.is. Throughout this year, he has supported the less fortunate as well as ramping up Iceland’s accessibility, thereby improving accessibility for the disabled.

icelandmonitor.mbl.is

 

[NecroJoe]

To funny...

 

[ninjacoco]

Sounds like every employment lawyer on planet earth just salivated at the easiest discrimination case ever.

 

[jack_christie]

Sounds like every employment lawyer on planet earth just salivated at the easiest discrimination case ever.

Better be quick before it goes bang!

 

[GRtak]

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/20/1164654551/twitter-poop-emoji-elon-musk

 

[GRtak]

Which Sucker Companies Are Going To Pay Elon Musk $1,000/Month To Get An Ugly Gold Badge?

Elon Musk’s next big revenue bet is that companies really, really, really want to show up as “verified.” All evidence suggests that very few Twitter users are interested in paying Elon $8/month to …

www.techdirt.com

 

[jack_christie]

Elon Musk puts $20 billion value on Twitter​

Elon Musk puts $20 billion value on Twitter, The Information reports

Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk has offered the social-media company's employees stock grants at a valuation of nearly $20 billion, the Information reported on Saturday, citing a person familiar with an email Musk sent to Twitter staff.

www.reuters.com

 

[jack_christie]

Someone open sourced Twitter!

Twitter says source code was leaked on GitHub, now it’s trying to find the culprit

An ex-employee is thought to be to blame.

www.theverge.com

 

[GRtak]

A thread about companies not willing to pay for verification.





So, if these companies that would benefit from being verified are unwilling to pay for it, who will?