Elon Musk
My friend experienced shooting in US zombie town: Musk
Musk tweeted: "A friend of mine experienced a shooting last night outside his apartment in SF and a bullet went through his wall. Second time it's happened." Several users expressed their thoughts on Musk's post.While one user said, "Time to relocate bruh!!! San Francisco has fallen!!", another commented, Elon, be careful.
Starship will be ready to fly again in 2 months: Elon Musk
SpaceX also released a dramatic video recapping the first flight of starship. On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, built to take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond, lifted off successfully.
Twitter a serious danger for traditional media to control the narrative: Musk
Mario Nawfal, Co-founder and CEO at NFT Tech and founder of International Blockchain Consulting (IBC), said in a tweet that he never realised how much the media hates Musk until this week. "Twitter gets criticised for $8 verification, yet no one talks about Instagram copying the strategy at almost double the price," he posted, adding that the SpaceX launch, despite the unsurprising explosion, was a success and an incredible step forward for humanity, yet the media paints it as a failure.
Musk's wealth nosedives $12.6 bn after chaos at SpaceX, Tesla, Twitter
According to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index, this was the biggest drop in Musk's wealth so far this year. Tesla's share price fell by 9.8 per cent after disappointing first quarter results. Tesla's operating income decreased 24 per cent to $2.7 billion in Q1 2023 as the Elon Musk-run EV maker continues to cut prices of its vehicles.On the same day, SpaceX's integrated Starship spacecraft experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" four minutes into its first test flight.
SpaceX's Starship ready for second launch attempt on Thursday: Musk
This will be the second launch attempt, as the first on Monday was scrubbed at the last minute due to an issue with the pressurisation system on Starship's first stage, a huge booster called Super Heavy. "All systems currently green for launch," Musk wrote in a tweet on Thursday. Earlier on Tuesday, he tweeted that the company is working on many issues to prepare for the launch. "The team is working around the clock on many issues. Maybe 4/20, maybe not," Musk said.
What does BBC stand for, asks Musk after labelling it as govt-funded media
After labelling the @BBC account -- which has 2.2 million followers -- Musk tweeted on Monday: "What does BBC stand for again? I keep forgetting."
"We need to add more granularity to editorial influence, as it varies greatly. I don't actually think the BBC is as biased as some other government-funded media, but it is silly of the BBC to claim zero influence," the Twitter CEO posted.
SpaceX Starship's 1st test flight may takeoff on April 10: Report
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, in mid-March, said that the landmark flight might launch as soon as the third week of April. But recent developments suggest that the attempt could come even sooner than that. The new date comes as the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released an air traffic advisory identifying April 10 as a primary launch date, TechCrunch reported.
White House refuses to pay for Twitter's Blue verification: Report
According to a report in Axios, White House director of digital strategy, Rob Flaherty, has sent guidance to the staffers via an email. "It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user," the email.
SpaceX's Starship only 50% likely to pass 1st orbital flight: Musk
According to Musk, Starship's debut orbital test flight will likely launch from South Texas in the next month. "I think it's got, I don't know, hopefully about a 50 per cent chance of reaching orbit," Musk said. The Tesla CEO noted that SpaceX is building multiple Starship vehicles at the South Texas site. These will be launched in relatively quick.
Elon Musk accuses US media of being 'racist against whites and Asians'
In response to the controversy, Musk took to Twitter to defend Adams, accusing the media of being “racist against whites & Asians.” He did not criticize Adams’ comments, and in fact had previously asked, “What exactly are they complaining about?” in response to Adams’ tweet about media outlets pulling his comic strip.
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