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Musk again 'touches upon' SpaceX sex scandal on Twitter
Elon Musk, who refuted reports that claimed SpaceX paid a female worker $250,000 to hush up sexual misconduct charges against him, once again touched upon the controversial subject on Twitter. Chad Hurley, Co-founder of YouTube and an investor, asked Musk: "Hey, @elonmusk! Stop horsing around and close this Twitter deal. We all want a happy ending!"
Musk opens hardcore litigation department at Tesla to fight lawsuits
In a tweet, Musk said: "Tesla is building a hardcore litigation department where we directly initiate & execute lawsuits. The team will report directly to me. Please send 3 to 5 bullet points describing evidence of exceptional ability at [email protected]". The move came as more women filed separate lawsuits in December last year against electric car-maker in the US for rampant sexually harassment, as Musk was accused of tweeting "lewd comment about women's bodies or a taunt toward employees who report misconduct".
Attacks against me should be viewed through political lens: Musk
The tweet comes after the Tesla CEO wrote on the platform that he will now vote for Republicans, as conservatives return to the micro-blogging platform. "The attacks against me should be viewed through a political lens -- this is their standard (despicable) playbook -- but nothing will deter me from fighting for a good future and your right to free speech," Musk wrote on Twitter.
3 senior Twitter employees quit amid Musk-Agrawal slugfest
Ilya Brown, a VP of product management for health, conversation and growth; Katrina Lane, a VP of Twitter Service; and Max Schmeiser, head of data science, have quit the company, reports TechCrunch.
Twitter executive mocks Musk's medical condition, slams 'free speech'
Conservative political journalist Benny Johnson on Wednesday posted a secretly recorded conversation by US-based far-right activist group Project Veritas on his Twitter handle, where a Twitter Lead Client Partner Alex Martinez can be heard saying that Twitter is not here "to give people free speech", along with mocking Musk's medical condition.
Musk wants US SEC to probe Parag Agrawal's claim on Twitter users
Replying to a follower who said that if it turns out that Twitter lied in the official filing, serious consequences and complete distrust of investors can await it, Musk replied: "Hello @SECGov, anyone home?"
Twitter deal 'cannot move forward' until CEO proves bot numbers: Musk
In a series of tweets, Musk mentioned that the CEO publicly refused to show proof of less than 5 per cent of bots. 20 per cent fake/spam accounts, while 4 times what Twitter claims, could be much higher. My offer was based on Twitter's SEC filings being accurate," Musk wrote. "Yesterday, Twitter's CEO publicly refused to show proof of less than 5 per cent. This deal cannot move forward until he does," he added.
Why Donald Trump can't join back Twitter despite Musk's efforts
According to a new filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), when Trump posts anything on 'Truth Social', he cannot repost it to any other social network for six hours. These restrictions are likely intended to drive traffic to 'Truth Social', reports TechCrunch.
'I'm a bot & so's my wife', says Musk amid Twitter takeover drama
Annoyed at the presence of fake users and bots on Twitter, Musk last week put the $44 billion Takeover takeover deal on hold. Reacting to a user who asked if you are also a bot, Musk chuckled: "I'm a bot & so's my wife." Musk on Sunday said that microblogging site Twitter's algorithm might be manipulating users and also suggested a solution for that.
Elon Musk now gets busy counting fake, spammy accounts on Twitter
Musk on Friday stunned the world by saying that he was putting the Twitetr take over on hold because he does not believe in Twitter findings which say that false or spam accounts represent fewer than 5 per cent of its monetisable daily active users (229 million). He tweeted: "To find out, my team will do a random sample of 100 followers of @twitter. I invite others to repeat the same process and see what they discover".
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