WIRED has been writing about Elon Musk—he of the electric cars, space rockets, tunnel-boring machines, implantable brain interfaces, Mars mission, and internet shitposting—for a long time. He’s always been unpredictable. And yet the most shocking part of his two-hour interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, broadcast live on X earlier this week, may just … Read more
Elon Musk is back with another viral social media post, this time sharing an AI-generated video featuring himself and former US President Donald Trump dancing to the Bee Gees’ classic hit “Staying Alive.” The video, posted on X (formerly Twitter), shows the tech and political giants grooving in suits, perfectly synced to the disco anthem.Musk … Read more
After passing the Senate nearly unanimously last week, the future of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) appears uncertain. Congress is now on a six-week recess, and reporting from Punchbowl News indicates that the House Republican leadership may not prioritize bringing the bill to the floor for a vote when legislators return. In response to … Read more
The social media company X is closing its San Francisco office “over the next few weeks,” according to an internal email sent out by CEO Linda Yaccarino earlier today. “This is an important decision that impacts many of you, but it is the right one for our company in the long term,” Yaccarino wrote in … Read more
X today filed a lawsuit against a group of major advertisers for allegedly conspiring to withhold advertising dollars from the social media platform, which, since Elon Musk’s takeover, has been seen as more amenable to hosting controversial content. The suit, filed in federal court in Texas, says dozens of advertisers followed the recommendation of a … Read more
Paid-for blue checks on social media network X deceive users and are abused by malicious actors, the European Union said today, threatening the Elon Musk–owned platform with millions of dollars in fines unless the company makes changes. Enabling any account to pay for a verification breaches the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), European Commission officials … Read more
Elon Musk said he is moving more of his business empire to Texas. Musk-run X and SpaceX will shift their corporate headquarters to the Lone Star State from California, he wrote in a series of posts on X on Tuesday. He didn’t provide a timeline for the move, but he was clear about his rationale. … Read more
Sometimes, when making off-hand funny comments on social media, we can end up finding out more than we bargained for. When @GoldenVision90 took to X, formerly Twitter, to make a joke about his latest GP trip, he likely expected to get a few likes and acknowledgements of his sense of humour. But instead, he found … Read more
Tesla founder Elon Musk told tech investors in Paris on Thursday he opposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), an about-face from his January warning that trade barriers were needed or China would “demolish most other car companies in the world.” On Thursday, Musk said he did not favour measures that distorted the market. … Read more
In a recent viral video, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduced “Recall,” a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to boost productivity by mimicking a photographic memory. This feature continuously takes screenshots to “remember and understand everything you do on your computer.” Elon Musk’s Reaction Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk reacted negatively to the new tool. Known … Read more