How to make sense of Elon Musk's $97 billion offer for OpenAI
When the world's richest man makes an offer — even if you're not sure it's real — you have to at least think about it.
The history of Elon Musk and Sam Altman's relationship and feuds, which date back to the early days of OpenAI
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's latest argument is over a $97.4 billion bid from a Musk-led group to control OpenAI, which Altman says is "not for sale."
Elon Musk runs X, Tesla, SpaceX, and DOGE, and has become one of DC's most powerful players — here's how he got here
Elon Musk runs companies including X, Tesla, and SpaceX. After a political awakening during the 2024 election, Musk backed Trump and now runs DOGE.
Elon Musk calls himself 'White House Tech Support' in new X bio
DOGE head Elon Musk changed his X bio to "White House Tech Support" amid concerns that he can access systems containing sensitive information.
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Elon Musk's X has signed up a new adtech partner as it looks to bring on more advertisers
Elon Musk's X is working with the adtech company Magnite to boost programmatic ad sales. The company has been expanding its ad partnerships.
Elon Musk's X is suing more advertisers over ad 'boycott'
Nestlé, Abbott Laboratories, Colgate, Lego, Pinterest, Tyson Foods, and Shell have been added as new defendants in X's antitrust lawsuit.
What Silicon Valley really thinks about DeepSeek, TikTok, and Trump
The tech industry is used to change. But it's wild to see this much all at once. Let's put it into perspective.
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.
For 'VC Twitter,' LinkedIn is becoming the place to be
LinkedIn has emerged as a go-to platform for VCs, with investors leveraging it for networking, brand building, and investment opportunities.
X says it's rolling out a dedicated video tab for US users
The new feature comes amid the turbulence surrounding the ban on rival TikTok.
SEC accuses Elon Musk of securities violation in new suit
The Securities Exchange Commission has filed suit against Elon Musk, alleging that he violated securities law.
Elon Musk's X is gearing up to add more defendants to its lawsuit against advertisers
A legal filing says X intends to add more defendants to its lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media and its advertiser members.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's 'community notes' are inspired by Elon Musk's X. Here's how they work — and how they don't.
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg says "community notes" will now moderate content. That already happens on Elon Musk's X. Here's how they work — and don't.
Elon Musk has a powerful new acolyte: Mark Zuckerberg
Meta's about-face on fact-checking shows how Musk has remade the world in his image.
Donald Trump won. Now Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping Meta.
If you had any doubt that Meta was changing to please the new president, that's over now, Peter Kafka writes.
Elon Musk has a new role in US politics — and his erratic style is unchanged
An alleged flip-flop from a serial flip-flopper — who just happens to have enormous power now.
I've worked for Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. Here are 3 mistakes I made early in my career.
Aaron Goldsmid has worked for Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon. He made these 3 mistakes early in his career.
Elon Musk sparks backlash in Germany after calling the chancellor an 'incompetent fool' and backing the far-right AfD party
Musk called for German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to "resign immediately" in response to an attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg.
The evolution of Musk and Trump's 'bromance'
How Musk pivoted from supporting Obama to helping Trump get back in the White House
A tsunami of AI deepfakes was expected this election year. Here's why it didn't happen.
Oren Etzioni set up TrueMedia.org to tackle AI-powered disinformation ahead of the 2024 election cycle. He shared learnings from a surprising year.