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Suffering a bit of anxiety over what recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) might mean for humanity? So is billionaire Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Says He’s Suffering “Existential Angst” About AI

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Despite sleeping at the office in November former head of Twitter payments Esther Crawford was fired by CEO Elon Musk last week.

Elon Musk Fires Employee Who Slept in Office to Prove Loyalty

By Victor Tangermann

As one might imagine, the Tesla cofounder that Elon Musk ousted all the way back in 2007 has some choice words for the, uh, eccentric billionaire.

Tesla Cofounder Rails Against Elon Musk’s “Crap” Autopilot Feature

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is becoming increasingly irritated with the latest crop of AI chatbots that are wreaking absolute havoc right now.

Elon Musk Horrified by What OpenAI Has Become

By Victor Tangermann

"Sounds eerily like the AI in System Shock that goes haywire and kills everyone," Elon Musk wrote about Microsoft's Bing Chat AI.

Elon Musk Says Microsoft Bing Chat Sounds Like AI That “Goes Haywire and Kills Everyone”

By Victor Tangermann

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Elon Musk Takes Aim at Microsoft as Bing AI Goes Off the Rails

By Victor Tangermann

Elon was so annoyed that Joe Biden's tweet had eclipsed his own, that the CEO forced his engineers to create an algorithm to artificially boost his tweets.

Busted! Fame-Obsessed Elon Musk Ordered Twitter to Make His Tweets Show Up Everywhere

By Frank Landymore

If you, dear reader, logged onto Twitter last night and found your For You feed to be uncharacteristically Elon Musk-heavy, rest assured: you weren't alone.

Twitter Tweaks Algorithm to Force Feed Everyone Elon Musk’s Tweets

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk, for some reason, told a famous ex-astronaut that SpaceX's technology could be used to "escalate" the Russian invasion into a world war.

Elon Musk Tells Ex-NASA Astronaut SpaceX Could Cause World War 3

By Noor Al-Sibai

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is complaining about how few people are interacting with his tweets, Platformer reports. "This is ridiculous."

Elon Musk Furious at Twitter Engineers Because People Aren’t Faving His Tweets

By Victor Tangermann

If you were on Elon Musk-owned Twitter at all yesterday evening, you may have noticed: it was broken. Unsurprisingly, things apparently weren't chill at HQ.

Panicked Elon Musk Asked Twitter Employees to Stop Building New Features as Site’s Infrastructure Crumbles

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk's many self-inflicted wounds are really starting to catch up with him. He's still suvering from "severe back pain" and a lack of sleep.

Elon Musk Responds to Health Concerns

By Victor Tangermann

After declaring that "removing child exploitation is priority #1" back in November, Twitter's CEO Elon Musk is yet again not living up to his many promises.

Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Reportedly Failing Miserably to Contain Horrific Child Abuse Content

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk is, per insiders, really trying build a Twitter payments platform, and plans on having it take cryptocurrency to boot.

It Looks Like Elon Musk Is Actually Building a Twitter Payment Platform

By Noor Al-Sibai

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has admitted that SpaceX "may or may not" use "expendable" upper stages to carry even more cargo into Earth's orbit.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX May Build Starship That Dies on Purpose

By Victor Tangermann

"Something is wrong," Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening, in response to Twitter influencers' complaints about their virality numbers.

Elon Musk Sets His Twitter Account to Private

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Dave Rubin says that Twitter's "whole situation" is "'a flaming dumpster rolling down the street.'" Miraculously, we agree — but for different reasons.

Elon Musk Apparently Thinks Twitter Is a “Flaming Dumpster Rolling Down the Street”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

According to a scathing new report, Twitter's new Head of Trust and Safety has been breaking Twitter's rules on the whims of Elon Musk and his many feuds.

Leaked Messages Seem to Show Elon Musk Using Twitter to Punish His Enemies

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Like death and taxes, the slippage of an Elon Musk timeline is an inevitability, and it has happened again with Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck.

Of Course Elon Musk Is Pushing The Cybertruck Back Again, What Did You Expect?

By Noor Al-Sibai

Twitter has already had to re-suspend at least two reprehensible right-wingers whose accounts were reinstated by Elon Musk.

Twitter Is Quietly Re-Suspending the Lunatics Elon Musk Let Back On

By Noor Al-Sibai

Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold almost $3.6 billion of his Tesla shares — just before the company revealed disappointing fourth-quarter results to investors.

Elon Musk Ditched Tesla Stock Right Before Bad News Dropped

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk's lawyers are trying to get an impending securities fraud trial moved from San Francisco to Texas since most prospective jurors hate his guts.

Elon Musk’s Lawyers Says San Francisco Hates Him Too Much for a Fair Trial

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk-owned Twitter has been accused of intentionally shadowbanning a journalist — just after they reported on a pileup caused by a self-driving Tesla.

Journalist Critical of Elon Musk Allegedly Shadowbanned on Twitter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Given SpaceX's recent progress, CEO Elon Musk's latest promise that Starship will attempt to go orbital "soon" might actually signal an imminent attempt.

Elon Musk Promises Starship Will Attempt Orbital Launch “Soon”

By Victor Tangermann

A bot account has informed the world that new Twitter czar Elon Musk has unfollowed both his own brother and one of the mothers of his children.

Elon Musk Unfollows the Mother of His Children, and His Own Brother, on Twitter

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk can now be proud of the fact that he's officially the record holder for the "largest loss of personal fortune in history."

Elon Musk Sets Guinness World Record for Losing the Most Money

By Frank Landymore

Richard Branson says that Elon Musk surprised him in his kitchen at 2am, hours before Branson's first trip to Almost Space with Virgin Galactic.

Richard Branson Says Elon Musk Showed Up at His House at 2am

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk is once again denying claims that his family owned an emerald mine — a claim that he himself perpetuated back in 2014.

Elon Musk Now Denies That His Family’s Emerald Mine Existed, In Spite of Previously Bragging About It

By Noor Al-Sibai

Toilet paper is a pretty baseline office ask. But apparently, those remaining at Elon Musk-owned Twitter's New York HQ are privy to no such luxury.

Twitter Employees Beg Elon Musk for Toilet Paper as Horrid Stench Seeps From Bathroom

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

An Elon superfan was moved by Musk's claims that the Cybertruck could be a boat, so he decided to file a trademark for boats and planes on Tesla's behalf.

Elon Musk Fan Files Trademark for Tesla Boats and Planes Without Telling Tesla

By Frank Landymore

Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler was able to impersonate US senator Edward Markey with a verified Twitter account — and it's not the first time.

It’s Still Easy to Impersonate a Senator on Twitter After Elon Musk Promised Verification Was Fixed

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter's offices in San Francisco are quickly turning into a smelly, body odor-infested rat's nest, The New York Times reported last week.

Twitter HQ Marinates in Stench After Elon Musk Fires Janitors, Forces Engineers Back to Office

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla customers are becoming wary of being in any way associated with the company's CEO Elon Musk, after weeks of antics and problematic behavior.

People Are Canceling Tesla Orders Because They’re So Disgusted With Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter CEO Elon Musk's latest poll asking his millions of followers whether he should step down is seriously flawed for a number of reasons.

Elon Musk Seems to Be Trying to Weasel Out of Vote to Resign

By Victor Tangermann

Despite what Elon Musk claims, police reportedly can't seem to find a link between ElonJet and an alleged stalking incident that occurred last week.

It Turns Out Elon Musk’s Stalking Incident Had Nothing to Do With ElonJet

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The second richest man in the world polled his millions of followers Sunday evening if he should step down as CEO. Milllions of people said yes.

Elon Musk Polled Twitter to Ask If He Should Resign, and the Results Were RESOUNDING

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla's third largest investor and self-professed Elon Musk "fanboy" KoGuan Leo is calling for the company's embattled CEO to step down.

One of Tesla’s Largest Shareholders Calls to Ditch Elon Musk

By Victor Tangermann

Things seem to be going really well for Elon Musk, who reportedly brought his former supermodel mother to a recent client meeting.

Elon Musk Brought His Mommy to a Big Business Meeting For Some Reason

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a fit of rage, Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk suspended the accounts of over a dozen journalists from publications including CNN and The New York Times.

Elon Musk Conducts Poll, Doesn’t Like Results, Conducts New Poll, Still Doesn’t Like Results

By Victor Tangermann

Newly-minted Twitter owner Elon Musk is mass suspending the accounts of journalists who have written critically about him. Here's why.

Free Speech Champion Elon Musk Is Mass Suspending Twitter Accounts of Journalists Who Criticized Him

By Jon Christian

Elon Musk has once again sold an insanely large amount of Tesla stock post-Twitter purchase — even as the EV maker's stock value continues to go down.

Elon Musk Quietly Unloads Billions in Tesla Shares as Price Plummets

By Noor Al-Sibai

Self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has announced limits to free speech on his recently acquired social media platform.

Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Announces New Limits on Free Speech

By Victor Tangermann

ElonJet, a Twitter account that tracked Elon Musk's private jet using public data, has now been suspended just a month after Musk said he wouldn't ban it.

Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Bans College Kid Who Annoyed Him

By Frank Landymore

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has refused to pay the rent for Twitter's San Francisco HQ for several weeks now, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Squatter Elon Musk Reportedly No Longer Paying Rent at Twitter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk has used his platform to falsely insinuate that Yoel Roth, forced to flee his home, was implicit in a partisan muzzling of former president Trump.

Former Twitter Employee Flees Home After Elon Musk Whips Up Mob

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tesla share are on yet another nosedive this week — and investors are getting increasingly furious at CEO Elon Musk for failing to actually run the company.

Tesla Investors Furious at Elon Musk for Vanishing During Crisis to Play With Shiny New Twitter

By Victor Tangermann

The sign of someone who is sincerely not getting owned, is the deletion of their own tweet explaining why they were not getting owned.

Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Clarifying That Actually, Only Ten Percent of the Crowd Was Jeering Him

By Frank Landymore

Star Trek alum George Takei, handily — and eloquently — eviscerated Twitter CEO Elon Musk's recent dive into far-right conspiracies.

Beloved Actor George Takei Absolutely Skewers Elon Musk

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Who better than to call Elon Musk out on extremely gross, transphobic behavior than fellow Space Dude and Outspoken Guy, former US astronaut Scott Kelly?

Elon Musk Rages as NASA Astronaut Calls Out His Transphobia and Conspiracy Theories

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA administrator and former astronaut Bill Nelson is relieved that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk isn't actually in charge of running the space company.

Head of NASA Relieved to Hear Elon Musk Isn’t REALLY Running SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk got booed by thousands of people at a Dave Chappelle show in San Francisco on Sunday night.

Video Shows Elon Musk Wilting as Huge Crowd Boos Him Off Stage

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter owner Elon Musk might have a new way to solve his App Store problem: just charge iOS users 30 percent extra for a Twitter Blue subscription.

Elon Musk’s Ingenious Plan to Avoid Apple’s 30% Fee: Charge 30% More

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A longtime janitor at Twitter's San Francisco HQ claims he was told by a member of the Elon Musk team that soon, robots would be taking over their jobs.

Fired Twitter Janitor Says Elon Musk Crony Told Him He’d Be Replaced Robots

By Noor Al-Sibai

After obliterating Twitter's workforce, the company's new CEO Elon Musk is desperately trying to piece together a workforce to keep the lights on.

Elon Musk Is Hiring Relatives at Twitter in Literal Nepotism

By Victor Tangermann

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is hellbent on turning the company's San Francisco's offices into a place where he and his "hardcore" employees can live full time.

Elon Musk Installs Washing Machine at Twitter HQ So Overworked Employees Can Wash Their Filthy Rags

By Victor Tangermann

The "Rick and Morty" fandom seems to have turned against Elon Musk in the three years since his cameo, where he played a tusked version of himself.

Rick and Morty Fans Now Embarrassed by Elon Musk’s “Cringe” Cameo

By Noor Al-Sibai

Elon Musk is claiming that he will have Neuralink implants in human brains in six months — but that claim should be taken with a grain of salt.

As Elon Musk Promises Human Brain Implants in 6 Months, Remember He Promised a Million Tesla Robotaxis by 2020

By Noor Al-Sibai

To realize his "hardcore" vision, Elon Musk reportedly turned conference rooms of Twitter's offices in San Francisco into "sad hotel rooms," Forbes reports.

Elon Musk Reportedly Building “Sad Hotel Rooms” at Twitter HQ for Exhausted Employees

By Victor Tangermann

One of Twitter's cofounders seems to have some serious beef with its new owner Elon Musk — and has taken to the platform to air his greivances.

Twitter Cofounder Says Elon Musk Is “Not a Serious Person”

By Noor Al-Sibai

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is adding the Twitter Files as a new feather in his "free speech absolutist" cap — and thinks their reveal could put him in danger.

Elon Musk Thinks It’s Likely that “Something Bad” Will Happen to Him

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Elon Musk seems to have reneged again on his "free speech absolutism" when deciding to ban the rapper formerly known as Kanye West from Twitter.

Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Discovers That Some Speech Is Unacceptable After All

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bloomberg reports that Elon Musk's chaotic workforce cullings at Twitter has decimated the team responsible for redressing child sexual exploitation.

Elon Musk Reportedly Slashed the Team That Fights Child Sexual Abuse on Twitter

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

During a show and tell, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off what his brain computer interface (BCI) startup Neuralink has been working on.

Elon Musk Shows Off Monkey That Can Type With Brain Implant Instead of Typewriter

By Victor Tangermann

After promising many major cities a tunnel that could solve their traffic woes by digging tunnels, Elon Musk's The Boring Company has become oddly quiet.

Something Very Weird Is Going on at Elon Musk’s Boring Company

By Victor Tangermann