By Jay Peters Aug 23, 2023 Today on The Vergecast: Computers made of wood, and apps made of other apps. ELON MUSK, by Walter Isaacson. Elon Musk needed fewer than 100 characters to add new chaos to the ongoing crisis swirling around OpenAI after the shock firing of CEO Sam Altman last week. During Musk's tenure as CEO, Twitter introduced a series of reforms and management changes; the company reinstated a number of previously. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Threads that he’s “ready to fight” X owner Elon Musk but not to believe that there’s a scheduled date until he. Replying to @MarinaMedvin. Elon Musk’s praise for businessman Vivek Ramaswamy could hint that the owner of X, formerly called Twitter, is no longer all-in for Florida Gov. Musk repeatedly professes not to be an admirer of former President Donald J. By Justin Bachman. 2 percent stake in Twitter, making him the company’s largest shareholder, and was offered a seat on the board. Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has sued NASA for awarding government funds to SpaceX, and now is complaining about the company’s Starlink internet satellite plans. Cancel anytime. His EV maker is now worth over 3,000 times that amount. After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter. Trump, telling his biographer, “I’m not Trump’s fan. His tweet was addressed to Elon Musk. Grimes and Elon Musk. Musk’s chief of staff from 2014 to 2019, the billionaire celebrated his 48th birthday in. Elon Musk is reportedly pushing for X, formerly Twitter, to strip headlines from articles shared on the site. 5. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News ' Tucker Carlson, set to be. S. ”. Grok is intended to rival ChatGPT, an AI chatbot released to the public by its maker OpenAI last November to much fanfare. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc. Derek Robertson is a contributing editor to POLITICO Magazine. Twitter was then rebranded to X in July 2023. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Mr. " Elon Musk's biographer is still confident in the billionaire's choice to name Linda Yaccarino the CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter — despite a rocky interview at Vox Media's Code Conference. Blocking. Musk closed his $44 billion deal. The US Department of Justice is suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX over allegations that it discriminated against asylees and refugees in hiring. Elon Musk’s got some big plans for the social network. Like so many of. S. An illustration of Elon Musk and the Twitter logo. Elon Musk’s legal team on Thursday disclosed plans to force Sen. Elon Musk’s X grappling with misinformation, lost advertisers one year after takeover Twitter’s blue-check lefties are sweating about their direct messages — now firmly in the possession of. Elon Musk may want out of his deal with Twitter, but he has some ideas about how to run the bird app, and they involve layoffs, subscriptions, and… a sarcasm button. Twitter’s power-user focused TweetDeck interface is experiencing major issues after owner Elon Musk announced limits on the number of tweets users can view daily. Following a contested process, Musk completed. Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has a launched a bid to take over Twitter, a move that could have broad implications for a social network where world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities and more. 40. The texts also cast a harsh light on the investment tactics of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest. Business magnate Elon Musk initiated an acquisition of American social media company Twitter, Inc. In 2018, Musk called the man who rescued children in Thailand’s caves a “pedo guy,” which led to a defamation suit—a well-known story. The Twitter chief waded into a scandal involving the cartoonist Scott Adams, as Twitter undergoes layoffs and struggles. Jonathan Raa. 0" should launch on Wednesday. Jake Williams, director of threat intelligence at cybersecurity firm. S. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk said in an X reply on Friday. 18 (UPI) -- Elon Musk said the "block" feature on X, formerly known as Twitter, will be removed, in a post on the platform Saturday. The book was. Elon Musk is currently at or near the helm of six companies: Tesla, SpaceX (which includes Starlink), the Boring Company, Neuralink, X (formerly known as Twitter), and X. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 28, 2022 With his tweets, Mr. By Olivia Messer. The 23-year-old tech enthusiast has been in touch with the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for quite some time. The Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO looks up to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as a role model, Musk’s biographer Walter. “As Elon Musk becomes ‘Chief Twit,’ more than 70,000 new users join rival social media platform. ”. Ron DeSantis’s 2024 bid, The Hill’s Nick. S. The Twitter Fantasy. She has a twin brother, Griffin Musk. When asked if that included people’s DMs, the Twitter CEO. According to the article, Musk, in a characteristic sly and cagey way, said, he was shocked by "the degree to which government agencies effectively had full access to everything". The 49-year-old told viewers he was "the first person. In his initial comments about the move, Musk discussed a range of goals from “making. Elon Musk’s Poisoned Platform. Oct 18, 2023, 7:13 PM UTC. New York CNN —. Elon Musk plans to encrypt Twitter DMs, and add voice & video chat. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022. government had access to users private messages on Twitter. He said he expected the feature would grow in sophistication quickly. Musk and. Per Quinnipiac, among U. 1 million likes from Musk's 121 million followers, which pleased the attention-seeking multibillionaire, writing, "Truth. Twitter has already announced that users will get a "heads up" if a Community Note shows on a Tweet they have replied to, liked, or retweeted. The rate of change in the proportion of active users can arguably better reveal any rapid changes in user activity after Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition. or whatever you recommend. Published Oct. Elon Musk, by many metrics the most successful entrepreneur of modern times, had a net worth of some $216 billion as of October 2022. If you. Aronofsky's protagonists also tend to be irreparably flawed and self-destructive. Musk said that it is Mr. Two Weeks of Chaos: Inside Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter. In a documentary, Musk’s mother talks about him as a. 7 billion worth of Tesla stock to charity in November—but it hasn't gone to the World Food Programme. Elon Musk’s father instilled his drive but also his demons, beginning at an early age. Carlson shared a small clip of the interview in which Musk makes a claim. Photograph: Joe Pugliese/August He’s the Silicon Valley Übermensch, the maverick boss of Tesla and SpaceX who wants us to colonise Mars and who can wipe out billions of dollars. Technology's news site of record. Even before Elon Musk sowed chaos on Twitter, the app had broken my heart. In April 2022, before Twitter had officially accepted his offer to buy the company, Musk tweeted that if the bid succeeded, “we. Mr. The result is likely to be even more division, anger, and harassment on the. Elon Musk is the founder and CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, and the co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. Key Takeaways. Elon Musk is interviewed by. Josie says she has little time for love at the moment, but would be open to an approach from Musk – or him “sliding into my DMs”, in social media messaging speak. Elon Musk has finally done it: turned Twitter to X. Follow him on Twitter @afternoondelete. Users and advertisers are fleeing X after Musk’s message supporting an antisemitic conspiracy theory. government had full access to everything on the social media platform, including. Ron DeSantis’s campaign for president. Earlier in the year, his net worth almost topped $300 billion. Donald Trump will return to Twitter, along with a swarm of other right-wing culture warriors. Aug 18 (Reuters) - Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts, owner Elon Musk said on Friday in. Elon Musk is “wired for war. X:. At the age of 31, Elon Musk, who had been the largest shareholder in PayPal with 11. Mr Musk, who has had 11 children, has called "population collapse" a bigger risk than global warming. Free 30-day trial. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, set to be. Elon Musk, the company’s new owner, has made it known that he wants to make Twitter’s direct messaging system better. Elon Musk co-founded the tech company in 2016. It reflected his humble beginnings because it was an inexpensive car. Elon Musk, owner of Twitter (now X) has a long history of misrepresentations, evasions, and lies — from company policy to fighting Mark Zuckerberg. The world’s richest man has made a slew of announcements since taking over the popular social networking site – from announcing that users would need to pay for verification to proposing a revival of. Musk, in customary fashion, tweeted his opinion to his many millions of followers. Apr 28, 2022 4:25 PM EDT. Adi Robertson, reporting for The Verge: Elon Musk says X’s — formerly Twitter’s — block feature is on the chopping block, repeating his long-standing gripe against the basic social networking feature. 2:18. Musk spoke with Signal's creator and former CEO Moxie Marlinspike about how to go about this with the creator. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ridiculed his tweets, his son's name and welcomed his mother to the stage during his opening monologue on NBC's Saturday Night Live. @elonmusk. In 2022, Musk said he would. Follow. Elon Musk speaks to media in front of Crew Dragon cleanroom at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California on October 10, 2019. Welcome to the YouTube channel for TheVerge. 11, 2023. Richard Branson sought a celebrity-studded event for his Virgin Galactic flight to space on Sunday and perhaps the biggest star. Elon Musk was photographed for the first time with his twins alongside their mother Shivon Zilis, who also works for the mogul at his brain chip company Neuralink. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Mr. Harsh Goenka shows support to 'genius' Elon Musk, says there's a method to his madness; Twitter Blue, $8 monthly service for blue tick, is relaunching on November 29 with this major update; Elon Musk says new Twitter policy is ‘freedom of speech & not freedom of reach’ as resignations mountA well-known security researcher named Jane Manchun Wong suggested on November 10 that Twitter revive end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs), and now it seems that is already being worked on. E lon Musk says X’s — formerly Twitter’s — block feature is on the chopping block, repeating his long-standing gripe against the basic social networking feature. Twitter-turned-X owner Elon Musk had compliments for presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday, hinting that he may no longer be all-in on Florida Gov. Galatoire’s is an upmarket French Creole-inspired restaurant founded in 1905. Born in Pretoria, about 45 minutes north of Johannesburg, his parents divorced before he was 10. 47 EDT. -based electric-car maker’s soaring stock price boosted Musk’s net worth to more than $100 billion, up from about $25 billion, while also boosting workers’ wealth. That was one of the takeaways from his brief testimony during his securities fraud trial, which took place in a San Francisco. ”) Amid the mishegoss, the blue check itself has become a source of agitation, considering. Isaacson repeatedly likens Musk to his estranged father, Errol Musk, also reportedly prone to volatile moods, abrasive behavior, credit-grubbing, flimflammery and conspiracy. The public fight over Elon Musk’s impending acquisition of Twitter has largely focused on issues of free speech. November 20, 2023, 2:00 AM PST. Staying true to his words, Musk today confirmed that an early version of the much-awaited privacy feature has indeed been rolled out. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up. Over the years, he has dated, married, divorced, and had children. He was born in South Africa. Elon Musk looks to scrap blocking feature from X, formerly Twitter Posted Sat 19 Aug 2023 at 10:28am Saturday 19 Aug 2023 at 10:28am Sat 19 Aug 2023 at 10:28am Elon Musk has made a number of big. The Twitter chief’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s show this week was a revealing look at the collision of American politics and “progress,” broadly defined. Elon Musk is the charismatic CEO of electric car maker Tesla and rocket manufacturer SpaceX. After months of waffling, lawsuits, verbal mudslinging and the near miss of a full blown trial, Elon Musk now owns Twitter. 27, 2022. Elon Musk. 9 billion — nice — of Tesla stock, above and beyond the $8. Mr. S. The US Department of Justice is suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX over allegations that it discriminated against asylees and refugees in hiring. Climate activists of Extinction Rebellion wearing masks of company CEOs including X’s Elon Musk take part in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, on April 13th, 2023. Owner of X responds to antisemitic tweet calling it ‘the actual truth’ and criticizes Anti-Defamation League Elon Musk tweeted his fervent agreement with an antisemitic statement on Wednesday. And while it’s only going. He is the founder, CEO, and. Elon Musk defended “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams after hundreds of newspapers stopped printing the comic strip because of Adams’ recent racist comments. The first key section starts about a month before Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy Twitter. Elon Musk speaks to media in front of Crew Dragon cleanroom at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California on October 10, 2019. Elon Musk has publicly endorsed an antisemitic conspiracy theory popular among White supremacists: that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites. Again, while we saw the rate of change become more negative through time for both samples, the magnitude was significantly larger for the Environmental Twitter users ( Figure 1 B). Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk, has confirmed plans to add end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to direct messages on the social media platform. Musk’s lawyers wanted “all of the data Twitter might possibly store for each of the approximately 200 million accounts included in its mDAU count every day for nearly three years,” covering. In 2018, Musk called the man who rescued children in Thailand’s caves a “pedo guy,” which led to a defamation suit—a well-known story. The Austin, Texas-based company sells electric vehicles and home solar batteries. Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter went down via private text messages between the Tesla CEO and a small circle of Silicon Valley's rich and powerful, according to court filings released this week. The BMW 320i was Musk’s first car. Listen. By. At the beginning, he imagines that maybe a hundred humans would. Little Musk Who Cries ‘Wolf’ Daily Claims X Will ‘Delete’ the Block Feature, But No One Knows What That Even Means. X Corp. " 6. 1. Democrats (9 percent), Black respondents (17 percent) and women. He then. In the biography Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, author Ashlee Vance wrote that Errol invested $28,000 in Elon and Kimbal's then-fledgling company, Zip2. Advertisement. 0. Jack Sweeney, 19, a freshman at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, has been tracking a Gulfstream G650ER that he identified as Mr. Back then, BMW wasn’t a sign of status as it is today, so it was just an ordinary vehicle anyone could acquire. X. Elon Musk has officially filed to kill his own Twitter acquisition, and Twitter is calling his bluff. Walter Isaacson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, spent two years shadowing Elon Musk and conducted interviews with hundreds of people who know Musk, including family members, friends, employees, and competitors. What Happened: In a recent. While not everyone is happy about it, and not everyoneElon Musk on Wednesday announced that it would be ‘at least a few more weeks’ until banned accounts would be allowed back on Twitter. The book was written by Walter Isaacson, a former executive at CNN, TIME and the Aspen Institute who had previously written best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs and Leonardo Da Vinci. Read the full transcript of his. So even for him, this is an extraordinary amount of money. Musk said that it is Mr. Twitter CEO Elon Musk sat down with Fox News host Tucker Carlson and, in a preview for the two-night interview the billionaire, revealed the startling amount of access the government had that. He is a cousin to Elon through his mother Kaye Rive, Maye Musk's twin. Despite having restrictions on his tweets, Elon Musk has taken center stage once again to reveal his stance on direct messaging (DMs) on Twitter. Elon Musk says Twitter’s direct messages (DMs) are going to be encrypted in an effort to make it harder for intelligence agencies around the world to. 29, 2022. S. On Sunday, the YouTuber Meet Kevin. 40. He was ousted as CEO at his first two companies — Zip2, a maker of city-guide software for newspapers that sold to Compaq for some $300 million in 1999, and X. Elon Musk’s Poisoned Platform. Oct. Elon Musk has largely recalled his life in South Africa as traumatic and unfulfilling. Elon Musk has been making waves again on social media after reports circulated that Twitter is considering limiting the number of direct messages users can send daily. 28, 2022 Updated Oct. Musk was cool but combative as he testified in. They look pretty similar to his plans for PayPal in 2000. Elon Musk is reportedly pushing for X, formerly Twitter, to strip headlines from articles shared on the site. A deal seemed to be dead when the Tesla boss pulled out of his proposed. Back in 2016, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stunned the automotive world by announcing that, henceforth, all of his company’s vehicles would be shipped with the hardware necessary for “full self-driving. The reporters. ’. There was a time when the little robot dog was among the most coveted items in the world. Get the latest Elon Musk news brought to you by the team at The Hill. See Also: Elon Musk Credits This For Apple’s Incredible Turnaround From Suffering $1B Loss In 1997 To Making $1B Profit Every 3 Days. She knows it’ll surface eventually, and. For just $44 billion, he owns what he once referred to as a “de facto town square. mute — Elon Musk says X's — formerly Twitter's — block feature is on the chopping block. Elon Musk may want out of his deal with Twitter, but he has some ideas about how to run the bird app, and they involve layoffs, subscriptions, and… a sarcasm button. Elon Musk has trained an important spotlight on government involvement in censoring speech with the Twitter Files. By. Twitter was then rebranded to X in July 2023. Elon Musk. How the U. , commonly referred to as SpaceX, is an American spacecraft manufacturer, launch service provider, defense contractor and satellite communications company headquartered in. Lyndon Rive (born 1977), businessman who co-founded SolarCity and served as its CEO until 2017. 2,807. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been quite open about wanting to improve the microblogging platform and it seems like he is taking a step towards achieving the same. At least that’s what his new AI company, xAI, said on its website as he announced its formation on Wednesday. Indeed, with users leaving for other social media networks such as Mastodon. adults, Republicans (63 percent) and white men (51 percent) were the most likely to view Musk favorably. Another one is encrypted DMs. “Block is going to be. And Apple App Store boss Phil Schiller deleted his Twitter account following. Listen. In fact, he purchased a used model at $1,400 and worked on it himself. Addressing all the concerns being voiced about Twitter's sale to billionaire Elon Musk can be an exhausting task. Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a South African-born Canadian-American business magnate, entrepreneur, inventor and investor. In a post on X on Tuesday, Musk drew. Musk remains an outspoken critic of the government," he wrote on behalf of Mr Musk and Tesla. He’s lined up financing. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Richard Branson sought a celebrity-studded event for his Virgin Galactic flight to space on Sunday and perhaps the biggest star. Elon Musk needed fewer than 100 characters to add new chaos to the ongoing crisis swirling around OpenAI after the shock firing of CEO Sam Altman last. 0 release “ should happen ” on. You, Elon Musk, are addicted to Twitter. Musk is a co-founder of OpenAI, but stepped down as chairman five years. Key Takeaways. Musk had begun buying shares of the company in January 2022, becoming its largest shareholder by April with a 9. 06/10/2022 04:30 AM EDT. Sept 27, 20215:56 PM. , departs from court for the SolarCity trial in Wilmington, Delaware, U. A few weeks later, he claimed that he had “funding. Aug. Join WhatsApp Channel Join us on Telegram. “To me,. Elon Musk Secured an agreement on Monday to buy Twitter for about $44 billion and take the company private. Elon Musk’s full interview with Tucker Carlson will air Monday at 8:00 PM EST. , said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk. Aiming to roll out ability to reply to individual DMs, use any reaction emoji & encryption later this month. Elon Musk told employees his plan for Twitter 2. Getty Images. By Kaitlyn Tiffany. On Tuesday, app researcher Jane Manchun Wong uncovered some. Screenshots of the texts were shared. Screenshots of the texts were shared. Elon Musk was joined by his mother onstage during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live on May 8. Otherwise, time to move on. Musk’s difficult relationship with his father. Elon Musk is currently at or near the helm of six companies: Tesla, SpaceX (which includes Starlink), the Boring Company, Neuralink, X (formerly known as Twitter), and X. Musk is the founder, chairman, CEO and chief technology officer of SpaceX; angel investor, CEO, product architect and former chairman of Tesla, Inc. With Elon Musk at the helm of Twitter, a much-requested feature may finally be rolling out: end-to-end encryption for direct messages. “Block is going to be deleted as a. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and Twitter's new owner, on Thursday called on adding support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to the platform's direct messages feature. , said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk. ”. Yichuan Cao/Sipa/AP Elon Musk wants to 'authenticate all real. In an excerpt of. com was a financial services company that allowed businesses and consumers to transfer money online or via email. 4 min. Musk said in a tweet late. But then there’s Twitter. Elon Musk (born June 28, 1971, Pretoria, South Africa) South African-born American entrepreneur who cofounded the electronic-payment firm PayPal and formed SpaceX, maker of launch vehicles and spacecraft. But the platform seems destined to die a slow death. Today at a meeting with the staff, he detailed precisely what it looks like. He said X would retain the mute function, which screens a user from seeing specified accounts but, unlike blocking, does not alert the other account to the action. Elon Musk, 50, has proven he’s a hot commodity recently after Larsa Pippen, 47, revealed that she slid into his DMs. BMW confirmed that it plans to unveil the production version of its BMW iNext, an electric vehicle that the German. 1978 BMW 320i. In my book, Elon and his brother Kimbal tell vivid and psychologically brutal tales and the scars they left. The identity of that top-secret customer became even clearer after Musk tweeted earlier this month that his current home is a $50,000 house in Boca Chica. Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule. owner Elon Musk posted on Friday that the social media platform plans to remove the block feature, except for DMs, noting. Elon Musk’s praise for businessman Vivek Ramaswamy could hint that the owner of X, formerly called Twitter, is no longer all-in for Florida Gov. AI, an artificial. Ron DeSantis’s 2024 bid, The Hill’s Nick. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger's syndrome while appearing on the US comedy sketch series Saturday Night Live (SNL). Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has sued NASA for awarding government funds to SpaceX, and now is complaining about the company’s Starlink internet satellite plans. (Jerome Adamstein/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the U. Twitter is making some big changes to direct messages and expects to introduce encrypted DMs on Wednesday, according to Tuesday evening tweets from the. Musk, who took over Twitter in October last year in a $44 billion deal, made the comments in a recent interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson, which is due to air on […]They are planning a strange unveiling that will be over 5 days at 5 different locations around the world. Updated • Apr 18, 2023. Has DM been removed from Twitter by Elon Musk. Musk sold another $6. com and invested $10 million from the sale of Zip2. Isaacson writes that Mr. Headline is very misleading, saying that US gov had "full access" to Twitter DM. " 6. In March of 2022, Jack Dorsey reaches out about one of Musk’s tweets, part of a thread complaining. If a leader is taking a big organization in the wrong direction. The Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO looks up to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as a role model, Musk’s biographer Walter. Elon Musk wants to “understand the true nature of the universe. And they provide an interesting look into the controversy surrounding Musk’s. In a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, the DOJ claims that, from. On Wednesday, Elon Musk’s Twitter shared some of the new changes the company has rolled out. In an interview with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Mr Musk claimed he was shocked to find the extent of the government’s access on the platform. During his nearly two decades there, the company has grown to be the global leader in EVs and world’s most. This Morning host Josie, 37. Illustration by Natalie Matthews-Ramo. Elon Musk has recently gone on record regarding an issue about the privacy of Twitter DMs, and as per the. His mother, Maye Musk, is a professional dietitian and model, appearing on boxes of Special K cereal and the cover of. Elon Musk transferred $5. 40. Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, claims the U. X Corp. Twitter’s billionaire CEO lashed out shortly. You just bought yourself for $44 billion dollars. The former couple share two kids: X Æ A-Xii and Exa Dark Sideræl. Aug 18 (Reuters) - Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other accounts, owner Elon Musk said on Friday in another controversial. 6K. Elon Musk is a South African-born Canadian-American businessman, inventor and investor. Oct 18, 2023, 7:13 PM UTC. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has claimed the U. Page 1 >>. Prior to Bassett, Musk was dating musician Grimes. Twitter users faced similar wide-ranging service disruptions in March, one of the largest outages since Elon Musk took over. Musk. Musk. On Elon Musk ’s first full day as the owner of Twitter, the social media company immediately began to feel his imprint. Biographer Teases How Elon Musk Met Grimes and Other Untold Stories Walter Isaacson is promoting his soon-to-be-released biography of the SpaceX CEO by offering glimpses of the private side of the. Elon Musk has been in headlines for trying to buy Twitter. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Musk trolls another prominent Democrat. AI, an artificial.