Hacker News with Generative AI: Elon Musk

European Union orders X to hand over algorithm documents (arstechnica.com)
Brussels has ordered Elon Musk to fully disclose recent changes made to recommendations on X, stepping up an investigation into the role of the social media platform in European politics.
Social Media, Regulation, European Union, Elon Musk, Transparency
9 points by nemoniac 10 hours ago | 0 comments
Say bye to Tesla Cybertruck: Elon Musk announces decision after fall in sales (ecoportal.net)
Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Business, Elon Musk
4 points by ColinWright 11 hours ago | 4 comments
E.U. steps up probe into Elon Musk's X over content moderation (nbcnews.com)
The European Commission said on Friday it was stepping up its investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media network X breached EU rules on content moderation with requests for information and an order for it to retain relevant documents.
Elon Musk, Social Media, Content Moderation, European Union, Law
8 points by rntn 12 hours ago | 0 comments
Tesla boycott is gaining momentum in Germany due to Musk's meddling in politics (electrek.co)
A boycott of Tesla vehicles is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk’s consistent meddling in the country’s politics and promotion of a fringe far-right party.
Boycotts, Germany, Tesla, Politics, Elon Musk
23 points by doener 16 hours ago | 2 comments
De-Muskifier: Firefox add-on to replace all instances of Elon Musk with raccoons (mozilla.org)
This browser extension replaces mentions of Elon Musk, SpaceX, Tesla, and related terms with cute raccoons and raccoon factoids.
Firefox Add-ons, Browser Extensions, Humor, Elon Musk, Social Commentary
46 points by thunderbong 17 hours ago | 35 comments
Gamers Suspect That Elon Musk Is Faking It (forbes.com)
Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX, is suspected of lying about his ability to play video games.
Elon Musk, Video Games, Gaming, Social Media
5 points by Stevvo 17 hours ago | 0 comments
Elon Musk criticizes Twitch streamer and removes their verification over dispute (twitter.com)
Social Media, Verification, Disputes, Elon Musk, Twitch
8 points by personjerry 21 hours ago | 2 comments
Gamers Suspect Elon Musk Is a Charlatan (vulture.com)
How does Elon Musk find the time? Not content with spending his precious hours busting unions, hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, and catapulting meme coins to the crypto stratosphere, Musk is also a bona fide gamer god — or so he would have you believe.
Elon Musk, Gaming, Celebrities, Business
22 points by latexr 1 day ago | 2 comments
French group encourages mass departure from Elon Musk's X platform (euronews.com)
A group of French organisations are asking the public to leave X on January 20th, the day that incoming US President Donald Trump will be inaugurated.
Social Media, Politics, France, Elon Musk
13 points by doener 1 day ago | 1 comments
Elon Musk leaks private direct messages (twitter.com)
Elon Musk, Twitter, Privacy, Leaks, Social Media
15 points by possibilistic 1 day ago | 2 comments
Tesla boycott is gaining momentum in Germany due to Musk's meddling in politics (electrek.co)
A boycott of Tesla vehicles is gaining momentum in Germany due to Elon Musk’s consistent meddling in the country’s politics and promotion of a fringe far-right party.
Tesla, Germany, Politics, Boycotts, Elon Musk
14 points by zfg 1 day ago | 0 comments
Musk to PG: Don’t be a retard who believes bogus polls (twitter.com)
Twitter, Elon Musk, Public Relations
12 points by andromaton 2 days ago | 18 comments
Elon Musk crackdown on researchers who revealed he isn't Adrian Dittmann (dailydot.com)
The two researchers who helped discover the identity of Adrian Dittmann, the X user many incorrectly believed was Elon Musk, are being asked to delete more posts about the matter after initially being suspended for their reporting last week.
Social Media, Misinformation, Elon Musk
17 points by nabla9 2 days ago | 2 comments
German army deserts X as Berlin vs. Elon Musk feud rumbles on (politico.eu)
BERLIN — The German defense ministry and the Bundeswehr national army will suspend their accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing an inability to have factual debate on the site.
Germany, Social Media, Elon Musk, Politics, Military
10 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 1 comments
Musk didn't show up for testimony in SEC probe re: Twitter acquisition (2024) (cnn.com)
Elon Musk, Twitter, SEC, Lawsuits, Business
5 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 2 days ago | 2 comments
The Trouble with Elon (samharris.substack.com)
I didn’t set out to become an enemy of the world’s richest man, but I seem to have managed it all the same.
Elon Musk, Sam Harris, Criticism, Public Figures, Social Media
78 points by pulisse 2 days ago | 66 comments
German army deserts X as Berlin vs. Elon Musk feud rumbles on (politico.eu)
BERLIN — The German defense ministry and the Bundeswehr national army will suspend their accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing an inability to have factual debate on the site.
Germany, Social Media, Elon Musk, Politics, Military
9 points by doener 3 days ago | 0 comments
SEC sues Musk for late reveal of Twitter share purchases (theregister.com)
America's financial watchdog has sued Elon Musk, alleging the billionaire failed to disclose his acquisition of Twitter shares in a timely manner and was therefore able to acquire the social network for $150 million less than would otherwise have been the case.
SEC, Elon Musk, Twitter, Lawsuits, Finance
8 points by rbanffy 3 days ago | 1 comments
SEC sues Elon Musk, alleging failure to properly disclose Twitter ownership (cnbc.com)
SEC, Elon Musk, Twitter, Lawsuits, Finance
10 points by r721 3 days ago | 1 comments
SEC Sues Elon Musk over Securities Violations (nytimes.com)
U.S. securities regulators sued Elon Musk in federal court in Washington on Tuesday in an enforcement action arising from his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now called X.
Elon Musk, Twitter, Lawsuits, Securities, Business
21 points by coloneltcb 3 days ago | 7 comments
Musk Distorts Data: Tesla Still Years from Full Self-Driving (electrek.co)
Elon Musk is praising data that he claims shows Tesla is on the verge of achieving unsupervised Full Self-Driving, when in fact, it shows it is still years away and he is misrepresenting it.
Tesla, Autonomous Vehicles, Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk, Misinformation
21 points by belter 4 days ago | 19 comments
ByteDance considering selling TikTok to Elon Musk (cnbc.com)
ByteDance, Elon Musk, Social Media, Acquisitions, Business
7 points by xdfg13345 4 days ago | 4 comments
Chinese officials reportedly discuss sale of TikTok in US to Elon Musk (theguardian.com)
Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok’s operations in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk, should the short-video app be unable to avoid an impending ban, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.
TikTok, Elon Musk, China, United States, Social Media
5 points by nickcotter 4 days ago | 1 comments
TikTok says report of possible sale to Musk 'pure fiction' (bbc.com)
TikTok has called a report that China is considering allowing a sale of the social media company's US operations to Elon Musk "pure fiction."
Social Media, Elon Musk, China, Business
9 points by croes 4 days ago | 0 comments
China considers selling TikTok U.S. operations to Musk, Bloomberg reports (cnbc.com)
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Business, Social Media
6 points by thesecretceo 4 days ago | 1 comments
China is reportedly open to Elon Musk acquiring TikTok US (techcrunch.com)
Chinese government officials have reportedly discussed a scenario where ByteDance sells TikTok’s United States arm to Elon Musk, should the Supreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19.
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Social Media, US Government
6 points by impish9208 4 days ago | 2 comments
/H/Slackernews (rdrama.net)
Chinese officials are considering the possibility of TikTok being sold to Elon Musk.
Social Media, China, Business, Elon Musk
13 points by popcalc 4 days ago | 0 comments
China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option (bloomberg.com)
Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter.
China, TikTok, Elon Musk, Social Media, International Relations
31 points by gnabgib 4 days ago | 35 comments
An Attmept to Billionaire-proof social media wih Bluesky's protocol (fortune.com)
Hollywood stars and top technologists want to billionaire-proof social media using Bluesky’s protocol
Social Media, Technology, Protocol, Elon Musk, Decentralization
5 points by laurex 4 days ago | 0 comments
Let's Quit X (helloquitx.com)
Under Elon Musk, X has become a machine for manipulating opinion. Let's refuse to be complicit.
Social Media, Opinion Manipulation, Censorship, Elon Musk
144 points by bzg 4 days ago | 160 comments