News & Views Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm to lead Australian government review of scientific research Robyn Denholm, chair of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, has been selected by the government to lead a review into R&D.
News & Views Trump picks Elon Musk to head ‘government efficiency’ department US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen billionaire Elon Musk to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency.
News & Views Elon Musk pledges daily $1 million payouts to registered voters in battleground states, raising legal concerns Elon Musk pledges $1 million every day in an apparent bid to incentivise Republicans in battleground states to register to vote.
News & Views Elon Musk slammed for ‘creepy’ comment after Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris Elon Musk made a sexual comment to Taylor Swift after she endorsed Kamala Harris for US president, leaving many calling him “creepy”.
News & Views J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk named in lawsuit after Imane Khelif hate speech French authorities have received a criminal complaint naming author J.K. Rowling and X owner Elon Musk as perpetrators of “cyber harassment” targeted at Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.
News & Views A group of white dudes raised $4m for Kamala Harris. Hours later, their X account was suspended Social media platform X has suspended an account that recently raised more than $4 million USD ($6.1 million AUD) for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
News & Views ‘I get to say: f*** your metaverse, Mark’: Kara Swisher, tech’s most feared journalist, dishes the dirt on Silicon Valley Kara Swisher’s Burn Book is a witty and engaging account of the rise of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them.
World Donald Trump considering ‘advisory role’ for Elon Musk if elected president, report says Donald Trump is considering a possible advisory role for tech billionaire Elon Musk if he were to retake the White House next year.
News & Views Julie Inman Grant scores a win against an unhappy Elon Musk While it doesn’t take much to provoke Elon Musk, the X owner is especially not happy with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
Soapbox Elon Musk made a meme about the sexual exploitation of women’s bodies online. So I made some memes about him. At the frontline of global technological development is a man who treats generative AI as a game, one that is played at the expense of women’s bodies.
News & Views ‘Egregious invasion of privacy’: Taylor Swift’s name blocked on X after sexually explicit deepfakes go viral Sexually explicit deep fake images of Taylor Swift have been circulated on X, sparking grave concerns over the growth of AI.
News & Views ‘A perfect storm’: Elon Musk axes almost half of X’s safety staff in Australia Australia’s eSafety Commissioner said Elon Musk has created a “perfect storm” by significantly reducing trust and safety staff for X.