#WompWomp

Elon #Musk has had another legal blow as his lawyers failed to get a defamation suit filed against him thrown out.

Ben Brody, a Jewish college student, sued the billionaire in October after Musk, Tesla's CEO and the owner of the social media platform X, incorrectly identified him as a member of a neo-Nazi group in Oregon who took part in a violent street brawl.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-lawyers-face-defeat-trying-dismiss-defamation-suit-1906229

Elon Musk's Lawyers Face Defeat in Trying to Get Defamation Suit Dismissed

A Jewish college student accused the billionaire of falsely identifying him as being part of a neo-Nazi group.

^{Shannon Power (Newsweek)}

#Capitalism like #degeneracy in late #Rome

According to rumors, which are difficult to prove historically, Roman decadence is said to have gone so far that rich Romans vomited in order to empty their stomachs between courses with delicacies.

This is exactly how today's capitalism seems to me, in which the super-rich fly around the world in their private jets or engage in space tourism regardless of climate change. They celebrate parties with high emissions, pay hardly any taxes, while the majority of people are already struggling to survive.

The best example of this for myself is Elon #Musk and Donald #Trump, who apparently believe they can do anything with #money.

#finance #economy #politics #future #humanity #earth #emissions #climate #problem #metaphor

🤦🏻‍♀️😳#Trump & #Musk have discussed a possible advisory role for the Tesla leader should TFG reclaim WH, the latest sign that the once-frosty relationship between the 2 has thawed.

The role hasn’t been fully hammered out and might not happen, but they discussed ways to give Musk formal input & influence over policies related to border security and the economy, both issues on which Musk has grown more vocal.
https://apple.news/A12U7FLPbQbm6Nfj7Y1_glQ

Inside Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Growing Alliance — The Wall Street Journal

Donald Trump is weighing an advisory role for the Tesla leader in the event the former president reclaims the White House

^apple.news

NYT- In a $500 million lawsuit against Elon #Musk, a trial lawyer in New York is leading a litigation team built from the sharpest, funniest tweeters on his feed.

“Twitter was what made it possible for us to get together,” he said. “And now we’re suing it.”

#Russia, in New Push, Increasingly Disrupts #Ukraine’s Starlink Service

Russia has deployed advanced tech to interfere with Elon #Musk’s satellite internet service, Ukrainian officials said, leading to more outages on the northern front battle line.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/technology/ukraine-russia-starlink.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#ElonMusk Ramps Up Anti-Biden Posts

The #billionaire has increasingly been using his #SocialMedia platform to criticize #POTUS #Biden.

“He is just a tragic front for a far left political machine,” #Musk wrote. It was the 29th time this year that he had posted about the president….

#power #influence #TaxCutsForTheWealthy #CorporateTaxCuts #gaslighting #propaganda #BigLie #democracy #VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/technology/elon-musk-x-biden.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

I believe many #Tech execs (& many of their enablers) are evil & diabolical, & they only care about their bottom line, esp. #Zuck, #Musk, #Altman...:

"Paul Graham wrote an essay in 2010 about how the best founders are naughty because they break the rules.

Then he has an interesting anecdote about Sam Altman...

Interesting lens through which to view why OpenAI keeps showing up in the news for doing obviously bad things."
-buccocapital

#AI #SocialMedia #Media #SurveillanceCapitalism #Spyware

⚡Tesla's Supercharger Changes Tell the EV Industry: Fend for Yourselves
— Business Insider

"I got a bounce from every email address," said Andres Pinter, a co-CEO of Bullet EV Charging Solutions, which has about a dozen projects underway for Tesla. Other contractors, he said, may be in trouble if they don't have non-Tesla projects to fall back on."

https://www.businessinsider.com/teslas-supercharger-changes-hurt-wider-ev-industry-2024-5

#supercharger #musk #tesla #layoffs

Tesla's Supercharger changes tell the EV industry: Fend for yourselves

Tesla convinced the entire auto industry that it had fixed the EV charging problem. Now the growth of its Supercharger network is unclear.

^{Graham Rapier (Insider)}

🚀 YouTuber Melts Down as Tesla Refuses to Replace His Lemon Cybertruck
— @futurism

"TESLA IS REFUSING TO GIVE ME A REPLACEMENT CYBERTRUCK! AFTER MINE HAS BEEN BROKEN 4 TIMES AND STUCK IN SERVICE! IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING A TESLA YOU NEED TO SERIOUSLY RECONSIDER! THEY ARE TRYING TO SCREW ME OUT OF A TRUCK!!! NOBODY HIGHER UP WANTS TO HELP ME! THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS AT ALL! 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬"

https://futurism.com/the-byte/youtuber-melts-down-lemon-cybertruck-replacement

#musk #tesla #cybertruck

YouTuber Melts Down as Tesla Refuses to Replace His Lemon Cybertruck

After weeks of protracted issues with his Cybertruck, a vlogger is melting down and rescinding his Tesla fandom.

^{Noor Al-Sibai (Futurism)}

🤨Elon #Musk Changes Tune on #Tesla Superchargers After Mass Firing

Last week, he dismissed virtually the entire charging division

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/elon-musk-changes-tune-on-tesla-superchargers-after-mass-firing

Content warning: Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human... #technology #musk #neuralink Reveal/hide

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/elon-musks-neuralink-reports-trouble-with-first-human-brain-chip/

Elon Musk’s Neuralink reports trouble with first human brain chip

It's unclear what caused the retraction or how many threads have become displaced.

^{Ars Technica}