Theprolific tweeternow lists himself as “Elona” Musk, and there’s a reason. It will probably surprise no one it’s a very tangled story. On Monday, Musk challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to “single combat” over the war in Ukraine. “I hereby challenge (Vladimir Putin) to single combat,” Musk wrote in his tweet. “Stakes are (Ukraine).” I hereby challenge to single combatStakes are Putin didn’t respond publicly. Musk also responded to Kadyrov with a tweet signed “Elona....

Elon has decided not to join our board. With the agreement now scrapped, Musk may be able to continue adding to his stake. Agrawal said he believes Musk’s decision to not join the board was “for the best.” The company would “remain open to his input,” he said. I believe this is for the best. We have and will always value input from our shareholders whether they are on our board or not....

Twitter responded by saying it still plans to wrap up the deal by suing the billionaire. The laughing tweet included a series of captions highlighting Musk’s take on the situation. pic.twitter.com/JcLMee61wj “They said I couldn’t buy Twitter. Then they wouldn’t disclose bot information. Now they want to force me to buy Twitter in court. Now they have to disclose bot information in court,” the captions read. They generally consisted ofabsurd hyperbolic claims about the actor’s prowess....

The bot tracks Musk’s jet using publicly available data, but the tech billionaire has not been amused. Musk offered Sweeney $5,000 to take down the Twitter account,according to Protocol. But Sweeney refused, saying $5,000 wasn’t enough for the satisfaction he received from his work. Now Sweeney is looking to turn his hobby into a business by tracking other well-known billionaires. Sweeney is currently selling T-shirts, stickers and hoodies featuring Musk and an airplane on the Ground Control website....

Musk rejected the Journal’sreport in a tweet, calling it “total bs.” “Sergey and I are friends and were at a party together last night!” “I’ve only seen Nicole twice in three years, both times with many other people around. On Monday, Muskposted a selfie with Brin in the background. This is total bs. Alongside his Google co-founder Larry Page, Brincontributed to a $40 million funding round in 2006. Brin invested $500,000....

It was revealed last week that Musk hascreated an artificial intelligence company called X.AI, headquartered in Nevada. Musk’s entry into the burgeoning AI market comes after thelaunch of OpenAI’s ChatGPTin November. The chatbot, built on a powerful AI engine, can write software, hold conversations and compose poetry. Microsoft quickly expanded its partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI, integrating the tech into its Bing search engine. Still, not all AI chatbots are built the same....

One of the slides shows several Starlink terminals laid out in a large outdoor area. The text on the slide states that 15,000 Starlinks were delivered to Ukraine. The figure was earlier reported by theFinancial Times. Starlink didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. He added that SpaceX’sStarlink satellite internethas beenvital for Ukrainianswho’ve remained in the country during the Russian invasion. SpaceX began sending Starlink terminals to Ukraine in February, when Muskconfirmed that the service was activein the country....

The 500-mile range Tesla Semi is for themore expensive $180,000 model. The standard Tesla Semi, which sells for $150,000, has a range of 300 miles. Tesla will beginshipping the Semi in early December. Tesla team just completed a 500 mile drive with a Tesla Semi weighing in at 81,000 lbs! Tesla couldn’t be reached for comment as Musk disbanded the company’s media relations department in 2020. The Tesla Semi was announced in 2017 with an initial 2019 release target....

founder and CEOElon Muskhas announced plans to relocate the electric-car maker’s corporate headquarters from California to Texas. The carmaker is currently based in Palo Alto, California. “This isn’t a matter of Tesla leaving California.” Musk has pressed engineers, technicians and builders interested in working for the rocket builder to relocate to Texas. “kindly consider moving to Starbase or greater Brownsville/South Padre area in Texas and encourage friends to do so!...

Musk admitted that possible financial burden played a role in his decision to sell the stock. The billionaire claims Twitter misrepresented or omitted information that would shed light on the company’s value. Twitter and Musk are expected to head to trial on Oct. 17 if they don’t reach a settlement. Twitter’s shareholders are scheduled to vote on the deal in a special meeting on Sept. 13. Musk sold about $8.5 billion worth ofTeslashares in April in the wake of announcing his deal to buyTwitter....

The perfume is a gag that crossed over into reality. It’s a tie-in to a previous oddball product from the Boring Company, aflamethrower sold in 2018. On Tuesday,Musk tweetedthe perfume had sold out in preorders. There’s a certain logic to all this strangeness. AsMusk noted, “With a name like mine, getting into the fragrance business was inevitable. Why did I even fight it for so long!?” Musk’s celebrity powered sales of the $100-per-bottle (90, AU$160) perfume....

Twitter will operate as a private company rather than a publicly traded one. Twitter, Agrawal, Segal and Gadde didn’t respond to a request for comment. Segal confirmed onTwitterthat he’s no longer at the company. He then tweeted on Friday “let the good times roll.” By closing the deal, Musk avoided what could have been a messy public trial between him and Twitter. A Delaware judge delayed the trial and gave Twitter and Musk until Friday to exit the deal....

Musk added that light camouflage could be placed over antenna to help avoid visual detection. Satellite signals can reportedly be used togeolocate and target people. hey use with caution. “While you attempt to colonize Mars – Russia attempt to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space – Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! @elonmusk, while you make a run at colonize Mars Russia make a run at occupy Ukraine!...