Academics and civil society figures added their own interpretation of the AI zeitgeist while Elon Musk brought in the star power and the tough talk.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/us-calling-new-jersey-akshardham-temple-gpt-biden-bletchley-declaration-9012854/

After a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month, Tesla chief Elon Musk had said that the carmaker was finetuning the timing to invest in India.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/auto-travel/three-reasons-why-tesla-may-need-india-more-at-this-point-in-time-8867016/

Ah, the wonderful world of Elon Musk.

Source: https://sociable.co/government-and-policy/capitalism-era-talentism-klaus-schwab-asean-summit/

A jury has cleared Elon Musk from being liable for any losses suffered by investors after his infamous 'funding secured' tweet that shook stock prices.

Source: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/90228/elon-musk-found-not-guilty-of-fraud-over-his-infamous-funding-secured-tweet/index.html

A letter signed by Elon Musk and hundreds of experts calling for a pause in the development of artificial intelligence is a "hot mess" of "AI hype" that even misrepresents an academic paper, critics say.

Source: https://mg.co.za/world/2023-03-30-elon-musks-ai-letter-is-a-hot-mess-of-hype-say-critics/

Also mentioned in this week's column: the fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

Source: https://www.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/23/08/33781082/benzinga-buzz-jason-momoa-explains-how-you-can-help-maui-after-wildfire-destruction

Amid an antisemitism storm around X, the social media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, threatened to file a “thermonuclear lawsuit” against non-profit watchdog Media Matters and others.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/20-best-stories-of-2023/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

A Neuralink disk implant held by Elon Musk.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/1536484-key-facts-neuralink-musks-cyborg-gamble/

“As Elon Musk did at Twitter, I will release the ‘state action files’ from the federal government—publicly exposing every known instance in which bureaucrats have wrongfully pressured companies to take constitutionally prohibited actions,”

Source: https://qz.com/vivek-ramaswamy-2024-gop-presidential-nomination-race-1850143977

As logistical bottlenecks persisted - an issue CEO Elon Musk had said in October he was working to resolve - Tesla's fourth-quarter deliveries fell about 34,000 vehicles short of production.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/tesla-reports-record-quarterly-deliveries-misses-estimates-3179636?cid=cna_flip_070214

As someone who never saw the Twitter hype in the first place and who has some real concerns about Meta’s disregard for user privacy, I’m more interested in a cage match between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg than in testing another Twitter lookalike.

Source: https://adage.com/article/opinion/threads-fediverse-why-brands-should-start-planning-decentralized-internet/2504736

Back in 2011 Elon Musk scoffed at the idea of the company competing with Tesla.

Source: https://jalopnik.com/musk-tesla-twitter-and-spacex-had-a-hell-of-a-year-1851128357

Barron’s referred to Mark Zuckerberg’s rationale for a round of Meta layoffs in March as an exemplar of “the Elon Musk School of Management,” highlighting the CEOs’ shared hatred of remote work and corporate bureaucracy.

Source: https://slate.com/technology/2023/09/elon-musk-dave-portnoy-tim-gurner-steve-huffman-layoffs-extremely-hardcore.html?via=rss

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government rebuked X owner Elon Musk after he criticized the recent work of migrant rescue ships that German humanitarian groups operate in the Mediterranean Sea.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/europe/3237376/germanys-government-and-elon-musk-spar-on-x-over-maritime-rescue-ships.html

Billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 for $44 billion.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-still-has-security-flaws-after-musk-takeover-whistleblower-alleges/

Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that advertisers who have halted spending on his social media platform X in response to antisemitic and other hateful material are engaging in "blackmail" and, using a profanity, essentially told them to go away.

Source: https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/musk-uses-expletive-to-tell-audience-he-doesn-t-care-about-advertisers-that-fled-x-over-hate-speech-1.6666562

Billionaire Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter and renamed it as X, mentioned Bridgeport to more than 160 million of his followers worldwide.

Source: https://www.courant.com/2023/11/13/a-ct-candidate-who-never-gives-up-from-cape-verde-to-the-nutmeg-state/

Billionaire Ron Baron said Tuesday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested he would make multiples in return for his $100 million investment in Musk's take-private deal for Twitter.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/2c3f970c6151eab6?ref=ff

Bob Saget's wife asks Elon Musk to return late husband's verified statusnewsweek.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/8d0a6ee639d30a9d?ref=ff

CEO Elon Musk and a pair of top aides to President Joe Biden met in Washington on Friday to discuss the electric vehicle industry and the broader goal of electrification.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/01/27/elon-musk-biden-washington-trip-tesla/