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/

According to media outlet Bloomberg, the Elon Musk-owned social media platform reduced its workforce from Dublin and Singapore offices.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/d2340c6b76bfb291?ref=ff

Advertising spend on Twitter dropped by 71 percent in December, data from an advertising research firm showed, as top advertisers slashed their spending on the social-media platform after Elon Musk's takeover.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/social-networking/news/twitter-ad-spending-70-percent-fall-elon-musk-takeover-standard-media-index-3722318

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/

After the fight, his father reportedly sided with the attackers, claiming one of the boys had just lost his father and Elon had called him ‘stupid’ (more on this beloved Elon insult later).

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/13/elon-musk-biography-grimes-wife-spacex-twitter-19493794/

After the fight, his father reportedly sided with the attackers, claiming one of the boys had just lost his father and Elon had called him ‘stupid’ (more on this beloved Elon insult later).

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/09/13/elon-musk-biography-grimes-wife-spacex-twitter-19493794/

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

Although, I suppose it is possible she as a manager thought this would be a good way to get her whole team some Elon goodwill to protect their jobs, in which case it's not quite as bad.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12768392?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark

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

And so then, when that happens and DeepMind gets sold to Google, Elon starts working with Sam Altman and says, “Let’s do OpenAI, let’s have a competitor.”

Source: https://www.geekwire.com/2023/is-elon-musk-calculated-or-crazed-walter-isaacson-discusses-his-new-book-on-the-geekwire-podcast/

And that’s to say nothing of the job cuts at Twitter, which are smaller in number but – along with resignations driven by its owner Elon Musk’s chaotic management – account for more than half the company’s workforce.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/technology/is-the-big-tech-jobs-bloodbath-coming-for-you-20230122-p5cejr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_technology

And the way Elon leads his life, let’s say.

Source: https://www.geekwire.com/2023/is-elon-musk-calculated-or-crazed-walter-isaacson-discusses-his-new-book-on-the-geekwire-podcast/

A Neuralink disk implant held by Elon Musk.

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

A screenshot of Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram Stories response to Elon Musk's cage fight challenge is pictured.

Source: https://abc7news.com/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-twitter-facebook-feud-cage-fight/13415999/

“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 Elon Musk’s SpaceX aims its next rocket from Texas to Hawaii, take a look back at all the launches — and explosions — that have happened along the way.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/04/17/science/spacex-starship-launch

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