Will subpoenaing Jack Dorsey help Elon Musk win his Twitter trial?
The court case following Musk’s aborted buy-out could have profound consequences for social media and trust in the legal system.
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Elon Musk is a businessman, chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, owner of Twitter, and has been estimated to be the world’s richest man. He was born in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa, and after studying at University of Pennsylvania embarked on a career as an entrepreneur, co-founding Zip2, a software company that was bought for $300m in 1999.
From bullied to billionaire – the inevitable triumph of Elon Musk
In a new biography, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is portrayed as a troubled visionary who views success as a…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is about controlling attention
Musk’s unique ability to move markets relies on him remaining the world’s most recognisable businessperson.
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Are we prepared for Donald Trump to return to Twitter?
If Elon Musk’s Twitter is defined by the former US president and the far-right, it will be a far less…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter utopia can never be realised
It’s impossible to create a social media platform where everyone is happy, no matter who is in charge.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover should alarm us all
Can we expect Donald Trump and “pedo guy” slurs to return?
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Why Elon Musk desperately wants to own Twitter
The world’s richest man is fighting to control his primary means of making money.
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Elon Musk is now Twitter’s biggest shareholder. Here’s why that is worrying
Why would the world’s wealthiest person want to make an enormous investment in an app that is widely considered on…
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Putin’s war in Ukraine threatens to spark a new space race
Russia is turning its back on peaceful partnerships in the face of Western sanctions.
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“Freedom Convoy” shows the Americanisation of Canada’s right
Truckers protesting vaccine mandates get their belligerence from the insidious influence of US political extremism.
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Tesla: the trillion-dollar personality cult
Is the car company’s share price too bound up in the personality of its enigmatic CEO, Elon Musk?
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Why the billionaire space race is the colonial fantasy reborn
The quest by the super-rich to conquer outer space is a deluded attempt to sidestep the political conflicts and ecological damage…
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