Once upon a time, Elon Musk tweeted on his then-new social media platform, “Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy.” He, of course, was referring to the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which declares that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or … [continued]
SpaceX plans to go public next month. Will new investors see substantial gains or covering Elon’s losses from his misadventures?
Billionaire Elon Musk surprised lots of people with his quick February merger between SpaceX and his artificial intelligence lab xAI. He is now in the process of adding up to $75 billion to the current estimated $2 trillion-plus SpaceX valuation, and, with the company’s initial public offering (IPO) nearly within … [continued]
Sales of Tesla Powerwall batteries are in danger of sputtering out, even as the company launches its own line of residential solar panels.
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is looking to make a bold move and lead the way on an issue most of the world is struggling with but doesn’t know how to handle. He wants to ban social media use by kids under 16 years old in Spain, calling social media … [continued]
I was working on some homework today with my daughter who’s in 2nd grade. It came after a couple of days of trying to figure out how smart people are so effectively fooled by misinformation, and don’t see the threat of massive misinformation networks (i.e., X, Facebook, etc.). The homework … [continued]
President Donald J. Trump welcomes Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, to the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Joiyce N. Boghosian)
Social media often seems minor and harmless, just an app or two on the side for entertainment and learning. Originally, it was supposed to be a wonderful thing that brought the world together. World peace was finally at our fingertips, or at least fun cat videos. Unfortunately, we have learned … [continued]
Jennifer wrote a great piece about the fragmentation of the EV scene on social media a few weeks ago, pointing out all the challenges associated with getting the right messaging out in a universe of often purposefully biased media. The mass “X-odus” from Elon Musk’s social media platform continues, with … [continued]
Okay, this isn’t about climate solutions, but it is about tech, and it’s a big story. Australia, in a rapid legislative process, has banned most social media for kids under the age of 16. That includes Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and X. Social media has proven to be quite … [continued]
Despite having some bad history on the platform (getting a strange ban in 2023), X/Twitter has still been a useful platform. Not only are there a still a lot of good people on there, but there’s a lot of good information for articles. It has also been very useful for … [continued]
