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]
Douglas Rushkoff told The Guardian this week that social media users are a commodity that tech billionaires want to exploit.
As many tech companies are finding ways to cut costs and downsize ahead of an expected recession, Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems confident that the automaker will be okay. While Tesla is unlikely to be completely immune from the economic downturn, Musk doesn’t expect Tesla’s production to slow down at all … [continued]
In the first two parts (you can find Part 1 here, and Part 2 here), I covered the challenges the Metaverse faces, as well as the things that it has going for it. Unlike the clunky VR of the 90s through 2015, VR has matured to the point where it … [continued]
Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement of a company name change was widely panned today, at least on the social media sites I use. On Twitter, people were mocking the new name (Meta), the VR and AR idea, and other things. On YouTube, commenters trotted out the usual jokes about androids and lizards, … [continued]
Facebook has announced that it will continue to publish political ads, even if they contain obvious lies. It says Congress is supposed to make laws, not private companies.
Zuckerburg and Facebook have hired an offshoot of the Daily Caller to fact check climate news on the world’s largest social media site. What could possibly go wrong?
Elon Musk remains a frequent target in the media. Clickbait journalists clack away at their keyboards and smear the Tesla and SpaceX CEO on a regular basis. Sometimes an outside perspective is needed — especially from someone who really knows science and space. To that end, CNBC recently sat down with renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to get his take on Elon Musk.
The hydrogen economy will be abandoned, for the most part. It will not power any vehicles below the scale of large freight trucks in a few years, and likely not those 18-wheelers either. The fueling stations will be abandoned. The cars will be relegated to museums.
When the chips are down, Elon Musk knows how to turn things around. Both Tesla and SpaceX have been through near-death experiences. Yet, somehow, Musk pulled both companies out of dire straits. Musk’s friend, Venture Capitalist Jason Calacanis, explains that entrepreneurs need, “one central thing that is critical, and that’s resiliency.”
