Tom Zhu: China boss is now highest-profile Tesla executive after Elon Musk

Hong Kong Reuters  —  Tesla Inc’s China chief Tom Zhu has been promoted to take charge of the electric carmaker’s US assembly plants as well as sales operations in North America and Europe, according to an internal posting of reporting lines reviewed by Reuters. The Tesla (TSLA) posting showed that Zhu’s title of vice president … Read more

Stephen King Says Elon Musk “Is A Visionary” But “A Terrible Fit For Twitter” – Deadline

Stephen King is back at it again calling out Elon Musk. In his latest tweet, the “King of Horror” is taking jabs at the Tesla and Twitter owner. “I think Elon Musk is a visionary. Almost singlehandedly, he’s changed the way Americans think about automobiles. I have a Tesla and love it,” King said before … Read more

Twitter’s $5bn-a-year business hit as Elon Musk clashes with advertisers

Elon Musk’s tumultuous reign at Twitter has led to a damaging rift with top brands and marketers, with the social media company’s $5bn-a-year advertising business hit by tensions over content moderation and resources. Multiple top advertising agencies and media buyers told the Financial Times that nearly all of the big brands they represent have paused … Read more

Elon Musk mulls ‘alternative’ to Apple and Google — RT World News

The billionaire said he could launch his own smartphone if Twitter is booted off popular platforms Twitter chief Elon Musk has said he is open to creating his own “alternative” smartphone in the event tech giants move to deplatform his social media site, suggesting he could be left with no other option. Responding to a … Read more

Elon Musk says Twitter verification will re-launch next week

Elon Musk is taking another stab at verifying Twitter accounts, the social media company’s new owner announced on Friday. The revamped check system is the latest change the billionaire Tesla CEO has made to Twitter as he overhauls its policies and practices after buying the platform last month for $44 billion. “Sorry for the delay, … Read more

Elon Musk Sets Launch Date For New Twitter Verification System – Deadline

Elon Musk has confirmed that his new paid checkmark system for Twitter verification is “tentatively” scheduled to roll out on the platform next Friday, December 2nd. Musk said on Friday that accounts for companies, government officials and entities, and individuals be marked with different colors — “gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue … Read more

Elon Musk says he will broadly restore Twitter accounts which were previously banned

CNN Business — Elon Musk said Thursday that he will begin restoring most previously banned accounts on Twitter starting next week, in his most wide-reaching move yet to undo the social media platform’s policy of permanently suspending users who repeatedly violated its rules. “The people have spoken,” Musk tweeted on Thursday. “Amnesty begins next week. … Read more

Elon Musk will offer ‘amnesty’ to banned Twitter accounts amid more layoffs

Twitter owner and CEO Elon Musk says a “general amnesty” for banned accounts will begin next week for those who “have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam.” He polled users on whether Twitter should offer the amnesty, seemingly overlooking the fact that such polls can be easily gamed by bots. Over 72 … Read more

Elon Musk Called ‘Unapproachable Tyrant’ in Tesla Employee Survey

Shortly after Elon Musk officially bought Twitter on Oct. 27 for $44 billion, the Tesla  (TSLA) – Get Free Report CEO took the company private and began cutting staff. He fired Twitter’s CEO, CFO and other executives. His vision for the company involved a much smaller workforce, so mass layoffs began. Some 3,700 people were let … Read more