Twitter CEO and Tesla enthusiast:
“The trend is very clearly toward full self-driving. And I hesitate to say this, but I think we’ll do it this year.”
Sure, Elon. We’ve been hearing this since 2019.
Here’s what he said today at the Possible conference, as reported by The Wall Street Journal:
“It’s totally cool to say that you want to have your advertising appear in certain places of Twitter and not in other places,” he said at the Possible marketing conference. “But it is not cool to say what Twitter will do. And if that means losing advertising dollars, we’ll lose them. But freedom of speech is paramount.”
Not exactly a surprising position, based on previous things he’s said. But he probably could use the advertising money.
According to the Starship flight test mission page, the launch window it’s targeting is from 8:28AM CT (9:28AM ET) to 9:30 AM CT (10:30AM ET).
Yes, that’s 4/20, and no, it’s not a 69-minute window; it’s 62.
You can keep an eye on our stream of updates for any more details as they arrive.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, says it’s “pausing” its use of Twitter after the platform put a “Government-funded Media” label on its main account, joining the likes of NPR and PBS.
The Elon Musk-owned service then changed the label to read “70% Government-funded Media,” before adjusting it to 69%, cementing Musk’s status as the least funny person to have ever opened a Twitter account.
You’ll just need to put down $175 and cross your fingers the torch will actually arrive in Q3 2023. Then it can sit right next to your Boring Company flamethrower.
But according to Elon Musk, another try for the Starship launch will happen in “a few days.”
Your Monday morning plans could include a groundbreaking rocket launch — SpaceX and Elon Musk are ready to attempt a first integrated Starship launch that’s scheduled to take place around 9AM ET.
The countdown’s first check-in should come two hours prior to liftoff, so keep an eye on our stream for any updates to the plans.
It was one year ago today that news broke of Elon Musk offering to buy Twitter outright. Looking back, two prophecies have proven true with time. Outgoing CEO Parag Agrawal telling staff, “there will be distractions ahead,” and our own Editor-in-Chief Nilay Patel warning Musk of the overpriced world of hurt he just purchased.
Anyway, happy anniversary, Chief Twit.
After Lee’s murder last week, Musk tagged District Attorney Brooke Jenkins in a tweet asking if the city would be taking stronger action to “incarcerate repeat violent offenders.”
But San Francisco officials said Thursday that the arrested suspect knew Lee.
As reported by NBC News:
“Reckless and irresponsible statements like those contained in Mr. Musk’s tweet — that assumed incorrect circumstances about Mr. Lee’s death — served to mislead the world in its perceptions of San Francisco,” Jenkins said.
The statements, she continued, “also negatively impact the pursuit of justice for victims of crime, as it spreads misinformation at a time when the police are trying to solve a very difficult case.”
According to the Twitter CEO:
1. Twitter is down to 1,500 employees (from over 7,500)
2. Shutting down a data center in December “was quite catastrophic.”
3. Musk’s dog is now Twitter CEO, thus honoring Musk’s commitment to abide by a poll to step down.
4. Twitter is nearly breaking even financially with satisfactory growth.
5. Little rocket man is angry.
