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Elon Musk keeps getting creepierElon Musk keeps getting creepier
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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Shockingly, Musk’s latest tweets about The Fight may not have been totally accurate.

The Italian government posted a statement from Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano about a conversation with Musk, and as explained by Fast Company, it differs a bit with Musk’s version of what to expect.

Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
The Colosseum rumor lives on.

“Everything done will pay respect to the past and present of Italy,” Elon Musk wrote in an X post this morning. Does the Italian government know this? Does Mark Zuckerberg? I know where I’m putting my money.

Meanwhile, Musk also mentioned needing shoulder surgery, which would certainly delay a fight. “Recovery will only take a few months,” Musk wrote.

Jon Porter
Jon Porter
Australia’s national broadcaster scales back its Twitter presence.

ABC’s managing director David Anderson says the broadcaster will reduce its usage of X (formerly known as Twitter) to just four official accounts to allow its staff to focus on what provides “the most value.” He also cited an increase in “toxic interactions” on the platform.

In response, X owner Elon Musk accused the broadcaster of preferring “censorship-friendly social media.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Elon Musk doesn’t have time to work out, but he might make time for neck surgery.

The Twitter owner — who we can only assume is entirely, 100 percent, without a doubt, entirely serious about a cage match with Mark Zuckerberg — made several statements about the proposed cage match on Sunday.

Ignore whether or not SpaceX has a permit for discharging wastewater from its most recent rocket test; instead, stay tuned to find out if the billionaire who is “lifting weights throughout the day” will have a doctor’s note for opting out of the proposed August 26th date.

Elon Musk: “Am lifting weights throughout the day, preparing for the fight.   Don’t have time to work out, so I just bring them to work.”
Elon Musk post: “Am going with @WWE as my fighting style” (quoting a video clip from a WWE event)
Elon Musk: “Exact date is still in flux. I’m getting an MRI of my neck & upper back tomorrow. May require surgery before the fight can happen. Will know this week.”
1/3Image: Elon Musk / X (Twitter)
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Twitter Blue is now X Premium.

The program that can’t make its payments on time has a new name, as highlighted in Elon Musk’s tweet from last night. Also, the official handle for the account has changed to @Premium.

Unlike several other handles X has hijacked from users in its rebranding push, like @Sports and @Music, it’s unclear if anyone was using this one until now. The most recent use shown in the Internet Archive is a spammy “premium brands news” account in 2015.