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Archives for April 2025

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
X is losing users in Europe.

In a report published as part of X’s compliance with EU laws, the platform revealed that monthly active users in Europe decreased from around 105 million in October 2024 to 95 million as of April 2025. France lost the most users (2.7 million), followed by Poland (1.8 million) and Germany (1.3 million), as pointed out by Politico.

The DOGE days have just begun

If you want a friend in Washington, get a DOGE.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elon Musk’s robotaxi fantasy is starting to unravel

The Tesla CEO has long promised driverless cars that can go anywhere. But now he’s acknowledging that there will be “parameters.”

Andrew J. Hawkins
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Musk’s robo-revolution derailed by China’s rare earth curb.

The restrictions on rare earth minerals and related magnets came in response to Trump’s escalating tariffs and we’re now seeing some direct impact. Tesla’s occasional CEO says his plan to build thousands of Optimus humanoid robots this year is contingent upon the availability of those magnets needed for the robot’s motors.

”China wants some assurances that these are not used for military purposes, which obviously they’re not,” said Musk.

Starlink also wasn’t intended for military purposes... until it was.

The EPA cracked down on Tesla and SpaceX — then DOGE took over

DOGE is gutting the agency that enforces environmental laws Elon Musk’s companies have been accused of breaking.

Justine Calma
Wes Davis
Wes Davis
AP photos of Starlink at the GSA show how DOGE bypasses normal systems.

After finding the Elon Musk-owned Starlink’s terminals on the roof of the General Services Administration — which a law professor quoted by The Associated Press called a “choke point for all agencies” — federal staffers had concerns.

IT staffers, who reported the discovery to superiors, were concerned that the devices were not authorized to be used at GSA and DOGE might be utilizing them to siphon off agency data...

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Elon Musk finds women on X to impregnate.

That’s one tactic that The Wall Street Journal reports Musk is using to grow his self-described “legion” of offspring, having reviewed evidence showing he used his wealth to silence women who have his kids.

Musk has 14 children that we know of between four mothers, the most recent being Ashley St. Clair who said she’s being caught up in Musk’s “harem drama.” During her pregnancy, Musk reportedly suggested they use surrogates to pump out more babies “before the apocalypse.”

OpenAI is building a social networkOpenAI is building a social network
Kylie Robison and Alex Heath
People are turning on Elon MuskPeople are turning on Elon Musk
Wes Davis