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An appeals court has revived Tesla’s federal court challenge to a Louisiana law that prohibits automobile manufacturers from selling directly to consumers

Alice Walton will become a member of an exclusive elite group of centi-billionaires, which includes Elon Musk, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffett, soon, provided her wealth keeps increasing and surpasses the $100 billion threshold. The Walmart heiress surpassed the L'Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers to become the wealthiest woman in the world, and her net worth is expected to surpass $100 billion in the near future. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Alice Walton, the retail tycoon Sam Walton's daughter, is now worth over $95 billion for the first time. Due in large part to Walmart's stock price surge of 44% to a record high this year, her net worth increased by $25 billion. Also Read: Somebody Somewhere Season 3: Premiere date, where to watch, plot, teaser, cast and production

Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of Telegram who was arrested in Paris, has nothing to hide it is absurd to hold an owner responsible for abuse of the messaging and social media platform, Telegram said in a statement. Durov, a 39-year-old billionaire cast as "Russia's Mark Zuckerberg", was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday from Azerbaijan. The arrest of the Telegram CEO prompted a warning from Moscow to Paris that he should be accorded his rights, and criticism from X owner Elon Musk who said that free speech in Europe was under attack.

In November 2022, after acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk joked to his millions of followers: “Wait, if I Tweet does that count as work?" An account secretly run by a Russian intelligence agency tried for a humorous reply: “Your boss will be angry." The awkward joke got zero likes. Russian trolls are ramping up their efforts again on social media ahead of another U.S. presidential election, and they seem desperate for influencers to notice them.

Elon Musk, the influential billionaire and CEO of X (formerly known as Twitter), has announced that the social media platform may cease its operations in Brazil. This dramatic statement comes after X alleged that top Brazilian judge, Alexandre de Moraes, threatened to arrest one of its legal representatives. The dispute between Musk and Moraes has been intensifying for months, highlighting a broader conflict over the regulation of social media in Brazil, as per the report by Forbes.

Elon Musk had a field day on X, as millions joined in to hear an 'unscripted' conversation between him and Republic Presidential candidate Donald Trump. This appearance by Trump marks his solid comeback on X, after being reinstated in 2023. Musk and Trump covered a variety of topics around the US politics and economy, and also discussed the in and outs of the assassination attempt on the former President.

NASA needs to decide by the end of August whether to return two astronauts to Earth aboard Boeing's Starliner, which flew them to the International Space Station (ISS), or bring them home on a SpaceX craft, officials said Wednesday. NASA astronauts Barry «Butch» Wilmore and Sunita «Suni» Williams blasted off for the ISS on Starliner on June 5 for what was meant to be an eight-day stay. But their return has been delayed by thruster malfunctions that came to light during the first crewed mission to the ISS by the Boeing spacecraft.

Google to Netflix, prominent US companies are battling internet boycott calls over their perceived political leanings in a polarising election season that has exposed them to what researchers call "brand disinformation." The online campaigns, which falsely claim both Netflix and Google are funding or favoring Democratic nominee Kamala Harris ahead of the November election, illustrate how brands are vulnerable to political falsehoods that can expose them to financial perils. Those calling for a boycott, researchers say, include fake accounts on the platform X. The site is owned by Elon Musk, who has endorsed Donald Trump and appears to exert an outsized influence on voters through the platform, which has become a hotbed of disinformation.

Donald Trump's media company shares dipped and neared record lows on Wednesday. This comes after following weak quarterly results and the Republican presidential candidate's return to social media platform X. Trump's dwindling lead in polls and election betting markets in recent weeks has also hit the stock, which has been seen by some retail traders as a bet on whether Trump would win a second term, as per Reuters report. Trump majority owns Trump Media & Technology Group, whose main asset is the Truth Social app popular among some conservatives. On Tuesday, Trump marked his return to X with an interview with the platform owner Elon Musk.

Donald Trump will have an opportunity to recalibrate his presidential comeback bid with a rally and speech in North Carolina that his campaign is billing as a significant economic address

The UK’s image as a multicultural country is the obvious loser from the far-right violence of the past fortnight, but in time these tragic events may have wider implications for the policing of social media everywhere. The role of X in disseminating often-false information and lionizing rabble-rousers, as well as X owner Elon Musk’s provocative tweets and irresponsible retweets, are all under the microscope.

Imane Khelif earned a gold medal in Paris, the boxer who faced international scrutiny and misconceptions about her sex is likely to name Elon Musk and JK Rowling in her complaint against «cyber bullying», according to Variety. Khelif, who had been in the docks before over her gender eligibility, faced severe criticism after defeating Itanian boxer Angela Carini in an opening-round bout in just 46 seconds at the Olympics. After winning gold in the Olympics, Khelif filed a legal complaint in France. «JK Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,» attorney Nabil Boudi told Variety on Tuesday. Boudi also said that former US President Donald Trump would be part of the probe. However, he said it wasn't clear if he would be named in the complaint.

Twitter, former US President Donald Trump has returned to it. He appeared there in an interview with X boss Elon Musk at a time when his popularity has gone down severely and he has been trailing behind rival Kamala Harris is almost all opinion polls held since Joe Biden stepped aside. Recounting his assassination attempt, Trump discussed many issues, including the deportation of migrants. The interview posted on X, lasted for two hours. It was overwhelmingly friendly, but it revealed nothing new about the GOP candidate for the US Presidential Election 2024. Trump kept on talking about his recent assassination attempt, illegal immigration, and his plans to cut government regulations.

As X’s owner and most followed user, Elon Musk has increasingly used it as a microphone to amplify his political views and those of the often right-wing figures he’s aligned with

Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter

Stay tuned for more updatesDonald Trump says “it was a miracle," that his supporters did not flee after bullet shots were heard at the Pennsylvania campaign. He said usually there is a stampede in such situations, but all of Trump's supporters remained, and they did not panic.Donald Trump says the Secret Service sniper was not aware, and says “I've to take my hat off to him," about the Pennsylvania rally shooting , where Thomas Matthew Crooks attempted to assassinate TrumpThe technical issues on X Spaces has been fixed.

Donald Trump is set to make a significant return to the social media platform X, ahead of a much-anticipated live interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. This event, scheduled for Monday, is expected to stir the already volatile landscape of the U.S. presidential election, offering Trump a fresh opportunity to reassert his presence in the political arena.

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A small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations — days after being targeted by social media platform X in a lawsuit alleging the group helped coordinate a “massive advertiser boycott” after billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in 2022

Elon Musk’s recent comments about his transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, have ignited a public dispute. In an interview with psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, Musk expressed that he had “lost” his son, attributing this to a “woke mind virus.” Musk elaborated on social media platform X, stating, “Xavier was born gay and slightly autistic, two attributes that contribute to gender dysphoria. I knew that from when he was about 4 years old and he would pick out clothes for me to wear like a jacket and tell me it was 'fabulous!'” Wilson’s Response to Musk’s Statements Vivian Jenna Wilson, who legally changed her name in 2022 and distanced herself from Musk, responded to his comments on Threads. She dismissed Musk’s claim that she is “slightly autistic” as “entirely fake,” asserting that he had fabricated stories for attention.

Tesla has stopped taking orders for the least expensive version of its Cybertruck, which is priced at $61,000, while making the $100,000 version available for immediate order and delivery as soon as this month, its website showed. Demand and supply for the Cybertruck are closely monitored by Tesla investors and fans, because Chief Executive Elon Musk has poured resources into the truck's development and plans to make 200,000 per year. As recently as October, Musk said Tesla had 1 million reservations for the truck. Some customers have indicated they are waiting for less expensive versions, because prices are higher and driving ranges lower than originally forecast.