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Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur, has been captured in a photograph with his twins for the first time. These twins were born to Shivon Zilis, who also happens to work at Musk's brain chip company, Neuralink, New York Post reported. In the photograph, Musk can be seen sitting on a couch, cradling one of the twins who was 16 months old at the time.

Elon Musk, the billionaire and CEO of multiple companies has often appealed to both Ukraine and Russia to stop war and find a peaceful solution to age-old problems. Musk has supported Ukraine by providing internet to Ukraine through its Starlink satellite system. However, a biography on Elon Musk, which is set to be released by Simon & Schuster on September 12, has highlighted how Musk prevented war nuclear war between Ukraine and Russia.

Kanye West reached out to his friend Elon Musk early this year for a favor: Let me back on Twitter. The social-media platform had suspended West in December for violating its rule against hate speech after he posted an image of a swastika merged with a Star of David. The musician and designer, who goes by the name Ye, has been considering a 2024 presidential run, according to people familiar with his plans, and his campaign advisers wanted him back on.

Musk was seen for the first time with his twins Strider and Azure, along with their mother, venture capitalist Shivon Zhilis. The picture was shared by Musk’s biographer Walter Isaacson, on his X handle. In the picture, the 52-year-old business tycoon could be seen sitting cross-legged on a couch with one of the twins on his lap, while the other is being held by Zhilis. Another picture shows one of the twins hovering near a robot. Dropping the pictures, the veteran journalist wrote, “Ever since imbibing Isaac Asimov's stories as a kid, Musk has worried that our robots could turn on us. This Time excerpt explains why and what he’s doing about it.” “For a moment I was struck by the oddness of the scene,” Isaacson wrote. “We were sitting on a suburban patio by a tranquil backyard swimming pool on a sunny spring day, with two bright-eyed twins learning to toddle, as Musk somberly speculated about the window of opportunity for building a sustainable human colony on Mars before an AI apocalypse destroyed earthly civilization,” he tweeted. The photo was taken at Zilis’s home in Austin, Texas. The twins were born in November 2021, weeks before Musk and Canadian songstress Grimes welcomed their second child via surrogacy.

Elon Musk tapped SpaceX, the rocket maker he oversees as chief executive, for a $1 billion loan around the time he was acquiring the social-media company formerly known as Twitter. The unusual loan is the latest example of how the world’s richest man has drummed up cash from his empire of companies without having to permanently part with shares, enabling him to raise funds for his wide array of endeavors. SpaceX approved the loan, which was backed by some of his SpaceX stock, in October, and Musk drew all of it down the same month, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Wall Street Journal. Last October, SpaceX approved the $1 billion loan which was backed by some of Elon Musk's SpaceX stock. He drew all of it down in the same month he took ownership of Twitter.

(Reuters) -SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tapped the rocket maker for a $1 billion loan around the time he was acquiring social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

Elon Musk has blamed the Anti-Defamation League for a fall in US advertising revenue on the social media platform. In a series of posts on Monday, Musk said that ad sales are still down 60% “primarily due to pressure on advertisers" mounted by the Anti-Defamation League. Musk said that the ADL was trying to kill the social media platform since he acquired it in October last year, by “falsely accusing" it and him of being anti-Semitic.

Elon Musk completed the buyout of Twitter, when the billionaire Tesla founder met Parag Agarwal, then CEO of the company, and the India-origin CEO came across as a «really nice guy» but that wasn't enough. Musk also found out that Agarwal lacked an important leadership quality.

Elon Musk took over the social media platform X(formerly Twitter), Walter Isaacson who wrote the biography "ELon Musk" and will be published on 12 September has given a detailed account on why Elon Musk sacked Parag Agrawal, the then Twitter CEO.In an excerpt carried out by The Wall Street Journal , Musk who had a meeting with Parag Agrawal said he was a "really nice guy." "What Twitter needs is a fire-breathing dragon," Elon Musk said after that meeting, as per biographer Isaacson. "And Parag is not that." Elon Musk met Parag Agrawalover a dinner in March 2022, according to the biographer.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, publicly endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy, the emerging United States Republican presidential candidate. On August 18, 2023, Musk responded to a post by Tucker Carlson on Twitter, stating, «He is a very promising candidate.» Carlson's original tweet even highlighted Ramaswamy as the «youngest Republican presidential candidate ever» and emphasized his significance in the current political landscape.

Aditya-L1 mission, called Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), according to a report published by MoneyControl. In an exclusive interview with MoneyControl, IIA Director Annapurni Subramaniam said the question that arises here is how the sun affects things in space as people are highly dependent on space technology. “You must know that Musk's Starlink satellites were disrupted last year.

By Jonathan Stempel

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) has updated its privacy policy in a bid to collect biometric and other kinds of personal data like the user's educational history and employment preferences. In the updated privacy policy spotted by Bloomberg, X noted, “Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes," The company clarified that biometrics will be used for adding an extra layer of verification for premium users, giving them the ability to provide their government ID and picture.

Elon Musk on Friday said that X Corp (formerly Twitter) will not use users' data to train its machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) models. The tech billionaire reacted after X updated its privacy policy, seeking permission from users to start collecting their biometric data and employment history.

Elon Musk, is facing 2,200 arbitration claims from former employees of the company. According to a CNBC report citing court records, the case is Chris Woodfield v. Twitter, X Corp.

Elon Musk says his social network X, formerly known as Twitter, will give users the ability to make voice and video calls on the platform

Elon Musk recently shared a heartwarming glimpse of his personal life as he brought his son, 'X AE A-XII,' to the X (Twitter) headquarters. Musk shared the image of his son at the X office on his official X handle on Saturday. The image, portraying his son alongside the newly unveiled X logo, resonated with fans, accumulating over 1.1 million likes and over 82 million views since it was posted. The snapshot offered a rare peek into Musk's role as a father. The affectionate click of 'X AE A-XII' next to the X emblem prompted responses from his followers. A parody account humorously noted, «Lil X next to the X! This is awesome.» Another user playfully observed, «Aww! He’s even got his Tesla shirt! Bet he loves it there!» This isn't the first visit of 'X AE A-XII' to his father's workplace. Last year, in a similar display of familial bonding, Musk shared an image of himself with his son at the Space X starbase in Texas.

Elon Musk, theowner of X (formerly Twitter), continues to advance his vision of transforming the app into a super app. A recent development in this direction is the introduction of voice and video call features to X. Musk announced, "Video & audio calls coming to X," highlighting that this feature will be available across iOS, Android, Mac, and PC devices.

Twitter), tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared that the features will soon be coming to the micro-blogging platform, putting it in direct competition with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. These upcoming features will work on iOS, Android, Mac and PCs, Musk stated. He clarified that no phone numbers would be needed to access the features. Taking to X, he wrote, «Video & audio calls coming to X. Works on iOS, Android, Mac & PC. No phone number needed. X is the effective global address book.» The new Twitter feature has been teased several times in the past, and it is now likely to finally make its debut in an upcoming update.

Elon Musk on Thursday announced that X, formerly Twitter, will soon be getting an audio and video calls feature. In a post, Musk said, «Video & audio calls coming to X». Musk said the new feature will be compatible with Android, iOS, PC, and Mac, adding that audio and video calls can be made without any phone number. «X is the effective global address book,» Musk said in a post on the platform. Musk had in May first spoken about the calling feature on the platform.