Elon Musk

FILED - 22 March 2022, Brandenburg, Gruenheide: Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, attends the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg. Musk assured European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton on Monday that he intends to comply with new EU content moderation rules ahead of his impending takeover of Twitter. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild POOL/dpa.

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BUSINESS

Musk to reverse Twitter's 'morally bad' ban on Trump

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/11/22

Musk said the ban was a "morally bad decision" which undermined the public's trust in Twitter

25 April 2022, France, Clermont-Ferrand: A view of entrepreneur Elon Musk Twitter's account displayed on a smartphone screen. Twitter announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Tesla founder Elon Musk in a transaction valued at around $44 billion. Photo: Adrien Fillon/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

German digital experts fear more hate speech after Musk buys Twitter

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/27/22

Despite its bests efforts, Twitter also has a major problem with hate and disinformation

Economy & Business

SOCIAL MEDIA

Elon Musk's $44-billion bid to buy Twitter is accepted

The Nomad Today 4/25/22

Musk made the non-binding proposal to acquire all outstanding common stock of Twitter not already owned by him earlier this month

FILED - 13 August 2021, Brandenburg, Gruenheide: Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, speaks during his visit to the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory. The billionaire owner of electric car manufacturer Tesla Inc, Elon Musk, has offered to buy all of the outstanding shares in the social media platform Twitter. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/POOL/dpa.

Economy & Business

BUSINESS

Twitter limits Musk's potential stake to 15% with 'poison pill'

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/18/22

The billionaire founder of Tesla already owns a more-than 9% stake in Twitter

FILED - Spacecraft VSS Unity. British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spacecraft VSS Unity reached space on Sunday with the billionaire and a crew of five on board, in another milestone for commercial space travel. Photo: ---/Virgin Galactic/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

World

'BILLIONAIRES SPACE RACE'

Billionaire Branson touches space in Virgin craft

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/12/21

The successful flight means Branson beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days

Economy & Business

'ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS'

Bitcoin price plummets after Tesla stops accepting it

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/13/21

Bitcoin's annualized carbon footprint is roughly equivalent to that of Singapore and its electrical energy consumption is comparable to the power consumption of the Netherlands.

World

LABOUR RIGHTS

Tesla repeatedly violated labour laws, US authority says

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/26/21

The firm has denied misconduct.

FILED - Elon Musk, Tesla-Chef, steht auf der Baustelle der Tesla Gigafactory. Musk vermutet, dass er an Covid-19 erkrankt ist - ist sich aber nach widersprüchlichen Testergebnissen unsicher. Photo: Patrick Pleul/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Elon Musk says he probably has Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/15/20

The Tesla founder had often downplayed the danger from the coronavirus.

Musk to reverse Twitter's 'morally bad' ban on Trump

German digital experts fear more hate speech after Musk buys Twitter

Elon Musk's $44-billion bid to buy Twitter is accepted

Twitter limits Musk's potential stake to 15% with 'poison pill'

Billionaire Branson touches space in Virgin craft

Bitcoin price plummets after Tesla stops accepting it

Tesla repeatedly violated labour laws, US authority says

Elon Musk says he probably has Covid-19

11/1/22

11/1/22