ELON MUSK MARK ZUCKERBERG MMA FIGHT
What goes on behind closed doors at America's billionaire summer camp?
This week in Idaho's Sun Valley, the annual Allen & Company summit has gathered top business, media, and political leaders for what's known as the "summer camp for billionaires." Attendees, including tech giants and entertainment moguls, engage in off-the-record talks and outdoor activities. The summit, famed for spawning major deals, hosts discussions on AI, corporate leadership changes, and political futures. Notable absentees like Warren Buffett and Elon Musk underscore shifting dynamics among industry leaders, amidst speculation about upcoming elections.
Threads turns one with 175 million users. What’s driving the growth?
Meta’s Threads, launched July 5, 2023, by Mark Zuckerberg, hits 175 million monthly users, challenging Elon Musk’s X. Despite X's growth, Threads steadily climbs. It tested the ActivityPub protocol, launched an API, started a fact-checking program, posts appear on Mastodon. Instagram promotion boosts users amid political content policy criticism.
Meta’s Threads turns one with 175 million users
In a year since its launch, the microblogging app Threads has touched more than 175 million monthly active users. Here's a look back.
Threads hits 175 million users on first anniversary
Threads, Meta's alternative to X (formerly Twitter), has hit 175 million monthly users a year after its out-of-the-blue launch. Threads, which hit app stores on July 5 last year, is a spin-off of Instagram and is intended to be a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, after that platform alienated many users and advertisers following Elon Musk's purchase in 2022.
Musk Black: The colour maketh the man
Musk Black not only visually matches Meskla’s self-positioning as a Blade Runner-style aristotechnocrat to a T, but also performs another important function: it situates him away from the nerd herd. Even Thursday’s AGM backdrop underlined this distancing from Valley aesthetics. The ‘cyber rodeo’ neon-lit backdrop was a far cry from Google-Meta-Microsoft’s pristine, antiseptic whiteboard venues that are more Ikea than gritty Big Tech.
Warren Buffett donates record $5.3 bln Berkshire shares
Warren Buffett is donating another $5.3 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, his biggest annual donation since he began making them in 2006.
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Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses
Workers fired by SpaceX filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Elon Musk of fostering a sexist "Dark Ages" culture at the company he founded. The fired workers have already filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board, but that has been stalled by a lawsuit by Musk trying to derail it.
Elon Musk ramps up anti-Biden posts on X
Elon Musk criticizes President Joe Biden on social platform X, expressing his disapproval of Biden's policies and leadership. Musk's frequent posts about Biden signal his influence on X's political discourse.
Meet world's second highest-paid CEO Nikesh Arora, the Indian-born executive who earns Rs 1,257 crore
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, emerged as the second highest-paid CEO in the US in 2023, with a total compensation of $151.43 million. The Wall Street Journal's report highlighted the strong presence of Indian-descent executives among high earners, with 17 making it into the top 500. Shantanu Narayen of Adobe followed closely behind Arora at number 11, with earnings of $44.93 million.
Elon Musk's fortune soars by most since before Twitter purchase
In the past five days, the world’s third-richest person has gained $37.3 billion in net worth, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s his largest weekly gain since March 2022, just before he agreed to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion in one of the biggest leveraged buyout deals in history. Since then, his fortune has tumbled just as often as it has increased after a breathtaking ascent in 2020 and 2021.
In billionaire cage fight new round, Elon Musk is once again richer than Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg's wealth plummeted by $18 billion due to Meta Platforms Inc.'s share decline, solidifying Elon Musk as the world's third-richest billionaire. Meta's stock dropped 11% after forecasting lower Q2 sales. Musk's fortune rose to $184 billion as Tesla shares surged, reversing their recent ranking switch.
Mark Zuckerberg: The Meta-morphosis of the man who perhaps 'chained' you to Facebook
Leading up to Meta's quarterly earnings report, a viral image of Mark Zuckerberg wearing a silver chain sparked widespread attention, overshadowing his AI announcements. The sudden focus on Zuckerberg's appearance signals a shift in Silicon Valley's image game, with the former tech icon now embracing a more relatable and diverse fashion sense.
The Meta-morphosis of Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, has become a more democratized figure in Silicon Valley, as evidenced by his shift from a traditional daily uniform to a more relaxed and experimentative style. This change began in 2021 when Facebook became Meta, and Zuckerberg's first avatar was dressed in a T-shirt and jeans. His transformation began with the introduction of the platform Threads, which allowed him to experiment with different outfits and styles.
Who is Maxwell Azzarello, who put himself ablaze outside Donald Trump's trial? Know about 'conspiracy theories'
Maxwell Azzarello posted an article on a website. The article carried the headline 'I have set myself on fire outside of the Trump Trial'. It was followed by a manifesto riddled with conspiracy theories on everything from cryptocurrency and Hollywood actors to COVID and former President Bill Clinton.
Mark Zuckerberg beats Elon Musk in billionaire 'cage fight' for first time since 2020
Richest person: Mark Zuckerberg surpassed Elon Musk to become the third-richest person globally. Musk's wealth declined due to Tesla's challenges, while Zuckerberg's fortune grew with Meta Platforms Inc.'s success. The shift highlights the rise of big tech over electric vehicles in the market. Their rivalry extends to social media competition and playful jabs.
Bluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up
Until Tuesday, anyone hoping to join Bluesky needed an invitation, which typically meant hunting down an existing member and begging for an invite. That invite-only period gave the site time to build out moderation tools and other features, Bluesky said.
Elon Musk is spreading election misinformation, but X's fact checkers are long gone
This month, Elon Musk, who has since bought Twitter and rebranded it X, echoed several of Trump's claims about the U.S. voting system, putting forth distorted and false notions that American elections were wide-open for fraud and illegal voting by noncitizens. This time, there were no fact checks. And the X algorithm -- under Musk's direct control -- helped the posts reach large audiences, in some cases drawing many millions of views.
Elon Musk wants 25% voting control at Tesla before fulfilling AI goal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker to be a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics without having at least 25% voting control of the company, nearly double his current stake.
'He’s going in for software updates.' Netizens spark hilarious meme fest as Mark Zuckerberg undergoes ACL surgery ahead of MMA match
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's MMA ambitions recently faced a setback when he tore his ACL during a sparring session, delaying his anticipated debut.
Mark Zuckerberg undergoes surgery for ligament injury during MMA training
The much-awaited cage fight between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg may not happen very soon as the Meta founder has injured himself while training and underwent a surgery.
Musk vs Zuckerberg: Tesla CEO claims 'Zuck declined' cage fight offer at Italy's Colosseum, asks 'is there anywhere he will fight?'
Elon Musk, the CEO of X, and Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta boss, engaged in a verbal war over their much-anticipated ‘cage fight,’ with Zuckerberg suggesting it was time to ‘move on’ while Musk poked fun in an online post. Although Musk had proposed a live-stream of the ‘Zuck v Musk fight’ on his platform X, Zuckerberg questioned its reliability for charitable causes.
Nerdboys, enough Meta-X-rated posing
On Sunday, though, the 'thinner' Zuck even called that off, posting on Threads: 'Elon won't confirm a date, then says he needs surgery, and now asks to do a practice round in my backyard instead.' Responding on X, Musk called the Meta-physical a 'chicken'.
Mark Zuckerberg declares 'time to move on' from cage fight, Elon Musk calls him ‘a chicken’ in response
The highly anticipated cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seems to have come to a halt as the Facebook head has announced that it's "time to move on" from the spectacle. Zuckerberg expressed his frustration with Musk's inconsistent responses and lack of commitment to the event on his social media platform, Threads.
Mark Zuckerberg vs Elon Musk Cage Fight: Facebook CEO calls off match. See why
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, declared on Sunday that he's no longer pursuing a cage match against fellow entrepreneur Elon Musk. Here are all the details.
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's playful rivalry heats up with cage fight banter
Mark Zuckerberg responded to Elon Musk's proposed cage fight, referencing that nothing has been formally arranged yet. He stated that he will personally share fight information once a date is established. He plans to use the opportunity to highlight exceptional athletes who dominate the field. Elon Musk replied through tweets, offering to teach Zuckerberg the significance of weight classes in combat during a visit next week or wait for the arena in Italy to be prepared. Users on social media are actively discussing the hypothetical outcome of the match with creative memes promoting the fight.
Elon Musk says fight with Mark Zuckerberg to be live-streamed on X; Meta CEO responds
Musk also spoke about his preparations for the fight and said he is lifting weights while being at work since he does not have enough time for working out
Before fight with Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk might need surgery
Musk said he needs to get an MRI done of his neck & upper back tomorrow and that the date of fight is still not clear.
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