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‘Completely Irrational:’ Analysts Say Elon Musk Risks Killing Billions in Brand Value by Turning Twitter into ‘X’

Analysts believe that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is risking killing billions of dollars in brand value by turning Twitter into “X,” given that Twitter is one of the rare brands that has become so popular it turned into a verb as it is intertwined with everyday conversation. One marketing expert calls the rebrand “completely irrational from a business and brand point of view.”

Elon Musk's X logo for Twitter

‘Egregiously Overvalued:’ Wall Street Divided by Tesla’s Mixed Earnings as One Analyst Expects Shares to Crater

The second-quarter results reported by Elon Musk’s Tesla have sparked a mixed response from Wall Street, with some analysts expressing concerns over the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer’s slipping margins and others focusing on the company’s strong revenue and earnings numbers. Analyst Craig Irwin called the company “egregiously overvalued” while setting a price target that is more than 70 percent lower than its current share price.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks via video link during the Qatar E

Twitter Is Sharing Revenue with Conservative Influencers and WashPo’s Taylor Lorenz Is Furious

Twitter recently announced its decision to share advertising revenue with content creators on its platform. However, there have been accusations of bias relating to the first beneficiaries of this new initiative, including conservative influencers like Benny Johnson and Ashley St. Clair. Writing for the Washington Post, notoriously report Taylor Lorenz, who has been banned by Twitter for doxxing, claims that “So far, many of the influencers who have publicly revealed that they’re part of the program are prominent figures on the right.” 

Dan Neil and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk attend Tribeca Talks After The Movie: 'Revenge of

Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter Clone Threads Suffers Drop in Engagement After Initial Surge at Launch

Threads, the new social media platform launched by Mark Zuckerberg as a rival to Twitter, has experienced a significant drop in user engagement and growth following a record-breaking debut. Analysts have published data showing a 25 percent dropoff in daily users and a 50 percent drop in the time spent on Facebook’s latest platform. Elon Musk has been quick to use his own Twitter platform to point out that Zuckerberg’s Twitter clone appears to be faltering.

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Don’t Throw Stones: Tesla Launches Internal Investigation of Project to Build a Glass House for Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s Tesla has launched an internal investigation over a secretive directive known as “Project 42,” which involved plans for a unique glass building in Austin, Texas. The project was internally described as a house for the company’s CEO, Elon Musk. Now the company’s board is investigating whether the company misused resources to build Musk a glass mansion despite his claims of couch surfing at the homes of friends.

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Cloudflare CEO: Twitter Traffic ‘Tanking’ as Zuckerberg’s Threads Surpasses 100 Million Users

The CEO of Cloudflare, a critical internet infrastructure company, took to Elon Musk’s Twitter recently to point out that the platform’s traffic is “tanking.” The supposed drop in Twitter traffic comes at the same time as significant growth for Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter Clone, Threads. Facebook’s new text-based platform has enjoyed a surge in popularity, amassing over 100 million sign-ups within a week of its launch.

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‘Zuck Is a Cuck:’ Elon Musk Challenges Mark Zuckerberg to a ‘Dick Measuring Contest’ as Slapfight over ‘Threads’ Rages On

Tech titans Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have found themselves embroiled in a deepening public feud. The rivalry, which has played out in the public eye, was sparked by the launch of Threads, a new social media platform developed by Zuckerberg’s Facebook (now known as Meta) as a “sanely run” Twitter clone. In his latest salvo, Musk accused Zuckerberg of being a cuck and challenged him to a “literal dick measuring contest.”

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Elon Musk’s Twitter Sues Law Firm that Prior Management Used to Force Buyout

Elon Musk’s Twitter has filed a lawsuit against prominent law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, and Katz, alleging that the firm charged an excessive and unwarranted fee for its services during Twitter’s privatization process. The law firm billed Twitter $90 million for its successful efforts to force Musk to follow through on his commitment to take the company private.

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Comrade Elon: Musk’s Tesla Pledges to Uphold ‘Core Socialist Values’ for Communist China

Elon Musk’s Tesla has pledged to uphold “core socialist values” and compete fairly in China’s fast growing car market. Musk’s latest agreement with the communist government comes of the heels of his praise for the country’s AI researchers. Musk praised the “wisdom and determination” of Chinese AI researchers despite the country’s hostile stance towards the United States.

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WSJ: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Has a ‘De Facto Monopoly’ with 88% of Space Launches

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has emerged as the dominant force in the rocket-launch market, handling a staggering 88 percent of customer flights from American launch sites in the first half of 2023. One former Air Force space operations officer explains, “The fact is that the competition can’t field anything right now and that makes SpaceX a de facto monopoly.”

Elon Musk strikes a SpaceX pose (pool/Getty)