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Author: Buying X/Twitter Has Left Elon Musk Teetering on the Brink of Insanity

Elon Musk’s recent acquisition of Twitter, now rebranded as X, has sparked significant changes, affecting both the social media platform and Musk’s personal and professional reputation. According to Ben Mezrich, author of Breaking Twitter, Musk’s acquisition has caused him numerous problems, in one case leaving Twitter employees on the verge of calling the police to prevent the billionaire from harming himself.

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The High Cost of Going Green: Hertz Blames Profit Miss on Dismal Tesla Resale Value, Sky High Repair Costs

Rental car giant Hertz hit a huge speed bump with its profitability, and its blaming the ill-advised choice to go green with Elon Musk’s electric cars. The company is blaming its recent quarterly profits miss on Tesla’s price cuts and unexpectedly high EV repair costs, which both caused big problems due to Hertz’s decision to build a large fleet of Tesla vehicles.

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‘Hierarchical, Biased:’ Elon Musk Slams Wikipedia, Offers $1 Billion to Change Name to ‘Dickipedia’

X/Twitter owner Elon Musk slammed Wikipedia dysfunction on Monday, condemning the site for the biases of its hierarchy of elite editors, rejecting comparisons to his platform’s Community Notes feature, which does not have different tiers of editors. Musk couldn’t help trolling Wikipedia boss Jimmy Wales, responding with the site’s regular plea for donations with an offer of $1 billion if it changes its name to “Dickipedia.”

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Elon Musk’s X/Twitter Tests User Fee to Access Platform

Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has unveiled a plan to charge new users a nominal annual fee for posting privileges. The company claims it is a move to combat spam and bots, but it also provides the platform with the goal of being an “everything app” access to users’ credit card information.

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