Elon Musk

Twitter’s value down two-thirds since Musk takeover, says investor

Asset manager Fidelity reports that stake worth $20m in October 2022 is now worth just under $6.6m

Alex Hern UK technology editor

31, May, 2023 @4:55 PM

Twitter janitors in New York file lawsuit over firings and demand backpay

Suit alleges social media company violated city law when janitors were abruptly fired in December after Elon Musk took over

Michael Sainato

30, May, 2023 @11:00 AM

‘They’re afraid their AIs will come for them’: Doug Rushkoff on why tech billionaires are in escape mode

The leading intellect on digital culture believes the recent tech reckoning is corrective justice for Silicon Valley barons

Edward Helmore

28, May, 2023 @10:00 AM

Report: ‘massive’ Tesla leak reveals data breaches, thousands of safety complaints

Whistleblower files reveal customer and employee information plus complaints about driver assistance system

Guardian staff and agency

26, May, 2023 @10:08 PM

What went wrong at Ron DeSantis’s US presidential campaign launch?

Announcement on Twitter – with Elon Musk present – was marred by technical glitches. We look at what happened

Dan Milmo Global technology editor

25, May, 2023 @12:00 PM

What is going on with Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis? | Robert Reich

What unites Musk and DeSantis isn’t libertarianism at all. It’s authoritarianism

Robert Reich

25, May, 2023 @9:08 AM

NBN chief says ‘all options on the table’ to improve satellite service as Starlink lures customers

Australians who have chosen Elon Musk’s low-Earth orbit service say it offers higher speeds, better latency and unlimited data

Josh Taylor

25, May, 2023 @7:08 AM

Failure to launch: Twitter glitches deal double blow to Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis

What liberals may have feared as the alliance of two anti-woke villains, turned out to have the menace of a damp dishcloth

David Smith in Washington

25, May, 2023 @2:00 AM

Outages, garbled audio: DeSantis’s 2024 launch marred by Twitter tech meltdown

Struggling platform experienced its greatest stress test yet on Wednesday, with glitches piling as more people joined the stream

Kari Paul

25, May, 2023 @1:25 AM

Ron DeSantis to launch presidential bid as Republican primary begins in earnest

Florida governor, the closest challenger to Trump, is due to launch campaign in conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter

Martin Pengelly in New York and Richard Luscombe in Miami

24, May, 2023 @3:33 PM

With DeSantis campaign event, Musk seeks to shore up a sinking Twitter

The social network has floundered since the tech billionaire took over – political live streams may give the platform relevance

Kari Paul, Johana Bhuiyan and Maanvi Singh

24, May, 2023 @12:03 AM

Elon Musk: I will tweet what I want even if it loses me money

Twitter owner and Tesla chief defends tweet about George Soros after being accused of antisemitism