Twitter’s iconic blue checkmarks began disappearing this week when the company fully moved over to its new subscription service called Twitter Blue. Now, users have to pay $8 per month to keep their verification, but three celebrities were able to keep those checks without forking over cash – because Musk says he’s paying for them. On Thursday, … Read more
Scammers impersonating Tesla CEO Elon Musk earned more than $180,000 in a single day by convincing people to give them Bitcoin. The scammers carried out the fraud by first hacking into a verified Twitter account, changing the profile name and photo to that of Musk, before sending out tweets offering a cryptocurrency giveaway. Although such … Read more
Elon Musk has a new Tesla-branded tequila aptly called “Teslaquila” that may be hitting shelves sometime in the not-so-distant future. The Tesla CEO ostensibly has more time on his hands after stepping down as the chairman of the company’s board as part of the deal to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission over fraud charges. So hey, why not? Teslaquila! Musk … Read more
Elon Musk, 47-year-old founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is being sued by the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors. Many have sent out an ill-advised tweet at least once in their lives, but Musk’s joke about taking Tesla private at $420 a share could get him removed from the company. Am considering taking Tesla private … Read more