by Christopher Cokinos Elon Musk is the most morally dubious rocket pioneer since Wernher von Braun. And the most successful. With each, we can critique faults and […]
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Musk’s ‘troll heaven’ an advertiser hell
by Dave Lee More than 3 million listeners tuned in for Elon Musk’s interview with the BBC’s James Clayton last Wednesday morning UK time. They heard the […]
Science Twitter needs a new home
by Lisa Jarvis I will miss science Twitter. It’s hard to overstate the influence of the social network on science during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the […]
People I don’t want to see this year
There are media heavies we saw written about, talked about, day after tedious day, month after tiresome month. May the obsession over them fade in 2023. ○ […]
Musk, Trump and the demeaning of America
by Robert Reich Before the midterms, Elon Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including teams devoted to combating election misinformation — and did it so haphazardly […]
Thinking of leaving Twitter? Its experience is hard to replicate
by Jeremy Littau The moves Elon Musk has made since purchasing Twitter in October — resulting in hundreds of employee resignations — have many either fleeing the […]
Apple is real. Twitter, not really
What do I care about more? Do I care about my iPhone, my iPad, my MacBook and the two Mac desktops — or do I care more […]
Elon Musk’s new toy
For Christmas one year, my folks got my kid brother a tank. This thing could roll across the floor, the turret turned and it made battle sounds. […]
Big-name tweeters can threaten to take millions of Twitter users
Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter on Friday, barely a week after he acquired the company, should serve as an all-but-literal announcement: Whatever assurances he offers to […]
Chief Twit Musk makes disastrous start
by Parmy Olson Elon Musk has wasted no time in showing the world that Twitter Inc.’s new sheriff is in town — or rather its “chief twit” […]