Trump rewards Elon Musk with leading role in government efficiency
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to lead a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, rewarding two of Trump’s well-known supporters from the private sector. Musk and Ramaswamy “will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, […]
Elon Musk addresses relationship claims with Italian Prime Minister after viral photo
Elon Musk has denied being romantically involved with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after a picture of them looking fondly into each other’s eyes went viral. The billionaire entrepreneur and Italy’s first female prime minister were pictured looking cosy at a black-tie event this week, during which Musk presented Meloni with the Global Citizen Award […]
‘I will become the richest person in the world’ – Diamond
Tanzanian musician Naseeb Abdul Juma popularly known as Diamond Platinum has shared his long term ambitious goals with his fans. Addressing his fans during the launch of the Wasafi Festival 2024, the singer who is known for being the first sub-Saharan African artiste to accumulate 1 billion YouTube views, asserted that his biggest dream in […]
Elon Musk’s X banned in Brazil after disinformation row
X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country. Alexandre de Moraes ordered the “immediate and complete suspension” of the social media platform until it complies with all court orders and pays existing fines. The […]
Elon Musk cautions against use of ‘cisgender’ and ‘cis’ on Twitter
Elon Musk said the words “cis” and “cisgender” are now considered slurs on Twitter and suggested that “repeated, targeted” use of those words could be subject to suspensions. “Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions,” Musk wrote on Twitter just after midnight Wednesday morning. “The […]
Elon Musk reclaims world’s richest man title after overtaking French billionaire
Elon Musk is once again the world’s richest person after leapfrogging French billionaire Bernard Arnault, after a slump in the value of Arnault’s LVMH luxury goods empire. The 51-year-old maverick head of Tesla and owner of Twitter has seen his fortune recover to $192 billion (Ksh26.2 trillion) – up $55 billion (Ksh7.5 trillion) from the […]
Twitter to wipe out dormant accounts
Twitter has announced a purge against dormant accounts. In a statement, Twitter owner Elon Musk said that the social media giant will purge accounts that have had no activity for several years. As a result, several Twitter accounts will lose a number of followers. “We’re purging accounts that have had no activity at all for […]