#Billionaires plan to launch tens of thousands of new satellites. Experts are working hard to ensure this doesn't lead to a disaster that ends human access to orbit.
by Dave Mosher, Dec 27, 2019
"#SpaceX, #Amazon, #OneWeb, and reportedly even #Apple plan to collectively launch tens of thousands of internet-beaming #satellites over the next decade.
"SpaceX, founded by #ElonMusk, has the most ambitious plans with approval from the US government to launch nearly 12,000 of its #Starlink satellites — though it's seeking permission to launch a total of 42,000.
"Though Musk said Starlink satellites have collision-avoidance systems, one came relatively close to smashing into a European satellite in September [2019].
"The likelihood of satellite collisions and dangerous space debris will go up as more spacecraft are launched. Militaries that destroy satellites during tests or wars will make the problem even worse.
"Experts worry that debris orbiting Earth could lead to a '#KesslerSyndrome' domino effect that cuts off human access to #space for hundreds or even thousands of years."
Popcorn anyone? My dream scenario is: the banks take over Twitter because Musk can't afford to pay his bills, reinstate misinformation rules to try and bring advertisers back, and he ends up being banned for spreading misinformation on a platform he used to own. #karma#MakeItSo
With $1.5 billion bill due at month-end, Elon Musk’s options aren’t great | Ars Technica
Purchased for $44 billion, company is likely worth as little as $15 billion today.
Un cambio en Twitter arrasa con las apps de terceros que amplían sus servicios
Elon Musk ha cortado el acceso a los desarrolladores que ofrecían servicios alternativos a la app oficial sin dar ninguna explicación
— #ElonMusk demora su dimisión tras avisar de que >>>>>>>>>
Big thanks to #ElonMusk honestly. Although he misleadingly frames it as "your" fault, what he is explaining here is that #Twitter's algorithm is designed to pour oil on every fire it sees.
Some of us have been pointing out how dangerous that is for years now.
Elizabeth Warren is raising concerns to Tesla Board Chairman Robyn Denholm that its Board of Directors failed to meet its legal responsibility to protect Tesla and uphold its fiduciary duty to shareholders from Elon Musk's actions after he bought Twitter.
#ElonMusk returned to federal court Monday in San Francisco, testifying that he believed he had locked up financial backing to take #Tesla private during 2018 meetings with representatives from #SaudiArabia's Public Investment Fund—although no specific funding amount or price was discussed.
"Just want to be absolutely clear that everyone’s top priority is achieving an amazing Autopilot demo drive. Since this is a demo, it is fine to hardcode some of it," Musk said in an email.
Emails show Musk wanted an aspirational—not actual—demo of Full Self-Driving.
#ElonMusk announced during a joint press conference with California Gov. #GavinNewsom that Tesla would be opening a global #engineering headquarters to California, two years after a dramatic exit that saw the electric car company leave the Golden State for a facility in #Austin, #Texas.
Tesla will open up shop in the former home of Hewlett Packard in #PaloAlto, Musk said.
Elon Musk is threatening to end his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter, accusing the company of refusing to give him information about its spam bot accounts.
Twitter Employees Escorted Out of Singapore Office
Elon Musk reportedly didn't pay the rent on time. The 22,000-square-foot office had served as Twitter's Asia Pacific headquarters since 2015.
#Twitter owes $13 billion, and it is expected to make its first payment against that debt this week, Bloomberg reports.
#ElonMusk's cost cutting measures include mass layoffs, skipping rent payments, and slashing employee benefits. But even those measures weren't enough to keep Musk from turning to penny-pinching.
Twitter held an auction last week that was essentially a #GarageSale, selling off equipment no longer needed by Twitter's drastically reduced staff.
Lawsuit: Twitter stopped paying rent at headquarters after Musk took over
The lawsuit, filed Friday by SRI Nine Market Square LLC, says Twitter leases 462,855 square feet on eight floors of the 1355 Market Street building but failed to pay $3.36 million in rent due in December 2022. Twitter also failed to pay rent of $3.43 million in January 2023, according to the complaint filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco County.
Musk blows off Dems in first Capitol tour as Twitter CEO
Elon Musk's whirlwind Washington trip left off Democrats from his calling card, but the minority party still wants to hear from him.
#ElonMusk locked his #Twitter account and went private for a bizarre test.
One of Elon Musk's favorite right wing Twitter users, Ian Miles Cheong, reported that he had experienced an engagement boost after locking his account.
The theory is that this changes how "the algorithm" behaves and increases impressions.
Musk: "Made my account private until tomorrow morning to test whether you see my private tweets more than my public ones"
House Speaker McCarthy spoke with #ElonMusk about making #Twitter 'fair on all sides'
Musk discussed how to make the social media site "fair on all sides" in a meeting with #KevinMcCarthy, the lawmaker told reporters, according to NBC News.
McCarthy also confirmed to reporters he had convened a meeting in his office that day with Musk and several top Republicans.
Twitter suspended 400K for child abuse content but only reported 8K to police
Child safety advocates told The New York Times that after Elon Musk took over, Twitter started taking twice as long to remove CSAM flagged by various organizations.
Want to Delete Your Twitter DMs? Good Luck With That
People in Europe are making GDPR requests to have their private messages erased, but Elon’s team is ignoring them.
#ElonMusk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first
After his #SuperBowl tweet performed statistically worse than President #Biden's, Musk ordered major changes to the #algorithm.
Biden's tweet, in which he said he would be supporting his wife in rooting for the #PhiladelphiaEagles, generated nearly 29 million impressions. Musk also tweeted support for the Eagles, generated around 9.1 million impressions before deleting the tweet in frustration.