Tesla Shares Move Higher After CEO Elon Musk Says He Has Wrapped $8.5B In Stock Sales To Fund Twitter Acquisition

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDevin Nunes, the former congressman who is now CEO of Donald Trump’s social-media rival to Twitter, claimed that his new boss “encouraged” tech mogul Elon Musk to acquire Twitter, to “take on these tech tyrants.”Musk says that’s false.“I’ve had no communication, directly or indirectly, with Trump, who has publicly stated that he will be exclusively on Truth Social,” Musk tweeted Friday, replying to a New York Post article about Nunes’ claims.In an appearance Wednesday on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co,” Nunes said, “President Trump, basically before Elon Musk bought it, actually said to go and buy it because the goal of our company is really to build a community where people are in a family-friendly, safe environment.” Nunes added, “we encouraged Elon Musk to buy” Twitter, because “someone has to take on these tech tyrants… Donald Trump wanted to make sure that the American people got their voice back and that the internet was open and that’s what we are doing.” Nunes, who is CEO of Trump Media & Technology Group, once sued Twitter, seeking $250 million in damages, alleging in part he was defamed by anonymous parody accounts “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow.” A judge threw out the case.Musk has said he’s primarily interested in protecting “free speech” on Twitter, and he has criticized the company for allegedly having a left-leaning political bias. That stance has led right-wingers — who have long alleged Twitter (and other internet platforms) somehow stifle conservative viewpoints — to champion Musk’s $44 billion bid for Twitter.Twitter permanently banned Trump shortly after the Jan.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSpotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed that he is putting his money where his mouth is, releasing a Twitter message announcing that he will invest $50 million in the music streaming company.“I’ve always been vocal about my strong belief in Spotify and what we are building. So I am putting that belief into action this week by investing $50M in $SPOT.

Beyonce and Jay-Z were among the billionaire stars in attendance at the Dave Chappelle show where an armed man with a knife and replica gun tackled the comedian.The 40-year-old Queen Bey and 52-year-old rap mogul were joined by fellow wealthy celebrities including Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx, Madonna, and Elon Musk at the event held at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday nightThe A-listers witnessed the shocking attack which led to 23-year-old Isaiah Lee being charged though his motive remains unclear.Beyonce and Jay-Z - who have a combined net worth of $1.8billion with the 99 Problems rapper accounting for $1.3billion of that - dressed comfortably in all black looks for the event.

As Elon Musk makes headlines with his machinations to purchase Twitter, venerable British broadcaster BBC has announced plans to produce a docuseries about the controversial tech billionaire.

the comedian was attacked on stage.Chappelle, 48, was performing at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night as part of the Netflix Is A Joke festival when he was ‘tackled’ and sent ‘flying in the air’, according to a witness.Isaiah Lee, 23, has been charged on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and taken into custody.Billionaire Musk appeared stony-faced as he was photographed exiting the venue, having been sat in the front row of the gig alongside the likes of P Diddy.The Tesla CEO, who was dressed in a t-shirt, was pictured behind security as he made his way out of the site.The shocking incident happened as Chappelle was closing the show and thanking the comedians who had performed before him, including Chris Rock, Leslie Jones, and Jon Stewart.A spokeswoman for the Hollywood Bowl said an investigation had been launched into the incident.Chappelle is refusing to allow an attack on him to overshadow ‘the magic of the historic moment’ after setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the venue, a spokesperson said.‘Dave Chappelle celebrated four nights of comedy and music, setting record-breaking sales for a comedian at the Hollywood Bowl,’ his rep said.‘This run ties Chappelle with Monty Python for the most headlined shows by any comedian at the Hollywood Bowl, reaching 70,000 fans of diverse backgrounds during the first Netflix Is A Joke: The Festival, and he refuses to allow last night’s incident to overshadow the magic of this historic moment.’An LAPD spokeswoman revealed that the suspect had brandished a replica handgun and pointed it at Chappelle.‘He was taken into custody and was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon,’ they said.The fracas came after Chris Rock was slapped by Will Smith

Beyonce and Jay-Z were among the billionaire stars in attendance at the Dave Chappelle show where an armed man with a knife and replica gun tackled the comedian.The 40-year-old Queen Bey and 52-year-old rap mogul were joined by fellow wealthy celebrities including Dr. Dre, Jamie Foxx, Madonna, and Elon Musk at the event held at the iconic Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday nightThe A-listers witnessed the shocking attack which led to 23-year-old Isaiah Lee being charged though his motive remains unclear.Beyonce and Jay-Z - who have a combined net worth of $1.8billion with the 99 Problems rapper accounting for $1.3billion of that - dressed comfortably in all black looks for the event.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has greenlit a landmark documentary series on Elon Musk from Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story producer 72 Films, Deadline can reveal.

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson were spotted engaged in a conversation with Tesla boss Elon Musk at the 2022 Met Gala.The 41 year old mum-of-four, who stole the show in Marilyn Monroe's iconic gold $3million dress at the event, appeared to be grilling the South African native, who has been in the headlines recently after making the controversial move to buy social media giant Twitter. Pictured gesturing and animated as she spoke about something serious to the billionaire SpaceX founder, Kim seemed to be doing most of the talking.

The method behind the mega-purchase. Elon Musk made headlines around the world when he bought Twitter — and now he’s explaining why he did it.

Manchester City star Riyad Mahrez has pleaded with Elon Musk to give him his verified blue tick back on Twitter.

Robots that look and act human are one of those things – like flying cars and the “new Concorde” – that scientists keep promising are coming any day now.But according to Tesla boss Elon Musk, his humanoid robot, Optimus, is coming soon – and it might also contain the first true Artificial Intelligence.“Tesla AI might play a role in AGI,” the multi-billionaire tweeted, “given that it trains against the outside world, especially with the advent of Optimus.”He appears to be saying there that because Tesla’s intelligence algorithm “learns” in the same way as current AI systems, but will be walking around the real world inside the 5’8” humanoid frame of Optimus it stands a good chance of becoming an Artificial General Intelligence – operating independently an improvising solutions in the same way humans do.When one fan responded that a humanoid Artificial General Intelligence could give rise to Terminator-type artificial lifeforms that might one day wage war on humanity Musk responded that Tesla will do its “best” to keep the system in check.Musk has already warned that AI will replace human workers and suggested that there’s a danger that a future AI could decide that the Earth no longer needs humans at all.“We should be concerned about where AI is going,” he told Business Insider. “The people I see being the most wrong about AI are the ones who are very smart, because they can’t imagine that a computer could be way smarter than them.

Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson took the opportunity to catch up with billionaire Elon Musk at the 2022 Met Gala on Monday.The 41-year-old Kardashians star and the 28-year-old SNL fixture were seen chatting with the Tesla founder and her mother Kris Jenner's boyfriend Corey Gamble after walking the red carpet at the event in Manhattan.Although Kim appeared to be wearing the same dress worn worn nearly 60 years earlier by Marilyn Monroe, she changed into a replica of the iconic outfit once inside the event so as to preserve the timeless treasure. Rubbing elbows: Kim Kardashian, 41, and beau Pete Davidson, 28, were spotted chatting with Elon Musk, 50, inside the Met Gala on Monday in New York City Swapped-out dress: The billionaires were also seen conversing with Kris Jenner's boyfriend Corey Gamble.

Elon Musk brought a very special lady to this year's Met Gala — his mom, Maye Musk, and the pair seemed to have a great time at the star-studded celebration of fashion.This year's Met Gala accompanies the second part of the Costume Institute's exhibition, «In America: An Anthology of Fashion,» with the controversial theme «Gilded Glamour and White Tie.» The concept is a homage to the United States' Gilded Age, an era of immense economic growth and major industrialization, as well as massive income inequality, political upheaval, and post-Civil War racism.Musk himself has been at the center of some controversy recently and has faced criticism for his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, with critics chastising him for not spending that money on philanthropic efforts.Speaking with ET's Rachel Smith on the carpet the the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday, Musk defended the acquisition, arguing, «I do a lot of things philanthropically.»«Really, my companies are intended to do good for the future of humanity,» he continued. «With Tesla trying to accelerate the advances in sustainable transport and energy and SpaceX is um providing internet to the lesser [served] people of the world.»«We are able to help Ukraine with the Starlink terminals and give connectivity, particularly in some of the hardest hit areas,» Musk added.

Grimes called out Twitter’s “issues with public mental health” just days after her on-and-off again boyfriend Elon Musk announced he’d reached a deal to purchase the social media platform for $44bn. Canadian singer Grimes speaks with MIT podcast host Lex Fridman on his show, Lex Fridman Podcast.

Grimes is a frequent Twitter user but has said the social media site has ‘issues with public mental health’, just as her ex-boyfriend Elon Musk made his bid to buy the platform.  It was announced last month that Tesla founder Musk, 50, had reached an agreement with Twitter to buy the platform for $44billion (£3.

Twitter by tech billionaire Elon Musk.The Tesla founder has put in an offer to buy the social media platform for a price in the region of £34 bullion.Elon Musk is worth around £214 billion, making him the world's richest man. Under his ownership, Twitter will become a private company.He has confirmed that the site will continue to be a platform for free speech.Many users of the site have expressed their concerns, including actress Cate Blanchett who has offered a stark warning.Cate, 52, called the takeover "dangerous".The actress spoke to Variety about the subject, saying: "It's dangerous.

Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation case against ex-wife Amber Heard continues, sources have claimed that both Elon Musk and James Franco - originally named by Amber's legal team as potential witnesses - will not be appearing at court.

Elon Musk, Tesla entrepreneur, SpaceX founder and world’s richest man, announced that he bought Twitter for $44billion to “unlock its potential” as a “free speech platform”. It’s been a busy year for Musk. As well as making headlines for his billionaire business investments, he’s welcomed a second baby daughter, Exa Dark Sideræll, with on-and-off girlfriend Grimes, has been called to testify in ex-girlfriend Amber Heard’s televised trial with her former husband Johnny Depp and has been with rumoured new girlfriend actress Natasha Bassett.

More of Amber Heard’s emails to Johnny Depp’s former agent have been revisited in his defamation trial — and it’s once again clear that she had Johnny on the brain after her breakup from Elon Musk.

Elon Musk has responded to his fans after they begged him to buy McDonald's to fix all of the ice cream machines.The billionaire tech guru took to his account to give his reply to the request on Thursday (April 29) just days after Twitter accepted his offer to buy the social media platform for $43billion (£34billion).Clearly hoping that he would continue his big brand shopping spree, one user had since mocked up a fake tweet showing Elon Musk saying that he would now be making an offer for the fast food giant in order to mend the notoriously unreliable McFlurry machines.Sharing the photo himself, Musk — who is the world's richest man — gave a short and sweet retort, writing simply: "Listen, I can’t do miracles ok".The quip went down a storm on the social media site, with the official McDonald's Germany account commenting back: "My bad, but I thought you were the guy going to Mars."Another joked that he would find it an even more difficult task than his famous SpaceX missions, writing: "Fixing a McDonald's Ice-cream machine is harder than landing rockets".Someone else gave him yet another suggestion and penned: "OK, but can you buy Lucasfilm and fix Star Wars?"For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Earlier the same day, Musk joked that he wanted to buy Coca-Cola to 'put the cocaine' back in the iconic fizzy drink.In 1885, when Coca-Cola was originally devised, cocaine was a fairly common ingredient in over-the-counter medicines.The Coca-Cola corporation is conservatively valued at a whopping $284bn (£226bn), with Musk’s current net worth believed to be in the region of $253bn (£201bn).McDonald's, meanwhile, has a value of about

Azealia Banks is back on Twitter for the first time since 2020, when her account was suspended — not for the first time — for a series of transphobic tweets. Her return comes following Monday's news that Elon Musk had reached a deal to acquire Twitter for $44 billion.