Elon musk proposes site to rate journalists

[sickdsm]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/05/23/tesla-spacex-ceo-elon-musk-media/638253002/


Elon having enough of fake news.



Tesla CEO Elon Musk blasts media, pitches site to rate journalists: 'No one believes you'
NATHAN BOMEY | USA TODAY | 1 hour ago
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Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, ripped the news media for what he described as irresponsible reporting and suggested he would launch a website to assess the legitimacy of individual journalists and news organizations.


Musk on Wednesday unleashed a barrage of criticism aimed at reporters, saying they are "sanctimonious," have "earned this mistrust" and are kowtowing to the business interests of their publications.

It wasn't immediately clear whether any specific news report triggered the rant, which totaled at least 19 tweets.

His Twitter tirade came as Tesla faces scrutiny for multiple crashes over the potential failure of the company's partially self-driving system, known as Autopilot. He complained that traditional auto companies don't get enough scrutiny for the dangers of their vehicles, which he says are worse.


Musk is also facing intense pressure to improve the financial performance of Tesla, which is straining to accelerate production of its new Model 3 electric car. Many publications, including USA TODAY, have reported extensively on the company's manufacturing problems.

More: Can Elon Musk avoid the fate of John DeLorean? Tesla CEO may need to 'rethink' strategy

More: Consumer Reports pledges to re-test Tesla Model 3 if brakes are fixed

More: Tesla Model 3 braking, rating slammed by 'Consumer Reports'

In addition, the Model 3 failed Monday to win the recommendation of Consumer Reports, which said the vehicle has "big flaws," including poor brakes.

"Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication," Musk said on Twitter. "Thinking of calling it Pravda …"

Pravda, which is Russian for truth, was also the name of the official government Communist Party newspaper in the Soviet Union.


A Tesla spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

Musk swiftly dismissed suggestions that he's veering into territory occupied by President Trump, who has similarly blasted the news media for reporting he dislikes.

More: Tesla Model S crash into California pond killed driver, police say

More: Tesla shares fall despite better-than-expected earnings loss

"Thought you’d say that," he said in response to one reporter who made the comparison. "Anytime anyone criticizes the media, the media shrieks 'You’re just like Trump!' Why do you think he got elected in the first place? Because no ones believes you anymore. You lost your credibility a long time ago."

Going to create a site where the public can rate the core truth of any article & track the credibility score over time of each journalist, editor & publication. Thinking of calling it Pravda …

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
In another tweet, Musk lambasted "the holier-than-thou hypocrisy of big media companies who lay claim to the truth, but publish only enough to sugarcoat the lie," saying this "is why the public no longer respects them."

Musk also accused journalists of pursuing "max clicks" because they're under "constant pressure" to "earn advertising or get fired."


Problem is journos are under constant pressure to get max clicks & earn advertising dollars or get fired. Tricky situation, as Tesla doesn’t advertise, but fossil fuel companies & gas/diesel car companies are among world’s biggest advertisers.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 23, 2018
News companies are under significant financial pressure amid the rise of digital ad giants Facebook and Google. But most traditional news companies draw a sharp line between their journalism and their advertising, ensuring that business interests don't influence content decisions.

[Chucho]

Elon is the largest capitalist that is hands down the best at marketing himself to the far Left. Dude is a fraud, but good at gettin det cashola and his products aren't so hot at best.

[boutons_deux]

model 3 just got dinged for slow braking and a too-complex touch screen to do simple stuff

model also suffered from "fit and finish" problems a while back, and production problems, but Tesla's "working on it", 400K Model 3's on order

I think Musk has stretched himself too thin, tunneling, rocketing, cars, solar

this attack on journalists and his snubbing/hanging up on financial journalists a couple weeks ago, maybe he's cracking.

Brings his pet fucking snail on stage? :lol

"tech titans" see an escapist utopia for themselves (eg, in NZ) and an apocalypse, a collapse for the rest of us.

[Nathan89]

Surely the result of the media doing an exceptional job.

[Chucho]

model 3 just go dinged for slow braking and a too-complex touch screen to do simple stuff

model also suffered from "fit and finish" problems a while back, and production problems, but Tesla's "working on it", 400K Model 3's on order

I think Musk has stretched himself too thin, tunneling, rocketing, cars, solar

this attack on journalists and his snubbing/hanging up on financial journalists a couple weeks ago, maybe he's cracking.

Brings his pet fucking snail on stage? :lol

"tech titans" see an escapist utopia for themselves (eg, in NZ) and an apocalypse, a collapse for the rest of us.

Proves my point how great a self-marketer Elon Musk is. He's got this fucking idiot NOT calling him "Big __________ Corporate Fat Cat/ (insert stupid bouton's nickname here)" and that's exactly what he is.

"I think Musk has stretched himself too thin, tunneling, rocketing, cars, solar"

No he's not. He's tryna get as much cashola as he can while twits like Boutons think he's a "good guy". :lol

[hater]

I had this idea for a while

Wanted to use a blockchain rating system so its public and incorruptible

Actually working on some shit like this...

[Pavlov]

Surely the result of the media doing an exceptional job.I would say that is precisely the case.

[sickdsm]

Elon is the largest capitalist that is hands down the best at marketing himself to the far Left. Dude is a fraud, but good at gettin det cashola and his products aren't so hot at best.

He is not a capitalist. Socialist ? probably closer to the truth. His big three companies, space x, Tesla, the boring company all would be bankrupt without govt involvement.

[sickdsm]

Elon Musk bad now.

[hater]

He is not a capitalist. Socialist ? probably closer to the truth. His big three companies, space x, Tesla, the boring company all would be bankrupt without govt involvement.

Spacex is not so bad yet. Boring company is a sideshow

Tesla is a scam on US taxpayers and one of the biggest failures in history.

I like Elon but he needs to concetrate on one thing. Hes shitting the bed

[Winehole23]

now Musk is the target of an SEC lawsuit for fraud. Tesla lost $6B in market cap yesterday.


Tesla (https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/?symbol=TSLA) and the Securities and Exchange Commission were close to a no-guilt settlement but Elon Musk (https://www.cnbc.com/elon-musk/) pulled out at the last minute, sources told CNBC.


Under the deal, Musk and Tesla would have had to pay a nominal fine, and the CEO would not have had to admit any guilt, the sources said. However, the settlement would have barred Musk as chairman for two years and would require Tesla to appoint two new independent directors, CNBC's David Faber (https://www.cnbc.com/id/105061442), citing sources.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/teslas-musk-pulled-plug-on-settlement-with-sec-at-last-minute.html

[boutons_deux]

now Musk is the target of an SEC lawsuit for fraud and faces a $6B penalty:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/28/teslas-musk-pulled-plug-on-settlement-with-sec-at-last-minute.html

Hard to believe he was so stupid to talk about taking Tesla private, incredible, careless.

I'm also somewhat surprise the gutted, toothless, Repug SEC is playing hardball.

[dbestpro]

They could simply provide higher scores for journalists who report the news and leave their opinion at home. If they can't maintain a certain score then they should not be allowed anywhere near government.

[boutons_deux]

Tesla's challenges extend beyond CEO's uncertain future

The news will likely lift or further depress Tesla's stock, which plunged by 14 percent Friday to wipe out more than $7 billion in shareholder wealth as investors fretted Musk's potential ouster.

Tesla's stock price is now about 30 percent below where it stood on Aug. 7,

shortly after Musk tweeted that he secured funding to buy all of Tesla's stock at $420 per share. The shares ended the week at $264.77.

investors nevertheless fear Musk might be forced out , leaving Tesla adrift when it could be in a financial bind.

Tesla already has accumulated more than $10 billion in debt

while it has been burning through about $1 billion in cash every three months. It ended June with $2.2 billion in the bank,

meaning the company will likely have to borrow more unless it starts making money.

To compound matters, about $1.3 billion in debt is due to be repaid by March, including $230 million in November.

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-tesla-ceo-uncertain-future.html

[boutons_deux]

Elon Musk Settles With SEC, Agrees To Step Down As Tesla Chairman

Under the terms of the settlement,

Musk has agreed to step down as chairman of the Silicon Valley company,

but will remain in his post as CEO.

Tesla and Musk will each pay a separate fine of $20 million

Musk will resign as chairman within 45 days.

After that, he'll be ineligible to be re-elected chairman for three years.

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/29/653014733/elon-musk-settles-with-sec-agrees-to-step-down-as-tesla-chairman?sc=tw

Short sellers win or lose?

[Very Fake News]

Will the rating site be including the JINOs such as all the corporate lobbyists at CNN?

[Winehole23]

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[Spurtacular]

https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/23/elon-musk-flames-the-washington-post-tesla-puppet-master/


Tesla CEO Elon Musk quipped back at The Washington Post’s request for comment regarding an article about his future with the company, telling a reporter to give his “regards to your puppet master.”

The Post’s piece (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/02/23/musk-tesla-texas/) wondered if Tesla (https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/11/elon-musk-alameda-county-tesla-coronavirus-lockdown/) can “run on Autopilot” and declared that “Musk moved to Texas and embraced celebrity.” The article elaborated on “critics” who have concerns that Musk’s schedule and public personality “are beginning to show in the car company he runs.”

The company in question, Tesla, didn’t respond to The Post’s request for comment, the article notes. Musk, however, did – with just one sentence presumably aimed at The Post’s owner, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

“Give my regards to your puppet master,” Musk responded after a request for comment from the newspaper.

Bezos owns The Post, as noted in the article, and is mentioned as one of the examples of the potential for giant companies to stumble amid change. The Post noted that Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ 2011 death “prompted what some view as a loss of innovation at the tech giant.”
“Amazon will soon face the transition of founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos to executive chairman, testing the culture he’s instilled. (Bezos owns The Washington Post),” the article added before pointing out some of Musk’s (https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/01/elon-musk-robinhood-ceo-halting-gamestop-trades/) political comments (https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/11/elon-musk-california-china-relocate-locations-tesla/) throughout the global pandemic.

“He knows whatever he says, people do and he’s taking advantage of it,” one anonymous employee reportedly said of Musk, according to The Post.
The worker reportedly recalled telling a co-worker that Musk “doesn’t care about you” and will “ruin you,” the piece also noted.

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[Spurtacular]

:lol Dat neck beard soy boy incel chumpette corporate compost propagandist. :lol :lmao :rollin

[ChumpDumper]

What triggered you here, derp?

[Spurtacular]

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1361768426461663239/xAHP65DO_400x400.jpg

[ChumpDumper]

You got triggered by a white guy?

:lolK, derp.

[Spurtacular]

You got triggered by a white guy?

:lolK, derp.

What a cucky thing to say.

[ChumpDumper]

What a cucky thing to say.You're out of anything resembling arguments, so you're just going to whine about me now.:tu

Go right ahead, show me how much I'm in your head.:lol

[Spurtacular]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eu9X4SGWYAEBb4g?format=jpg&name=small

[ChumpDumper]

You're out of anything resembling arguments, so you're just going to whine about me now.:tu

Go right ahead, show me how much I'm in your head.:lol:lol keep going, derp

[Spurtacular]

^^^
Derp just told himself to keep going. :lol :lmao :rollin

[ChumpDumper]

^^^
Derp just told himself to keep going. :lol :lmao :rollin^^^
:lol you're still responding, derp.

And being called derp is still killing you.:lmao

[spurraider21]

are these pictures of tucker carlson's newest writers?

[Spurtacular]

are these pictures of tucker carlson's newest writers?

I forget the full story on that; but :lol

[Winehole23]

they left out the emerald mine

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[Winehole23]

Elon Musk Settles With SEC, Agrees To Step Down As Tesla Chairman

Under the terms of the settlement,

Musk has agreed to step down as chairman of the Silicon Valley company,

but will remain in his post as CEO.

Tesla and Musk will each pay a separate fine of $20 million

Musk will resign as chairman within 45 days.

After that, he'll be ineligible to be re-elected chairman for three years.

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/29/653014733/elon-musk-settles-with-sec-agrees-to-step-down-as-tesla-chairman?sc=tw

Short sellers win or lose?


Still doing this shit, seems


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[ElNono]

I bought 30 TSLA shares at $66 long ago… made me 30k so far. It’s no AAPL, but pretty good funny money.

[DMC]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-300-billion-net-worth/

Moves pretty quick

[DMC]

Still doing this shit, seems


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:lol 20m fine for making 200b

[Winehole23]

This recall is equivalent to about a quarter of the cars Tesla has made to date

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59818800

[Winehole23]

This recall is equivalent to about a quarter of the cars Tesla has made to date

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59818800


Hard-coded Italian stops in self-driving mode


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[Winehole23]

Still doing this shit, seems


1476195216491175936still doing this shit, remember dogecoin?

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[Winehole23]

This recall is equivalent to about a quarter of the cars Tesla has made to date

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59818800


Tesla recalls 362,000 cars to remove faulty (read: dangerous) self-driving software.

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[leemajors]

Tesla recalls 362,000 cars to remove faulty (read: dangerous) self-driving software.

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to be fair, it can be fixed with an OTA update

[Winehole23]

Whoopsie


U.S. auto safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s Model Y SUV after getting two complaints that the steering wheels can come off while being driven.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the probe covers an estimated 120,000 vehicles from the 2023 model year.

The agency says in both cases the Model Ys were delivered to customers with a missing bolt that holds the wheel to the steering column. A friction fit held the steering wheels on, but they separated when force was exerted while the SUVs were being driven.

The agency says in documents posted on its website (https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/inv/2023/INOA-PE23003-5769.PDF) Wednesday that both incidents happened while the SUVs had low mileage on them.

Messages were left seeking comment from Tesla, which has disbanded its media relations department.
https://apnews.com/article/musk-tesla-electric-vehicle-steering-wheel-c69867f4eb15bc582d956c309aeba95b