I like Adam Something's coverage (apologies if that's been posted here before, I only read the thread occasionally), he just slowly and methodically demolishes it item by item.

He also does the same for any amount of other tech-bro nonsense.

Musk has been given two huge gifts by the US government:

1. A ban on TikTok (the main competitor Elon Musk's X/twitter).
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-ban-bill-why-is-tiktok-getting-banned-senate/ 

2. A 100 percent tax on Chinese-made EVs (the main competitor to Tesla).
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/business/biden-evs.html 

When Americans try to lecture the world on free trade and freedom or speech, they are lying to you. They don't really care about either of those things.

I suppose its been the European view that free speech has some limits and responsibilities.
A bit like this board that is a nicer place for its moderation.

USA has free speech that pushes the limits though, has no lack of it.
Social networks have greatly expanded paid and corrosive speech as well. 

China and CCP does not have an interest in our democracy or free speech, certainly none in its own.
( Yeh I know Elon Musk and Peter Thiel etc lean to idea of absolute power of money at other end )
So China ownership no matter claims on subsidiary independence or firewalling of analytics is an issue. 

You don't really say 'You Shall not Pass' to CCP in China if they want data/access/anything.
So that supposed firewall between Tik Tok in Singapore and its owner in China.
Down to people who may be employed in sensitive positions with access.

Even the very powerful like Jack Ma may 'disappear', 'retire', reflect on life and reappear selectively a different person etc.

The ramping in hostility towards a democratic liberal Taiwan, and what they are doing in Hong Kong is straining goodwill too.

To be fair Tik Tok can be sold to another non China company if Bytedance chooses to.
It would still be an earner for new owners unless there is something strange with the books and valuation.
If it was a fully UK or EU, even Australian company it would not be a problem.

Yeh Elon Musk gets a boost along the way, depending who buys Tik Tok. Collateral damage.

The hype is over and it was clear from the start that Elon, like everyone else, was ultimately only cooking with plain water.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/350309390/newsable-us-has-so-many-unsold-teslas-you-can-see-them-space

He seems to be a bit upset at Bill Gates, who is alleged to hold a short position on Tesla.

Elon Musk vows Bill Gates will be ‘obliterated’ if he doesn’t stop shorting Tesla
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-vows-bill-gates-134526351.html

kingdragonfly: 

The Guardian: Tesla recalls majority of Cybertrucks for fourth time

Windshield wiper and trunk bed trim problems cause more delays in the truck’s promised mass launch

Musk knows more about vehicle recalls than anyone else alive...

alexx:

He seems to be a bit upset at Bill Gates, who is alleged to hold a short position on Tesla.

Elon Musk vows Bill Gates will be ‘obliterated’ if he doesn’t stop shorting Tesla
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-vows-bill-gates-134526351.html

 

NBC: In an exclusive interview, Vivian Jenna Wilson said her father’s recent statements, including that she is “not a girl,” inspired her to speak out: “I’m not just gonna let that slide.” Musk's daughter told NBC News that Musk wasn't "tricked" into allowing her to receive trans-related medical treatment.

Wilson said that, when she was a child, Musk would harass her for exhibiting feminine traits and pressure her to appear more masculine, including by pushing her to deepen her voice as early as elementary school.

Garbage in Garbage out.

X Training Grok AI On Tweets Without Notifying Users
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/07/26/x-grok-ai-tweets-auto-opt-in/

Auto opt in of course.
Well someone else was training their AI on Reddit!