Twitter, Musk

Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge
A new memo offering "deferred resignation" to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk's chaotic Twitter takeover.
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Musk's Twitter in 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel.
The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing
In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the subject line: “A fork in the road.” Now he’s turned his attention to the US government,
Federal-Worker Buyouts May Make Government As Broken As X
Musk tried a similar scheme after his takeover of Twitter. What could go wrong with applying it to millions of federal workers?
The Elon-ification of the federal government
A workforce discombobulated by chaotic recent events receives an email with the subject line "Fork in the Road." Inside, a deadline to quit or commit to the new mission. That's the scenario Twitter employees faced in Nov.
Andreessen: Substack And Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Broke The Social Media Censorship Dynamic
Tech founder Marc Andreessen explained how the U.S. government's social media censorship scheme came to an end during an ...
For 'VC Twitter,' LinkedIn is becoming the place to be
LinkedIn has emerged as a go-to platform for VCs, with investors leveraging it for networking, brand building, and investment ...
Trump admin offers payouts for resignations in move mirroring Musk's memo at Twitter
The Trump administration offered an ultimatum to some federal employees asking them to choose if they want to resign in a ...
Reddit sites with millions of followers ban links to X, Twitter after Elon Musk inauguration salute
In reaction to hand gestures Elon Musk made at a post-inauguration rally that many said resembled a Nazi salute, Reddit ...
Twitter reacts: Adam Schefter pushes bizarre conspiracy about Chiefs, referees
See what Twitter had to say when Adam Schefter doubled down on a bizarre conspiracy about the NFL’s referees and the Kansas City #Chiefs.
Main Character of the Week: The last days of NFL Twitter
Main Character of the Week is a weekly column that tells you the most prominent “main character” online (good or bad). It ...
Tom Brady ‘hated’ Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson on Twitter before he became ‘Mr. Instagram’
Belichick, now readying for his first season as UNC’s football coach, has shared 12 posts since his Instagram debut, ...
Demand for Nvidia's RTX 5090 and 5080 cards is so high, there are major delays
To no one's surprise, it's really hard to get your hands on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards.