“In this age of machine learning, it isn’t the algorithms, it’s the data,” says David Karger, a professor and computer scientist at MIT. Karger says Musk could improve Twitter by…
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield
Elon Musk Secured an agreement on Monday to buy Twitter for about $44 billion and take the company private. In his initial comments about the move, Musk discussed a range…
How Elon Musk Won Twitter
Such social media battles may be unusual when considering a takeover of a massive business, but Musk is himself unusual, says Cary Cooper, a business professor at Manchester Business School….
The Glorious Utility of the Mid-Range Phone
We’re big fans of cheap phones here at WIRED. If you can do without all the beefed-up chips, six-pack cameras, and lidars of the $1,000 handsets, mid-range options get the…
What Would Elon’s Twitter Takeover Look Like?
It probably won’t surprise you that Twitter’s a bit of a mess right now. Last week, billionaire Elon Musk made a play to buy the whole company, stating that his…
Humanity Is Vibe-Checking Itself to Death
On Saturday, April 9, Saorise Gowan was riding the Washington DC Metro’s Green Line to visit friends when a man began to film and verbally abuse her—accusing her of “grooming”…
You—Yes, You!—Would Be a Better Owner for Twitter Than Elon Musk
As he toyed with joining Twitter’s board or outright buying the company this week, Elon Musk tweeted a series of ideas for the platform, from a renewed commitment to “free…
Elon Musk Has Triggered a Battle for the Future of Twitter
Other responses to the takeover attempt have focused on what Musk would do if it goes through. Musk’s direct mention of free speech in the letter accompanying his bid has…
At TED, Elon Musk Revealed Why He Has to Own Twitter
To enter the conference hall at TED, the world’s premier jamboree of futuristic optimism, is to enter what feels like a bubble floating in space: a tiered theater built inside…
The Ice Cream You Ordered Is Here. A Drone Just Delivered It
Up there in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a … sundry goods delivery? This week, two companies announced they are moving forward with aerial drone delivery…