ADL says it will resume advertising on X following feud with Elon Musk
The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday said it plans to resume advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, following a spat with owner Elon Musk......»»
Elon Musk embraces Trump and scorns subsidies. But Tesla still lobbies for U.S. benefits
Tesla continues to lobby the U.S. and state governments for benefits championed by the Democratic Party. It also collects billions of dollars a year selling "regulatory credits.".....»»
Ineos Automotive"s marketing boss departs for Lucid
One of the key executives behind Ineos Automotive's first major advertising effort has left the company......»»
Elon Musk’s lawsuit over alleged X ad boycott “a very weak case,” professor says
Law is unfavorable to X, but Musk filed suit in potentially friendly Texas court. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Antitrust law professors aren't impressed by Elon Musk's lawsuit alleging a supposed X adve.....»»
Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X
Global Alliance for Responsible Media disputes X lawsuit but stops operations. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) An advertising industry initiative targeted by an Elon Musk lawsuit is "discontinuing" its activ.....»»
Concern for children is key driver of advertising complaints
Care for the well-being of children is a commonly cited reason for people making a formal complaint about an advert, a study shows......»»
Elon Musk declares “it is war” on ad industry as X sues over “illegal boycott”
"We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Musk writes. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Elon Musk's X Corp. today sued the World Federation of Advertisers and several large corporations, claiming they "c.....»»
Elon Musk’s X sues industry group over ad boycott
The suit comes after House Republicans began targeting the group, known as GARM......»»
Elon Musk says Tesla is an AI company now. Here’s how plausible that is.
As Tesla's core business starts to falter, CEO Elon Musk has robot fever. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When Tesla recorded its first annual profit in 2020, it had done something fairly remarkable. Start.....»»
Judge rules Google is a search and advertising monopoly
Google violated antitrust law in the United States, a federal judge has ruled, with Google ruled by the court to have monopolized advertising and search.Google pays Apple billions to be the default search in SafariThe U.S. Department of Justice antit.....»»
Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him
Elon Musk asks court to void Microsoft’s exclusive deal with OpenAI. Enlarge / Elon Musk and Sam Altman share the stage in 2015, the same year that Musk alleged that Altman's "deception" began. (credit: Michael Kovac / Contribu.....»»
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia
Elon Musk doesn't expect the next Starship test flight to occur before late August. Welcome to Edition 7.05 of the Rocket Report! The Federal Aviation Administration grounded SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for 15 days after a rare failure.....»»
Twitter for Mac leaves the Mac App Store, but iPad X is still usable
Formerly a must-have social app, Twitter for Mac is no longer visible in the Mac App Store, but you could still use the X iPad app on Apple Silicon.Twitter icon, pre-XThe Elon Musk era's changing of Twitter to X has seemingly claimed another victim......»»
CarShield, American Auto Shield to pay $10M in settlement on false advertising claims
The FTC said the companies' celebrity endorsers made false statements in ads and/or have not used the service contract products. Contracts also do not cover all repairs as stated in the ads, the FTC said......»»
Tesla analyst nearly crashes while using ‘Full Self-Driving’
Elon Musk said that investors won’t understand the company unless they’re using the driver-assistance system marketed as Full Self-Driving, so analyst William Stein took this as his cue to test-drive one and narrowly avoided a crash. .....»»
Elon Musk shares animation showing Starship catch and stack
SpaceX boss Elon Musk has shared an animation showing how two giant mechanical arms will try to catch the Starship rocket at the end of its next test flight......»»
9o5Mac Daily: July 29, 2024 – Apple TV+ with ads, iOS 18.1 rumors
On today’s episode of 9to5Mac Daily, we discuss Apple’s continued work on an ad-supported TV+ plan and their discussions about UK advertising. We also cover a report that the iOS 18.1 beta with Apple Intelligence could launch as soon as this week.....»»
SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn mission faces delay
SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn mission has been delayed as the Elon Musk-led company focuses instead on the Crew-9 mission to the space station......»»
Apple continuing work on ad-supported TV+ plan; in discussions about UK advertising
After hiring a number of advertising executives earlier in the year, Apple is continuing to show signs of an upcoming ad-supported Apple TV+ plan. According to a new report from The Telegraph, Apple has held meetings with a large UK ratings body to d.....»»
Apple in talks to bring ad-supported Apple TV+ option to UK, US
Apple has long been rumored to be in talks with various ad agencies in an effort to bring some level of advertising to its Apple TV+ service. While the service remains ad-free currently, this could be changing — at least in the UK.An ad-supported.....»»
Security Bite: X quietly adds option to keep its third-rate AI product Grok from scraping your posts and interactions
Heads up! Elon Musk’s social platform X (formerly Twitter) has quietly added an opt-out toggle to keep its AI chatbot Grok from data scraping your posts, as well as any interactions you have with it. The setting to allow data for training is enable.....»»