Social media site was valued at less than $10bn in September
Outage is latest trouble for world’s richest man’s business interests since he joined the Trump administration
Billionaire’s xAI start-up creates model with fewer ‘guardrails’ on adult content, seeking to differentiate itself from OpenAI
Advertising group shares sink as it warns of difficult year ahead
Investor perception of debt has changed since Donald Trump’s election victory
The world’s richest man now holds huge sway over its most powerful leader — and the US government
Billionaire’s close ties to re-elected US president have piqued investors’ interest
Plus, the food conglomerate owner of Krispy Kreme buys an insurance company and a distressed-debt battle in Japan
Deal will allow lenders to exit one of the toughest merger-finance transactions in recent years
Tesla chief criticises ‘unbalanced’ tech relationship in rare criticism of Beijing
Request follows complaints from politicians about Elon Musk’s platform boosting far-right AfD party
Regulator says Trump ally got $150mn discount by not disclosing stake in social media group on time
Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength
Free speech push, now backed by Meta’s Zuckerberg, risks spread of disinformation
Also in this newsletter: Is Ukraine seeking to capture more Russian territory?
The social network offers a near facsimile of Elon Musk’s X that’s friendlier to users, if not necessarily investors
A London-based VC has connected Boris Johnson and the Tesla chief, who Tony Blair has praised as ‘an extraordinary innovator’
Investors hit by losses following billionaire’s takeover of social media platform reap rewards from shares in his AI start-up
Social media giant’s Threads app makes changes as smaller competitor to X surges
The X owner may be flying too close to the sun
Creatives and freelancers miss opportunity and inspiration after decline of X
Some brands had abandoned the site over moderation concerns
Outrage over his 2016 election victory has given way to wariness but also anticipation of opportunities
Billionaire chief of Tesla and X looks set to take up influential adviser role in White House
Clip purporting to show a Haitian voting in Georgia is among ‘Moscow’s broader efforts’ to sway the race, intelligence agencies say
