Elon told advertisers to WHAT?

Welcome, Tech enthusiasts.

Between a profanity-laced attack on (former) X advertisers to the insanely-hyped Cybertruck event, Elon Musk is having quite the week.

Love him or hate him, the eccentric billionaire knows how to keep us all on the edge of our seats. Let’s dive in…

In today’s tech rundown:

• Elon to X advertiser boycott: GO F**K YOURSELF

• Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck arrives

• 10 new products

• Meta removed a China-based network

• The LAPD acquired WebLoc

• Uber plans to include London's iconic black cabs

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TODAY’S HEADLINES

TWITTER / X

🖕 Elon to X advertiser boycott: GO F**K YOURSELF

The Rundown: Elon Musk had harsh words for advertisers exiting Twitter, accusing them of "trying to blackmail the company" during a polarizing interview at the New York Times.

The details:

• Musk said companies halting ads should "go f**k themselves" in profanity-laced remarks at a NYT conference.

• Major advertisers like Disney, IBM, Comcast, and Sony have pulled their ads from X after Musk’s tweet endorsing an antisemitic post.

• Elon called the tweet one of the "most foolish" he’s ever made.

• Musk also said the companies removing ads from the platform were trying to ‘blackmail’ X and drive it to bankruptcy.

Why it matters: Elon’s angry quips overshadow the other thought-provoking commentary during the intense Q&A — and put the eccentric billionaire even more at odds with remaining major brand advertisers on X.

Watch the full interview here.

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TESLA

🛻 Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck arrives

The Rundown: After years of hype and delays, Tesla just delivered the first electric Cybertrucks to reservation holders at its Austin factory — also releasing pricing and specs for two additional models.

The details:

• The Base RWD model starts at $61K (nearly $20K above the original target) — with its 250-mile range also coming in lower than expected.

• The AWD and Cyberbeast models will reportedly be available next year, with estimated price tags of $80K and $100K.

• Tesla aims for 250K trucks per year by 2025, with rapid scaling a struggle due to the truck’s complexity and unorthodox design.

• Musk’s demo included the premium Cybertruck beating a Porsche 911 in a race — WHILE towing another Porsche at the same time.

The relevance: After a long wait, the Cybertruck finally makes it into the hands of (at least some) customers — though a full scale rollout seems to still be years away. But Musk remains a master of generating hype — and his latest eye-popping demos will have fans salivating for their turn in line.

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SNIPPETS

Meta removed a China-based network of over 4,700 fake accounts spreading polarizing US political content.

The LAPD acquired WebLoc, a mass surveillance software from Cobwebs Technologies, enabling police to track individuals through geolocation data.

Apple and Google named AllTrails and Imprint as their 2023 'app of the year', overlooking newer apps like ChatGPT.

Google is addressing a Gmail outage that caused delayed email delivery, with newer emails now functioning normally but older ones still pending delivery.

A bipartisan Senate bill proposes to end involuntary facial recognition screenings at airports, challenging the TSA's expanding use of biometric technology.

Research in 'Nature Neuroscience' indicates distinct neural patterns in PTSD patients differentiate traumatic from sad memories.

Uber plans to include London's iconic black cabs in its service starting next year, despite opposition from the local taxi association.

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