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Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do

In a throwback to MySpace-style internet drama, Shivon Zilis announced that she and the father of four of her children, Elon Musk, had broken up on X. To do so, she quote-tweeted a post from "Big Tech Alert," an account that, among other things, monitors what accounts are following and unfollowing each other. That post […]

Breaking up (with Elon Musk) is hard to do

Shivon Zilis announced on X that she and Elon Musk, with whom she has four children, had broken up. She quote-tweeted a post noting Musk was no longer following her on X. According to her statement, it's hard to go from being in love to letting go in a short time with no warning.

Elon Musk recently made remarks about Instagram, saying it's "for girls." This sparked reactions online, with some users disagreeing and criticizing the comment. Musk acquired Twitter in 2022 and rebranded it as X in 2023. He has previously made similar remarks about Instagram.

Separately, Google is launching a test satellite as part of Project Suncatcher, an effort to eventually put data centers in space. The satellite will be launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Musk's SpaceX. This comes after Musk has discussed the potential of space-based data centers.

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