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South Africa-born Elon Musk regains top position as world’s richest person

Elon Musk has retaken the title of world’s wealthiest person. The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer, who was born in Pretoria, South Africa 51 years ago, surpassed luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault on Wednesday after shares of Arnault’s LVMH fell 2.6% in Paris trading. Musk and the 74-year-old Frenchman have been …

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Such a great day – Elon Musk jubilates after removing Twitter blue checkmarks

Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter described Friday “a great day” despite widespread criticism over recent changes to the social media platform’s verification system. “Such a great day in so many ways,” Musk tweeted on April 21.     The tweet has been met with outrage with users …

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World’s richest: Bernard Arnault knocks off Elon Musk from No. 1 spot

The top position for the world’s wealthiest person has witnessed another change, with Elon Musk knocked off the spot. Chairman of French luxury goods brand, LVMH Bernard Arnault, saw his net worth increase by $3.1 billion to $211 billion as of March 10, 2023, according to Forbes Magazine. This would …

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Elon Musk replaces iconic Twitter bird logo with a dog icon; here’s why

Elon Musk has changed the Twitter logo, bidding goodbye to the signature bird logo, and replacing it with a doge meme. When you open the Twitter web, the loading screen will show the new Twitter logo of Kabosu, the Shiba Inu that inspired the Doge meme. The display picture of …

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South Africa-born Elon Musk is once again the richest person in the world

Musk, the chief of companies including Tesla and Twitter, now has a net worth of $187.1 billion, according to Bloomberg. He bested LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, overtaking the head of the luxury brand conglomerate whose own net worth is $182 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Arnault had unseated …

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Elon Musk to roll out Starlink satellite service in Ghana and Egypt by 2024

SpaceX, a leading spacecraft manufacturer and satellite communications corporation led by tech billionaire and visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk, plans to expand its innovative satellite Internet service, Starlink, to Ghana and Egypt in 2024. The recent move comes as Elon Musk, the world’s second-richest person, takes charge of technological advancement in …

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Elon Musk becomes first person to ever lose $200 billion

Elon Musk was the second person ever to amass a personal fortune of more than $200 billion, breaching that threshold in January 2021, months after Jeff Bezos. The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer has now achieved a first of his own: becoming the only person in history to erase $200 billion from …

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Medikal to release song about Elon Musk, Twitter suspension Thurs Dec 15

Ghanaian rapper Medikal has confirmed that he has a song about Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk. Medikal was on CTV’s Class Showbiz hosted by Sammy Flex on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. He first announced that his ‘Planning and Plotting’ extended play (EP) will be out “next year. I’m dropping a …

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Elon Musk loses title of world richest man to Bernard Arnault

Elon Musk has lost his title as the world’s richest person after selling Tesla stocks to fund the $44 billion purchase of Twitter.   Bernard Arnault, the chief executive of luxury brand Louis Vuitton’s parent company LVMH, and his family took the ‘world richest’ title with a personal wealth of $185.4 …

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Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter for inciting violence over offensive tweets

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter after being accused of “inciting violence” over offensive tweets – just two months after his last ban. The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets – one of which appeared to show a symbol combining …

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