Elon Musk teases X.com social media site as Twitter lawsuit rolls along


On Tuesday night, Aug 9, when prompted by the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley Twitter account about forming his own social media company if the Twitter deal died, Musk dropped a curious URL. — Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue/TNS

If you can’t buy ‘em, beat ‘em.

Elon Musk, currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Twitter, the social media company he made a US$44bil (RM195.66bil) bid to purchase back in April, appears to be trying to compete with the company he once coveted. On Tuesday night, Aug 9, when prompted by the Tesla Owners Silicon Valley Twitter account about forming his own social media company if the Twitter deal died, Musk dropped a curious URL.

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