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Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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‘Elon-Hitler’ meme coin launches in wake of salute controversy

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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People are lighting Grimes up for defending Elon Musk’s video game skills

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‘I’ll take him over Musk’: MrBeast’s surprise offer to buy TikTok has everyone in the bargaining stage of grief

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

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‘Worse than banning it’: TikTok gags over news Musk might buy it

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Musk re-suspends researchers who revealed the real Adrian Dittman

Elon Musk continues crackdown on researchers who revealed he isn’t Adrian Dittmann

Nate Wolf is a reporter based in New York City. His work has appeared in the Chief, InsuranceNewsNet, and Deadspin.

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Elon and Alice

‘Can we tall about real things?’ Musk’s ‘midwit’ conversation with German far-right leader leaves fans fuming

Hope Talbot is a freelance journalist currently based in New York City. Her work has appeared in The Daily Express, Euronews, and Bristol24/7, to name a few.

Hope Talbot

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Journalist restricted on X for revealing hoax behind the Musk Alter Ego conspiracy

Musk restricts report exonerating him over alt ‘Adrian Dittmann’ account accusations

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Did Elon Musk burn Laura Loomer’s blue check for calling him a ‘stage 5 clinger?’

Elon Musk over his own tweet "No, we need more like double that number yesterday! The number of people who are super talented engineers ... motivated in the USA is far too low. Think of this like a pro sports team: if you want your TEAM... championship, you need to recruit top talent who.... enables the whole team to win."

Right-wingers are turning on Elon Musk

Right-wingers turn on Elon Musk over his latest immigration stance

A dark board room, lizard people in suits sitting at the table. Text over says, "2024, The Year in Review." The 10 dumbest conspiracy theories of 2024.

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🔍 The 10 dumbest conspiracy theories of 2024

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Democrats are pushing ‘President Musk’—to troll Trump

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2024 is the year Twitter officially became X

Was Elon Musk kicked out of a hospital for wearing a MAGA hat?

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Conspiracy theorists outraged over fake story that Musk got booted from hospital over MAGA hat

Cybertruck drivers experiencing first snowfall discover major ‘ice wall’ design flaw

Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

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Tiffany Fong’s big X payout raises eyebrows over frequent slurs, constant Musk replies

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