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Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas, Texas. His reporting has been featured in Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Gizmodo, Texas Observer, Dallas Weekly, and more.

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Alex Jones and Elon Musk

EXCLUSIVE: As Musk invites Alex Jones back to X, advertiser opts out of pushing promos next to InfoWars host

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

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‘I would expect this from Drake’: Even nerds are dunking on Elon Musk over ‘cornball’ reason for not playing Grand Theft Auto

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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‘Dump its overvalued stock’: Internet users call for Tesla boycott in wake of Elon Musk’s pronouns insult

AJ Dellinger is a seasoned technology writer whose work has appeared in Digital Trends, International Business Times, and Newsweek. In 2018, he joined Gizmodo as the nights and weekend editor.

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Elon Musk kicked off his ‘free speech’ crusade by firing Twitter’s biggest free speech advocate

Viola Stefanello is a Milan-based journalist covering tech and culture for Italian newspaper Il Post. Her work has also been published in Wired and Rolling Stone among others.

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Is Elon Musk’s Starlink actually making a difference in Ukraine?

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Behold these photos of Elon Musk, but with Elizabeth Holmes’ eyes

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

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Elon Musk pivots to memelord

Julie Ann Nealega is a multimedia journalist based in Manila, Philippines. She is a trained investigative reporter with extensive experience in the field as a segment producer and researcher. She’s produced multiple award-winning investigative documentaries with ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. She&#8217;s a co-founder of Postcards From Disasters, a social media-driven campaign fighting for the human rights of disaster victims. She&#8217;s also managing a Philippine organ donation advocacy platform.

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Elon Musk says he’s willing to die on Mars

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Did you know Elon Musk is short for Elongated Muskrat?

Phillip Tracy is a former technology staff writer at the Daily Dot. He&#8217;s an expert on smartphones, social media trends, and gadgets. He previously reported on IoT and telecom for RCR Wireless News and contributed to NewBay Media magazine. He now writes for Laptop magazine.

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The mysterious storage device Elon Musk shot into space

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