Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Moss have been criticizing each others for years. Meta now mirrors Twitter.

Reader, who is your favorite tech billionaire? Hallam Bullock here. It's getting harder to tell the difference between them. Mark Zuckerberg looks more and more like Elon Musk every day with the launch of Meta Verified.

Although the ways billionaires make their money may seem similar, the actual way they spend it differs. We have previously looked at the extravagant, secretive lives of Larry Page and Sergey Brin after Google.

We have stories about how Tiger Woods and Patrick Mahomes spend their billions.

Let's now look at the reasons why Zuckerberg is being called "Elon Musk's idiot".

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1. Many have made comparisons between Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Meta Verified with the announcement of Meta Verified. It "sounds awfully similar to Twitter Blue," Wall Street analyst Mark Schilsky said. Schilsky said, "It's obvious that Mark Zuckerberg idolizes Elon Muss."

• This comment is particularly interesting because the tech billionaires have a turbulent past.
• They have clashed over artificial Intelligence, the US Capitol Insurrection and even a SpaceX rocket blast that destroyed a Facebook Satellite.
• Read more about their public feuding here. It seems that Zuckerberg is now following Musk's lead.

We explain why.

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2. Musk's brain-chip tech could bend your mind in bizarre and troubling ways. There are real risks and ethical pitfalls. Continue reading.

3. The Bing chatbot has been acting strangely and creepily. Insider's Adam Rogers reports that even though the bot is acting strangely, the human reaction is much more frightening.

4. "I feel like a catfished": Many young VCs have second thoughts about leaving investment banking. Every year, consultants and bankers in their twenties get lured into venture capital by the promise that they will find the next Uber or Meta. The reality is not always as glamorous for those who entered the field during the downturn. The full story is available here.

Marc Benioff, Salesforce CEO, made changes to the company's strategy plan. The previous version involved asking managers to rank the lowest 5% of employees. He ordered the employees to go back to work, even though they had previously dismissed the idea. Here are more details from leaked messages.

6. The Black VCs that are changing the industry. Black VCs such as Beta Boom's Kimmy Palauch are taking on long-standing diversity and equity issues within the industry. These are 51 Black investors who have committed to supporting diverse founders of startups.

7. After employees were told to return, Amazon's internal Slack channel went down. Within hours, an entirely new Slack channel named "Remote advocacy" had over 14,000 members. You can see the chaos inside.

8. After years of pampering their employees, tech companies are now cutting back on staff. Tech's golden age of high-paying salaries and posh perks could be over. This year, around 100,000 people have been laid off by companies. It's devastating for tech workers who were used to the glamorous lifestyles offered by these firms. Read more.

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9. You have never had the opportunity to see inside a plane that takes passengers to Antarctica, landing on an ice runway. A tour company rents private jets to transport people from South Africa to Antarctic camps. See photos here.

Apple employees receive a gift to commemorate their 10-year anniversary. Employees receive a polishing cloth and a note from Tim Cook.

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By: hbullock@insider.com (Hallam Bullock)
Title: Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have been publicly criticizing each other for years — but now Meta is mirroring Twitter
Sourced From: www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-meta-twitter-feud-2023-2
Published Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:00:00 +0000

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