- Billie Eilish shared a graphic showing possible uses for Elon Musk’s projected $1 trillion wealth to fund global humanitarian initiatives, prompting a public reply from Musk.
- The incident escalated ongoing social media disputes between Musk and cultural as well as financial critics.
- Tesla shareholders recently approved Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, leading to backlash and further debate.
- Criticism around Tesla’s Full Self-Driving and AI timelines remains active among investors and industry watchers.
- Retail sentiment for Tesla has turned bearish according to Stocktwits data.
Pop superstar Billie Eilish posted a graphic on social media outlining ways Elon Musk’s projected $1 trillion wealth could combat global crises. The graphic, from activist organization My Voice, My Choice, suggested investing billions of U.S. dollars to end global hunger, improve access to clean water, protect endangered species, and rebuild regions affected by conflict. Eilish followed up the post with a direct critique of Musk.
Musk, CEO of Tesla, responded via X, posting: “She’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.” This exchange continued a series of recent public clashes involving Musk and high-profile figures.
The dispute occurred days after Tesla shareholders passed a milestone-based pay package for Musk valued at $1 trillion. The deal requires Tesla to reach aggressive revenue, profit, and market valuation targets. Proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis had advised shareholders to reject the offer, and the scale of the package has led to political discussions on potential regulation of proxy advisory groups and large asset managers.
In another unrelated confrontation, author Joyce Carol Oates recently questioned Musk’s public persona on X, to which Musk fired back with a series of critical posts that characterized Oates’s claims as “demonstrably false” and included personal insults.
Debates over Tesla’s technology also resurfaced. Short seller Jim Chanos questioned the progress of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) features, noting they remain at Level 2 supervised autonomy, whereas some competitors such as Mercedes have gained limited Level 3 approvals. Gavin Baker from Atreides Management stated Tesla’s large data operations offer a cost advantage. Musk confirmed the company is working on a next-generation AI training system, Cortex 2, for the Optimus robot program.
Investor mood for Tesla trended bearish, based on message volume and sentiment on Stocktwits as of mid-November. The company’s stock is up 1.3% this year.
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