- Musk-Zuckerberg feud spans 8 years, fueled by AI, rockets, and social media clashes.
- Tensions escalate as Meta develops Twitter rival and Musk taunts Zuckerberg.
- Cage match proposed to settle differences; tech world awaits confirmation.
The nearly eight-year-long feud between tech moguls Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg has been marked by clashes over artificial intelligence, rockets, and social media.
The rivalry first ignited in 2016 when a SpaceX rocket explosion destroyed a Facebook satellite. Tensions escalated in 2017 when Zuckerberg criticized Musk’s stance on AI, prompting Musk to question Zuckerberg’s understanding of the subject.
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Musk’s Twitter jabs and Meta’s Twitter rival
Following Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018, Musk publicly deleted SpaceX and Tesla’s Facebook pages, citing the platform’s data-sharing practices.
As Musk’s Twitter takeover unfolded, Zuckerberg’s Meta began developing a text-based social network to rival Twitter, codenamed “Project 92.”
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Musk taunted Zuckerberg on X (formerly Twitter) about the competitor, while Zuckerberg offered rare praise for Musk’s cost-cutting measures at Twitter.
Cage match challenge: settling differences in the ring?
In a surprising turn of events, Musk and Zuckerberg appeared to agree to settle their differences in a cage match.
Musk initially proposed the idea, and Zuckerberg seemed to take it seriously, posting “Send me location” on Instagram.
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As the tech world awaits confirmation of the fight, Zuckerberg has been training in MMA and jiu-jitsu, while Musk continues to challenge him on X. The outcome of this potential face-off remains to be seen.