Elon Musk Archives

To charge, or not to charge? Can Elon Musk right the ship at Twitter by tapping into users’ pockets?

Depending on who you ask, Musk’s takeover signals doom and gloom or, conversely, the prospects of a return to profitability. Experts weigh in on what the change-of-hands means for the future of the platform.

by Tanner Stening November 4, 2022

Jared Covell and Jake Covell, both who study mechanical engineering, pose for a portrait.

Twin engineers from Northeastern land jobs at Elon Musk companies

Jared Covell is working with Tesla and his identical twin, Jake, soon will be with SpaceX. Both graduated last month from a dual bachelor’s and master’s program in mechanical engineering—and did so with 4.0 grade point averages, which they attribute to the healthy competition that exists between them.

by Ian Thomsen June 13, 2022

What is the future of Black Twitter under Elon Musk?

The online community has been supporting and driving causes in the U.S.—including the Black Lives Matter movement—for more than a decade. But its future is in doubt now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter, says Meredith Clark, a Northeastern professor who is publishing a book on Black Twitter.

by Ian Thomsen April 29, 2022

Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter represents ‘unprecedented, uncharted territory’

Now that his bid for the social-media company has been accepted, Musk stands to “personally own a lot of data from users around the world,” says John Wihbey, associate professor of media innovation and technology at Northeastern. It’s not clear what Musk will do with that trove of information.

by Molly Callahan April 25, 2022

What could SpaceX’s Starlink do for Ukraine?

After a plea from Ukraine’s vice prime minister, aerospace company CEO Elon Musk deployed his satellite internet service in the country. Tommaso Melodia, director of the Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things at Northeastern, explains what Starlink can—and can’t—do for besieged country.

by Eva Botkin-Kowacki March 5, 2022

Northeastern CDM Smith professor and chair Jerome Hajjar poses for a portrait in ISEC. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

Northeastern University professor Jerome F. Hajjar elected to National Academy of Engineering

Professor Jerome Hajjar’s career as one of the nation’s leading civil engineers has focused on improving the resilience of bridges and buildings. Now, the National Academy of Engineering has inducted him as a member.

by Tanner Stening February 22, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, joined by from left, Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Sen. John Barrasso, and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, pauses as he speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster

Should there be a maximum age limit for elected politicians?

More than half of Americans support a maximum age limit for elected officials to hold office, according to a recent YouGov poll. Northeastern professors explain why such limits are difficult to enact.

by Tanner Stening February 4, 2022

Paradigm Hyperloop came in second on Sunday at the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. Photo courtesy of Luke Merkl.

Student team zooms past challengers in Hyperloop competition

When SpaceX founder Elon Musk put out a call for super-fast hyperloop transport designs, Northeastern students answered. Their team placed second last weekend in the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition against a global field of competitors.

by Allie Nicodemo August 31, 2017

3Qs: Are we living in a Matrix-style simulation?

A number of philosophers, futurists, and technologists have come to believe that we are living in a computer-simulated world, kind of like a real-life version of The Matrix. But physics professor Dmitri Krioukov is not part of that camp. Here’s why.

by Jason Kornwitz November 29, 2016

July 11, 2016 - BOSTON, MA. - Manny Barros, E'20, works on fabricating parts for the Openloop vehicle in the Richards Machine Shop at Northeastern University on July 11, 2016. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Students design levitating pod for Hyperloop contest that could revolutionize the future of transportation

Students from Northeastern and five other top universities have joined forces to form OpenLoop, a team dedicated to designing, building, and testing the best scaled-down version of the futuristic Hyperloop, a novel mode of commuter and cargo transport that travels close to the speed of sound. Their approach takes the competition to new heights.

by Thea Singer July 13, 2016

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