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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by PradeetPatel on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:11PM (#37008618)
I'm a bit out of the loop here, but is the letter "X" a part of Elon's company branding? Since that's not the first time he used the letter "X" in that manner.

The single letter "X" is brimming with symbolism and implications. Without further explanation we may never know why the rebranding was necessary.

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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by dangrossman on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:23PM (#37008681)
He made his fortune with x.com. That was the online bank he founded then merged with Confinity to become PayPal in 2000, and it was the PayPal IPO that allowed him to invest in Tesla and SpaceX. He's fond enough of his old company name that he bought the domain back years ago, and is now repurposing it.
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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by PradeetPatel on Saturday August 05, 2023 @02:20AM (#37009491)
Thank you for the thorough explanation! For the longest time I thought he was a founder of Tesla and Space.
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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by userbinator on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:23PM (#37008685)
Unfortunately, "X" in the context of Elon only brings to mind his SUV of the same name.
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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by shagie on Saturday August 05, 2023 @12:03AM (#37008907)
He's a bit fixated on that letter.

X.com (banking company that eventually became Paypal)

SpaceX

Tesla models S 3 X Y

Baby born in May of 2020: X Æ A-12 ( https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52557291 https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/202... )

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Re:Reduction of Sulfur Emissions from Ships May Be Causing R... by js8 on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:24PM (#37008691)
The rebranding was neccessary because Larry & Sergey got their ABC and Zuck went Meta. It's just a d**-measuring contest.
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