Elon Musk Burns Exiting CEO With 5 Dismissive Words
'Thank you for your contributions,' Musk posted on X on Wednesday.
Musk's post was in reply to one from Yaccarino announcing she's leaving the company after two years.
'When Elon Musk and I first spoke of his vision for X, I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime to carry out the extraordinary mission of this company,' Yaccarino wrote. 'I'm immensely grateful to him for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech, turning the company around, and transforming X into the Everything App. I'm incredibly proud of the X team — the historic business turnaround we have accomplished together has been nothing short of remarkable.'
Musk and Yaccarino have had a sometimes fractured relationship during her tenure as CEO of X. In September 2023, The Wall Street Journal reported that Musk was going over her head and was still the one making major decisions regarding the platform.
In June 2024, the Financial Times reported that Yaccarino was nervous because Musk was piling on the pressure for her to 'raise revenues and lower her expenses,' including cutting staff from U.S. and U.K. sales teams.
Soon after Yaccarino announced she was leaving X, Thierry Breton, a business executive and former commissioner for the internal market of the European Union, asked Musk if he 'need[s] help,' writing, 'Europe's got talent.' Musk responded 'sure [cry laughing emoji].
Yaccarino did not provide further details on why she's leaving the social media app formerly known as Twitter, which Musk has owned since 2022. Her departure comes on the heels of a new fiasco involving Grok, Musk's own AI chatbot integrated into X, which recently began spewing antisemitic posts, praising Adolf Hitler, and referring to itself as 'MechaHitler.'
Musk's artificial intelligence firm xAI later deleted the posts and vowed that it has 'taken action to ban hate speech before Grok posts on X.'
Grok has run into trouble several times since its launch on X, including saying it was 'skeptical' that 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust and ranting about claims of 'white genocide' in South Africa.
Musk has also had to publicly criticize Grok, accusing it of 'parroting legacy media' after it suggested that right-wing violence has become 'more frequent and deadly' than left-wing attacks in recent years.
The latest antisemitic posts from Grok arrived just days after Musk promised that the chatbot had improved 'significantly' following its previous rogue responses.
In her statement announcing her departure, Yaccarino added: 'X is truly a digital town square for all voices and the world's most powerful culture signal. We couldn't have achieved that without the support of our users, business partners, and the most innovative team in the world. I'll be cheering you all on as you continue to change the world.'
Elsewhere, shares in Musk's eclectic vehicle company Tesla fell further amid the billionaire's falling out with President Donald Trump, which has included Musk threatening to set up a new third political party.
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I asked the company about the error, and DJI senior product specialist Donovan Davis suggested in an email that I hold the AC button down for 10 seconds to change its frequency. In the U.S., 60Hz is the standard electrical frequency, but sure enough, I seemed to have accidentally put the Power 2000 in 50Hz mode, denoted by 'AC50Hz' on its display. Holding the button down was an easy fix, but DJI's support documentation sure didn't help me get there. Fully recharging it after this change took about 90 minutes. As for the DJI Home app, it's a nice addition to the package. With it, you can connect to the Power 2000 over Bluetooth to view its current power input and output for each port, as well as an estimate of the time it has until it's either charged or depleted, depending on where you're looking. You can also peek at past notifications like error codes, update the battery's firmware, and tweak a few general settings. 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It lasted just 20 seconds before shutting off, but it's likely because I had exceeded the maximum 25-amp output of the device, as Davis confirmed to me in his email that the Power 2000 has the same peak 4,400-watt output as the Power 1000, despite that not being listed in DJI's specs. Companies that make batteries like these love an absurd chart to brag about what you can get out of them. Here are some examples of the number of charges or hours of operation the Power 2000 is good for, from the press materials DJI shared with Gizmodo: Take those numbers as the vague estimates they are, but the point is you'll get a lot more out of it than your average pocketable power bank. The Power 2000 manages that with four USB-C ports (two 140-watt and two 65-watt) and four 24-watt USB-A ports. Davis said those numbers are per-port, rather than being combined like you'd find in many USB wall chargers. You'll also find four AC outputs, three of which are U.S.-standard three-prong grounded outlets and one four-prong one, like you'd plug an electric clothes dryer into (though it's rated for 125 volts, not the 220 volts offered by such an outlet in your home). Between the USB-C and AC outputs, you'll find a digital display that shows you the current battery percentage, output or input wattage, how long until it's charged or discharged, and other helpful info. That's obviously all super useful if you're on a camping trip and don't want to keep track of various power banks or split time with others using the measly couple of outlets you might find at a campsite. The Power 2000 can also function as an uninterruptible power supply, or UPS—essentially a battery backup in the event of a power outage—if you plug it into your wall and then connect a computer or something into one of its AC ports. It goes into UPS mode automatically in that event, passing power through to your device until it detects a loss of power at the wall, at which time DJI says it will switch over to providing its own power within 0.01 seconds. The DJI Power 2000 can function as a home battery backup. For that, you can string together as many as 10 of DJI's $899 expansion packs, for a total of 22,528Wh of capacity, the company says. So how portable is this thing? Well, the Power 2000 sure ain't light at 49 pounds. Still, that's less than half the 111 pounds of the first 3,000-watt gas generator I found on Home Depot's website, and it's in line with the weight of other, similar generators like the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max. Its sturdy handles make transportation easy if you can lift the weight, but going more than a few feet would be rough without mechanical assistance (i.e. a cheap folding luggage hand truck) or a second person. If you're willing to pony up another $1,000, you could buy DJI's Power 2000 combo pack that ships with a hand truck and expansion battery. The Power 2000 feels very well-constructed, but there are things to note about its durability in inclement weather: DJI lists its operating range as between 14 and 113 degrees Fahrenheit, while its recharging temperature range bottoms out at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. DJI makes no claims about its dust resistance, but given the large heat vent on the side, that's no surprise. Also, while DJI writes in its original press release announcing the Power 2000 that it is designed for 'safer operation in rain, condensation, and salt spray conditions,' a footnote on its product page reads: 'To ensure product performance, do not operate the power station [sic] a rainy environment for more than 3 minutes, in a condensation environment for more than 30 minutes, or in a salt fog environment for more than 8 hours. Avoid exposing it to condensation or salt fog for extended periods.' On the plus side, the Power 2000's LFP battery chemistry means it's safer and longer-lasting than a lithium-ion battery would be—according to DJI's product page, the device won't explode if the batteries are punctured. DJI also says drops or impacts won't result in open flames. Finally, the Power 2000 has built-in shutoff mechanisms that trigger if it gets too hot or is being driven beyond its capability, like when I plugged in one too many space heaters. The only bummer about devices like these is they don't come cheap. DJI's suggested retail price for the Power 2000 is $1,899, although Davis assured me that $1,299 is a 'long-term promotion' and that it's the price 'customers can expect to continue paying' on DJI's website. Even at $1,299, DJI Power 2000 is spendy, but it's priced closer to competing devices like the $1,099 Bluetti Elite 200 V2 or the $1,049 EcoFlow Delta 2 Max, and cheaper than the $2,199 Jackery Explorer 2000 Plus. Still, that doesn't make the portable power station an easier pill to swallow, especially since you can get a lot of the same benefit by picking up the cheaper Power 1000, priced at $699 as of this writing. The extra $600 for the Power 2000 gives you double the port count, twice the capacity, and a higher continuous output rating, which isn't nothing. But a $15 power strip can easily make up for those missing ports. Ultimately, whether you should pick up the Power 2000 comes down to whether you feel you need its extra capacity and capability—and maybe whether you're a big DJI drone enthusiast. If that's you, the DJI Power 2000 won't disappoint. This is as good as large power banks get, and it's certainly nicer than huffing exhaust fumes. See DJI Power 2000 at Amazon
