Musk, Zuckerberg in fierce business rivalry
TECHDIGEST – Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk are in a fierce business rivalry that has spilt over into a playground spat, with the two men offering to fight each other in a cage.
Months after Musk took over Twitter, Zuckerberg’s Meta hinted it was planning to launch its own text-based social media platform — essentially a direct rival.
Musk has trolled Zuckerberg ever since with messages on Twitter, telling his fans this week: “I’m up for a cage match if he is lol.”
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Zuckerberg, who has followed the trend of tech bosses getting buff and posting martial arts videos, responded on Wednesday on his Instagram Stories with a screenshot of the message and a response: “Send me location.”
Meta confirmed to AFP that Zuckerberg’s message was genuine.
The exchange has provoked mirth on social media with plenty of fight predictions — Zuckerberg emerging as the clear favourite.
“Please god let this happen,” technology journalist Taylor Lorenz wrote on Twitter.
AFP
