The showdown between 52-year-old Musk and 39-year-old Zuckerberg has arrived as scheduled. In two tweets on Sunday morning, the owner of the Twitter platform said,Musk 'spent the whole day weightlifting to prepare for the competition,'adding that 'all proceeds will be donated to veterans' charities.'
Musk did not provide more details about the match.
In June this year, the two billionaire tech titans seemed to agree to participate in a cage fight. Last month,Zuckerberg's Meta launched a new Twitter competitor called Threads, which raised the stakes for this potential showdown.。
On Sunday afternoon, Zuckerberg replied to Musk via Threads: 'Shouldn’t we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity?'
He added: 'I'm ready today. When (Musk) first issued the challenge,'I suggested August 26th, but he hasn't confirmed yet. I'm not holding my breath."
Since Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, policy reversals, technical issues, and the platform’s unique stance have left many users feeling uneasy. When Threads launched, some saw it as a viable alternative that could potentially replace its competitor, and the app achieved massive success initially. However,According to data tracking from US stocks, the active users of the social media app Threads plummeted from 40 million to 10 million, with many features...