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X is a real-time online social networking platform, originally founded in 2006 as Twitter. The company was purchased by Elon Musk in April 2022, and in July 2023 he rebranded the website X, although the site continues to be coloquially referred to as Twitter.
- Renowned biographer Walter Isaacson chronicled tech billionaire Elon Musk’s life in an eponymous new book, released on September 12, after shadowing the Tesla boss for two years
- From his relationships with Talulah Riley, Amber Heard and first wife Justine to donating sperm to a Neuralink exec, he continues to surprise us – and even had a say in Grimes’ 2018 Met Gala ‘fit
A bot costs ‘a tenth of a penny, but if somebody even has to pay a few dollars, some minor amount, the effective cost is very high’.
The tech billionaire’s admission drew a furious response from Kyiv and raises questions about whether the satellite-based internet service can be counted on.
The AI-generated content is more ‘eye-catching than the awkward visuals’ used in previous such campaigns, such as digital drawings and photo collages.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk said the US-based Jewish organisation is ‘trying to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic’.
The high court’s move to drop Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s embezzlement charges has put the credibility of PM Anwar Ibrahim’s reform agenda in doubt.
Musk says the app’s voice and video calls will work on Apple and Android devices, as well as on computers.
Most of the injured were firefighters who rushed to the station to extinguish the blaze from the first explosion before a second occurred. It was not immediately clear what caused the blasts in Crevedia commune.
The US Justice Department brought a lawsuit against the Elon Musk-owned company that cited a June 2020 post on X, formerly Twitter, by Musk that said: ‘US law requires at least a green card to be hired at SpaceX.’
It’s his second trip to Asia this year after he visited China for the first time in three years, and declared he would expand his business in the world’s largest market for electric vehicles.
The social media barons exchanged verbal jabs at the weekend, with the Facebook founder saying ‘it’s time to move on’ because the world’s richest man wouldn’t agree to a date for a charity cage match.
French State Secretary for the Sea Herve Berville denounced ‘criminal traffickers’ who send migrants ‘to their death’ and pledged to fight their smuggling networks. The six fatalities were Afghan men believed to be in their 30s.
For two years, Hindutva Watch has chronicled unreported hate crimes and violence against India’s religious minorities, earning it some powerful enemies.
The owner of X (formerly Twitter) promised ‘ancient Rome’ as a backdrop for the face-off, though Italy’s culture minister says the Colosseum won’t be the arena.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said ‘the kind of lawlessness seen in some US cities’ must not come to Britain, while London’s mayor decried the ‘nonsense’ circulating on the popular app.
The social media platform, now known as X, was given a US$350,000 fine for a delay in complying, court documents show.
‘Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,’ Musk wrote in a post on Sunday on the platform formerly known as Twitter. ‘All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.’
The billionaire said X will provide legal aid to people who have been treated unfairly by companies because of posting or liking something on the platform
Lebanon’s caretaker premier Najib Mikati said on Saturday there was no cause for ‘concern or panic’ about his country’s security situation. At least 13 people have been killed in fighting in Ain el-Hilweh between mainstream faction Fatah and hardline Islamists.
The US superstar will perform six shows in Toronto as part of her world tour in November 2024.
The ticks used to mark verified accounts of users such as celebrities and politicians, but became available to anyone with a subscription after Elon Musk’s takeover.
‘Toco’ enlisted a company that makes costumes for television to make him a fur suit resembling a rough collie. He now creates YouTube videos wearing it and frolicking around on all fours.
It’s the end of a short-lived era for the bright, flashing ‘X’ that loomed atop Twitter’s headquarters this weekend.
This month marks 78 years since nuclear bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, so memes combining mushrooms clouds and Margot Robbie aren’t going down so well.
The giant sign appeared after police stopped workers from removing the brand’s iconic bird and logo from the side of the building.
Inspired by China’s WeChat, Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter and wants to create a super-app where users will do all their finances as well as their socialising, but analysts are doubtful the strategy will work today.
In its rebranding efforts, X – formerly known as Twitter – abruptly took over one of its user accounts with the handle @x. Photographer Gene X Hwang was offered ‘X merch and an exclusive visit to X’s HQ’.
Elon Musk has rebranded Twitter as ‘X,’ using a new domain – X.com, caused issues in Indonesia, where users are unable to access X.com, according to an Al Jazeera report.
CEO Elon Musk said the Twitter name made sense as 140 character messages going back and forth – like birds tweeting, but not in his new vision of a WeChat-like super-app.
