Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover is canceled: Here’s how we got here
Confused about what's going on regarding Elon Musk and Twitter? You're not alone. Let us guide you through this complex story of takeover bids and poison pills......»»
Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com”
Automatic text replacement let users spoof URLs ending in x, like netflix.com. Enlarge / An X sign at company headquarters in San Francisco. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Elon Musk's clumsy brand shift from Twitter.....»»
‘X’ Denies Music Companies’ Remaining Piracy Liability Claims in Court
Elon Musk's social media platform X has denied all copyright infringement claims in response to a 'piracy' complaint filed last year by a group of record labels. The Nashville federal court already dismissed several key allegations and X hopes to def.....»»
What to Know About Elon Musk’s Battle With a Brazilian Judge Over Speech on Social Media
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil is taking on disinformation—and going toe-to-toe with X owner Elon Musk, who claims to champion free speech. When billionaire Elon Musk acquired Twitter—now X—in 2022, some feared that t.....»»
X automatically changed "Twitter" to "X" in users" posts, breaking legit URLs
Elon Musk's social media platform is changing references to "Twitter .com" in user's post to "X .com" without their permission. It might be easy to forget at times, but technically, Twitter is no more. Elon Musk changed the name of the com.....»»
Study finds that anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim accounts have grown on Elon Musk"s X
Since the war in Gaza, accounts spreading conspiracy theories and targeted hate speech have grown on Twitter/X. Since the escalation of the ongoing war on Gaza and in the age of Elon Musk's X/Twitter takeover, anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate s.....»»
"Make Sweden Great Again"—the far right found each other on Twitter during the Swedish election
Media researcher Jessica Robinson has looked at the topics that trended on Twitter—now X—during the 2020 US presidential election and the Swedish parliamentary election in 2018. In her research, she has analyzed around 500 million tweets......»»
Elon Musk’s Latest Mars Pitch Has Potential
SpaceX has made significant progress toward what once seemed an unattainable goal......»»
Research examines tweets during Hurricane María to analyze social media use during disasters
Social media can be a useful tool for communicating during extreme weather events. Omar Pérez Figueroa, an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examined how Twitter (now X) was used when Hurricane Mar.....»»
Elon Musk: AI will be smarter than any human around the end of next year
While Musk says superintelligence is coming soon, one critic says prediction is "batsh*t crazy." Enlarge / Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the X (formerly Twitter) platform on January 22, 2024. (credit: Getty Images) On Mo.....»»
Thousands of LG TVs are vulnerable to takeover—here’s how to ensure yours isn’t one
LG patches four vulnerabilities that allow malicious hackers to commandeer TVs. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) As many as 91,000 LG TVs face the risk of being commandeered unless they receive a just-released security upd.....»»
Elon Musk denies knowing who’s suing him to dodge defamation suit
Musk failed to keep his most recent deposition hidden from the public. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) After Elon Musk was accused of defaming Ben Brody—a 22-year-old Jewish man falsely linked to a.....»»
Opposition to U.S. Steel-Nippon deal concerns automakers
A major trade group wants the Biden administration to prohibit a Cleveland-Cliffs takeover if the Nippon Steel deal were to fall apart......»»
Elon Musk returns to Tesla"s "master plan" favoring robotaxi over cheap EV
Tesla's CEO appears to have shifted back toward Tesla's original plan to develop a robotaxi that could provide ride-sharing for the masses over the development of a low-priced EV starting around $25,000......»»
Video shows functional AirPower prototype recharging an Apple Watch
Apple’s AirPower was canceled in 2019 and never saw the light of day. However, a few people have got their hands on prototype units – some of them partially functional. Now, thanks to an Apple prototype collector, we can take a look at an AirPowe.....»»
X makes passkey login available globally for iOS users
The social network X (formerly Twitter) introduced support for passkeys earlier this year. However, the new option was only available to iOS users based in the US. As of today, X is making passkey login available globally. more….....»»
Critical takeover vulnerabilities in 92,000 D-Link devices under active exploitation
D-Link won't be patching vulnerable NAS devices because they're no longer supported. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers are actively exploiting a pair of recently discovered vulnerabilities to remotely commandeer net.....»»
Elon Musk threatens to disobey court order over banned profiles
Brazil threatens to regulate social media owned by "billionaires domiciled abroad." Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu) Brazil’s attorney general has demanded “urgent regulation” of social medi.....»»
Elon Musk just gave another Mars speech—this time the vision seems tangible
"These are unthinkable numbers, but we’re not breaking any physics to achieve this." Enlarge / SpaceX will continue to iterate on Starship. (credit: SpaceX) Elon Musk has been talking publicly about his sweeping vision.....»»
ANALYSIS: Elon Musk"s bet on Tesla robotaxis faces long road ahead
A greater emphasis on robotaxis comes with more risk for the world's largest EV maker due to the complexity of the technology involved......»»
Tesla scraps its plan for a $25,000 Model 2 EV
Musk says that "Reuters is lying (again)" over reports that the Model 2 is dead. Enlarge (credit: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Tesla has abandoned plans to develop an affordable electric Model.....»»