Is Musk right to ditch the Twitter logo?
Rebrands can pay off - but it's a risky move......»»
"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......»»
Apple wants to hire a PR heavyweight to battle the EU on its own soil
Apple has been having no luck arguing against the EU's Digital Markets Act, and it's paid the price in fines and forced changes to its App Store — so now it's looking for a European head of PR.Apple logo superimposed on a European Union flagIt perh.....»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
Unraveling the iconography of the Etruscan lamp of Cortona, Italy
A large, highly decorated bronze lamp found in a ditch near the town of Cortona, central Italy, is significantly older than previously estimated and shows the god Dionysus, a new study published in De Gruyter's Etruscan and Italic Studies argues......»»
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......»»
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….....»»
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.....»»
New iPads Pro, iPad Air, and USB-C accessories expected in early May
Apple stores will reportedly prepare for a long-awaited update its iPad Pro and iPad Air models in the first week of May.New iPad Pro logo on the backIn his weekly newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the refreshed lineup will feature new.....»»
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.....»»
Tesla scraps low-cost car plans amid fierce Chinese EV competition, report says
The decision represents an abandonment of a longstanding goal that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has often characterized as its primary mission: affordable electric cars for the masses......»»
Should the SEC ditch quarterly reporting?
In the minds of some, the manifold ills of corporate capitalism have a single source: short-termism. Because investors increasingly ignore long-term value in favor of quarterly returns, corporate managers are thought to have no choice but to adopt a.....»»
Elon Musk shares “extremely false” allegation of voting fraud by “illegals”
On X, Musk shared false claim that is easily disproven by voter registration data. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Nathan Stirk ) Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson yesterday issued a statement debunking claims of wide.....»»
X blue checkmarks being forced on journalists who don’t want them
Ah, the saga of X’s blue checkmarks! Originally a sign that someone was who they claimed to be, and later sold so that cryptocurrency scammers could see their posts boosted, the company is now coming full circle with some journalists. Elon Musk.....»»
X’s new head of safety must toe Elon Musk’s line where others failed
X also announced a new head of brand safety, hoping to woo back advertisers. Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) X has named a new head of safety about nine months after Ella Irwin resigned last Jun.....»»
X filing “thermonuclear lawsuit” in Texas should be “fatal,” Media Matters says
Musk’s attempt to venue-shop Media Matters lawsuit is not likely to end well. Enlarge (credit: SUZANNE CORDEIRO / Contributor | AFP) Ever since Elon Musk's X Corp sued Media Matters for America (MMFA) over a pair of re.....»»