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Musk rushes out new Twitter logo—it’s just an X that someone tweeted at him

X logo looks like a Unicode symbol and the lower-case x from a Monotype font. Enlarge / Twitter's new X logo. (credit: Twitter) Twitter has replaced its longtime bird logo with an X in order to fit owner Elon Musk's pref.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 24th, 2023

Starlink tells Brazil it won’t block X until government unfreezes its assets

More than one Musk company involved in battle with powerful Brazilian judge. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | SOPA Images) Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service said it would defy an order to block Musk's X platform in B.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Elon Musk’s X TV is now available in your living room

X now has a video-centric app available on smart TVs and other streaming platforms. This should end well......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsSep 3rd, 2024

Texas judge decides Texas is a perfectly good venue for X to sue Media Matters

Judge says Musk critic "targeted" advertisers in Texas, denies motion to dismiss. Enlarge / Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at Tesla's "Cyber Rodeo" on April 7, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | AFP/Suzanne Cordeiro).....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Apple is reportedly trying to invest in OpenAI

OpenAI's ChatGPT will be built into the iPhone operating system later this year. Enlarge / The OpenAI logo. (credit: Getty Images) According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI,.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 30th, 2024

Elon Musk’s Boring Company can’t get Tesla FSD to work in tunnels

Despite "full self driving," Teslas still can't cope with one-way tunnels. Enlarge / Human driver will continue to be a job at the Boring Company Las Vegas Loop for the foreseeable future. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Gett.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 28th, 2024

X’s Grok will direct users to Vote.gov after bungling basic ballot question

After falsely stating that ballot deadlines passed, Grok sends users to Vote.gov. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Elon Musk's X platform made a change to its AI assistant, Grok, that may prevent it from giving.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

A YouTube video really can remove water from your iPhone

A YouTube video claiming it can remove water from your iPhone might seem up there with emails from Nigerian princes and videos of Elon Musk promoting some new cryptocurrency, but tests reveal that it does actually work … somewhat. A tech writer.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

Elon Musk foreclosing on former home of actor Gene Wilder

Tesla's CEO sold the home, which is down the street from where Lee Iacocca used to live, in 2020 when he was getting rid of some possessions......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 27th, 2024

Missouri AG’s legal war against Media Matters shot down by federal judge

Judge: Missouri AG's actions chill speech about extremist content on Musk's X. Enlarge / Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey arrives to testify at House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. (c.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 26th, 2024

How Twitter—now X—helps with understanding Canadian values and attitudes toward asylum seekers

The treatment of asylum seekers is an important issue for many countries as they grapple with polarized public views on the issue. Some policymakers focus on the need for border security to keep asylum-seekers out and "protect" their nations, while o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsAug 23rd, 2024

Donald Trump says he may end EV tax credit; Elon Musk considered for advisory role

Asked if he would consider naming Elon Musk to an advisory role or cabinet job, Trump said he would. "He's a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 20th, 2024

Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will be ‘epic.’ Here’s why

SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Sunday that the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission involving four non-professional astronauts will be "epic.".....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 19th, 2024

What is Grok? Elon Musk’s controversial ChatGPT competitor, explained

Grok is the Elon Musk-backed AI offshoot of X that he's hoping will compete with ChatGPT and Midjourney......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 16th, 2024

Musk’s new Grok upgrade allows X users to create largely uncensored AI images

With Grok's new AI image generator, X users put Musk's "freedom of speech" to the test. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of Donald Trump and catgirls created with Grok, which uses the Flux image synthesis model. (credit: BEAST / X.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 15th, 2024

Grok 2.0 takes the guardrails off AI image generation

Elon Musk's xAI released its updated Grok-2 AI, which features image generation without content guardrails......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsAug 14th, 2024

Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted

Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott. Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks at the Satellite Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Win McNamee ).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

Elon Musk’s preferred judge recuses himself from X’s case against advertisers

Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott. Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks at the Satellite Conference and Exhibition on March 9, 2020 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty Images | Win McNamee ).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum

Elon Musk’s 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says. Enlarge (credit: Craig T Fruchtman / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment) Elon Musk had no business sending Twitter employees an em.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

UAW files charges against Trump, Musk for trying to intimidate workers

UAW files charges against Trump, Musk for trying to intimidate workers, with the action came after Musk and Trump held a two-hour conversation on social media platform X the evening of Aug. 12......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024

EU warned Elon Musk about “disinformation” before Trump interview on X

X was reminded to not spread "content that promotes hatred or disorder." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Dan Kitwood ) Elon Musk clashed with the EU ahead of a planned interview with Donald Trump on X as a war of words b.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsAug 13th, 2024