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Twitter commandeers @X username from man who had it since 2007

Twitter took Gene X Hwang's username and only offered him “some merch” Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chris Delmas) Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as "X" wouldn't be complete without a change to the company.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaJul 26th, 2023

Twitter URLs redirect to x.com as Musk gets closer to killing the Twitter name

X.com stops redirecting to Twitter.com over a year after company name change. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Kirill Kudryavtsev) Twitter.com links are now redirecting to the x.com domain as Elon Musk gets closer to wipi.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 17th, 2024

This app brings Dashboard-style web clip widgets to Apple Vision Pro

With Mac OS X Leopard, which was released in 2007, Apple added a feature called “Web Clip” to Dashboard. This allowed users to turn any part of a website into a live widget that could then be added to Dashboard and would update in real-time. W.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

Jack Dorsey Leaves BlueSky Board and Calls X ‘Freedom Technology’

The Twitter founder’s moves suggest an apparent warming of relations between him and Elon Musk. Jack Dorsey has left the board of social networking service Bluesky, which he helped fund and popularize a year ago in the wake of reg.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Under-screen Face ID allegedly pushed back to 2026 iPhone 18 Pro

Under-screen Face ID always seems to be a year away, and the latest rumor now pins it to the 2026 iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max models.iPhone 15 always-on displayWriting on X/Twitter in April, Display Supply Consultants' Ross Young's original r.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsMay 6th, 2024

Study shows a tale of two social media platforms for Donald Trump

Truth Social was more effective at driving news attention toward Donald Trump during the 2022 midterm election cycle than Twitter (now known as X) was during the 2016 primary election season, a pattern driven mostly by partisan media on the left and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

New iPhone 16 leak blows the cover off of screen sizes & camera bump

Frequent leaker Sonny Dickson has revealed a photo purporting to show the forthcoming iPhone 16 lineup, and the screen sizes for each of the four models.Photo on Dickson's Twitter account revealing sizes for each modelThe image, which appears on Dick.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

iPhone 16 screen sizes allegedly revealed in new leak

Frequent leaker Sonny Dickson has revealed a photo purporting to show the forthcoming iPhone 16 lineup, and the screen sizes for each of the four models.Photo on Dickson's Twitter account revealing sizes for each modelThe image, which appears on Dick.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

Elon Musk apologizes after Tesla layoffs for miscalculated severance

Tesla's CEO, who is facing lawsuits over severance from former Twitter employees, admitted that payouts to some workers being laid off were too low......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

So much for free speech on X; Musk confirms new users must soon pay to post

The fee, likely $1, is aimed at stopping “relentless” bots, Musk said. Enlarge (credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Contributor | FilmMagic) Elon Musk confirmed Monday that X (formerly Twitter) plans to start charging new.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

‘Sleepy Don’: Trump sparks Twitter hilarity as he appears to fall asleep at trial

‘Sleepy Don’: Trump sparks Twitter hilarity as he appears to fall asleep at trial.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

Elon Musk confirms intentions to charge new X users a temporary fee to let them post

A report last year revealed that Elon Musk had plans to introduce a new charge for users who have just registered on X (formerly Twitter) on the grounds that this would be the only way to make the platform free of bots. Now Musk himself has confirmed.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

Uh-oh, X"s Grok AI can now "understand" images

X's new Grok-1.5V can now understand user-uploaded visual information. Elon Musk's AI chatbot can now "understand" images, including information-riddled diagrams and charts. Sorry, doesn't everyone use the platform once known as Twitter for mul.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

Fast radio bursts: Research introduces a novel approach to characterize their behavior

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) represent the most intense radio explosions in the universe. Since the first discovery in 2007, FRBs have garnered significant attention, culminating in the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy. With yet unknown origin, these extreme.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

Everything you need to know about I Am Legend 2

Will Smith is returning for a sequel to his 2007 film I Am Legend, and we're sharing everything you need to know about I Am Legend 2......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 12th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsApr 11th, 2024

"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......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024

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.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 10th, 2024