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Tech 2023-09-04T21:31:18Z

Elon Musk threatens to sue the Anti-Defamation League, claiming it is 'trying to kill' X, formerly known as Twitter

In a series of posts, Musk accused the organization of intentionally sabotaging his platform and threatened legal action against them.
Tech 2023-09-04T18:04:36Z

Signal's president doubts Elon Musk can successfully turn Twitter into a 'super app' like WeChat

Meredith Whittaker said in a recent interview that factors like competition and government support leave little possibility for a WeChat of the West.
Tech 2023-09-02T11:07:20Z

Elon Musk's erosion of safety standards at X is helping Putin spread Russian propaganda, study finds

Research for the European Union found that X's elimination of labelling and de-amplifying policies was directly benefitting Kremlin-affiliated accounts.
Tech 2023-09-01T13:02:27Z

Elon Musk's X tells users that it could use their posts to train AI models

X, formerly Twitter, has changed its policies to allow information posted by users to be used to train its AI models.
Tech 2023-09-01T11:21:45Z

Elon Musk reportedly helped Larry Ellison reset his Twitter password after the billionaire said he'd invest $1 billion in the company, despite not tweeting in 10 years

An excerpt from Walter Isaacson's "Elon Musk" biography, published by The Wall Street Journal, sheds light on Musk's Twitter takeover.
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Tech 2023-09-01T10:37:11Z

Elon Musk stayed up playing video games in a Vancouver hotel until 5:30 a.m. after he offered to buy Twitter, because he was in 'stress mode'

Elon Musk was staying in a Vancouver hotel with Grimes as he weighed up whether to buy Twitter, and played video games on a laptop all night.
Tech 2023-09-01T07:52:01Z

Elon Musk says his daughter who ditched his last name 'doesn't want to spend time with me'

Elon Musk learned secondhand that his daughter, who changed her name to Vivian Jenna Wilson, was transgender, Walter Isaacson wrote in a new book.
Tech 2023-09-01T06:05:31Z

Elon Musk met then-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal for a secret dinner in 2022 and said Agrawal was not the 'fire-breathing dragon' the platform needed

Walter Isaacson, a writer who spent three years trailing Musk, detailed the aftermath of the encounter in his forthcoming biography, 'Elon Musk.'
Economy 2023-08-31T20:40:09Z

If you work remotely, your bosses are probably using software to track you. Here's how they'll catch you slacking off.

Bosses use employee-tracking software to catch remote workers slacking off on the job. We asked one tracking company what their technology does.
Tech 2023-08-31T09:57:45Z

Elon Musk's X wants to collect users' biometric data and education history, an upcoming privacy policy update shows

Elon Musk's X unveiled a new privacy policy due to go into effect on September 29, which includes plans to collect more user data than before.
Tech 2023-08-30T12:36:07Z

'Pharma Bro' Martin Shkreli claims that he's made more than a dozen accounts on X, but Elon Musk keeps taking them down

"Elon preaches free speech, but his actions are showing the opposite," Martin Shkreli told Fox Business.
Tech 2023-08-29T16:38:08Z

Elon Musk's X is hit with 2,200 arbitration claims from former Twitter employees

The former Twitter, now known as X, is also facing lawsuits from employees who say they weren't paid severance after Elon Musk chopped the workforce.
Tech 2023-08-29T10:07:00Z

The wild life of billionaire Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, who is known for eccentricities like eating one meal a day, and taking ice baths

Jack Dorsey is famous for his unusual life of luxury. He's friends with Elon Musk and stepped down as Twitter CEO in 2021 but continues to lead Block.
Tech 2023-08-29T09:16:12Z

Musk's 4-second surprise appearance at a video game tournament was met with boos and the crowd chanting 'bring back Twitter'

"Where is that from? That can't be from in here, surely," said one of the game's commentators, as they tried to bring focus back to the game.
Tech 2023-08-28T18:00:02Z

The tech world is being dividing into 'GPU rich' and 'GPU poor.' Here are the companies in each group.

Insight into the AI industry's division into GPU-rich and GPU-poor companies by chip research firm SemiAnalysis.
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Premium Tech 2023-08-28T09:00:01Z

Linda Yaccarino, Elon Musk, and the most difficult CEO job on earth

Yaccarino is tasked with fixing a product that Elon Musk seems to have intentionally broken, while having limited power to influence the way X operates or where it's headed
Politics 2023-08-27T18:06:44Z

NYT's Maggie Haberman says Trump gave a 'menacing' stare in his mugshot because he 'doesn't want to look weak'

Trump has used his four indictments and the mugshot as a rallying cry to his supporters as he remains the favorite in the 2024 GOP presidential race.
Tech 2023-08-27T12:12:24Z

Elon Musk and Sam Altman founded OpenAI together, but now they publicly trade barbs. Here's the history of their working relationship and feud.

Elon Musk cofounded OpenAI with Sam Altman and others in 2015 but has criticized the company and its partnership with Microsoft since leaving in 2018.
Tech 2023-08-25T18:27:45Z

X took 2 days to remove the account of the man suspected of California Pride-flag killing of Laura Carleton

The suspect apparently used X to share anti-gay views. Hate speech has been more prevalent on the platform after Elon Musk's takeover.
Tech 2023-08-25T12:05:11Z

Donald Trump's mugshot post single-handedly shows X is still the place that moves the internet

Trump has broken his hiatus on X, formerly known as Twitter. His post gained 90 million views, proving X still attracts the world's attention.
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