Elon Musk: The Unofficial Power Behind US Government Decisions? The government is battling to limit Musk's influence and decision-making across various industries. Zenger · Aug 22, 2023
Musk’s Next X Overhaul: News Link Headlines Axed, ‘Subscribers’ Reimagined He intends to launch two new features after announcing the contentious removal of the "Block" tool and the "Tweepcred" system. Zenger · Aug 22, 2023
Elon Musk makes another annoying change to X - this time messing with everyone's news Say goodbye to the headline - X may scrap current formats for articles. TechRadar · Aug 22, 2023
OPINION - I cheered on the Lionesses, but I have to ask — why was our team so very white? Ahead of the women’s World Cup final, Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones — a businessman, farmer and founder of The Black Farmer brand — commented that the line-up for the England team did not represent diverse Britain, “as it was all these blonde, blue-eyed ladies”. This comment got a lot of backlash from… Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023
TechScape: ‘Without the telcos, there is no Netflix’ – the battle between streamers and broadband An explosion of data use has led to massive infrastructure costs. Is the era of cheap all-you-can-watch content about to end? The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
Elon Musk considered pulling plug on Ukraine’s Starlink access after ‘great conversation with Putin’ Elon Musk considered pulling Starlink satellite internet from Ukraine after having a “great conversation with Putin,” according to a former Pentagon official. Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023
Elon Musk spoke with Vladimir Putin directly, Pentagon official says ‘Oh, dear, this is not good’ The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
Beginning of the end: how Elon Musk’s removal of the block function on X could trigger its hellish demise On Saturday, X (formerly Twitter) chairman Elon Musk tweeted he would be removing the microblogging platform’s block function. It would remain intact for direct messages, but would otherwise become obsolete. The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023
'Elon Musk told Pentagon he spoke to Putin directly' WASHINGTON: Elon Musk told Pentagon officials during a call about the satellite-based internet that SpaceX supplies to Ukraine’s military that he’d spoken personally with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the New Yorker reported. The Times of India · Aug 22, 2023
Elon Musk wants to get rid of this headline X, formerly Twitter, plans to remove metadata like this very sentence from appearing below articles on the platform in an effort to compress the timeline. Fortune · Aug 22, 2023
Elon Musk blocks actor James Woods after weekend Twitter spat The move came after the ‘Hercules’ actor criticised the CEO’s plans to remove the ‘block’ feature from the platform The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Elon Musk says blocking, a feature both Apple and Google require on social apps, 'makes no sense' X gonn' remove basic functionality. PC Gamer · Aug 21, 2023
Mark Cuban Says X Is Now Elon’s Square Cuban applauded Musk for improving X's usability and cleanliness and praised new services launched by him. Zenger · Aug 21, 2023
The big idea: should we colonise other planets? Is Elon Musk’s vision for the future a libertarian fantasy or scientific imperative? The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023
Fortune · Aug 21, 2023 Musk admitted X 'might fail'—then the social network accidentally removed swathes of historic content “We may fail, as so many have predicted, but we will try our best to make there be at least one.”
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023 Elon Musk admits X ‘may fail’ after glitch deletes Twitter photos Platform’s users voice concern as it removes pictures and links on posts made before December 2014
Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023 A Twitter glitch briefly wiped out a history of images including viral photos Shortly after the issue came to light, Elon Musk tweeted that X, formerly known as Twitter, ‘may fail’
The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2023 ‘Very wonderful, very toxic’: how AI became the culture war’s new frontier While the far right claims artificial intelligence has become too ‘woke’, experts argue it’s not a sentient being with its own viewpoints
Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2023 X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company Subscription users of X, formerly Twitter, will need to send a selfie and copy of ID to an Israeli verification company.
InsideEVs · Aug 21, 2023 Tesla Cybertruck Spotted On Iceland Glacier During Apparent Promo Filming With the imminent start of deliveries for the long-awaited Tesla Cybertruck inching closer and closer, it looks like the Austin-based EV maker is ramping up its promotional efforts.
Dynamite News · Aug 20, 2023 Elon Musk removes blocking option on X except for DMs Responding to a tweet foreshadowing the potential removal of the block feature, X chief Elon Musk on Friday announced a mercurial plan to remove the feature of blocking on its social media platform. Read further on Dynamite News:
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 20, 2023 Elon Musk’s Latest Twitter Brainwave May Get It Kicked Off App Stores, According To His Own Staff Elon Musk, has rattled some internal feathers with his newest Twitter (now called "X") brainwave to remove the "block" function.
Fortune · Aug 19, 2023 I just got $25 from Elon Musk for some reason X, formerly Twitter, may struggling to grow its ad revenue, but it's doing great at giving money away.
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023 Musk vows to remove blocking function from X/Twitter as new logo debuted Critics say removal of feature will allow harassment