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Tesla, X, McDonald's Share Their Lore Stories: Social Media User With 26K Followers Gets 1 Billion Views

Billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in 2022 and, along with changing the name of the social media platform to X, has made an increased focus on monetization for top posts and creators on the platform.

Benzinga

Publishing Private Phone Number May Be Tortious, Says Court in Case Brought by Shark Tank's Mr. Wonderful (Kevin O'Leary)

Defendant had 100K X followers, and as a result O'Leary "was flooded with unwanted communications."

Reason

The Department of Justice Just Sided with RFK Jr. Group's Claim That News Orgs Can't Boycott Misinformation

Applying antitrust statutes to alleged publisher boycotts doesn’t protect free speech. It does the opposite.

Reason

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Elmo didn't love this – hackers took over his account and it's probably because of a mistake you can easily avoid

The Sesame Street Character's popular X account was hacked, and then very bad things happened – don't let them happen to you

TechRadar

Elon Musk promises Tesla shareholders a vote over buying equity in his Grok startup: ‘If it was up to me, Tesla would have invested in xAI long ago’

The news comes as Musk's SpaceX company reportedly contributed $2 billion to last months's $10 billion xAI fundraising consisting of equal parts equity and debt.

Fortune

Elmo Twitter Needs A Hug - And Full Security Sweep: Who Hacked Character's Account?

Early Sunday morning, Elmo's account was overtaken by what the Sesame Workshop described as an 'unknown hacker,' who unleashed a string of offensive and threatening posts.

International Business Times UK

How do you stop an AI model turning Nazi? What the Grok drama reveals about AI training

Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot embedded in X (formerly Twitter) and built by Elon Musk’s company xAI, is back in the headlines after calling itself “MechaHitler” and producing pro-Nazi remarks.

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'I'll announce it next time on Twitter' – Wout van Aert rediscovers sprint form with surprise second-place at Tour de France

Belgian keeps media guessing after saying he wouldn't participate in stage 8 bunch finish in Laval

Cycling News

Bella Thorne accuses Charlie Puth of cooking lies against her just because she refused to ‘do the deed with him’

She had just recovered from her "hardest breakup" when Puth entered her life.

We Got This Covered

The HBO Max rebrand just keeps getting messier

What's in a name?

Creative Bloq

Bella Thorne Says Charlie Puth Started A ‘Hate Train’ Over Their Short-Lived Fling

"He lied to the entire world about me and started a hate train."

Pedestrian.tv

Australian government not suspending ads or posts on X amid antisemitic Grok chatbot incident

Finance department says advertising not paused during or after platform’s ‘MechaHitler’ outburst, as antisemitism envoy praises Musk-owned platform for ‘rooting out hate’

The Guardian - AU

France Probes X Over Claims Algorithm Enabled 'Foreign Interference'

French police are investigating claims that social media network X, formerly known as Twitter, skewed its algorithm to allow "foreign interference", the Paris prosecutor said Friday.

International Business Times

7 Government Rules That Apply to Your Social Media After You Die

When we think about estate planning, we tend to focus on tangible assets like property and investments. But in the digital age, our online presence—especially our social media accounts—forms a significant part of our legacy. What happens to your Facebook profile, your Twitter feed, or your Instagram photos after you…

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The Guardian - UK

A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world

The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go?, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Fortune

We may never hear Linda Yaccarino’s side of the X story: ‘There’s always a nondisclosure where you can’t set the story straight’

Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

The Guardian - AU

Who is Nick Adams? From a Sydney council to Trump’s plum pick, the Hooters fan could be next US ambassador to Malaysia

The Australia-born former Young Liberal and deputy mayor on Ashfield council has made a name for himself as a self-proclaimed ‘alpha male’, and now possible diplomat. How did this happen?

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59 Of The Best ‘White People Twitter’ Screenshots Calling Out All That’s Wrong In The World (New Pics)

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The Independent UK

Grok’s Nazi turn is the latest in a long line of AI chatbots gone wrong

ANALYSIS : ANALYSIS: Grok is the latest in a long line of AI chatbots to have turned Nazi after being exposed to the depth of online human thought, Richard Hall writes.

Reason

Linda Yaccarino, the Ex of X

She did her best to manage Elon Musk, protect free speech on X, and appease advertisers.

Fortune

Did Linda Yaccarino have real power at X?

The former NBCUniversal exec is leaving after two years, following Musk's sale of X to his own company xAI.

Fortune

Linda Yaccarino’s X exit was predictable—and raises more questions than it answers

In an unsurprising turn of events, Linda Yaccarino’s tenure as CEO of X has come to an end.

Tom’s Guide

What is Grok? — everything you need to know about xAI's chatbot

All there is to know about Grok, the AI model that provides informative and engaging responses while integrating real-time data from X (formerly Twitter).

PC Gamer

X CEO Linda Yaccarino calls it quits less than 24 hours after the platform's AI-powered chatbot Grok anoints itself 'MechaHitler' and starts posting antisemitic messages and graphic descriptions of sexual assault

Yaccarino said her tenure has been "nothing short of remarkable," and she's not wrong.

Fortune

Linda Yaccarino is just the latest of at least 15 senior leaders who have departed Elon Musk’s business empire in the past year

Omead Afshar, Milan Kovac, and Dave Heinzinger have all recently stepped away from Musk-owned companies.

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