‘Pardon My Take’ Is Still Doing It Better Than Anyone in the Podcast Game PMT’s annual Takie Awards is perfect and hilarious content. Sports Illustrated · Aug 1, 2024
Maybe hold off on using the X iPad app on your Mac after all, as accounts are getting suspended After removing the Twitter app from the Mac App Store, X suggested you use the iPad app on your Mac. But you might want to hold off, with reports of users getting suspended. iMore · Aug 1, 2024
The Mac app for Twitter appears gone for good, after being removed from the App Store It looks like X has officially killed the abandoned Twitter app for Mac, after it was removed from the App Store. Those with Apple Silicon Macs can use the iPad app instead. iMore · Aug 1, 2024
Why Are Tech Billionaires Saying VC David Sacks May Be 'The Most Evil Person In Silicon Valley'? Silicon Valley tech billionaires are embroiled in a public feud, with venture capitalist David Sacks at the centre of accusations and counter-accusations. International Business Times UK · Aug 1, 2024
X reinstates ‘White Dudes for Harris’ account after backlash for suspension following $4m fundraiser ‘Thanks to everyone for your likes, comments, shares, DMs and everything else you did to put the pressure on @ElonMusk and Twitter,’ one of the organizers wrote The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
Daily Show host destroys JD Vance’s attacks on childless people ‘Yeah, I mean, if you have friends who’ve chosen not to have kids, you know how totally miserable they are,’ he quipped The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024
Bot-like Accounts On X Fuel US Political Conspiracies, Watchdog Says Bot-like accounts on social media platform X that spread misinformation and hate ahead of Britain's election are now amplifying conspiracy theories around US politics, a watchdog investigation revealed Tuesday, as the race to the White House kicks into high gear. International Business Times · Jul 31, 2024
Pakistan to launch home-grown messaging app amid internet disruptions Beep Pakistan will, at first, be limited to government communications. But officials say it could be made public. Al Jazeera · Jul 30, 2024
How Elon Musk allowed X to become a stalwart platform for Trump supporters On July 13, less than an hour after the attempted assassination on US presidential candidate Donald Trump, Elon Musk posted the following to his more than 190 million followers on X (formerly Twitter): The Conversation · Jul 30, 2024
RPG veteran Josh Sawyer says Black Isle Studios' stab at Fallout 3 was never going to be made in time: "With the staff we had it would have been at least two years" Fallout co-creator Tim Cain had suggested it would take 18 months GamesRadar · Jul 29, 2024
I'm a Gen Z and I fear we've all forgotten how to talk properly From using slang in work emails to subtweeting in real-life arguments, Gen Z are quickly forgetting how to communicate if not via shorthand. We need to re-find our words, says Maddy Mussen Evening Standard · Jul 29, 2024
The X logo has triggered yet another design dispute Elon Musk just can't get a break. Creative Bloq · Jul 29, 2024
An activist tried to take down trafficking on Pornhub. Did she do more harm than good? Anti-trafficking Laila Mickelwait’s Traffickinghub campaign helped inspire lawsuits, investigations, and policy changes to eliminate videos rooted in abuse from making it onto Pornhub. So why is she so controversial? Josh Marcus reports. The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2024
Your X posts could be training its Grok AI - here's how to opt out If you're using X (formerly Twitter), your data could be being used for training its AI model, Grok. iMore · Jul 27, 2024
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 27, 2024 Ex-Twitter dev reminisces about finding 700 unused Nvidia GPUs after takeover — forgotten cluster was 'powered on and idle' An engineer who worked at Twitter during the Agrawal-Musk transition has been reminiscing about finding an unused cluster of 700 Nvidia V100 GPUs. This significant chunk of GPU power was discovered powered up but idle in the data center of X’s chirpy ancestor.
Windows Central · Jul 26, 2024 Elon Musk calls Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric' but 'secretly' trains the new model with your X data by default X (formerly Twitter) quietly rolled out a new data-sharing experience that is enabled by default and uses your data to train Grok.
T3 · Jul 26, 2024 New Google Nest Learning Thermostat leaks – will it finally have touch controls? The fourth generation of the Google Nest Learning Thermostat has been leaked
International Business Times UK · Jul 26, 2024 'Are We Really Doing This Again?': Mark Zuckerberg Dismisses Elon Musk's New Fight Challenge 'Any Time, Any Place, Any Rules' Elon Musk says he's ready to fight Mark Zuckerberg "any time, any place, any rules," challenging the Meta CEO to a physical showdown.
The Conversation · Jul 24, 2024 How AI bots spread misinformation online and undermine democratic politics Consider a typical morning routine: coffee in hand, you peruse Twitter (now rebranded as X) to catch up on the news. Headlines appear among a flurry of tweets on everything from memes about political leaders to cultural Marxism, free speech, making America great again and draining the swamp.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 24, 2024 Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo Gave a Classic Performance After Signing New SiriusXM Deal On the same day he signed a three-year contract extension for his radio show, Russo ripped “clown” Jose Siri for his antics against Yankees.
GamesRadar · Jul 23, 2024 Humble Games confirms layoffs amid "restructuring," but says Humble Bundle and "ongoing projects and upcoming releases" aren't affected One employee said this was "my entire team's last day"
Dynamite News · Jul 23, 2024 Delhi HC orders Google, X Corp to remove content, posts against Om Birla's daughter The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed Google Inc. and X Corp (formerly known as Twitter) to remove posts or content that falsely allege that Om Birla's daughter, Anjali Birla, passed UPSC exams on her first attempt due to her father's influence. Read further on Dynamite News:
International Business Times · Jul 23, 2024 Ethereum ETFs Get Final Approval – What To Expect After Funds Launch Spot Ethereum ETFs will officially go live Tuesday morning, and while the community celebrates the significant milestone for the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market value, experts are laying out their expectations.
Top News · Jul 23, 2024 Elon Musk's X Platform Shaping Political Discourse Elon Musk's endorsement on X impacts Biden's campaign, highlighting X's growing role in political discourse.
Reason · Jul 22, 2024 Nina Jankowicz's Libel Lawsuit Against Fox News Network Dismissed by Federal Judge The judge concludes Fox's statements about Jankowicz's plans as Executive Director of the DHS Disinformation Governance Board, and the circumstances of her leaving the position, were constitutionally protected opinion—and, even if they were viewed as factual assertions, were substantially true.