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Israeli PM tasks Musk to fight anti-Semitic comments on X
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Israeli PM tasks Musk to fight anti-Semitic comments on X

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged Elon Musk to strike a balance between defending free speech and combating hate speech during a meeting on Monday. This is coming after weeks of criticism over antisemitic comments on Musk’s social networking platform X. Musk has stated that X should be a place where users can express different […]

Elon Musk unveils AI startup
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Elon Musk to integrate iMessage, WhatsApp in one app

Elon Musk, the CEO of X and SpaceX, has stated that he is “working on” combining “iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal” into one giant application. Musk has previously stated that his goal for X after purchasing Twitter is to build a “everything app” with a variety of features that go above and beyond typical social media. […]

Dutch groups sue X over alleged data misuse
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Dutch groups sue X over alleged data misuse

A Dutch organisation served X, formerly known as Twitter, with a subpoena on Wednesday in a move that might eventually result in a class action lawsuit over the alleged misuse of user data. According to the Stichting Data Bescherming Nederland, it plans to seek compensation for persons whose data was illegally collected and sold improperly […]

SpaceX commits $2bn to xAI in bold push
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX set for second test flight

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, has officially declared that the Starship rocket is prepared for launch. However, before the launch, the Federal Aviation Administration must first give SpaceX permission to conduct the eagerly awaited launch. The Super Heavy rocket tested its first flight in April of this year, but a technical problem during the test […]

Musk's X unveils Community Notes for videos
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Musk’s X unveils Community Notes for videos

Social network X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced Community Notes for videos. Community Notes is a tool for crowdsourced moderation. A note from a contributor attached to a video will now appear in all posts that include that video, according to the Elon Musk-owned site. “Notes written on videos will automatically show on other […]

X introduces new subscription plans for premium users
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Musk’s X rolls to allow paid users hide likes

Microblogging platform, X is currently putting out a feature that will allow premium users to hide their likes. This follows the recent rollout of the option for users to view their own likes by competing social networks Threads and Bluesky. On X, the likes tab can now be hidden by paid users via the profile […]

Brazil lifts ban on Starlink, X accounts after fine payment
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X to add call features for users

Elon Musk has disclosed that users of X, formerly known as Twitter will soon be able to call one another without needing a phone number. The majority of platforms, including iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows, will support the feature. Video and audio calls will soon be available on the platform, with X serving as the […]

Grieving widow sues Tesla over defective car model
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Grieving widow sues Tesla over defective car model

A grieving widow filed a lawsuit against Tesla after her husband’s 2020 Model 3 crashed and exploded, starting a fire that claimed his life. According to a lawsuit submitted to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, the plaintiff, Jiyoung Yoon, claims Tesla was responsible for the design, manufacture, distribution, and sale of […]

Elon Musk’s xAI in talks to raise $10bn at $75bn valuation
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Musk’s X suffers glitch, deletes tweet from 2014

X, formerly known as Twitter, is experiencing trouble displaying older tweets that had photos attached or any hyperlinks that had been shortened using the URL shortener integrated into Twitter. It’s unclear when the issue began, but Tom Coates brought it out in a post on Saturday after a Brazilian vlogger named @DaniloTakagi had made the […]

X introduces new subscription plans for premium users
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X to remove block feature

Twitter CEO Eon Musk disclosed on Friday that the block feature that’s used to restrict followers will be going away. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Elon Musk wrote. “Makes no sense.” He said in response to a Tesla fan account who asked if there was any reason to […]