reader comments 164 Lax content moderation on X (aka Twitter) has disrupted coordinated efforts between social media companies and law enforcement to tamp down on “propaganda accounts controlled by foreign entities aiming to influence US politics,” The Washington Post reported. Now propaganda is “flourishing” on X, The Post said, while other social media companies are ..
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Enlarge / Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence unit made its claim following multiple reports in recent days that Russian forces are using Starlink’s distinctive square-shaped terminals. Pierre Crom/Getty Images reader comments 88 Russian forces are using Starlink terminals on the front line in Ukraine, according to the Ukrainian military, which said the adoption of Elon Musk’s ..
reader comments 74 After more than a year as an exclusive invite-only social media platform, Bluesky is now open to the public, so anyone can join without needing a once-coveted invite code. In a blog, Bluesky said that requiring invite codes helped Bluesky “manage growth” while building features that allow users to control what content ..
reader comments 69 On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to review an appeal from X (formerly Twitter), alleging that the US government’s censorship of X transparency reports served as a prior restraint on the platform’s speech and was unconstitutional. This free speech battle predates Elon Musk’s ownership of the platform. Since 2014, the social media ..
reader comments 90 There’s currently a surge in cryptocurrency and phishing scams proliferating on X (formerly Twitter)—hiding under the guise of gold and gray checkmarks intended to mark “Verified Organizations,” reports have warned this week. These scams seem to mostly commandeer dormant X accounts purchased online through dark web marketplaces, according to a whitepaper released ..
Enlarge / Ship 28, the Starship for SpaceX’s next full-scale test flight, fires up one of its engines on December 29 in Texas. reader comments 106 It’s no secret that Elon Musk has big ambitions for SpaceX’s Starship mega-rocket. This is the vehicle that, with plenty of permutations and upgrades, Musk says will ferry cargo ..
Getty Images | DNY59 reader comments 234 Fidelity’s latest valuation of its stake in X implies that Elon Musk’s social network is worth about 71.5 percent less than when Musk bought the company in October 2022. Fidelity’s Blue Chip Growth Fund has a relatively small stake in X. A monthly update for the fund listed ..
Enlarge / Elon Musk speaks at the Atreju political convention organized by Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) on December 15, 2023 in Rome, Italy. Getty Images | Antonio Masiello reader comments 207 Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter, now called X, began with a lawsuit. When Musk tried to break a $44 billion merger agreement, Twitter ..
Enlarge / Elon Musk at an AI event with Britain Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Getty Images | WPA Pool reader comments 343 Elon Musk yesterday appealed to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to terminate his settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Musk has claimed he ..
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) A former Twitter security executive sued Elon Musk and X Corp. yesterday, alleging that he was unlawfully fired for objecting to steep budget cuts implemented shortly after Musk bought the social network. Alan Rosa, who was fired on December 6, 2022, “was Head of Global Information Technology and ..