Elon Musk: News

11 Apr 2023

Parag Agrawal

Former CEO Parag Agrawal, other executives sue Twitter: Know why

Former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal was among the first to be fired from the company after Elon Musk's takeover.

10 Apr 2023

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Why Elon Musk has changed Twitter's headquarters signboard to 'Titter'

Elon Musk is changing the Twitter experience. The changes are not limited to the app or Twitter's organizational structure. It has even reached the signboard on the company's San Francisco headquarters.

10 Apr 2023

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Twitter labels BBC, NPR 'government-funded media'; broadcasters react sharply

Twitter has reportedly labeled the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and the United States (US)-based radio network National Public Radio (NPR) as "government-funded media" on their official Twitter handles, prompting both media houses to respond strongly to the decision.

08 Apr 2023

Hollywood

5 most memorable Hollywood cameos

When you talk about modern filmmaking, cameos have become an effective tool to create buzz around movies or shows.

07 Apr 2023

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Twitter's crackdown on free API leaves users, developers in limbo 

Twitter has finally begun shutting down access to its free API (Application Programming Interface). The company first said it would cut off its free API in early February. However, it delayed making a move.

05 Apr 2023

Narendra Modi

Twitter accused of censoring accounts on behest of Indian government 

When Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he termed it a triumph of free speech. Now, the platform is being accused of being a pawn in the Narendra Modi government's move against dissenters and critics.

05 Apr 2023

SpaceX

SpaceX plans to launch Starship's first test flight next week

SpaceX's Starship rocket could go on its first orbital test flight next week, as per a notice shared by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

04 Apr 2023

Dogecoin

Exploring Elon Musk's love affair with Dogecoin

Elon Musk's love for Dogecoin is not a secret. The billionaire loves the cryptocurrency so much that he replaced Twitter's bird logo with the 'doge' of Dogecoin.

03 Apr 2023

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Top celebrities, institutions are refusing to pay for Twitter Blue

Twitter made it a must for users to pay $8 (Rs. 659 in India) if they wanted to retain the verification badge (blue tick) starting April 1.

01 Apr 2023

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Twitter's algorithm is now open-source; possibly biased toward Elon Musk

To make the platform more transparent, Twitter has revealed parts of its source code on the internet.

31 Mar 2023

ChatGPT

Italy has just banned OpenAI's ChatGPT: Here's why

OpenAI's ChatGPT has been a game changer in AI research. The chatbot has stunned everyone with its abilities.

31 Mar 2023

Tesla

After tequila, Tesla launches GigaBier: How you can get some

Elon Musk has had some strange ideas over the years. Some of them may have sounded like jokes, but eventually, they became a reality.

31 Mar 2023

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Gold checkmarks at $1,000: Know more about Twitter Verified Organizations

Twitter first announced the organizational counterpart of Twitter Blue in December last year. It was first known as Blue for Business.

30 Mar 2023

Barack Obama

Elon Musk surpasses Barack Obama as Twitter's most-followed person

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has become the most-followed person on the microblogging site, surpassing Barack Obama, the former President of the United States (US).

Elon Musk, experts call for pausing AI development: Here's why

Over 1,100 signatories, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, have signed an open letter asking all AI labs to immediately pause training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for six months.

29 Mar 2023

Tesla

Meet Elon Musk's 10 children and their respective mothers

Grimes, who is Elon Musk's on-and-off "girlfriend," recently disclosed that she has given a new name to their daughter Exa Dark Sideræl.

AI-generated images and the blurring lines between real and fake

Hours after being spotted with Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors, Elon Musk was seen holding hands with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

28 Mar 2023

Jeff Bezos

5 CEOs who felt the brunt of Elon Musk's trolling

Elon Musk is known for many things: his riches, Twitter, Tesla, SpaceX, etc. He has also built a reputation for not holding back when speaking about someone or something.

28 Mar 2023

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Twitter's VIP list: How some users get preferential treatment

Does Twitter treat everyone equally? Twitter CEO Elon Musk once said celebrities should not be treated any differently than others on Twitter.

27 Mar 2023

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Ex-employee leaks Twitter's source code: Is Twitter's security under threat

Elon Musk's Twitter has been riddled with various challenges since his takeover. The company is now facing a new hurdle as pieces of its source code were reportedly leaked online.

26 Mar 2023

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Musk offers equity grants to Twitter employees at $20bn valuation

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is reportedly offering employees stock grants at a valuation of roughly $20 billion.

24 Mar 2023

Aishwarya Rajesh

Aishwarya Rajesh's Twitter handle hacked; publicist seeks Elon Musk's help

Tamil actor Aishwarya Rajesh's Twitter account has been hacked in the wee hours of Friday. Yuvraaj, the actor's publicist took to Twitter to post about the same and urged Twitter CEO Elon Musk to look into the matter with urgency.

22 Mar 2023

India

The world now has fewer billionaires: Here's what happened

Over the past year, we have seen the global economy struggling to stay afloat amid war, macroeconomic headwinds, the tech sector's fall, and the banking crisis.

18 Mar 2023

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Elon Musk to open source Twitter's algorithm on March 31

Elon Musk has revealed a fresh set of Twitter updates.

14 Mar 2023

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What is Twitter's Community Notes and how to become contributor

Twitter, more than a social media platform, is also one of the prominent sources of news. Therefore, it is essential to ensure the veracity of the information disseminated through the platform.

10 Mar 2023

OpenAI

One thing other AI chatbots can learn from ChatGPT's mistake

OpenAI's ChatGPT has been a runaway success. However, the AI chatbot is now embroiled in a culture war.

09 Mar 2023

Weird Stories

#ViralVideo: Elon Musk and Elaine Benes's dance-off is a laughathon

Divided by opinions, united by viral memes!

08 Mar 2023

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Elon Musk mocks sacked Twitter employee with disability, then apologizes

Elon Musk spent most of Monday and Tuesday engaged in a war of words with a former Twitter employee. Haraldur Thorleifsson, who was until recently an employee at Twitter, had a surreal exchange with the CEO.

07 Mar 2023

Hollywood

All we know about documentary on Elon Musk

Acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney is set to direct a documentary on billionaire Elon Musk. Gibney is an Academy Award winner and is known for helming some stellar documentaries like Taxi on the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.

07 Mar 2023

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Unraveling Twitter outage: A story of layoffs and technical failures

Outages have become a norm at Twitter. The social media platform is going down in ways no one imagined.

07 Mar 2023

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Musk announces new Twitter features: 10k characters, encryption, emoji reactions

Twitter is struggling financially, but Elon Musk is not done trying to enhance the user experience on the platform. The CEO announced some new features the company plans to add to the microblogging site.

06 Mar 2023

Tesla Model Y

Tesla issues recall for Model Y over loose bolt issue

US-based EV maker Tesla has issued a recall of 3,470 units of Model Y in the US market.

01 Mar 2023

Jack Dorsey

What makes Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky a Twitter rival

Twitter co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey's Bluesky is nearing its public launch. The decentralized initiative, which originated within Twitter, has arrived in Apple's App Store.

28 Feb 2023

OpenAI

Elon Musk is assembling an AI superteam to fight ChatGPT

Elon Musk's next target is OpenAI's ChatGPT. The billionaire, who co-founded OpenAI, has reached out to AI researchers to develop an alternative to ChatGPT, The Information reported.

27 Feb 2023

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Twitter fires more employees; Musk loyalist Esther Crawford not spared

Elon Musk has fired a bunch of Twitter employees again. Per the Information, at least another 50 staffers were affected this time.

22 Feb 2023

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Elon Musk could open source Twitter's algorithm next week

Is Elon Musk finally going to free the caged blue bird by open-sourcing Twitter's algorithm? If a recent tweet of his is anything to go by, that is certainly on the cards.

21 Feb 2023

Jeff Bezos

#NewsBytesExplainer: Billionaires who lost their fortune in the recent past

From Elon Musk losing $100 billion in a single calendar year to Sam Bankman-Fried's personal wealth being completely wiped out, the past year has been chaotic for some of the world's richest.

19 Feb 2023

RRR

Twitter unblocks 'RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' ad after Variance Films' complaint

RRR is one of the biggest films of 2022 and has awed viewers across the spectrum globally. From winning a Golden Globe Award to getting a nomination at the upcoming 2023 Academy Awards, the SS Rajamouli magnum opus has been a rage.

18 Feb 2023

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Twitter makes text message-based two-factor authentication exclusive to Blue subscribers

Twitter has disabled text-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for all the users who do not have a Blue subscription.

17 Feb 2023

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Twitter closes 2 India offices; only 3 employees left now

Elon Musk is on a mission to reduce Twitter's costs. The CEO has been busy laying off employees, selling office items, and shutting down offices.