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Elon Musk sued by former Twitter execs Parag Agrawal, Vijaya Gadde, others

5Mar

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Elon Musk sued by former Twitter execs Parag Agrawal, Vijaya Gadde, others

[ad_1] In shocking news, X owner Elon Musk was sued by four former Twitter executives on Monday for unpaid $128 million severance payments and some other allegations. Twitter's former CEO Parag Agrawal, former Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, former Chief Legal Counsel Vijaya Gadde and former General Counsel Sean Edgett have also stated that they were fired without any hard reason. The lawsuit includes several claims against Elon Musk and the rebranding of Twitter to X. Know more about the news here. Musk sued by former executivesAccording to an AP report, it is being stated that the reason showcased in the lawsuit was that they were terminated without explanation on the day in 2022 when Musk finalised his acquisition of Twitter. It is also being said that Musk did not want to pay sev...

Billionaire Elon Musk’s X could face EU’s digital dominance crackdown

3Mar

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Billionaire Elon Musk’s X could face EU’s digital dominance crackdown

[ad_1] Elon Musk's social media platform X could face a raft of new European Union rules that place curbs on the behavior of some of the world's largest technology firms, after the company told regulators it may meet criteria to fall under the scope of the bloc's Digital Markets Act. The DMA, set to take effect on Thursday, lays out a series of dos and don'ts for the likes of Alphabet Inc.'s Google Search, Apple's Safari, Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook among others. It could also be applied to Musk's X, as well as Booking Holdings Inc.'s accommodation platform and ByteDance Ltd., the European Commission said late Friday. The DMA is intended to head off competition violations by tech firms before they take root. It will be applied to firms with a significant impact ...

X live videos now on Spaces! Know what’s it about and how it works

1Mar

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X live videos now on Spaces! Know what’s it about and how it works

[ad_1] X has been rolling out a number of new features over the last few months in its efforts to turn the platform into more than just being a microblogging website. With new features and offerings, the billionaire Elon Musk-backed app has looked to stay relevant among users. Now, X has introduced the live video feature in Spaces, enabling hosts to activate video during chat sessions. It has been introduced as just a new button from where the live host can share the video. There were several speculations about the Periscope service to make a comeback, however, the live video in Spaces is quite different. Know what the X live video feature is all about.X live video in SpacesAccording to X's post, a user named DogeDesigner shared a demonstration of live video in Spaces which Musk later s...

Elon Musk’s X Briefly Bans Alexey Navalny Widow’s Account From Platform

21Feb

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Elon Musk’s X Briefly Bans Alexey Navalny Widow’s Account From Platform

[ad_1] Yulia Navalnaya's account on Elon Musk's X social-media service was briefly suspended, a day after it was used to help her challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin over the death of her husband. The widow of opposition leader Alexey Navalny accused Putin of killing him in a video posted on her X account on Monday. That came as she announced she was taking over Navalny's role as opposition leader after his death in a remote Russian prison colony on Friday.Her profile page showed an “account suspended” message on Tuesday and an explanation that the service suspends accounts that violate the platform's rules. Shortly after, the account appeared online again. X said in a post on the site that Navalnaya's account was mistakenly flagged by a “defense mechanism against manipulation an...

Carl Pei dons ‘Bhai’ moniker ahead of Nothing Phone 2a launch, gets Elon Musk, Perplexity CEO involved too

19Feb

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Carl Pei dons ‘Bhai’ moniker ahead of Nothing Phone 2a launch, gets Elon Musk, Perplexity CEO involved too

[ad_1] Ahead of the launch of Nothing Phone 2a on March 5, Nothing CEO Carl Pei gained the attention of the company's Indian followers by launching a new ‘Bhai' campaign. While this began as a funny exchange between one X user and Pei, the Nothing CEO then started responding to X posts with ‘Bhai' - a Hindi-language word that translates to ‘brother'. Carl Pei on XOver the last few days, there have been speculations about Nothing hiring Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as their brand ambassador. One X user asked Carl Pei about the same, to which, the Nothing CEO replied, “We want to sell more phones bhai”, which bemused the company's Indian followers on the microblogging platform. Subsequently, another user called Pei ‘Bhai', following which he changed his handle to ‘Carl Bhai'. The offici...

With Sora, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman turns X user prompts into stunning AI videos

16Feb

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With Sora, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman turns X user prompts into stunning AI videos

[ad_1] OpenAI launched a new video generation tool called Sora that creates up to 60 seconds of video from text prompts. The official announcement of the Sora AI model was made from OpenAI's X account. After the official announcement, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked X users to provide prompts and promised he would create AI videos through Sora based on them. He did not disappoint as a number of these stunning AI-generated videos were uploaded by him based on those very prompts.Sora AI videos on XAltman's post said, “We'd like to show you what Sora can do, please reply with captions for videos you'd like to see and we'll start making some!” After the post, X users sent a number of prompts. Among them, was this user who wanted, “A street-level tour through a futuristic city which is in harmon...

X and Threads rival Bluesky to roll out full hashtag support and user-controlled content

15Feb

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X and Threads rival Bluesky to roll out full hashtag support and user-controlled content

[ad_1] Bluesky CEO, Jay Graber, has announced the imminent introduction of comprehensive hashtag support on the emerging platform, signalling the next evolution in user engagement that has boosted its profile as one of the strongest emerging rivals to billionaire Elon Musk's X. In a recent interview on the Techmeme Ride Home Podcast, Graber emphasised the logical progression of "linkifying" hashtags to enhance the user experience.The new platform, having recently opened its virtual doors, is gaining traction with nearly 5 million users onboarded. Now, Graber has shared exciting developments, revealing plans for the rollout of moderation services. This advancement aims to empower third-party services, enabling them to contribute to the network by building labelers or annotators, The Verg...

On Elon Musk’s X, influencers are minting money from misinformation

14Feb

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On Elon Musk’s X, influencers are minting money from misinformation

[ad_1] Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform's contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy. Since Elon Musk's turbulent 2022 acquisition of X, formerly Twitter, the site has restored thousands of once-banned accounts and introduced a paid verification system that critics say has boosted conspiracy theorists. X also rolled out an ad revenue-sharing program for verified users, who often peddle hateful and false information to profit from the platform. "Cynical pay-for-play controversialists today deliberately induce anger for engagement to game Musk's platform into giving them more visibility, and therefore more revenue for their views," Imran Ahmed, chief executive of the Center for Co...

Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Opens Social Network to Everyone

7Feb

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Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Opens Social Network to Everyone

[ad_1] Bluesky, the decentralized social network that was hatched by former Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, is expanding its app to all interested users, abandoning an invite-only system that the service used to help regulate growth for the past year.The social network opened to the public last February, and now claims 3 million users, but Bluesky only allowed new users via an invite code to ensure the technology supporting the network could handle the traffic. Another key aspect of Bluesky, known as “federation,” is also coming at the end of February, said Jay Graber, Bluesky's CEO. Federation is a central part of Bluesky's mission, which will allow anyone to create their own social network using Bluesky's technology protocol. Those various networks will be interoperable,...

Even as YouTube continues to dominate, TikTok surges as fastest-growing social platform: Pew

1Feb

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Even as YouTube continues to dominate, TikTok surges as fastest-growing social platform: Pew

[ad_1] The Pew Research Center's recent survey on US adult social media usage, conducted between May 19 and September 5, 2023, highlights the evolving landscape of digital platforms. While YouTube and Facebook maintain their dominance, TikTok has emerged as the fastest-growing social platform, garnering usage from over a third of surveyed adults.YouTube maintains a substantial lead as the most utilised platform, with 83 percent of respondents indicating its usage, according to the survey. Facebook follows closely behind, with 68 percent of users reporting engagement. Notably, these two platforms are the only ones achieving majority usage across all age demographics. Nevertheless, age-based differentials persist, particularly evident among YouTube users. For instance, 93 percent of indiv...