In an analysis by The New York Times, data suggests that under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter (now called X) may be suppressing the voices of critics. Three controversial figures who have feuded with Musk have experienced a drastic decline in post views, and evidence suggests that Musk or others at the company have the power to penalize critics. Musk's warning about the impact of being blocked or muted by powerful accounts, coupled with the possible removal of accounts from X Premium, could explain the significant decrease in views for these users.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused quite a stir by reportedly asking crypto influencer Tiffany Fong to have his baby. The unexpected and personal request was made through direct messages on X, formerly known as Twitter. Fong, who declined the offer, has since faced consequences on the platform. This instance is just one of many revelations in a Wall Street Journal investigation into Musk's relationships and the impact of his online influence on women.
ChatGPT's new image-generation update has taken the internet by storm, with fans of Studio Ghibli using the feature to create portraits and memes in the distinct style popularized by the company's co-founder, Hayao Miyazaki. Joining in on the trend is Elon Musk, who shared a crypto-inspired Ghibli-style animation on his Twitter handle, sparking speculation among his followers. The frenzy even caught the attention of OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, who received numerous messages of fans creating Ghibli-style images of himself. With the feature being hailed as the "most advanced image generator yet," the internet is abuzz with creative and photorealistic outputs in the anime style of Studio Ghibli.
World-renowned social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, faced a massive global outage due to unknown reasons. Owned by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the platform was non-operational for millions of users, causing a frenzy on other social media platforms as users reported their complaints. This is a rare occurrence for X, as it has been stable under Musk's leadership since its acquisition in 2022. However, this recent disruption has raised questions about the future stability of the platform.
Elon Musk's social media company X is rumored to be in talks with investors to raise money at a record-breaking valuation of $44 billion. This comes after Musk famously bought X, previously known as Twitter, for the same price in 2022. While discussions are ongoing, the company may choose to abandon the talks altogether. Meanwhile, X has yet to respond to requests for comment and reports have emerged that major banks may soon sell up to $3 billion of debt holdings in X.
The official Twitter account of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was reportedly hacked and changed to look like the handle of the Bihar government's Water Resources Department. This comes after the BJP's uproar over the Delhi Chief Minister's handle being altered and eventually deleted. In a twist, OpenAI CEO rejected Elon Musk's offer to purchase their non-profit parent firm and instead suggested buying Twitter. Meanwhile, Kanye West has deleted his Twitter account after backlash over a Superbowl ad and Elon Musk is heading a department under the Donald Trump administration 2.0.
After a boycott lasting more than a year, Apple has resumed advertising on X, formerly Twitter, last week. This decision follows a complete halt in advertising bookings on the platform towards the end of 2023, after Apple advertisements appeared alongside Nazi propaganda. Apple, along with other major companies such as Amazon, Sony, IBM, and Disney, had left X after it was acquired by Elon Musk. However, with improvements in X's finances and the return of several major companies, including Apple, it appears that the platform is making a comeback in the advertising world.
A consortium of investors led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a staggering bid of $97.4 billion to acquire OpenAI's non-profit parent. Rejecting the unsolicited offer, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded with a sassy remark offering to buy Twitter for $9.74 billion. Musk hit back calling Altman a "swindler" and shared a video dubbing him as "Scam Altman". This development comes amid the news of China's DeepSeek's AI model rivalling OpenAI's ChatGPT 4, triggering a massive drop in stocks of key chip manufacturers and wiping off over $1 trillion in market cap. OpenAI had recently announced the ambitious Stargate project backed by Microsoft and SoftBank to build advanced AI infrastructure in the US. Despite facing backlash for his remarks on India's ability to build large language models, Altman clarified during his visit to India that the country has the potential to become a leader in this area.
In an interesting turn of events, users of X (formerly Twitter) discovered a "X Score" feature that was touted to provide an insight into their social credit standing on the platform. However, most users were shocked when the AI assistant gave them a paltry 38 out of 100. This led to speculations of a possible algorithm tweak by X's owner Elon Musk, but later it was revealed that this was not an official feature and no changes had been made to the algorithm. So, if you're wondering why your views are going down, Musk has a simple answer for you.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines for openly condemning President Joe Biden's decision to give billionaire philanthropist George Soros the highly prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom. Musk expressed his disapproval on his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, and called Biden's decision a "travesty." Biden announced the list of 19 honorees for this year, citing Soros' focus on global initiatives for democracy, human rights, education, and social justice as the reason for his selection. However, Musk's public criticism has sparked debate and raised questions about the controversial awardee.