This was the year Elon Musk took over politics
“I think they realized that big tech companies have worried for decades about how to regulate or organize speech on this crazy scale, isn't it a problem,” Magalhaes says. “This…
X Premium+ Subscription Receives Significant Price Hike in India, US and Other Markets
X (formerly Twitter) is raising the price of its premium subscription in several markets including India, the microblogging platform has announced. Its top-tier subscription, which is X Premium+, has been…
Is this the year everyone quits social media?
Michael Calore: Yes.Lauren Good: Yes.Michael Calore: What about you, Zoey?Zoe Schieffer: My total screen time. I actually watched it first and I think it's been like three hours and 40…
The Internet's obsession with Luigi Mangione signals a major change
In America, people have strong opinions about health insurance companies, and when it became known about the alleged shooter had written “Deny,” “remove,” “defend” some of the ammunition, they rallied…
Elon Musk's Grok AI Made Available to All X Users: How to Access the Chatbot
Elon Musk-owned xAI has silently released the free version of Grok. The company's native artificial intelligence (AI) model is now available to all users on X, although with certain limitations.…
Police arrest app developer Luigi Mangione, suspected of shooting at UHC CEO
Authorities on Monday arrested a man in Pennsylvania who police say is linked to the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last week.Five days after…
BlueSky now has 24 million users. Jay Graber is still vowing to keep it from slavery
bluesky has seen A huge increase in the weeks following the US election. As of Tuesday, there are 24 million users on the social media platform. With great business comes…
He has been banned from X. Now he wants to help you escape too
At around 5 pm on a Thursday in December 2022, a privacy and freedom-of-information-focused programmer named Micah Lee was shocked to learn that he had been banned from Twitter. His…
Bluesky says users tired of X's “biased microphone” are switching to the service. Here's what to know.
It's unusual for a new social media service to gain a foothold in a market like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and TikTok, which dominate people's phones. But blue skyThe nearly…
This Website of Old YouTube Clips Feels Like a Gut Punch
time capsules turn In the most unexpected places online. This came about by design. this is a youtube Video, dated 25 September 2010. In it, dozens of people packed on…