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Elon Musk just changed Twitter’s logo again — sort of

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Elon Musk just changed Twitter’s logo again — sort of Emma Roth / The VergeAfter replacing Twitter’s little blue bird with an X logo, Elon Musk is now changing it again — well, kind of. In a video Musk reposted from @DogeDesigner, Musk shows off a version of the logo with slightly thicker lines. You can see the differences between the two in the image embedded above. The new version of the logo has…

The Verge 213 2023-07-26

How to Delete Your Account Now That Elon Musk Has Ruined Twitter

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How to Delete Your Account Now That Elon Musk Has Ruined Twitter Twitter has had a hell of a year. Elon Musk took over, fired a ton of people, destroyed the validity and integrity of Twitter verification, considered selling your location data and phone number, publicized everyone’s private Circles, allowed hate speech and misinformation to grow and fester, and blocked DMs by… Read more…

Lifehacker 221 2023-07-25

Elon Musk’s best idea for stopping spambots is making you pay for extra Twitter DMs

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Elon Musk’s best idea for stopping spambots is making you pay for extra Twitter DMs Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesTwitter will “soon” implement daily limits on the number of direct messages unverified accounts will be able to send in “an effort to reduce spam,” the company announced on Friday via its Twitter Support account. In other words, to send unlimited DMs, you’ll need to pay for a Twitter Blue s…

The Verge 195 2023-07-22

Elon Musk Still Thinks Self-Driving Can Save Tesla

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Elon Musk Still Thinks Self-Driving Can Save Tesla Elon Musk is still pretty sure he can sacrifice Tesla’s margins now for better ones at some nebulous later date when full self-driving is – in theory – fully integrated into the automaker’s vehicles. Reuters reports that the plan could end up doing two things: intensifying the electric-vehicle price war and irking… Read more…

Jalopnik 233 2023-07-21

Elon Musk says Twitter is working on a feature that will let you publish articles

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Elon Musk says Twitter is working on a feature that will let you publish articles Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeTwitter is working on a feature that will let you publish articles on the platform, according to owner Elon Musk. The feature will “allow users to post very long, complex articles with mixed media,” Musk said in a reply to a user tweeting about the in-development tool, which is apparently now called “Articl…

The Verge 202 2023-07-19

Republicans defend Elon Musk in FTC’s Twitter probe

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Republicans defend Elon Musk in FTC’s Twitter probe Image: Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty ImagesHouse Republicans came to the defense of Elon Musk Thursday, tearing into Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan over an agency investigation they claim borders on “obsession” with Twitter and its owner. The blustering support for the billionaire dominated a Thursday House Judiciary Comm…

The Verge 241 2023-07-15

Elon Musk sues four unknown individuals for scraping Twitter’s data

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Elon Musk sues four unknown individuals for scraping Twitter’s data Image: Laura Normand / The VergeThe Elon Musk-owned X Corp. is suing four unnamed individuals over allegations they illegally scraped user data from Twitter, as first reported by CNBC. The lawsuit was filed in a Dallas County, Texas, court on July 6th and seeks over $1 million in damages. According to the complaint, the four entities, which are …

The Verge 187 2023-07-14

Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Making Life Harder For Astronomers

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Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Making Life Harder For Astronomers Space is a tricky thing to study. It’s hard to physically go there, what with the cost and the distance and the deadly vacuum of it all, so scientists prefer to stay on terra firma and merely look out into the heavens. But it seems there’s a new problem with that method, and it has a name: Elon Musk’s Starlink. Read more…

Jalopnik 188 2023-07-14