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Elon Musk says the block button is being axed on Twitter. The 52-year-old billionaire – who has rebranded the company to X – revealed he wants to get rid of the block button, which allows users to hide other people's posts from their feed and restrict contact with certain accounts. Elon - who has introduced a number of controversial changes since he bought the company for $44 billion - said: "It makes no sense. Block is going to be deleted as a 'feature', except for DMs." Instead of blocking, users will be able to still ‘mute’ users, which stops them from appearing on feeds and notifications t...
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman has debuted an eyeball scanning crypto coin. The tech CEO - whose company helms the Artificial Intelligence chatbot Chat GPT - has launched a cryptocurrency that has been described as some as “dystopian” dubbed Worldcoin. Sam hopes that the scheme will help stamp out confusion if someone is a human or a robot. He said: "Worldcoin could drastically increase economic opportunity, scale a reliable solution for distinguishing humans from AI online while preserving privacy." Vitalik Buterin - who co-founded the cryptocurrency Ethereum - offered his mixed reaction to the venture....
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Meta is officially set to launch its rival to Twitter, Threads, on Thursday (06.07.23). Mark Zuckerberg's firm - the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - has made its text-based social media app available to pre-order on the Apple App Store. A description reads: "Threads is where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what'll be trending tomorrow." The launch comes swiftly after Twitter's Elon Musk announced a temporary cap on how many posts users can read on the micro-blogging site. Users now also need to be verified to use the TweetDeck...
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Elon Musk says Tesla is coming to India “as soon as humanly possible”. The 51-year-old billionaire is keen to bring his electric supercars to the country after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit to the United States. He added that he was "trying to figure out the right timing" to create a production base in the Asian nation, which boasts a population of more than 1.4 billion. Elon - who also owns and operates the social networking site Twitter - also declared himself to be a “fan of Mr Modi” - who has been criticised for his authoritarian politics - after the former CE...
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Jack Dorsey has blasted Elon Musk's leadership of Twitter. The outspoken businessman bought the micro-blogging platform for $44 billion in 2022, and Dorsey - who co-founded Twitter - has criticised Musk's leadership over recent months. Asked if he believed Musk was the right leader for company, Dorsey said on Bluesky: "No." Dorsey also suggested that the Twitter board made a mistake in pressuring Musk to complete the takeover, after he previously tried to walk away from the deal. He continued: "No. Nor do I think he acted right after realizing his timing was bad. Nor do I think the board shoul...
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Elon Musk has put his future as Twitter's chief executive to a public vote. The controversial businessman acquired the micro-blogging platform for $44 billion earlier this year, and he's now asked the public whether he should remain as Twitter's chief executive. He wrote: "Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll." The poll result showed that more than 50 percent of people want Elon to step down from his current role with the company. In a subsequent tweet, Elon - who has more than 122 million followers on the platform - said: "As the saying goes, be care...
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Elon Musk has warned Twitter users that the platform will "do lots of dumb things" in the coming months. The billionaire businessman recently acquired the micro-blogging platform in a deal worth $44 billion, and Elon has warned users that Twitter will soon be trialling a number of different ideas. He wrote: "Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. "We will keep what works and change what doesn’t." Elon made the comment shortly after it was confirmed that he'd sold 19.5 million shares in Tesla. The outspoken businessman is the CEO of the electric car maker, but th...
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Elon Musk says he had "no choice" but to cull Twitter staff. Half of the social media platform's workers lost their jobs on Friday (04.11.22) but Musk has claimed that the action was necessary due to the company's financial situation. The world's richest man tweeted: "Regarding Twitter's reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4m a day. "Everyone exited was offered three months of severance, which is 50 per cent more than legally required." Twitter's head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth has confirmed that the layoffs have affected 50 per cent of ...
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Elon Musk plans to summon Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey as a witness in his legal battle with the tech company. The Tesla CEO launched a $44 billion dollar bid to buy the micro-blogging platform earlier this year - but after he backed out of the deal, Elon is now facing legal action from the social media site. Elon previously claimed that Twitter failed to provide him with the data that he needed in order to close the deal. And he's now called on Jack - who is a friend of the billionaire businessman - to give evidence to the court. The case is scheduled to be heard in Delaware in October, but...
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Jack Dorsey believes his investment in TIDAL will make the streaming platform "greater" than rivals Spotify and Apple Music. The Twitter co-founder and former CEO's digital payments firm Block (formerly Square) paid $297 million in cash and stock for a “significant majority” stake in Jay-Z's streaming service. And the 45-year-old Internet entrepreneur has agreed with a statement made by DailyBrief Editor Vaidik Trivedi, in which he suggested Dorsey's involvement will "help artists monetize their music to a greater extent than any other music streaming service." Dorsey simply replied to the twe...
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