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Twitter makes abrupt logo change to Dogecoin image

Microblogging platform Twitter has recently changed its blue bird logo to an image of a dog meme which was popularised due to cryptocurrencies.
5 April 2023, 06:55 AM

Elon Musk and AI experts urge AI pause

Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society.
30 March 2023, 08:09 AM

The role of Big Tech and influencers amid conflicts

While Putin obviously deserves reprimand, should social media and tech giants encourage violence?
16 March 2023, 15:00 PM

Oscar-winner Alex Gibney making documentary on Elon Musk

Oscar-winning filmmaker, Alex Gibney is working on a documentary about the life and accomplishments of Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter and founder of Space X. 
7 March 2023, 10:32 AM

Twitter removes Prime Minister’s fake verified account

The Bangladeshi government denied that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had a Twitter or other social media account in a statement.
20 February 2023, 08:09 AM

Twitter closes down two of three offices in India

Popular social media platform Twitter has recently closed down two of its three offices in India, situated in New Delhi and Mumbai.
19 February 2023, 07:09 AM

'Just because I tweet something, doesn't mean people believe it'

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's (TSLA.O) chief executive, testified on Friday that investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects, defending himself in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweet that he had funding to take the electric carmaker private.
21 January 2023, 02:45 AM

Musk faces US fraud trial over Tesla tweet

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly manipulating the stock market with a tweet after a federal judge rejected his request to move the case out of California.
14 January 2023, 02:53 AM

Twitter lays off more employees: Report

The employees in the company's Dublin and Singapore headquarters were impacted by at least a dozen further cuts recently.
8 January 2023, 11:18 AM

2022: a year of big losses for tech billionaires

Here is a quick breakdown of how the fortune of the world's richest tech billionaires fared in 2022. 
3 January 2023, 10:41 AM

Hand over that keycard, 2022: Your access has been revoked

Many things happened in the expansive, sprawling world of tech in 2022 and most were less than desirable.
31 December 2022, 17:00 PM

Twitter rolling out View Count feature

The view count feature generally allows users to see how many times someone has viewed their tweets on the Musk-owned microblogging platform.
25 December 2022, 05:25 AM

Major world events of 2022

It was a year when death came abruptly to what otherwise were days of communal celebrations; when Britain lost a queen and Japan, its former premier; when inept leaders – corrupted by hubris – fell; and when nature again refused to be ignored. It was a year of another devastating war in Europe.
25 December 2022, 05:14 AM

Musk says will step down as Twitter CEO after replacement found

Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter after finding a replacement.
21 December 2022, 02:40 AM

Musk searching for new Twitter CEO: CNBC

Billionaire Elon Musk is actively searching for a new chief executive officer for Twitter Inc, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
20 December 2022, 15:49 PM

Twitter suspends account tracking Elon Musk's jet

Twitter Inc suspended an account tracking its owner Elon Musk's private jet in real-time, with the billionaire threatening legal action against the account's operator after saying his son had been mistakenly followed by a "crazy stalker"..The suspension comes just a month after Musk, who b
15 December 2022, 05:44 AM

John Green slams Tumblr user accusing him of sexual abuse

The move probably came as a form of counterstroke against Twitter’s ridiculous measure of allowing people to have verified accounts with $8. “Real tired of this free speech platform requiring me to be John Green. I AM A SOCK COMPANY,” Green tweeted.
13 December 2022, 12:24 PM

Musk relaunches Twitter Blue checkmark

Elon Musk's latest attempt to get Twitter users to pay for perks began rolling out on Monday, seeking to avoid an impersonation debacle that scuttled the platform's verification system last month.
13 December 2022, 03:03 AM

Musk’s Neuralink faces federal probe over animal tests

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is being rushed, causing needless suffering and deaths, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and sources familiar w
6 December 2022, 02:53 AM

The Napoleons of Big Tech

Business history is full of executives going rogue with corporate funds.
5 December 2022, 16:00 PM