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Former Twitter executive claims in lawsuit he was fired for raising security concerns
FILE PHOTO: The Twitter logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Elon Musk under fire for not taking down antisemitic tweets in Canada
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File photo
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Twitter was once a valuable business tool; X is now a mess
Rob Csernyik
u.s. politics
FBI raids home of chief fundraiser for New York City Mayor Eric Adams
FILE — New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers remarks at City Hall in Lower Manhattan, Oct. 10, 2023. In speeches, Mayor Eric Adams pointed to his policies on public safety and sanitation as reasons for the faster than expected turnaround in jobs. But the numbers paint a more complicated reality. (Dave Sanders/The New York Times)
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Synagogue leader is killed in Detroit, but motive is not known, authorities say
Detroit police officers walk near the scene where Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue president, Samantha Woll, was found dead in Detroit, October 21, 2023. The politically active leader of a Detroit synagogue was found dead with stab wounds outside her home on October 21, and police said the motive of the slaying was not known. The killing came at a moment of escalating tensions in Jewish and Muslim communities across the United States over the Israel-Hamas conflict that has taken thousands of lives this month. The victim of Saturday's murder, Samantha Woll, 40, presided over the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. (Photo by Sarah RICE / AFP) (Photo by SARAH RICE/AFP via Getty Images)
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X social media to test $1 subscription for posting content, like, reply
FILE PHOTO: The logo of social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is seen alongside the former logo in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
U.S. judge orders Elon Musk to face fraud lawsuit for disclosing Twitter stake late
FILE - Twitter, now X. Corp., and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses before his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, May 15, 2023, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. A California man who says he was harassed after Musk amplified posts on his platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that falsely placed the man at a confrontation involving far-right protesters sued the billionaire for defamation in a lawsuit filed Monday, Oct. 2. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)
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X, formerly known as Twitter, hit with trademark lawsuit from marketing agency
FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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With Elon Musk biography, writer Walter Isaacson tries to capture the ironies of a billionaire
FILE Ñ Walter Isaacson, a journalist whose previous books have chronicled the lives of Steve Jobs, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin. at his home in Washington, Sept. 27, 2014. IsaacsonÕs new biography of Elon Musk portrays the billionaire entrepreneur as a complex, tortured figure whose brilliance is often overshadowed by his inability to relate on a human level to the people around him. (Vanessa Vick/The New York Times)
world
China’s disinformation fuels anger over Fukushima water release
A girl is seen at an area of Japanese restaurants next to a sign reading "Suspend the sale of all fish products imported from Japan", in Beijing on August 27, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)
international business
Elon Musk’s X can’t beat lawsuit claiming age bias in layoffs
FILE PHOTO: 'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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X will allow political ads from candidates, parties ahead of US election
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A screen capture of Twitter's official page with an "X" on the profile image is seen on July 23, 2023 in this screengrab obtained from a social media website. via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo
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Digital World slides as Trump returns to X, formerly Twitter
Former President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 24 in Atlanta.
opinion
The biggest losers of a Zuckerberg-Musk cage fight? The rest of us
David Silverberg
technology
Meta rolls out web version of Threads as it seeks to retain professional users, gain edge over X
FILE PHOTO: Meta's Threads app logo is seen in this illustration taken July 4, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
sports
Spanish soccer official apologizes, sort of, for kissing World Cup winner
President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. At left is Spain's Princess Infanta Sofia. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
opinion
Wildfires reveal social media as the new problem child for government communications
Dave Sommer
u.s. politics
Special counsel obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, documents show
FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, at an office of the Department of Justice in Washington. Special counsel Jack Smith obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump's account, court documents say. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Elon Musk says his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
FILE - This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File)
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WPP CEO says advertisers taking a ‘wait and see’ stance on Elon Musk’s X rebrand
The new Twitter logo rebranded as X, is pictured in Paris on July 24, 2023, on the account of it's owner Elon Musk, after he changed his profile picture late on July 23, 2023, to the company's new logo, which he described as "minimalist art deco," and updated his Twitter bio to "X.com," which now redirects to twitter.com. Twitter launched its new logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the blue bird with a white X on a black background as the Elon Musk-owned company moves toward rebranding as X. Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from the sound of birds chattering, and it has used avian branding since its early days, when the company bought a stock symbol of a light blue bird for $15, according to the design website Creative Bloq. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)
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France’s AFP sues Elon Musk’s X social media platform, cites refusal to discuss payment for news
FILE - The AFP (Agency France Press) headquarters is pictured in Paris, Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011. France's international news agency Agence France-Presse says it is pursuing a copyright case against X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in an effort to secure potential payment for its news content. The news agency said it applied Wednesday Aug.2, 2023 to a Paris court to compel Elon Musk's rebranded company to provide data it says is needed "for assessing the remuneration owed to AFP." (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon, File)
opinion
Why X remains the spot: Twitter won’t collapse as long as its users are trapped
Andrew Coyne
world
‘X’ logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate permit violation
The new X sign is installed on the roof of the headquarters of Twitter, which is being rebranded as "X", in San Francisco on July 28, 2023. Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with a white X as the tycoon accelerates his efforts to transform the floundering social media giant. Musk and the company's new chief executive Linda Yaccarino announced the rebranding on July 23, 2023, scrapping one of technology's most iconic brands in the latest shock move since the tycoon took over Twitter nine months ago. (Photo by Julie JAMMOT / AFP) (Photo by JULIE JAMMOT/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Elon Musk wants to turn tweets into ‘X’s’, but changing language is not quite so simple
Elon Musk Twitter account is seen in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
technology
The problem with X? Hundreds of companies already own trademarks to new Twitter name
A person poses for a photo signing into the Twitter website which is now displaying the new logo for Twitter, in an office in central London, Monday July 24, 2023. Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. Musk had asked fans for logo ideas and chose one, which he described as minimalist Art Deco, saying it “certainly will be refined. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
technology
Twitter’s blue bird has flown as Elon Musk says X logo is here
A person poses for a photo signing into the Twitter website which is now displaying the new logo for Twitter, in an office in central London, Monday July 24, 2023. Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. Musk had asked fans for logo ideas and chose one, which he described as minimalist Art Deco, saying it “certainly will be refined. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)
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Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo to ‘X’ could come as early as Monday
A Twitter app icon on a mobile phone in Philadelphia, U.S.A., April 26, 2017
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Twitter accused of bias against older workers in new layoffs lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: Twitter logo and a photo of Elon Musk are displayed through magnifier in this illustration taken October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo