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News Articles: Elon Musk

A newly constructed X sign is seen on the roof of the headquarters of the social media platform previously known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 29, 2023. Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with a white X. San Francisco city authorities forced the company to take down the sign right away for permitting reasons.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk sues disinformation researchers, claiming they are driving away advertisers

X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which has documented the spread of hate speech and viral falsehoods on social media.

August 01, 2023
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By:
  • Shannon Bond
The new X sign is installed Friday on the roof of the San Francisco headquarters of Twitter, which is being rebranded as "X." Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on Monday, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with an X as the tycoon accelerates his efforts to transform the floundering social media giant.

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  • Technology

After rebranding, X took @x from its original Twitter owner and offered him merch

Gene X Hwang owned @x on Twitter. Until Elon Musk rebranded the platform and took the handle.

July 29, 2023
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By:
  • Kai McNamee
A large metal "X" sign is seen on Friday on top of the downtown San Francisco building that housed what was once Twitter.

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  • Technology

'X' logo installed atop Twitter building, spurring San Francisco to investigate

City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings requires a permit for design and safety reasons. The installation is part of Elon Musk's effort to rebrand the social media platform.

July 29, 2023
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Top Meta executive Adam Mosseri has said that the company's new Twitter competitor Threads does not need the "negativity" of news and politics on the platform.

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  • Technology

Meta's Threads wants to become a 'friendly' place by downgrading news and politics

Mark Zuckerberg has pitched Meta's Twitter clone as a more "friendly" place for online discourse. Executives say breaking news and politics will not be the emphasized. But is that realistic?

July 12, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Elon Musk looks on during his visit to the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16.

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  • Technology

Suspended from Twitter, the account tracking Elon Musk's jet has landed on Threads

The account ElonJet tracked the movement of Elon Musk's private jet in real time, until it was suspended by Twitter last year. Now, it has resurfaced on Meta's fast-growing Twitter rival, Threads.

July 09, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
An attorney for Twitter accused Threads of engaging in "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property."

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  • Business

Twitter threatens to sue its new rival, Threads, claiming Meta stole trade secrets

An attorney for Twitter accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees with the intention of creating a "copycat" platform, implying a lawsuit could come next.

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Emily Olson
Spill co-founder Alphonzo "Phonz" Terrell

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  • Politics

Unlike Threads, Spill isn't trying to be the new Twitter. Safe spaces for minorities is the aim

Twitter has dominated the headlines since controversial owner Elon Musk bought the platform. Over the weekend, Musk began limiting views for people who don't pay for verified accounts. But the irony is, an app that aims to replace Twitter could come from two of his former employees. We talked to Alphonzo "Phonz" Terrell, the co-founder of Spill. 

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Natalie Mendenhall and
  • Leah Fleming
Twitter wasn't working for thousands of users on Saturday.

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  • Technology

Twitter users report problems accessing the site as Musk sets temporary viewing limits

Many people who tried to access content on the platform were met with error messages. Twitter CEO Elon Musk said "extreme levels of data scraping" were affecting user experience on the site.

July 01, 2023
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By:
  • Emma Bowman

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: What journalists need to learn ahead of 2024; DeSantis to announce run on Twitter

Wednesday on Political Rewind: We turn inward and look at how journalists can cover the 2024 elections responsibly. We also talk about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to announce his presidential run with Twitter's CEO Elon Musk.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks May 13 during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, in Sioux Center, Iowa.

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  • Politics

The new Twitter account @DeSantisJet tracks the Florida governor's air travel

The page was created by Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old who also started the popular Twitter account tracking billionaire Elon Musk's private jet.

May 24, 2023
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Model X car at the company's headquarters on Sept. 29, 2015, in Fremont, Calif.

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  • Technology

A brief biography of 'X,' the letter that Elon Musk has plastered everywhere

From X.com to X Corp., the letter X holds "great sentimental value" to billionaire Elon Musk, according to his biographers.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
Linda Yaccarino speaks at an event on Sept. 27, 2016 in New York. The former chair of global advertising and partnerships at NBCUniversal is set to become Twitter's next chief executive, succeeding owner Elon Musk.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk picks NBC advertising executive as next Twitter CEO

Musk confirmed Yaccarino will succeed him as chief executive of Twitter, which has seen advertising plummet. The two appeared in a marketing conference in April.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang
In this photo illustration the Twitter account of Elon Musk is seen on a mobile cellphone on April 21, in Knutsford, United Kingdom.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk says 'I've hired a new CEO' for Twitter

Musk indicated his successor is female, but the billionaire stopped short of naming a person.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • Media

Tucker Carlson says he'll take his show to Twitter

The fired Fox News host announced he is bringing his show to Twitter, owned by Elon Musk, "soon." His lawyers reportedly have sent threatening letters to Fox to let him out of his contract.

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Mary Yang and
  • David Folkenflik
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Four minutes into its flight, it exploded over the Gulf of Mexico.

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  • Space

SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?

Getting Starship off the ground is costing the commercial spaceflight company billions of dollars at a time when money is tight. Some analysts think more funding will be needed.

May 05, 2023
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
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