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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    User vote gets Alex Jones's X account unblocked after 5-year ban

    User vote gets Alex Jones's X account unblocked after 5-year ban Elon Musk restored the account of right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X after users voted for the reinstatement five years after a ban. Jones and Musk joined an X audio stream late Sunday for a meandering conversation...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    X CEO expresses support for Musk after telling boycotting advertisers to "go f**k yourselves"

    X CEO expresses support for Musk after telling boycotting advertisers to "go f**k yourselves" X chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino, who oversees the social network’s relationships with advertisers, sent a memo to employees signaling her support of owner Elon Musk after his incendiary...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    xAI soft-launching first product on Saturday

    xAI soft-launching first product on Saturday Elon Musk said in a post on his X social platform that the xAI project will release its first artificial intelligence product to a “select group” on Saturday, 4 November 2023. “In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists,” he...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter/X gets new subscription tiers — from R54 to R289

    Twitter/X gets new subscription tiers — from R54 to R289 Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, began offering two new subscription tiers for users on Friday in an attempt to shore up revenue at the social media company. In South Africa, users can pay R54.37 a month or R652.44...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon says Twitter/X will challenge YouTube and LinkedIn

    Elon says Twitter/X will challenge YouTube and LinkedIn Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors while pursuing new business lines in video and hiring. Owner Elon Musk and chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    X charging new users in two countries R19 for basic features

    X charging new users in two countries R19 for basic features X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, began testing a $1 (R19) annual subscription fee for new accounts on the web that want to post or interact with other users, saying the measure has the potential to reduce spam...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    SEC probes Twitter/X over 2018 security lapse

    SEC probes Twitter/X over 2018 security lapse The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how Twitter Inc. managed a 2018 security lapse that exposed personal user information before billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media platform last year. The agency has been scrutinising...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter/X will test X Premium with three tiers

    Twitter/X will test X Premium with three tiers Elon Musk’s X Corp., giving bankers an update on efforts to reinvigorate growth, said that it’s testing three tiers of premium service, which would allow the company to charge customers different amounts depending on how many ads are shown. The...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    X ordered to pay former Twitter executives' huge legal bill

    X ordered to pay former Twitter executives' huge legal bill X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, must pay $1.1 million (R21.25 million) in legal fees racked up by a group of the social-media platform’s former top executives, a judge ruled. Lawyers for the group — led by ex-Twitter chief...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter/X could switch to paid-only model — Elon

    Twitter/X could switch to paid-only model — Elon Elon Musk says that Twitter/X is considering a switch to a paid-only model to crack down on bot armies spreading hate speech on the popular social media platform. The tech billionaire’s proposed solution formed part of a discussion with Israeli...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Musk says Anti-Defamation League to blame for Twitter ads drop

    Musk says Anti-Defamation League to blame for Twitter ads drop Elon Musk is blaming the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for a slump in US advertising revenue on X Corp., the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Ad sales are still down 60% “primarily due to pressure on advertisers”...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Trump posts mug shot in return to Twitter/X

    Trump posts mug shot in return to Twitter/X Former President Donald Trump posted his own mug shot in a return to Elon Musk’s X, which was formerly known as Twitter. In his first post since 2021, Trump displayed the mug shot taken at the Fulton County Jail, along with the words “ELECTION...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Zuck insists Musk fight won't happen

    Zuck insists Musk fight won't happen Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., said it’s “time to move on” from speculation that there will be a cage fight match between him and Elon Musk. “If Elon ever gets serious about a real date and official event, he knows how to...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Zuck throws cold water on Musk's fight claims

    Zuck throws cold water on Musk's fight claims Mark Zuckerberg, head of Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc., threw cold water on claims by Elon Musk that the two billionaires are working out plans for a cage match in Rome. “I love this sport and I’ve been ready to fight since the day Elon...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter slapped with $350,000 fine for delay in providing Trump account details to US Justice Department

    Twitter slapped with $350,000 fine for delay in providing Trump account details to US Justice Department Twitter Inc., now rebranded as X, was fined $350,000 (R6.64 million) for defying a judge’s deadline to comply with a Justice Department search warrant for records related to Donald Trump’s...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Musk promises to pay legal fees of employees discriminated against over tweets

    Musk promises to pay legal fees of employees discriminated against over tweets Elon Musk has offered to fund the legal bills of any users of his social network, X, who’ve been discriminated against by their employer because of their actions on the platform. The proposal comes with “no limit”...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Elon says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on Twitter/X

    Elon says cage fight with Zuckerberg will be live-streamed on Twitter/X Elon Musk said a potential fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed on the rebranded social network known as X. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote Sunday in a post on his platform, formerly known...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    San Francisco unhappy about Twitter HQ's X office sign

    San Francisco unhappy about Twitter HQ's X office sign A large, flashing “X” sign on San Francisco’s Market Street marked the end of Twitter and its bird branding. It also represented a struggle by mayor London Breed to get the social network’s owner, Elon Musk, to follow city laws. [Bloomberg]
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Twitter's transition to "X" begins

    Twitter's transition to "X" begins Twitter owner Elon Musk said the social media company will change its logo soon, getting rid of the blue bird that’s long been its signature. “If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we’ll make go live worldwide tomorrow,” Musk tweeted late Saturday...
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