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The Latest Breaking News from Elon Musk

Twitter Verification Reappears, but Some Disavow Musk’s Mark

Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why the blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter gave a gold check to a bogus, racial-slur-spewing Disney Junior account

Twitter’s paid verification scheme becomes a full-blown liability.

Fortune

Twitter's blue checkmark farce is hilarious (and borderline illegal)

Twitter’s handing out blue checkmarks like they’re candy right now, upsetting just about everyone — including those in receipt of them.

iMore

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Meat bans and milk obsessions: are real-life CEOs as weird as Succession’s Lukas Matsson?

Succession’s Lukas Matsson isn’t the first kooky CEO, nor will he be the last

Evening Standard

Xbox Twitter share disabled as Microsoft sidesteps Elon Musk's new API pricing

Microsoft drops Twitter support as the platform's new pricing comes into effect, and Musk looks set to retaliate

Daily Mirror

Tesla's Elon Musk Offers Tunnel To Help Japan With Busiest Intersection

In a recent post, Musk suggested that Japan should use The Boring Company’s services, which could potentially cut down on the chaos in one notable urban center.

InsideEVs

Twitter verifies previously banned far-right party Britain First as ‘official organisation’

Party leader Paul Golding who was jailed in 2018 for hate crimes against Muslims has also had his account verified

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Stephen King asks Twitter CEO Elon Musk to give his blue tick to charity, later praises him

After months of speculation, Twitter had removed its iconic blue tick from many celebrity accounts across the world over the weekend. However, Twitter CEO had offered to personally pay for horror writer Stephen King's account by which the latter wasn't much impressed.

The Times of India

Chinese EV Giant BYD Says Fully Autonomous Driving Is “Basically Impossible”

BYD, which is China’s largest electric vehicle seller, believes that fully autonomous driving is “basically impossible.”

InsideEVs

Twitter’s identity crisis risks broadcaster exodus

News organizations have been hit with the “Government-funded media” label (and others similar) - and many of them are unhappy.

TechRadar

‘I want a verified account’: Susanna Reid defends paying for Twitter Blue subscription

‘GMB’ host explained why she kept her blue tick on Twitter

The Independent UK

Tesla Cybertruck Spotted On The Road For The First Time Since Delivery Timeline Updates

The Tesla Cybertruck is getting closer and closer to being ready for mass production.

InsideEVs

Giant SpaceX rocket left craters, serious damage to launchpad

STARBASE, United States: Flying chunks of concrete, twisted metal sheets, craters blasted deep into the ground: the thunderous power of SpaceX's first test flight of Starship -- the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built -- inflicted serious damage on its Texas launch site.

Bangkok Post

Schadenfreude, Anyone? Long Enslaved Media Biz Revels as Suddenly Vulnerable Google Gets Its Butt Kicked in AI (Bloom)

Previously invincible Google has long had a stranglehold on things like digital news and advanced advertising, but Microsoft's ChatGPT advances threaten that hegemony

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Axios

"Verified" becomes a badge of dishonor after Twitter checkmark confusion

Accounts of late celebrities including Chadwick Boseman have been marked "subscribed to Twitter Blue."

ABC News

Twitter appears to give blue tick verification to dead users including celebrities Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman and Chester Bennington

Elon Musk's revamp of Twitter's blue tick service hits another hurdle as it emerges that several dead celebrities and other high-profile users appear to have been signed up to the verification service.

Tribune News Service

Stephen King, Elon Musk trade tweets over author’s unwanted Twitter Blue subscription

Another chapter in Stephen King’s Twitter verification saga unfolded over the weekend as the author exchanged tense tweets with Elon Musk.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk is verifying dead people’s Twitter accounts in bid to spread blue checks

It is unclear if this is simply another ‘trolling’ stunt by Mr Musk

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As Elon Musk Gets Called Out Paying For Covering Stars’ Blue Checks, Charlie Sheen Is Singing A Different Tune

Charlie Sheen's reaction to Elon Musk's restoration of Twitter checks stands apart from the pack.

The Guardian - UK

Twitter restores ‘blue tick’ free of charge to celebrities in U-turn

Decision to reinstate ‘verified’ status without distinguishing paid-for from free users prompts criticism for ‘false advertising’

The Independent UK

Twitter verifies previously banned far-right party Britain First as ‘official organisation’

Party leader Paul Golding was jailed in 2018 for hate crimes against Muslims

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen, David Mitchell and more call out ‘madness’ as ‘blue ticks’ reinstated days after removal

Ricky Gervais, David Mitchell, Jason Alexander and Andy Murray have also voiced their confusion

Manchester Evening News

Rylan told he's a 'chosen one' over Twitter blue tick mystery as he says he's ill and it's stressing him out

The BBC Radio 2 presenter was one of the celebs walking up to find that their blue tick was back

The Guardian - UK

From pope’s jacket to napalm recipes: how worrying is AI’s rapid growth?

Google boss says issue keeps him up at night, while thousands have urged six-month pause on creation of ‘giant’ AIs

Windows Central

Microsoft News Roundup: Surface Go on ARM, Windows 10X on Surface Duo, Diablo 4 Server Slam, and more

This we shared an exclusive report about two new Surface devices and saw Windows 10X run on both screens of a Surface Duo, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

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