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X Announces New Requirements for Parody Accounts

X Announces New Requirements for Parody Accounts

After implementing “Parody Account” labels back in December, X is now moving to make parody profiles even more visible in the app, with updated username requirements for joke accounts. As explained by X: “We’re rolling out updates to improve transparency…

EU Seeking to Fine X $1B for DSA Violations

EU Seeking to Fine X $1B for DSA Violations

This could end up prompting a significant escalation in already tense U.S. and EU relations. As reported by The New York Times, the EU Commission is currently finalizing plans to issue Elon Musk’s X with a penalty in the range…

TikTok Retires Its Separate Notes App

TikTok Retires Its Separate Notes App

RIP TikTok Notes. We hardly knew thee. Less than a year after the launch of its separate photo-sharing app, TikTok is discontinuing the experiment, and shutting down TikTok Notes for all users. Well, all users that could access it, that…

X Takes on Indian Authorities Over Censorship Requests

X Takes on Indian Authorities Over Censorship Requests

Credit where credit’s due, in the past, I’ve criticized Elon Musk’s X for its lack of willingness to push back on information requests in nations where Musk’s other businesses are also seeking government favor. But this week, it’s countered that,…

xAI Acquires Text-to-Video AI Project Hotshot

xAI Acquires Text-to-Video AI Project Hotshot

Elon Musk’s AI startup has made its first acquisition, with video generation project Hotshot announcing that xAI has purchased its business. Hotshot, which has built a range of text-to-video and text-to-GIF AI models, has been gaining traction among AI enthusiasts…

X Offers Trip to Mars in March Madness Competition

X Offers Trip to Mars in March Madness Competition

So, this is something. Today, X has announced a March Madness “Bracket Challenge”, in partnership with Uber Eats, with the grand prize for a perfect March Madness bracket being a trip to Mars onboard one of Elon’s yet-to-be-built rocket ships.…