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Nepal bans TikTok over threat to ‘social cohesion’
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AI has rescued Mark Zuckerberg from a metaverse-size hole
His long-term bet still stands, though
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Musk makes $1 billion name-change offer to Wikipedia
The owner of X (formerly Twitter) has accused the online encyclopedia of biased editing
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Israeli Arabs arrested over Gaza social media posts
Dozens of Arab citizens of Israel have been arrested in connection with social media posts about the war in Gaza.
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Elon Musk’s X is testing an annual fee for unverified accounts
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 (£0.82) a year to access key features, as part of a new trial.
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Graphic war videos go viral, testing social media’s rules
Facebook, YouTube and TikTok ban support for Hamas. Telegram allows it. And X struggles to enforce its own policies.
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Delete your digital history from dozens of companies with this app
Americans finally have some privacy rights. Permission Slip makes telling companies to delete or not sell your data simple. Really.
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The Latest Twists in the Tensions Between Elon Musk and Tim Cook
Billionaire’s ambitions for his social-media company run up against Apple
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ChatGPT can now generate images after OpenAI released a new version of its DALL-E image generator.
OpenAI released a new version of its DALL-E image generator to a small group of testers and incorporated the technology into its popular ChatGPT chatbot.
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Google reveals best time to book flights
Google has a new search function that allows travellers to hunt for the lowest fares — and if it’s not the lowest, it will pay you the difference.
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Twitter's Rival Threads Is Already Unraveling
Threads’ failure to maintain its early momentum is indicative of both design flaws and larger network effects.
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Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes
The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times, Facebook and other sites Musk commonly attacks, a Washington Post analysis found.
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Elon Musk Swipes Control of Another Twitter Account, This Time @Music
After seizing the @X account, Twitter has taken over the @music handle from an Ohio man who had been using it for over 16 years.
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Elon Musk Teases New X Logo After Saying Twitter Will Rebrand
Billionaire owner posts image of flickering white “X” on black background though website hasn’t changed
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Snap’s Push to Tempt Creators Seems to Be Working
Social-media app Snapchat is trying to counter declining sales
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Billions warned about Google Chrome
Billions of Chrome users have been told to update their browsers as soon as possible after security flaws were identified by bug hunters.
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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’
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The blue check thumbs-up process is changing. Here's how social media users may be affected
Trading money for identity, fraud protection online makes for uneven playing field, says marketer
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How Elon Musk Is Changing the Twitter Experience
Nearly six months after buying Twitter, Mr. Musk has made tweaks that have altered what people see on the platform and how they interact with it.
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Can you use ChatGPT as a travel agent? Here's what I learned about AI vacation planning.
ChatGPT's travel planning abilities are limited, for now.
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