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July 29, 2023

Tech

WaPo EXCLUSIVE: Move fast and beat Musk: The inside story of how Meta built Threads

A company in crisis went back to basics to deliver a viral hit. But can Adam Mosseri’s bare-bones Twitter clone reinvigorate an aging tech giant?

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(Illustration by Katty Huertas/The Washington Post; Getty Images)

July 29, 2023

Business

Twitter, now X, opens up its ad revenue sharing program with global creators

Adds X CEO, Linda Yaccarino, “absolute game changer for our creators.”

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July 27, 2023

Tech

Opinion Why Elon Musk rebranded Twitter with our most mysterious letter

The modern letter X derives from the Semitic sign “samekh” and was the 15th letter in the original alphabetic sequence.

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July 26, 2023

Tech

Why Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X

The billionaire’s bid to turn the social media platform into an everything app was a bold but foolhardy decision

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July 25, 2023

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Elon’s claim after LeBron son’s cardiac arrest

Twitter mogul Elon Musk has entered the swirling conversations about LeBron James’ son after the 18-year-

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Bronny James, left, with his father LeBron. Picture: Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images

July 25, 2023

Tech

Scoop: Inside Musk's plan for an "everything app" to replace Twitter

Musk has been talking a good game about wanting to build new things on top of the old Twitter.

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The new branding, unveiled Monday. Photo: Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images

July 25, 2023

Tech

X: The Brand, the Generation and Elon Musk

One little letter, so much baggage.

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More than anything, X is a negation.Credit...Joel Saget/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

July 25, 2023

Tech

Is Elon Musk right to ditch the Twitter bird logo?

One of the most recognisable logos on the web, the tweeting blue bird, is no more. Will the black and white X replacing it prove to be a masterstroke or a branding disaster?

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July 25, 2023

Tech

Twitter is turning into X. Analysts don’t see the treasure map.

In changing Twitter’s blue logo, owner Elon Musk is trading a bird in the hand for the promise of a wide-ranging “everything app" analysts say may never materialize

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The partially removed Twitter name at the company's San Francisco headquarters Monday. (Monica Rodman/The Washington Post)

July 24, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk rebrands Twitter as X

Its ability to draw advertising support is, as yet, unproven

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July 23, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk says Twitter will change logo from bird to an X

Latest controversial change involves billionaire saying an ‘interim X’ design will replace the distinctive pale-blue bird

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Musk has said his vision is to create an ‘everything app’ that performs both social media and payment functions. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

July 23, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo, adieu to 'all the birds

Twitter's website says its logo, depicting a blue bird, is "our most recognizable asset."

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July 16, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk says Twitter cash flow still negative amid 50% drop in ad revenue

Latest sign that aggressive cost-cutting measures since Musk acquired Twitter are not enough to get cash flow positive

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‘Need to reach positive cash flow before we have the luxury of anything else,’ Musk said in a tweet replying to suggestions on recapitalization. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images

July 08, 2023

Tech

Meta’s Threads upends social media in less than 48 hours

Mark Zuckerberg’s rival social network is first serious threat to Twitter since Elon Musk takeover

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Rivals Elon Musk, left, and Mark Zuckerberg. Twitter has threatened to sue Meta, claiming its Threads app violates intellectual property rights. Photograph: Saurabh Sirohiya/Zuma/Shutterstock

July 06, 2023

Tech

Threads: Ten million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says

Ten million users signed up for Meta's newly-launched Threads app in its first seven hours, the company's chief Mark Zuckerberg says.

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Threads: Ten million join Meta's Twitter rival, Zuckerberg says

July 05, 2023

Tech

Twitter’s Challenges Heat Up as Meta Prepares Rival App

The new threat comes as Elon Musk’s company offered further explanation for its controversial cap on how many tweets users can see.

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A screen capture of a Threads promotional animation being served to users on Meta Platforms’ Instagram app.

July 02, 2023

Tech

Twitter Limits Number of Posts Users Can Read, Prompting Disruptions for Some

Elon Musk says move is temporary and targets ‘extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation’ by other companies

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Elon Musk says AI companies were scraping so much data from Twitter that service was being degraded for normal users. PHOTO: MATTHEW BUSCH FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

June 22, 2023

Internet Buzz

World’s richest men to fight for real

In another utterly bizarre turn of events, Elon Musk has thrown down the glove for a cage fight in Las Vegas against Mark Zuckerberg.

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June 21, 2023

Tech

Musk outlaws ‘woke’ word on Twitter

A seemingly neutral term will be considered a “slur” on Twitter according to Elon Musk, whose move has sparked controversy.

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Elon Musk was criticised after labelling the terms ‘cis’ and ‘cisgender’ slurs. Picture: Joel Saget

June 18, 2023

Tech

Elon Musk says Twitter video app for smart TVs is 'coming'

New CEO Linda Yaccarino and Musk had in an investor presentation on Thursday laid out Twitter's plans to focus on video, creator and commerce partnerships.

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Twitter mogul Elon Musk has entered the swirling conversations about LeBron James’ son after the 18-year-

Elon Musk says move is temporary and targets ‘extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation’ by other companies

A seemingly neutral term will be considered a “slur” on Twitter according to Elon Musk, whose move has sparked controversy.

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