‘Many Mistakes’ Made Since Twitter Takeover; Company ‘Roughly Breaking Even’ Now: Elon Musk

Twitter boss Elon Musk said running the social media network has been “quite a rollercoaster” and acknowledged “many mistakes” along the way, six months after he bought the company for $44 billion (roughly Rs. 36,117,399 crores). In a live interview with the BBC after agreeing to a last-minute invitation for the “spontaneity” of it, Musk … Read more

Twitter No Longer an Independent Company After Merger With Elon Musk’s Newly Formed Shell Firm X

Twitter Inc. has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp., driving speculation about what Elon Musk intends for the social media platform. Twitter “no longer exists” after being merged with X Corp., according to an April 4 document submitted in a California court for a … Read more

Twitter’s Advertisement Revenue to Reportedly See 28 Percent Drop in 2023

Twitter‘s income from advertising will fall by 28 percent in 2023, a closely watched forecast said Tuesday, as the platform struggles under the ownership of Elon Musk. Analysts at Insider Intelligence said they were slashing an earlier worldwide revenue estimate of $4.74 billion (roughly Rs. 38,900 crore) by more than a third to $2.98 billion … Read more

Canada Opens Investigation Into OpenAI After Complaint Over Alleged ChatGPT Data Collection

Canada announced Tuesday it has opened an investigation into the US-based software firm behind ChatGPT, the buzzy artificial intelligence chatbot. The investigation by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner into OpenAI was opened in response to a “complaint alleging the collection, use and disclosure of personal information without consent,” the agency said. Launched in November, … Read more

Bill Gates Says Pausing AI Development Will Not Solve Challenges Ahead

Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. The technologist-turned-philanthropist said it would be better to focus on how best to use the developments in AI, … Read more

Twitter to Limit Polls, ‘For You’ Recommendations’ to Verified Users Starting April 15

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations and also revealed the reason behind it. Musk’s tweet stated, “Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations. The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI … Read more

OneWeb Completes Satellite ‘Constellation’ to Offer Global Internet Coverage Like Rival Starlink

OneWeb launched the final 36 satellites of its initial 616-satellite “constellation,” allowing the rival of Elon Musk’s Starlink to offer global broadband coverage this year. “It’s the fruition of an enormous amount of hard work, and obviously we’ve been through some geopolitical issues over the last year or so, and the team has proven to … Read more

Twitter Blue Users Could Soon be Able Hide ‘Badge of Shame’ Amid Heavy Trolling

Twitter might be testing an option to let its blue tick buyers choose if they wish to display their verification badges or hide it. As Twitter gears up to remove legacy blue ticks starting April 1, it is rolling out more profile customisation features for people who have paid to get their blue ticks as … Read more