Elon Musk backpedals ‘Go f— yourself’ comment to advertisers

Elon Musk backpedals ‘Go f— yourself’ comment to advertisers

(NewsNation) — Tech billionaire and X CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday attempted to walk back comments he made in November when he told advertisers who pulled their spending to “go f— yourself.” Musk said during a conversation with WPP CEO Mark Read that his comments weren’t targeting advertisers “as a whole” and instead were making … Read more

X is internet users’ social platform for politics, Pew Research Center survey finds

X is internet users’ social platform for politics, Pew Research Center survey finds

(NewsNation) — When it comes to keeping up with politics on social media, many users turn to X, the findings of a Pew Research Center study suggest. TikTok, Facebook and Instagram were the next most popular platforms for political information, in that order. Most X users, about 59%, say one of the reasons they use … Read more

People shocked at ‘ingenious’ Wizard of Oz filming trick | Films | Entertainment

People shocked at ‘ingenious’ Wizard of Oz filming trick | Films | Entertainment

Film enthusiasts are just now discovering the innovative filming technique used in an iconic scene from The Wizard of Oz. A X (formerly Twitter) account has shed light on the camera trickery employed in one of the film’s most memorable scenes, 85 years after it was first shot. The 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s … Read more

Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids

Marc Andreessen Once Called Online Safety Teams an Enemy. He Still Wants Walled Gardens for Kids

In his polarizing “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” last year, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen listed a number of enemies to technological progress. Among them were “tech ethics” and “trust and safety,” a term used for work on online content moderation, which he said had been used to subject humanity to “a mass demoralization campaign” against new technologies such … Read more

Elon Musk Is Hurting Tesla To Help Twitter and xAI

Elon Musk Is Hurting Tesla To Help Twitter and xAI

It really seems like Tesla CEO Elon Musk is pushing his automaker’s needs by the wayside in favor of Twitter and his artificial intelligence company, xAI. It also looks as if Musk is going back on his April promise that Tesla will drastically increase the number of Nvidia H100 (the company’s flagship AI chip) it … Read more

Trump Ridiculed Over ‘Literally Crucified’ Trial Witness Claim

Trump Ridiculed Over ‘Literally Crucified’ Trial Witness Claim

As Americans head to the polls in 2024, the very future of our country is at stake. At HuffPost, we believe that a free press is critical to creating well-informed voters. That’s why our journalism is free for everyone, even though other newsrooms retreat behind expensive paywalls. Our journalists will continue to cover the twists … Read more

Twitter Is Finally Dead. It’s X All the Way Down

Twitter Is Finally Dead. It’s X All the Way Down

Like a venomous puss moth emerging from its hard cocoon, the social network formerly known as Twitter has fully metamorphosed into X.com. Various elements of Twitter had already embraced the rebranding, and the company has been using X.com links since early April. But now the domain has flipped over entirely, marking the end of a … Read more

Here’s More Proof Tesla Faked Its Cybertruck Vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race

Here’s More Proof Tesla Faked Its Cybertruck Vs. Porsche 911 Drag Race

When Tesla showed the Cybertruck beating a Porsche 911 down a drag strip while towing another Porsche 911, everyone who knew anything about cars was a bit, well, skeptical. As more information came out and YouTubers did deep dives on whether or not the results shown by Tesla were actually possible, it turned out that … Read more