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Long before the rockets and the electric cars, before the high-speed trains and the brain implants and the flamethrowers, Elon Musk was in the content business.In 1996, Zip2, the company he’d founded with his brother, started courting newspapers with a service that would allow them to build online directories of classified ads, real-estate listings, car deals, and entertainment events. The internet was still new and mysterious, and news organizations around the country were glad to have help getting online. Even The New York Times signed up. The business was so lucrative that the Musk brothers moved Zip2 into a bigger office to make room for all their new employees.Now Musk has found himself in the content business once again, this time as Twitter’s largest shareholder and, as of this morning, a newly appointed board member. The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla has purchased a 9.2 percent stake in the social-media platform, worth about $2.89 billion, based on the closing price of Twitter’s stock on Friday. Twitter’s share price surged more than 27 percent in response, and by the end of Monday, Musk’s investment was worth about $3.7 billion.Zip2 was no tech giant, of course, and 1996 Elon Musk, a little-known…

After somewhat denouncing the social platform and telling his followers that he would potentially begin his own version, Elon Musk has purchased a nearly 10% stake in Twitter, making him the largest shareholder of the company.Twitter rose over 25% in pre-market trading (up to $47.48 per share) on Monday upon the news of Musk’s stock purchase, which was just shy of 73.5 million shares.Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, only holds a 2.25% stake in the company, meaning Musk holds a little less than 5 times as much of Dorsey’s holding.Dorsey took to his own platform to wax nostalgic for the early days of the internet and lament how it’s become more and more centralized in recent years.“The days of usenet, irc, the web...even email (w PGP)...were amazing. Centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet,” Dorsey penned. “I realize I'm partially to blame, and regret it”Musk’s purchase comes just over a week after he criticized Twitter and polled his 80 million followers on whether or not the platform imposes limitations on “free speech.”“Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy,” he wrote. “Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?”Over 70% of Musk’s followers voted “no,”…

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, shown here in 2020, has purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, shown here in 2020, has purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter. Susan Walsh/AP Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform's dedication to free speech. The ultimate aim of Musk's 73.5 million share purchase worth $2.9 billion, based on the closing price Friday, is not clear. Yet in recent weeks Musk, who has 80 million Twitter followers and posts there often, has questioned free speech on Twitter and whether the platform is undermining democracy. The regulatory filing Monday describes Musk as a long-term investor looking to minimize his buying and selling of the shares. He has also pondered starting a rival social media network, and industry analysts are skeptical about whether the mercurial CEO would remain on the sidelines for long. "We would expect this passive stake as just the start of broader conversations with the Twitter board/management that could ultimately lead to an active stake and a potential…

Published: Published Date - 03:00 PM, Sun - 3 April 22 Washington: Social media giant Twitter has started testing the ‘co-author’ tweet feature, just as Instagram rolled out in 2021 on its platform. As per TechCrunch, Twitter has confirmed it’s “exploring” a new feature that would allow two account to co-author a single tweet. App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi has been posting evidence of the feature’s development since at least December. This feature becomes useful when two accounts want to have their names attached to a single post, ranging from brand partnerships to influencer campaigns. According to the screenshots obtained by TechCrunch, users will only be able to invite public accounts who follow them to co-author a tweet, and they will have to accept the invitation. Once published, collaborative tweets are shared with followers from both accounts, and both avatars will be shown to the top left of the post.

Aspirants run a campaign on Twitter demanding 4 attempts in JEE Main 2022 New Delhi:As the application process for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2022 is underway and closing on April 5, JEE Main aspirants are running a campaign on Twitter demanding 4 attempts and a sufficient gap between the sessions. The JEE Main 2022 exam will be held in two sessions this year - first between April 21 and May 4, and the second session from May 24 to May 29. Meanwhile, the aspirants along with the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) members rolled out a campaign on Twitter using the hashtag #JEEStudentsWantJustice. Recommended: Take a free JEE Main mock test to test your exam prep level. Start Now!Download Free: JEE Main 2022 Sample Papers. Here!Don't Miss: Just study 40% of JEE Main syllabus and score upto 100% (Free!). Download Now!Don't Miss: JEE Main Previous Years Questions Papers with Solutions. Download Free! Disappointed with 2 attempts, clash with board exams and less gap between sessions of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2022, aspirants along with ministers and members of students' union took to their respective Twitter handle and urged Union Education Minister and NTA to postpone the 2nd session, conduct 4 sessions…

Sulking socialist leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Saturday started following Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and former deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma on Twitter, further fuelling speculation about strains in the Samajwadi Party-led opposition alliance. With the latest additions, Yadav now follows 12 Twitter handles, which include the Dalai Lama, the President of India, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister’s Office. Yadav had contested the recent Assembly polls on the Samajwadi Party symbol. But he skipped the Opposition alliance’s meeting earlier this week and took oath on March 31. He later went to the chief minister’s residence here, fuelling speculation of his changing sides. The latest development is seen as yet another step of the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief in quitting the opposition alliance and cross over to the BJP. “There should be something new in the New Year. On Saturday (the first day of the Hindu New Year), Shivpal Ji started following (on Twitter) Modi, Adityanath and Dinesh Sharma,” Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) spokesperson Deepak Mishra told PTI on Saturday. About many seeing it as a possibility of Yadav crossing over to the saffron camp, Mishra said, “I don’t…

As people’s dependency on the internet and social media platforms grow, so does the reporting of server issues. Of late, netizens have witnessed outages on almost all platforms, not just social networking apps like Facebook and Instagram, but also Spotify and Discord. Joining the list Saturday was Telegram. Around the afternoon, users in India started to face multiple issues while accessing the platform. While many couldn’t connect to the server, others couldn’t send or receive messages, leaving most annoyed. As the problems persisted, disgruntled users turned to Twitter to raise an alarm. Looking for some answers, several users posted screenshots of their apps to show nothing was working and tagged Telegram. Meanwhile, some shared screenshots that showed their apps frozen with updating messages displayed on the screen. #Telegram Server Out, Keep Loading….. pic.twitter.com/joBbp2ayzL — Abhi abhiag.eth 🦇🔊 (@Abhi00055444) April 2, 2022 @telgram down here , updating from last 30 minutes..#telegram #telegramdown pic.twitter.com/BxxYbVxjsP — Deepak Sharma (@DeepakS70068294) April 2, 2022 Telegram server down@telegram server down#telegramserverdown pic.twitter.com/XjdVomwel1 — Manik Rajput (@Manikrajput09) April 2, 2022 how much updated you want to be Telegram ????#Telegram 😂🤣 — Sumit kumar (@1230Sumit) April 2, 2022 Wondering how long updates take, many alleged that the app didn’t…

Twitter has confirmed it’s “exploring” a new feature that would allow two account to co-author a single tweet, TechCrunch reports. App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi has been posting evidence of the feature’s development since at least December, but more recently discovered what appears to be an official dialog box from Twitter about how these tweet collaborations could work. A co-author feature wouldn’t be a stretch for Twitter, given competitor Instagram has offered something similar since 2021. There are plenty of reasons why two accounts might want to have their names attached to a single post, ranging from brand partnerships, influencer campaigns, or even just sharing credit for a funny post. According to the screenshots posted by Paluzzi, you’ll only be able to invite public accounts who follow you to co-author a tweet, and they’ll have to accept your invitation. Hopefully there’s some mechanism in place to stop popular accounts from being repeatedly hit with requests to co-author spammy tweets. Once published, collaborative tweets are shared with followers from both accounts, and both avatars will be shown to the top left of the post. There’s no word on when Twitter might roll out collaborative tweets, or whether it’ll even make it out…

Thank you, Julia Fox and Ashley Tisdale, for the discourse. In a viral clip from this year's Oscars, Julia Fox (of Uncut Gems (/TikTok) fame), spoke to Variety about her upcoming "masterpiece" of a book. The defining moment of this interview came when reporter Marc Malkin asked about its genre. “It was like a memoir at first, but now it’s just like my first book, you know?” she responded.Cue yet another round of the internet's ongoing obsession with Fox and her instantly iconic catchphrases. But alongside the many memes came a viral tweet pointing to the real question: do people actually read or is it all an act? Tweet may have been deleted Writer Bobuq Sayed took to the app, saying, "Julia Fox is important representation for the girls who are enamored by literature but don't read books." The Twitter take garnered over 53,000 likes and over 350 quote tweets (and counting). Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Fox's celebrity-to-author moment comes in tandem with another viral instance of book-related chaos, courtesy of actor Ashley Tisdale. In a tour of her LA home with Architectural Digest, Tisdale inadvertently sparked a debate…