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The Ford F-150 Lightning is the most researched electric pickup truck on Twitter, much more than the GMC Hummer EV, Rivian R1T and Tesla Cybertruck. That’s according to geotagged Twitter data from the last three months tracking over 130,000 tweets, hashtags, and direct keyword electric phrases about upcoming electric truck models. Tracked tweets included "Ford F-150 Lightning," "Rivian R1T," "Hummer EV," "Cybertruck," #cybertruck, #R1T, #HummerEV, and many more of the same. Interest for other models was also tracked, such as the Bollinger B2, Lordstown Endurance, and Atlix XT, but none of those managed to beat the four models shown on the map: the Ford F-150 Lightning, GMC Hummer EV, Rivian R1T, and Tesla Cybertruck. As you can see from the map put together by auto site PartCatalog using trends software with direct access to geotagged Twitter data, the Ford F-150 Lightning is by far the most researched electric pickup on Twitter, ranking first in 28 states. The GMC Hummer EV takes second place by dominating in 10 states, followed by the Rivian R1T with 8 states, and the Tesla Cybertruck with only 4 states. It’s interesting to note that Ford takes the middle of the country, which is traditional pickup…

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Square Inc., the financial-services company co-founded and led by former Twitter Inc. chief Jack Dorsey, is changing its corporate name to Block Inc. The change will be effective later this month, the company said Wednesday. Its ticker symbol will remain SQ.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HEREThe move comes just days after  Mr. Dorsey resigned as Twitter’s chief executive. He was serving as CEO of both companies. Square said the new name encompasses its various businesses better than the current name, which is mostly associated with its merchant-payment services. However, the new name also happens to align with Mr. Dorsey’s interest in cryptocurrencies and the technology behind them, called blockchain.TWITTER CEO JACK DORSEY TO STEP DOWN Mr. Dorsey has emerged as one of the highest-profile backers of bitcoin, and to an extent has used Square as a vehicle for that. "I don’t think there’s anything more important in my lifetime to work on," Mr. Dorsey said at a bitcoin conference earlier this year.The company holds about $220 million of bitcoin in its corporate treasury. Its CashApp business allows users to buy and sell bitcoin. In August, the company started a new unit aimed at building a blockchain-based exchange…

Nov. 30, 2021 In this file photo taken on February 10, 2021, House Impeachment Manager US Representative Eric Swalwell, Democrat of California, departs after roceedings in the impeachment trial of former US President Donald Trump, at the US Capitol.Joshua Roberts/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Eric Swalwell, who represents a portion of the East Bay, wrote a viral Twitter thread about individuals unvaccinated against COVID-19 that evoked some strong reactions.  "I’m losing my Covid patience," he wrote. "I’ve tried to reason with the unvaxxed. I’ve directed some to medical pros. I don’t judge but hear them out and steer them to facts. The unvaxxed love to say it’s about choice. But you know who doesn’t have a choice? My 3 kids under 5. "Blah blah blah you have a right to not get vaxxed. Fine. Then business and government have a right to tell you that you’re not welcome to patronize or you can’t get on a plane. Because what right do you think you have to expose my kids to your Covid? As parents, let’s own the outrage. The looney carnival barkers at the school board meetings DO NOT reflect where most parents are. Your unvaxxed status is creating new…

Well, that didn't take very long. On Monday, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and longtime CEO of Twitter, stepped down from his post in favor of Parag Agrawal, who had been Twitter's chief technology officer. Then, after less than a day had passed, Twitter announced a new policy about what people are allowed to post on Twitter -- a change that proved quite controversial, and that left many users wondering if it would radically alter the utility of the social media platform.Here's what happened. In a post on its corporate blog Tuesday morning, Twitter announced that it was changing its "private information policy," to reflect that users can no longer share "media of private individuals without the permission of the person(s) depicted." "Media" apparently means photos, videos -- basically images of people who don't want to be shared on Twitter.As thousands of Twitter users pointed out, however, according to a strict interpretation of this new rule, many images that had gone viral on Twitter and even sparked significant social change over the past few years might well have been banned: "So what you're saying is we won't be able to share video online that might include circumstances like the murder of Ahmaud Arbery or George Floyd because it's 'private,' but led to the arrest…

Jack Dorsey at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami in June.  Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg/Getty Images Jack Dorsey has stepped down as chief executive of Twitter, the social network he co-founded nearly 16 years ago, turning over the top spot to Parag Agrawal, the company's chief technology officer.  "I've decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders," Dorsey, who is also CEO of payments company Square, said in a statement Monday. "My trust in Parag as Twitter's CEO is deep." Get the CNET Culture newsletter Explore movies, games, superheroes and more with CNET Culture. Delivered Tuesdays and Fridays. Dorsey will remain on Twitter's board through the end of his term in 2022 to help with the transition. CNBC reported the move earlier Monday. Parag Agrawal, Twitter's new CEO Twitter The leadership shift comes amid mounting scrutiny of Dorsey and Twitter from investors seeking better returns and from lawmakers concerned about the company's moderation policies for political speech. Last year, Elliott Management, an activist investment fund, began putting pressure on Dorsey to step aside after the CEO said he wanted to spend up to half a year in Africa. The fund ultimately struck a deal with the company that allowed…

Jack Dorsey’s announcement Monday that he is exiting Twitter after co-founding the company and serving as its CEO for the last six years is a seismic shift for a social media company at the heart of politics and the news media.The eccentric CEO’s departure comes as Twitter has set high new goals for user and revenue growth and rolled out a series of new products.It also takes place as Twitter remains under the microscope for the role it and other social media firms have played in stoking an increasingly divided nation.Twitter was the social media forum of choice for President TrumpDonald TrumpPence: Supreme Court has chance to right 'historic wrong' with abortion ruling Prosecutor says during trial that actor Jussie Smollett staged 'fake hate crime' Overnight Defense & National Security — US, Iran return to negotiating table MORE, who was only removed from the platform after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.Dorsey will be replaced atop Twitter’s hierarchy by former chief technology officer Parag Agrawal, who joined the company in 2011 as a software engineer.The change in leadership offers an opportunity for Twitter to shift course in any number of ways, but does…

Comedian Randy Rainbow took to Twitter to share a photo of his cat who was seen striking the cutest pose next to the Christmas tree at home. Winter is here and what are people waiting for? Christmas, literally. In the same way, the cute furry kitty in this Twitter post wanted to be photographed next to the Christmas tree at its home.Emmy nominated comedian Randy Rainbow, took to Twitter to share a photo of his cat who was seen striking the cutest pose next to the Christmas tree at home. “We’re late for #Caturday but she wanted one with her Christmas tree,” reads the caption to this post shared on the microblogging site.Take a look at the cuteness: Posted on November 29, this photo is getting a lot of love on the site and has already raked in more than 11,200 likes and several reactions from cat lovers and Christmas enthusiasts alike.“Wow what a view! Beautiful tree and lovely cat!”, commented an individual. “This picture is perfect and looks like a Holiday card,” commented another. “All she needs is a little red bow!”, posted a third.While some other people took to the comments section to share photos of their own…

Published 29 November 2021 The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has stated that the microblogging website, Twitter, has agreed to all the demands laid down by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Twitter was banned indefinitely in Nigeria after the website took down a post by the President, Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari, on his official handle, which it claims violated its community policy. Speaking on Channels TV on Monday, Keyamo said twitter reached out to the FG to iron out issues that led to the ban. He said, “It was Twitter that reached out to the federal government to say they want to know what and what they can do to straighten up the relationship with the federal government and so, we have gone far but I may not, at this forum, let out a lot but we gave them a lot of conditions and they have agreed to all the conditions.” The FG had alleged that the social media platform was acting against the interest of the country hence its suspension of access from Nigerian internet space. Buhari had set up a committee to ensure that the US-based tech giant complied with its demands for it…