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OpenAI CTO’s Twitter Account Hacked, Used to Promote Fake $OPENAI Crypto Airdrop

The fake $OPENAI token tweet remained active for about an hour. Another story of hackers compromising the Twitter accounts of famous personalities to steal crypto has come to light with the news that OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati’s account was hacked. A yet-to-be-identified entity managed to gain unauthorized access to her account. The hacker used Mira’s Twitter account to promote a fake $OPENAI token airdrop, claiming that the token was motivated through AI-based language...

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Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Rebranding to X Super App for Microblogging and Financial Services

Morphing from Twitter into X, the new super app will offer users multiple services and will effectively be the WeChat of the West. Twitter CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the microblogging website will rebrand to X sometime in the near future. Elon Musk responded with “True” to a tweet announcing the forthcoming rebranding. According to the tweet, the new X platform will do much more than allow users to send short tweets. Users will be able to enjoy long text, messaging, video, and...

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EU Slaps $1.3B Fine on Meta for Violating GDPR EU User Data Protection Laws

On Monday, the EU imposed a record $1.3 billion fine on social media giant Meta for transferring EU user data to the US.  Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) recently incurred a record 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) fine from the European Union (EU) for privacy violations. European privacy regulators alleged that the Facebook parent unlawfully transferred data from European users to the US. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which announced the penalty, also ordered Meta to cease...

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Elon Musk’s Lawyer Sends Letter to Microsoft CEO due to Abusing Twitter’s Data Access

The letter did not mention a lawsuit, however, Musk threatened to seek legal redress if there is such a need when he first mentioned this violation back in April. There appears to be a subtle data war brewing between Twitter Inc and American tech giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). This claim stems from the letter sent by Elon Musk’s personal lawyer Alex Spiro to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella over the misuse of access to social media’s API. The Issue at Hand The news was first...

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NBCU’s Linda Yaccarino Allegedly in Talks to Become Next Twitter CEO

Yaccarino, over the recent months, has assisted Twitter in re-establishing its repertoire with advertising agencies. According to Wall Street Journal report, NBCU’s Head of Advertising Linda Yaccarino is all set to become the next Chief Executive Officer of Twitter. The news comes hours after Elon Musk’s announcement via Twitter that he has appointed a new CEO. Yaccarino, who devoted a major part of her life and career to WarnerMedia’s TV operations before joining NBCUniversal ten years...

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Tesla Shares Print Mild Gains as Elon Musk Is Set to Step Down as Twitter CEO

The biggest beneficiary of this move in the long term will be Tesla shareholders, considering the firm is the only publicly listed entity tied to Elon Musk The shares of American multinational technology company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) are seeing an impressive uptick as investors appear elated that the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk is setting his priorities right. As reported earlier by Coinspeaker, the iconic entrepreneur and founder said he is stepping down from his...

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Jack Dorsey-Backed Bluesky Targets 1M Users at Launch as Twitter Wavers on Verification

Bluesky allows users to use domain names as handles to help achieve decentralized verification and give users more control over their identity. Bluesky, a social media platform created by former Twitter Inc boss Jack Dorsey, has gained significant traction even before its official launch. The official Bluesky Twitter account has more than 252k followers without a solid protocol to showcase to the users. Nevertheless, the Bluesky application has been downloaded more than 245k times by...

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ByteDance Pushes Lemon8 in US as TikTok Faces Possible Ban

Lemon8 growth in the US could also get the attention of US regulators, especially due to its relationship with ByteDance. Chinese tech giant and TikTok developer ByteDance is pushing another social media app, Lemon8, into the US market as TikTok faces a possible ban. The popular short video app is under pressure in the US due to concerns over the handling of users’ data. Already, more than 24 states in the country have banned TikTok on government-issued devices. US lawmakers have referred...

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Twitter Stripes Many High-Profile Users of Blue Checks

For the Twitter Blue subscription, only individuals retain the Blue Check while organizations that subscribed to the service will be given a yellow tick. Yesterday was a historic day for American multinational micro-messaging platform Twitter Inc as it striped its previously verified users of their Blue check marks. While the move has been tagged by many critics as a rude and dangerous precedent to set, the removal of the Blue Checks has been lauded by proponents in one of the hottest...

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Twitter Works with eToro to Let Users Trade Stocks on Microblogging Platform

The Twitter-eToro stock-trading initiative is a milestone under Musk’s watch as the Tesla CEO strives to transform Twitter into a super-app.  Twitter is partnering with Israeli financial services facilitator eToro to bring stock trading to users of the social media giant. According to reports, starting today, Twitter users can buy and sell stocks and securities via eToro. The Twitter-eToro partnership is a rare deal for the microblogging platform’s owner Elon Musk since he assumed control...

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