Tag: X
MP’s X account targeted in crypto scam
Lucy Powell, the Leader of the House of Commons, has become the latest high-profile figure to fall victim to a social media hack, with her X account being compromised to […]
Musk’s xAI buys social media platform X for $33 billion
Elon Musk has announced that his AI venture, xAI, has acquired his social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in an all-stock transaction. The deal values xAI at $80 billion and […]
Was Ukraine really to blame for X outage? Used Tesla prices plummet
Experts have cast doubt on Elon Musk’s claim that a large-scale outage which hit X was caused by hackers in Ukraine. Platform monitor Downdetector says it had more than 1.6 […]
X refused to remove Australian stabbing from platform, Gov.uk app could lead to ‘mandatory ID scheme’
Australia’s internet regulator says X refused to take down a video of a high-profile stabbing in Sydney that was watched by Axel Rudakubana just before he murdered three young girls in Southport. […]
Two-thirds of content creators fail to check accuracy, watch out for ‘Apple Support’ scam
Social media influencers need “urgent” help to check their facts before they broadcast to their followers, in order to reduce the spread of misinformation online, Unesco has warned. According to a […]
Which? sues Apple over iCloud sign up, Amazon shuts down Freevee
Consumer rights group Which? is suing Apple for £3bn over the way it deploys its iCloud service. If the lawsuit succeeds, around 40 million Apple customers in the UK could […]
US officials threaten Google break-up, Netflix posts records UK revenues
US officials have confirmed they are considering breaking up Google’s “illegal monopoly” of internet searches. The tech giant could face restrictions on its own products – including its Chrome browser, […]
DNA for entire human stored on crystal, Hunger Games studio announces AI deal
British scientists have stored DNA information for an entire human on a crystal, which could be used to bring back humanity if we become extinct. The team from the University […]
Will VR go mainstream with Apple Vision Pro? Galaxy S25 rumours intensify
To get a sense of the public interest in the Vision Pro, Apple’s very high-tech, very expensive virtual reality (VR) headset – finally launched in the UK and Europe on […]
X reinstates free blue ticks, Samsung update ‘slows down’ older phones
X has caused confusion by reinstating free blue ticks for some users – a year after it began charging for the service. For years, Twitter blue ticks effectively served as […]
