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Elon Musk’s X Acquires Currency Transmitter License, Could Introduce Crypto Payments: Report

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[ad_1] Elon Musk’s X has acquired a currency transmitter licence for the microblogging platform in a US state, suggesting that the social networking platform formerly called Twitter could soon support processing payments in crypto as well as fiat currencies. This licence gives a company the right to facilitate custody, transfer, and exchange of digital currencies. … Read more

Threads’ Web Version Is Now Live Globally, Confirms Instagram Head

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[ad_1] Threads, Meta‘s challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the web as it seeks to revive its underwhelming launch. A web version of Threads is seen as key to attracting professionals and media types who are the most active users of social media and … Read more

Former US President Donald Trump Returns to X, Posts Mugshot; Elon Musk Calls it ‘Next Level’

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[ad_1] Former US President Donald Trump returned to the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, with a post on Thursday showing his mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail in Georgia earlier in the day. With his post appealing for donations, Trump reclaimed direct access to the public on the platform … Read more

SpaceX Sued by US Justice Department Over Alleged Discrimination in Hiring

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[ad_1] The US Justice Department sued Elon Musk-owned rocket and satellite company SpaceX on Thursday for allegedly discriminating against asylum seekers and refugees in hiring. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their … Read more

Apple, Meta, Other Tech Giants Brace for Rollout of EU’s Digital Services Act

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[ad_1] More than a dozen of the world’s biggest tech companies face unprecedented legal scrutiny, as the European Union’s sweeping Digital Services Act (DSA) imposes new rules on content moderation, user privacy and transparency this month. Across the EU, a host of internet giants – including Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms, Chinese-owned video app TikTok … Read more

Meta Expected to Roll Out Web Version for Threads by This Week: Report

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[ad_1] Meta Platforms is set to roll out the web version on its new text-first social media platform Threads, hoping to gain an edge over X, formerly Twitter, as the initial surge in users waned. The widely anticipated web version will make Threads more useful for power users like brands, company accounts, advertisers and journalists. … Read more

Koo Not Competing Against X, Meta’s Threads by Meta; Going After Deeper, Regional Audiences: Co-Founder

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[ad_1] Koo is not competing head-on against X (formerly Twitter), or even the recently-launched Threads by Meta, and is instead going after regional audiences with its language-based approach, co-founder of the homegrown platform, Aprameya Radhakrishna, has said.  Radhakrishna said Koo can be social-media-as-a-service, tailoring itself in compliance with the laws of the country it operates … Read more

What Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s Canceled Cage Match Says About Masculine Anxiety

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[ad_1] While the cage fight between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to be on hold, if these men do ever end up sparring, it’ll give a whole new meaning to the term “tech bro.” The two billionaires’ business interests have butted heads in the past: Musk’s 2016 test launch of … Read more