“When I interpose—cause I’m not a Nikki fan, and I’m not a Pelosi fan. And when I purposely interpose names, they said, ‘He didn’t know Pelosi from Nikki. From Tricky Nikki. Tricky Nikki. He didn’t know.’ I interposed,” he added, seemingly forgetting the definition of the word “interpose,” which per Merriam-Webster means to put oneself […]
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Elon Musk’s Unhinged Pro-MAGA Tweets Expose Tech Oligarchy’s Dark Side
Elon Musk has unleashed numerous tweets lately boosting far-right personalities and endorsing MAGA tropes holding that migration constitutes a deliberately engineered invasion. He even endorsed a version of “white genocide theory.” Along with his elevation of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it all amounts to a genuine ideology: reactionary tech authoritarianism. We […]
Read MoreO.J. Simpson Has Allegedly Been Diagnosed With This Life Threatening Condition, Rumors of Hospice Care
Photo: Steve Marcus-Pool (Getty Images) The world’s most infamous acquitted murder defendant O.J. Simpson has reportedly been diagnosed with cancer, per Miami’s Local 10 News. Various sources told the outlet that the former athlete, 76, is suffering from prostate cancer. Carla Hall Related To Danny Glover? Maybe. The Chef Shares Her Roots & Granny’s Influence […]
Read MoreIs Drake Mad About the Grammys, Alleged ‘Leaked’ Nudes, Or Something Else Entirely?
Drake performs onstage during “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia.Photo: Prince Williams/Wireimage (Getty Images) What—and we can’t stress this enough—the hell is going on with Drake? On Tuesday, the “Way 2 Sexy” rapper became the talk of Twitter/X after a viral video allegedly […]
Read MoreHow X Is Trying to Win Over Influencers
The last time Don Lemon sat down to film a TV segment in April, he perched on a stool in front of the glaring lights of a CNN studio. When he starts filming again after a nearly yearlong hiatus, Mr. Lemon will have a different backdrop — and he will be calling his own shots. […]
Read MoreHubris Is Not Killing the Media. Tech Giants Are.
The Messenger was a particularly spectacular failure, but it also highlights how desperate the media industry has become to find a viable business strategy, especially at scale. Various pivots—notably to video via Facebook and YouTube, and audio via podcasting—led to brief windfalls. Both have dried up in recent years, thanks to tech companies’ dominance in advertising, […]
Read MoreThe Messenger Didn’t Stand a Chance
The Messenger was a particularly spectacular failure, but it also highlights how desperate the media industry has become to find a viable business strategy, especially at scale. Various pivots—notably to video via Facebook and YouTube, and audio via podcasting—led to brief windfalls. Both have dried up in recent years, thanks to tech companies’ dominance in advertising, […]
Read MoreHard Fork: We Tried the Apple Vision Pro + Can Congress Protect Kids Online? + Cruise’s Crash
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Apple’s Vision Pro headset is now for sale in stores. Will it live up to the hype? Kevin Roose and Casey Newton tried it out to see. Then, in a high-profile congressional hearing on child safety and social media, Mark Zuckerberg, the Meta chief […]
Read MoreElon Musk Wants To Incorporate Tesla In Texas After $56 Billion Pay Rejection
Elon Musk Wants To Incorporate Tesla In Texas After $56 Billion Pay Rejection | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Delaware business courts have burned Musk twice, now he’s looking for friendlier rulings by reincorporating in Texas 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Elon Musk has revealed his plans to conduct a shareholder vote to reincorporate Tesla […]
Read MoreTech CEOs Got Grilled, but New Rules Are Still a Question
A lot of heat, but will there be regulation? Five technology C.E.O.s endured hours of grilling by senators on both sides of the aisle about their apparent failures to make their platforms safer for children, with some lawmakers accusing them of having “blood” on their hands. But for all of the drama, including Mark Zuckerberg […]
Read MoreRepublicans Have a Sneaky New Plan to Ban Kids From Queer Content
If KOSA’s supporters are trying to distance the bill from harm to queer and trans youth, having NCOSE leadership be part of a panel at the Heritage Foundation following Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing was an odd choice. In a way, NCOSE fits right in at Heritage: Its senior legal team is drawn from the ranks […]
Read MoreThe GOP Has a Plan for “Online Safety.” It Involves Censoring LGBTQ Content.
If KOSA’s supporters are trying to distance the bill from harm to queer and trans youth, having NCOSE leadership be part of a panel at the Heritage Foundation following Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary hearing was an odd choice. In a way, NCOSE fits right in at Heritage: Its senior legal team is drawn from the ranks […]
Read MoreWill Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.
In the final minutes of a congressional hearing on Wednesday in which tech chief executives were berated for not protecting children online, Senator Richard J. Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, urged lawmakers to act to safeguard the internet’s youngest users. “No excuses,” he said. Lawmakers have long made similar statements about holding tech companies to account […]
Read MoreSenators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online
Lawmakers on Wednesday denounced the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord for creating “a crisis in America” by willfully ignoring the harmful content against children on their platforms, as concerns over the effect of technology on youths have mushroomed. In a highly charged 3.5-hour hearing, members of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee […]
Read MoreElon Musk’s $50 Billion Tesla Pay Was Struck Down. What Happens Next?
A Delaware judge’s decision to void the pay package that helped make Elon Musk the world’s richest person leaves Tesla’s board of directors with some difficult decisions to make. Chancellor Kathaleen St. J. McCormick of the Delaware Court of Chancery on Tuesday ordered Tesla to cancel stock options awarded to Mr. Musk, the electric car […]
Read MoreNicki Minaj is the Most Despicable Example of a Superstar. And Has Been for Years.
This is not about Nicki Minaj’s talent. She’s objectively a decent rapper, even if her music isn’t generally memorable and that vaunted classic album continues to evade her. Beverly Johnson Reflects On Naomi Sims Encouraging Words, 50 Years Since Gracing Vogue Cover Off English This is also not an analysis on how far artists should […]
Read MorePastor Juanita Bynum Goes Off On Congregation, And The Black Internet Has a Lot To Say …
Another week, another preacher actin’ up instead of grown. In recent weeks, The Root has reported on T.D. Jakes ’ “swallowed” sermon and Kim Burrell’s diva-like “stop singing” moment. Now we’re airing out pastor Juanita Bynum, who went all the way off on her flock to in sermon many have called “homophobic.” Beverly Johnson Reflects […]
Read MorePastor Juanita Bynum Goes Off In Church, And The Black Internet Goes Off On Her
Another week, another preacher actin’ up instead of grown. In recent weeks, The Root has reported on T.D. Jakes ’ “swallowed” sermon and Kim Burrell’s diva-like “stop singing” moment. Now we’re airing out pastor Juanita Bynum, who went all the way off on her flock to in sermon many have called “homophobic.” Beverly Johnson Reflects […]
Read MoreMediapocalypse Now, a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto, and HatGPT
Listen and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube Layoffs are hitting newsrooms and publishers again, as tech platforms, ad markets and artificial intelligence reshape the internet. Kevin Roose and Casey Newton have ideas for solutions. Then, one of the most influential investors in crypto companies lays out where the industry went wrong, […]
Read MoreI’m the Social Media Manager at the Auschwitz Memorial
This article originally appeared on VICE Germany. Paweł Sawicki, 42, has spent the last 16 years working at one of the most depressing places on earth: Auschwitz, the largest of Germany’s concentration and extermination camps during WW2. Located in what was then occupied Poland, more than 1.1 million people died in this camp between 1940 […]
Read MoreAn ‘Official Organization’ on X Is Just Openly Glorifying Hitler Now
Image: NurPhoto / Contributor via Getty Images A suspicious account on X with 35,000 followers and a gold checkmark, ostensibly reserved for verified “official organizations”, is openly glorifying Adolf Hitler as site owner Elon Musk battles accusations of antisemitism. The account is called “Defund Israel Now” and, despite having a gold check, it does not appear to be […]
Read MoreElon Musk Spreads Election Misinformation on X Without Fact Checkers
In the spring of 2020, when President Donald J. Trump wrote messages on Twitter warning that increased reliance on mail-in ballots would lead to a “rigged election,” the platform ran a corrective, debunking his claims. “Get the facts about mail-in voting,” a content label read. “Experts say mail-in ballots are very rarely linked to voter […]
Read MoreMrBeast Made $260,000 On Elon Musk’s X With A Car Video After 161 Million Views
MrBeast Made $260,000 On Elon Musk’s X With A Car Video After 161 Million Views | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Elon Musk has been trying to poach MrBeast from YouTube, and the creator’s video has earned him a mint 3 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, YouTube’s most popular creator […]
Read MoreX Flooded With Bizarre Ads Smearing TV Chef to Promote Crypto Platform
This is Mary Berg, and if you’ve been on X in the past week, you’ve probably seen her. That’s because her face has been photoshopped into increasingly bizarre advertisements on the Elon Musk-owned social media site that refer to a “global scandal” and link back to websites that mimic real news outlets and contain a […]
Read MoreJohn Oliver Claps Back At ‘Thin Skin’ Elon Musk’s Woke Jabs
John Oliver Claps Back At ‘Thin Skin’ Elon Musk’s Woke Jabs | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Last Week Tonight host John Oliver responds to Elon Musk’s accusations of being unfunny and “pandering to wokeness” 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Last month, British comedian John Oliver dedicated nearly an entire episode of his ‘Last Week […]
Read More‘The Boys’ Had A Dirty Response To What’s Being Called ‘The Best Community Note’ In Twitter History
There have not many been positive developments on now-X, then-Twitter over the past couple of years, but Community Notes has been a huge success. Take this tweet from the FBI, for instance: “This #MLKDay, the #FBI honors one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement and reaffirms its commitment to Dr. King’s […]
Read MoreMusk Demands Bigger Stake in Tesla as Price for A.I. Work
Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, demanded that the company’s board give him shares worth more than $80 billion if it wants him to continue developing products based on artificial intelligence. Mr. Musk said Monday on X, the social media site he owns, that he needed to own 25 percent of Tesla to avoid […]
Read MoreHere is Black Twitter’s Response to Stephen A. Smith Demolishing Jason Whitlock
We’re less than two weeks into 2024 and it’s already been one of the most violent years I can remember, thanks to two vicious videos. Dealing With Grief? “They’re In A Better Place Now” Might Not Be The Right Thing To Say Or Hear Off English The first involves Katt Williams, who destroyed everyone with whom […]
Read MoreNFTs are so dead, even Elon Musk has dropped them: NFT avatars on Twitter are gone
Two years after Twitter introduced hexagonal NFT avatars, they’re gone: As reported by TechCrunch and confirmed by numerous users, the social media platform has quietly dropped the feature, and reverted all existing NFT avatars to standard ones. NFT avatars on Twitter (now officially known as X, but we’re not calling it that) debuted in January […]
Read MoreLike Claudine Gay, Fani Willis is Learning the Hard Way: When You’re Black and Famous, Keep Your House Clean
Remember how Donald Trump did everything wrong that a budding politician could muster? How To Wrap Your Straightened Hair Without Pins Off English All of his racist, sexist and anti-LGBT invective delivered at a third-grade reading level? His comments about grabbing a woman’s you-know-what? Remember how, despite all of that, he steamrolled over his competition […]
Read MoreElon Musk And His Corny Panther Video Are Getting Roasted To Hell On X (Formerly Twitter), The Website He Paid $44 Billion For
Was Elon Musk ever actually cool? At one point, long ago, he was respected enough to score a cameo in Iron Man 2, the guy then primarily known for Space X joking around with Tony Stark. In the last few years, though, we’ve come to learn way too much about him, including what he finds […]
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