Elon Musk says Twitter is purging inactive accounts to 'free up abandoned handles'

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Elon Musk says Twitter is purging old accounts that have been dormant for a few years.

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Twitter admits some private Circle tweets were accidentally made public due to 'security incident'

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Twitter acknowledged a "security incident" that made Twitter Circle tweets public.

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Tucker Carlson discussed working together with Elon Musk after Fox firing, report says

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Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk have reportedly discussed the possibility of working together, according to Axios.

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No Bluesky invite? You're not alone: Biden can't get one either.

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Bluesky social app (left) and President Joe Biden (right).

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A stock portfolio created by ChatGPT is outperforming the top UK investment funds

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) near the close of market in New York

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A business owner suing Twitter over unpaid bills says the company ignored her and answered her with a bot following Elon Musk's takeover

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Elon Musk.

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Twitter appeared to suffer a new glitch during the Met Gala, logging out desktop users seemingly at random

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The Twitter logo, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour with Billy Nighy at the Met Gala.

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China has kicked off one of its first long post-pandemic holidays, and an industrial town with cheap barbecue is so popular that authorities are telling people to go elsewhere

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Tourists enjoy a barbecue feast at a gourmet marketplace during the five-day May Day Holiday on April 29, 2023 in Zibo, Shandong Province of China. (
Tourists across China are traveling to Zibo, a city in east China, for its local barbecue sticks.

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Here are the weirdest items in Uber's annual lost-and-found report, including a Danny DeVito ornament, unicycle, and fake blood

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Uber recently released its annual list of the most unique lost items reported in the app over the last year.

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Elon Musk says Twitter will soon let publishers charge to read content on a 'per article basis with one click'

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Elon Musk acquired Twitter on October 27.

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