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Elon Musk pushed for PayPal's website to be rebranded as X.com more than 20 years ago, but focus groups reportedly thought it sounded like a porn website

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 16:06

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Elon Musk posing for a photo in a questioning manner in front of a space-themed background. — Elon Musk wanted to rebrand PayPal as X.com decades ago.
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No Need for Twitter—TikTok Users Can Now Make Text Posts

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 14:52

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TikTok is bringing text posts to its Camera page in a format that’s much like Instagram’s stories. Users can choose from a photo option, video, or text. The company announced the updated feature in a news release on Monday.

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Elon Musk wants you to call a tweet an 'x' as Twitter rebrands

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 13:19

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Elon Musk just changed Twitter's name to 'X.' His old text messages hint at what his vision for an 'everything app' might look like.

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 13:10

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Elon Musk is rebranding Twitter. — Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to "X" over the weekend.
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Twitter's new 'X' logo looks suspiciously like a generic Unicode symbol

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 12:02

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Elon Musk riffed on Oppenheimer's iconic quote to declare a meme war on Tesla short sellers. They still won't give up, he says.

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 09:27

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Elon Musk at the Met Gala. — Elon Musk.
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Twitter's Bird Logo Dies By Musk's Hands, Now It's Time to Drive X Into the Ground

Mon, 07/24/2023 - 09:20

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Tired of that lovely bird song, Musk has smothered the cage housing Twitter’s classic bird logo. The site is still called “Twitter,” microblogging posts are still called “Tweets” but the little blue bird logo appearing in the top corner of the site for over a decade has become a big, bland, black “X.”