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With a fully stacked Starship on the pad awaiting a license to launch, SpaceX has seemingly lost its patience with the regulatory process governing its rockets. The company is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to increase its efficiency in issuing launch licenses, according to media reports.

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YouTube introduced a dedicated news-watching experience to help viewers across 40 countries find the latest stories from reputable sources, the company announced on Wednesday. The aim is to make reliable news more readily accessible with two added features including a watch page and a “Shorts Innovation Program.”

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X, formerly called Twitter, launched its “Not a Bot” beta Tuesday, which charges new accounts a $1 annual fee to tweet and retweet.

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Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk (right).
Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk (right).
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X owner Elon Musk (left) said last month that he might be rolling out a paywall to all users.
X owner Elon Musk (left) said last month that he might be rolling out a paywall to all users.
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There’s very little that’s surprising about Elon Musk’s flailing X anymore. Now, a year after he finally purchased the platform, the data is in and the outcome is to be expected: X is not doing so hot.

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Walter Isaacson identified some similarities between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs in his book on the Tesla CEO.
Walter Isaacson identified some similarities between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs in his book on the Tesla CEO.
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Regulators in the EU sent letters to Meta, TikTok, and X/Twitter Thursday, giving the platforms 24 hours to address misinformation and other “illegal” content related to the Israel-Hamas war. It’s hard to say exactly what’s happening on these platforms, however, especially when it comes to the algorithmically defined…

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