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Tesla's redesigned Model 3 comes with a new interior and more range
Tesla's redesigned Model 3 has finally gone on sale in China, Europe and elsewhere after leaking out here and there over the last year.
X sets its sights on LinkedIn with a job listing feature
The social network X plans to compete with LinkedIn by offering job listings and more, CEO Elon Musk said in a new post.
Tesla reportedly faces investigation over its mysterious glass house project
At least two government agencies are looking into Tesla's secret glass house project dubbed "Project 42," according to The Wall Street Journal.
X opens the floodgates on political ads
X said it’s now fully reversing a longtime ban on political advertising after it first loosened its rules in January.
Trump's first post since he was reinstated on X is his mug shot
Former President Donald Trump is back on Twitter (now X) more than two years after he was banned from the platform in the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot.
US Justice Department sues SpaceX for alleged discriminatory hiring practices
The US Department of Justice just sued SpaceX, alleging that the company engaged in discriminatory hiring practices against refugees and asylum seekers. The suit says that these practices occurred between 2018 and 2022 and that SpaceX “wrongly claimed” that export control laws limited it to hiring US citizens and lawful permanent residents.
University of California BCI study enables paralyzed woman to 'speak' through a digital avatar
A stroke-paralyzed patient has regained the ability to speak thanks to a BCI implant, albeit she now talks through a digital avatar.
X plans to remove news headlines and text in shared articles
X is planning to implement major changes to the way shared articles appear on a post.
X is fixing a ‘bug’ that wiped out Twitter images from before 2014
X says it's working on a fix after images started disappearing from older tweets.
Tesla's iPhone app can now control your car through Siri
Tesla has upgraded its iPhone app with shortcut support — you can control some car features with Siri.
Tesla says data breach that affected over 75,000 people was caused by 'insider wrongdoing'
A Tesla data breach affected more than 75,000 people and was caused by "insider wrongdoing," according to a notification on Maine's Attorney General website.
Sorry, you won't be able to block Elon Musk (or anyone else) on X
X owner Elon Musk says the service formerly known as Twitter is getting rid of the option to block other users, except for when it comes to DMs. Musk suggested it "makes no sense" to block other users instead of muting them, even though the block button has long been a key safety feature for many folks.
X may soon add ID verification for 'preventing impersonation'
X appears to be working on new ID verification features several months after rampant impersonation temporarily derailed the company’s paid verification plans.
Scientists are pulling back from Twitter and looking for alternatives
More than half of researchers who use Twitter report they’ve reduced the amount of time they spend there or have left altogether, according to a survey of thousands of scientists conducted by Nature.
Tweetdeck now requires a paid subscription
Tweetdeck (now called X Pro), a version of Twitter (X) used by social media pros, journalists and others, has become part of the paid Blue subscription.
Twitter turned over Donald Trump's Twitter DMs and deleted posts after search warrant
Despite having trouble obtaining former President Donald Trump's records from Twitter (now X), the special counsel investigating the events of January 6th, 2020 was ultimately able to get his hands on vast amounts of information from the website.
X is slowing down links to websites Elon Musk has publicly feuded with
The website formerly known as Twitter seems to be interfering with links to The New York Times, Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and Substack to make them load noticeably slower.
Tesla begins selling cheaper Model S and Model X variants with shorter ranges
Tesla has quietly launched new Model S and Model X vehicles that are slightly more affordable than their base and Plaid counterparts.
Tesla faces fresh safety probe following fatal accident
Regulators with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are opening a probe involving a fatal crash involving a Tesla Model Y. The accident, occurring on July 19, found a Tesla striking a tractor-trailer truck in Virginia, fatally wounding the driver of the automobile. These regulators believe that the 57-year-old Tesla driver was relying on the company’s advanced driver assistance programs at the time of the accident.
X CEO confirms video calls are coming to the platform
X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed today that video chat is coming to the platform. In an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen, Yaccarino said, “Soon you’ll be able to make video chat calls without having to give your phone number to anyone on the platform.” The move reflects Yaccarino and Musk’s mission to build X into an “everything app” that includes long-form videos, payments and creator subscriptions.

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