Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a globe that has stopped spinning. Stable Diffusion reader comments 179 with Share this story On Wednesday, the Future of Life Institute published an open letter on its website calling on AI labs to “immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than… Read More »
Getty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 76 with Share this story Twitter’s revenue and adjusted earnings reportedly fell about 40 percent year over year in December 2022 amid an advertiser exodus following Elon Musk’s takeover. Twitter no longer reports earnings publicly since Musk bought the company and took it private in late October. But Twitter… Read More »
Getty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 217 with Share this story Twitter suffered an embarrassing technology failure today that temporarily broke links to outside websites and even to Twitter’s own webpages. The problem lasted for about 45 minutes or so. In our tests, clicking any link brought up this error message: {“errors”:[{“message”:”Your current API plan… Read More »
reader comments 232 with Share this story Twitter announced Friday that as of March 20, it will only allow its users to secure their accounts with SMS-based two-factor authentication if they pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. Two-factor authentication, or 2FA, requires users to log in with a username and password and then an additional… Read More »
Enlarge / Many third-party Twitter clients, apps the social network has been seeking to diminish since 2012, are suddenly not working, with no update or outreach from Twitter. Nathan Coppen/Getty Images reader comments 134 with 0 posters participating Share this story Tweetbot, Twiterrific, Echofon, and other third-party Twitter clients have failed to work for many… Read More »
Enlarge / Whatever happens, it’s nice to know your data options. Benj Edwards reader comments 144 with 93 posters participating, including story author Share this story Big changes are underway at Twitter as we speak—including new leadership—and some people are nervous about what the future might bring for the social network. Things may end up… Read More »
Enlarge / Tesla charging station at the Chesapeake House Travel Plaza off I-95 in Maryland on March 11, 2022. Getty Images | Tom Williams reader comments 289 with 127 posters participating Share this story Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to cut 10 percent of jobs at the electric carmaker because he has a “super bad… Read More »
Enlarge / CEO Elon Musk at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, California, on October 10, 2019. reader comments 112 with 49 posters participating Share this story Elon Musk has raised $8.5 billion from selling part of his stake in Tesla, boosting his cash position ahead of his planned purchase of Twitter. The sales were made between… Read More »
reader comments 102 with 58 posters participating Share this story SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company’s Starlink division is trying to cut the price of its user terminal from $500 to as low as $250. Starlink has been charging $99 a month for Internet service during its beta phase, plus $500 up front for the… Read More »