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2023-11-16 21:45

'He's not wrong': Fans divided as Asmongold shares two cents on 'ugly and fat' Twitch content creators
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Elon Musk takes control of @X account from user who had held it for 16 years
The official account for Elon Musk’s X app has switched from @Twiter to @X, after the previous owner of the account moved to a new one. The single-letter username had been registered to Gene X. Hwang, the co-founder of photo firm Orange Photography, for more than 16 years before Twitter’s sudden rebranding on Monday brought the account under scrutiny. On Tuesday, Mr Hwang said that neither Mr Musk nor X had reached out to him, however by Wednesday the account was under the control of the tech billionaire’s company. “Alls well that ends well,” Mr Hwang posted from a new account, @x12345678998765. It is unclear how much Mr Musk or X paid for the one-letter account, if anything at all. The Independent has reached out to both X and Mr Hwang for further information. Mr Musk has reportedly taken over other accounts without permission since he took over the platform in October 2022. According to Platformer editor Zoe Schiffer, the world’s richest person took over the username @e shortly after acquiring the company for $44 billion, despite the original owner of the account being unwilling to part with it. The @e account remains inactive, featuring the name ‘John Utah’ – the same as the protagonist of the 1991 film Point Break – and following just three accounts: Elon Musk, LAist and Nasa. X has also changed its other official accounts to ditch the Twitter branding, renaming its subscription service to @XBlue, and @TwitterSupport to @Support. The company’s Twitter signage was also removed from its San Francisco headquarters on Monday. The website domain X.com also now redirects to Twitter.com, while all of the site’s blue bird logos have been replaced with a crowd-sourced X logo. The hasty switch from one brand to another may result in legal difficulties for Mr Musk, according to trademark lawyers, after it was revealed that the billionaire does not own the intellectual property rights for the letter X when it relates to social networking. Tech rivals Meta and Microsoft both own trademarks for ‘X’ in different domains, with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg currently controlling the federal trademark for a blue-and-white letter ‘X’ for “social networking services”. “There’s a 100 per cent chance that Twitter is going to get sued over this by somebody,” one US-based IP lawyer said on Tuesday. Read More What is Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’ X? What is Elon Musk’s ‘everything app’ X? Elon Musk red-faced as police halt Twitter sign removal leaving firm called ‘ER’ Twitter to X: Why Elon Musk rebranded the social networking platform
2023-07-26 20:19

The Best Pre-Prime Day Deals on Amazon Echo Devices
Amazon's Echo has gone through a lot since debuting eight years ago. The talking speaker
2023-06-13 02:21

Apple confirms that a bug and some apps are causing iPhone 15s to overheat
Apple is working on a software fix following reports that some of its new iPhone 15 models are overheating.
2023-10-03 03:51

Russian hackers lured embassy workers in Ukraine with ad for a cheap BMW
By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) -Hackers suspected of working for Russia's foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies
2023-07-12 18:16

Jim Jordan scraps committee contempt vote on Mark Zuckerberg
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan announced Thursday that he is scrapping his plans to move forward with a contempt vote in light of Facebook turning over more documents to the committee.
2023-07-28 02:58

Nintendo Download: Your Letter Has Arrived!
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2023-11-09 22:18

Taiwan investigates firms that worked with Chinese companies reportedly supplying Huawei
Taiwan is investigating whether four of its firms broke US sanctions or its own investment rules when they provided services to Chinese companies that are reportedly helping Huawei build chip factories.
2023-10-06 17:15

InBody Hits Milestone: 100 Million Tests Recorded Globally on Their LookinBody Web Platform
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2023-08-18 01:20

Manchin Slams Biden’s EV Tax Credit Rules as Soft on China
New rules from the Biden administration to limit a lucrative consumer tax credit for electric vehicles that contain
2023-12-02 02:47

Uncharted 2 director calls out Mission Impossible 7 for similar stunts
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2023-07-17 20:30
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