Rob Reiner mourned by Barack Obama, Jerry O'Connell, James Woods and many others
Read full article: Rob Reiner mourned by Barack Obama, Jerry O'Connell, James Woods and many othersMany prominent people are paying tribute to Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, after they were killed in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.
Pakistan urges social media platforms to crack down on militant accounts to avoid legal action
Read full article: Pakistan urges social media platforms to crack down on militant accounts to avoid legal actionPakistan has urged major social media platforms to crack down on accounts linked to militant groups.
X's new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accounts
Read full article: X's new feature raises questions about the foreign origins of some popular US political accountsOver the weekend, Elon Muskโs X unveiled a feature that lets users see where an account is based.
France moves against Muskโs Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
Read full article: France moves against Muskโs Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claimsOfficials say Franceโs government is taking action against billionaire Elon Muskโs AI chatbot Grok after it generated French-language posts that questioned the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz and listed Jewish public figures.
The CEO of the Alamo's historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized her
Read full article: The CEO of the Alamo's historic site has resigned after a top Texas Republican criticized herThe CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo has resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her and suggested she has views that are not compatible with the Texas shrine's history.
Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projects
Read full article: Trump administration puts on hold $18 billion in funding for New York City infrastructure projectsThe Trumpโs administration is citing the government shutdown in explaining why it's holding up roughly $18 billion for a new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey and an extension of the cityโs Second Avenue subway.
Grief over Kirk's assassination echoes worldwide and testifies to his influence on the right
Read full article: Grief over Kirk's assassination echoes worldwide and testifies to his influence on the rightDozens of angry European lawmakers bang their hands on their desks after being denied a moment of silence to honor Charlie Kirk.
Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed
Read full article: Graphic video of Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changedTraditional news outlets were careful in their coverage of conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination to not show graphic images of the event.
TV writer Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech outcry in the UK
Read full article: TV writer Graham Linehan's arrest over transgender posts sparks free speech outcry in the UKGraham Linehan, co-creator of British sitcoms โFather Tedโ and โThe IT Crowd,โ says he was arrested for his posts criticizing transgender people.
Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top apps
Read full article: Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X or Grok among its top appsBillionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App Store.
Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United States
Read full article: Ecuador extradites leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang to the United StatesEcuador has extradited the leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang who relied on hitmen, bribes and military weapons to do business to the United States.
Helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing 7
Read full article: Helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims crashes in India's Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing 7A helicopter carrying Hindu pilgrims has crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing seven people on board.
Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOP
Read full article: Musk calls Trump's big tax break bill a 'disgusting abomination,' testing his influence over the GOPElon Musk has blasted President Donald Trumpโs โbig, beautiful billโ of tax breaks and spending cuts as a โdisgusting abomination."
X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor's account under court order but challenges decision
Read full article: X restricts access to jailed Istanbul mayor's account under court order but challenges decisionThe X social media platform has blocked access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamogluโs X social media account in Turkey, complying with a Turkish court order.
Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations
Read full article: Trump signs order to gut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizationsPresident Donald Trump is ordering his administration to gut Voice of America and other pro-democracy media organizations run by the U.S. government.
Group backed by Musk pours money into ads on behalf of GOP candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Read full article: Group backed by Musk pours money into ads on behalf of GOP candidate in Wisconsin Supreme Court raceA conservative nonprofit backed by billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk is getting involved in a race that will determine the political direction of the highest court in one of the countryโs most important presidential battleground states.
Beloved Detroit sports fan leaving social media as long battle with cancer worsens
Read full article: Beloved Detroit sports fan leaving social media as long battle with cancer worsensA beloved fixture of the Detroit sports online community is leaving social media as his long battle with cancer worsens.
FEMA says it's halting payments for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotels
Read full article: FEMA says it's halting payments for migrant housing in New York after Musk blasts money for hotelsThe acting head of the federal agency responsible for responding to disasters says heโs suspending payments sent to New York City to house migrants and that staff who made them will be held accountable.
Musk says he will bring back DOGE staffer who resigned after a report of racist postings
Read full article: Musk says he will bring back DOGE staffer who resigned after a report of racist postingsElon Musk said on Friday he is re-hiring a staff member at the Department of Government Efficiency who resigned a day earlier after he was linked to social media posts that espoused racism.
Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractors
Read full article: Musk uses his X ownership and White House position to push Trump priorities, intimidate detractorsThe emergence of X owner Elon Musk as the most influential figure around President Donald Trump has created an extraordinary dynamic โ a White House adviser who's using one of the worldโs most powerful information platforms to sell the governmentโs talking points while threatening its detractors.
Seven dead, 19 injured in 'high-impact' air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
Read full article: Seven dead, 19 injured in 'high-impact' air ambulance crash in PhiladelphiaAt least seven people were killed and 19 were injured when an air ambulance crashed to the ground on a busy Philadelphia street, creating what witnesses described as a massive fireball and a chaotic street scene.
A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump orders
Read full article: A list of government web pages that have gone dark to comply with Trump ordersU.S. government websites have gone dark as agencies scrambled to comply with President Donald Trumpโs executive orders declaring his administration would recognize only two genders and ordering an end to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'
Read full article: Elon Musk's X partners with Visa on payment service in an effort to become an 'everything app,'X is teaming up with Visa to soon offer a system for real-time payments on the social media platform.
Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16s
Read full article: Australia's parliament considers legislation banning social media for under 16sLegislation for the world's first legal ban on children under 16 using social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament.
You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Read full article: You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anywayElon Muskโs X has been modified so that accounts youโve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts.
Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspension
Read full article: Brazil judge makes new requests to allow X to be reinstated from suspensionBrazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday added conditions for Elon Muskโs X to have its service reestablished in the country, one day after the social media platform said it had complied with all the judgeโs demands.

X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources say
Read full article: X requests it be reinstated in Brazil after complying with judge's orders, sources sayA source says billionaire Elon Muskโs social media site X has complied with Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraesโ orders, and requested its service be reestablished in the country.
Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memes
Read full article: Thailand's adorable pygmy hippo Moo Deng has the kind of face that launches a thousand memesOnly a month after the adorable baby hippo Moo Deng was unveiled on Facebook, her fame became unstoppable both domestically and internationally.
One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do it
Read full article: One Tech Tip: Ever wanted to quit Elon Musk's X platform? Here's how you can do itSince Elon Musk acquired Twitter and renamed it X, a steady stream of celebrities, public figures, organizations and ordinary people have quit.
Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
Read full article: Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Pauloโs main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in Brazil
Read full article: Musk's Starlink backtracks and says it will comply with judge's order to block X in BrazilElon Muskโs satellite-based internet service provider Starlink has backtracked and announced it will comply with a Brazilian Supreme Court justiceโs order to block the billionaireโs social media platform, X.
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shot and wounded in a confrontation with police
Read full article: Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is shot and wounded in a confrontation with policeUganda's leading opposition figure Bobi Wine has been shot in the leg and โseriously injuredโ in a confrontation with police outside the capital, Kampala.
Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwide
Read full article: Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds judge's decision to block X nationwideA Brazilian Supreme Court panel has unanimously upheld the decision of one of its justices to block billionaire Elon Muskโs social media platform X nationwide.
Remains found inside husbandโs anhydrous tank identified as Dee Warner
Read full article: Remains found inside husbandโs anhydrous tank identified as Dee WarnerAccording to the Jackson County Medical Examiner, the human remains that were found on the property of Dale Warner have been identified as his wifeโs, Dee Warner.
X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging โcensorship ordersโ from Supreme Court justice
Read full article: X announces suspension of Brazil operations, alleging โcensorship ordersโ from Supreme Court justiceSocial media company X says it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest their legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.
Musk's interview with Trump marred by technical glitches
Read full article: Musk's interview with Trump marred by technical glitchesElon Muskโs much-awaited interview with former President Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches on Monday, with people unable to join the audio conversation on Xโs Spaces platform.
World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X sues
Read full article: World Federation of Advertisers discontinues small brand safety initiative after Elon Musk's X suesA small brand safety initiative is ceasing operations โ days after being targeted by social media platform X in a lawsuit alleging the group helped coordinate a โmassive advertiser boycottโ after billionaire Elon Musk bought the company in 2022.
Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
Read full article: Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in VenezuelaVenezuelaโs President Nicolรกs Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X.
Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as director
Read full article: Britney Spears biopic will be made by Universal with Jon M. Chu as directorUniversal Pictures has landed the rights to Britney Spearsโ memoir โThe Woman in Meโ and will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M.
India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visit
Read full article: India and UK launch tech initiative as new British foreign minister makes his first official visitIndia and Britain are launching a new technology security initiative expected to boost economic growth and deepen collaboration on critical technologies.
Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbรกn after his outreach to Russia, China
Read full article: Top EU leaders will boycott meetings hosted by Hungary's Orbรกn after his outreach to Russia, ChinaThe European Commission says that the commission president and other top EU officials will boycott informal meetings hosted by Hungary while the country holds the EUโs rotating presidency.
Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald Trump
Read full article: Global leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting former US President Donald TrumpGlobal leaders have expressed concern over the assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania that left one attendee dead and critically injured two others, with many condemning the violence that shocked the world.
Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investment
Read full article: Turkey welcomes removal from a key money-laundering watchlist, hoping to boost foreign investmentTurkey has welcomed a decision by an international watchdog to remove it from a so-called โgray listโ of countries that have not fully implemented measures to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.
'Verzuz' will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with X
Read full article: 'Verzuz' will return after Swizz Beatz, Timbaland lock in new distribution partnership with XSwizz Beatz and Timbaland are bringing the โVerzuzโ series back with a new major platform for viewers to watch musicians face off in a song-against-song battle.
India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election win
Read full article: India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi's election winIndia and the U.S. have pledged to boost defense and technology cooperation and remove long-standing barriers to bilateral strategic trade, following a meeting between the national security advisers of both countries.
Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining orders
Read full article: Spain proposes law to improve online safety for children, including virtual restraining ordersSpainโs government has proposed a law to protect children from online threats that includes virtual restraining orders for felons and a higher age for opening social media accounts.
Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policy
Read full article: Musk's X is allowing users to post consensual adult content, formalizing a prior Twitter policyThe social media platform X says it will now formally allow people to show consensual adult content, as long as it is clearly labeled as such.
Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaint
Read full article: Australian judge rules that social media platform X must answer to hate speech complaintAn Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a stateโs anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia.
Fake body bags left at regentsโ homes in University of Michigan pro-Palestinian protest
Read full article: Fake body bags left at regentsโ homes in University of Michigan pro-Palestinian protestStudents running the encampment on the Diag at the University of Michigan took credit for showing up in the early morning hours at the homes of two university regents.
Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbing
Read full article: Australian judge extends ban on X sharing video of Sydney bishop's stabbingAn Australian judge has extended a ban on social media platform X allowing videos of the stabbing of a Sydney bishop in his church last month after government lawyers condemned the company's free speech argument for keeping the graphic images circulating.
Japan's moon lander wasn't built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It's still going after 3
Read full article: Japan's moon lander wasn't built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It's still going after 3Japanโs first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japanโs space agency said after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon.
Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro
Read full article: Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president BolsonaroConservative Brazilians heaped praise on Elon Musk at a rally in the capital of Rio de Janeiro supporting far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk's X. Not everyone is happy about it
Read full article: Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk's X. Not everyone is happy about itElon Muskโs X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has started restoring complimentary blue checks to some of its users.
Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87
Read full article: Colman Domingo and Taylor Hackford are some paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after death at 87Fellow actors and famous fans are paying tribute to Louis Gossett Jr. after his death at age 87.
Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topics
Read full article: Supreme Court weighs how far federal officials can go to combat controversial posts on hot topicsThe Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security.
Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue why
Read full article: Lupus and other autoimmune diseases strike far more women than men. Now there's a clue whyWomen are far more likely than men to get autoimmune diseases, illnesses like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis that occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks their own bodies.
X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, an Australian online safety watchdog says
Read full article: X Corp. has slashed 30% of trust and safety staff, an Australian online safety watchdog saysAustraliaโs online safety watchdog says the owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter has slashed its global trust and safety staff by 30% including an 80% reduction in the number of safety engineers since billionaire Elon Musk took over in 2022.
Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the Maldives
Read full article: Modi's beach visit to a remote Indian archipelago rakes up a storm in the MaldivesThe relationship between India and the Maldives is facing challenges after officials in the tiny island nation made derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs posts that promoted the pristine beaches of Indiaโs Lakshadweep archipelago.
Tesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitches
Read full article: Tesla recalls over 1.6 million EVs exported to China to fix automatic steering, door latch glitchesTesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China to fix problems with their automatic assisted steering functions and door latch controls.
Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam
Read full article: Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spamElon Muskโs social media platform X is charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand.
Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content
Read full article: Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse contentAustraliaโs online safety watchdog has fined X โ the social media platform formerly known as Twitter โ 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content.
EU asks Musk's X for information on hate speech and 'illegal content' related to Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: EU asks Musk's X for information on hate speech and 'illegal content' related to Israel-Hamas warThe European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Muskโs social media platform X over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content related to the Israel-Hamas war.
X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes
Read full article: X promises 'highest level' response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishesThe social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is struggling with a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the latest war between Israel and Hamas.
PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers in
Read full article: PBS boasts slate of new shows unaffected by strikes, which it hopes will draw viewers inThere's a broadcast television network offering plenty of original programming this fall, although it often flies under the radar.
Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent
Read full article: Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissentA Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube.
X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speech
Read full article: X marks the lawsuit: Elon Musk's social media company sues nonprofit highlighting site's hate speechA nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been sued by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Brightly flashing 'X' sign removed from the San Francisco building that was Twitter's headquarters
Read full article: Brightly flashing 'X' sign removed from the San Francisco building that was Twitter's headquartersA brightly flashing โXโ sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed.
Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
Read full article: Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweetsA nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.