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Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency will ironically require two men to run it

Also, it’s not a new government agency, this will basically just be an outside consulting gig.

Fortune

Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X

Micro-blogging site says it now has more than 15 million users, up from nine million in September.

Al Jazeera

FBI raids home of Polymarket CEO

CEO Shayne Coplan accuses Biden administration of targeting company over its perceived political associations.

Al Jazeera

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After Trump’s win, Mark Cuban deleted all his pro-Harris X posts and is taking a political hiatus on the ‘less hateful’ BlueSky

Cuban joins more than 14.5 million users on BlueSky, which has ballooned since Donald Trump’s reelection.

Fortune

Australia will impose a ‘digital duty of care’ on tech companies to reduce online harm. It’s a good idea – if it can be enforced

In an escalation of its battle with big tech, the federal government has announced it plans to impose a “digital duty of care” on tech companies to reduce online harms.

The Conversation

Six Israeli Troops Killed, Deadly Strikes In Lebanon

Israel suffered one of the deadliest days of its ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon on Wednesday when six of its soldiers were killed in combat near the border.

International Business Times

Elon Musk's Influence On U.S. Government Efficiency

Elon Musk's appointment to lead a cost-cutting initiative raises concerns about conflicts of interest and regulatory impacts.

Top News

Elon Musk’s xAI safety whisperer joins Scale AI as an advisor

Dan Hendrycks, AI safety advisor to Elon Musk's xAI, recently posted on his LinkedIn profile that he has taken on a similar role at Scale AI.

Fortune

Don Lemon highlights alarming change to X’s terms of service as he leaves the platform

The former CNN anchor delivered the news in a video posted on X on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Ireland orders X, TikTok and Instagram to curb terrorist content

Regulator issues online safety ruling after finding weak processes leave networks ‘exposed to terrorist content’

The Guardian - UK

Tech Executive's Announcement He's Entering Hospice Goes Viral: 'Be Kind, Be Brave'

James Butts announced he had Stage 4 cancer earlier in the month.

International Business Times

Elon Musk has turned X into a globally influential media platform – and there’s more to come

During the recent United States presidential election campaign, tech billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X (formerly Twitter) saw record high usage.

The Conversation

Which companies have boycotted X/Twitter – London Marathon latest to quit platform

The organisers of this weekend’s event have said the platform has ‘descended into a gutter’

Evening Standard

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Salon

Protesting John Krasinski as sexiest man

"John Krasinski?????? Our nation's most trying hour and you give us John Krasinski?!?!?!"

The Guardian - US

Bitcoin clears $93,000 and Dogecoin soars amid Trump-fueled crypto rally

Cryptocurrency boosters are expecting the president-elect’s economic team to be crypto-friendly

AAP

Social media duty of care to users 'a game changer'

Social media giants will need to take proactive steps to protect users and improve safety features under a digital duty of care introduced by the government.

Radio France Internationale

Nearly half of tropical coral species face extinction, report shows

Almost half of all warm-water species of coral are threatened with extinction due to climate change, a new report said on Wednesday. This marked a significant increase from the last assessment in 2008, when a third of all species was listed as threatened.

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Evening Standard

The Guardian says it will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X following Trump's win

The news group said it had longstanding concerns over content on X including far-right conspiracy theories and racism

Latin Times

Anti-Women Social Media Posts See Nearly 5000% Increase in Aftermath of Trump Election Win: Study

The phrases "your body, my choice," and "get back in the kitchen" spiked 4,600% on X during a 24-hour period last week, according a Friday report.

Fortune

Elon Musk pledges ‘maximum transparency’ in new DOGE role, complete with suggestion box and leaderboard for worst examples of government waste

Elon Musk plans to make the process of eliminating government waste as transparent and interactive as possible: 'The entertainment value will be epic.'

Al Jazeera

Who is Pete Hegseth, the pro-Israel Fox News host picked to head Pentagon?

Trump nominates Hegseth, pro-Israel and Iran hawk, as the next defence secretary.

Evening Standard

Sexist attacks on women surge on social media after Donald Trump's election win

Calls for women to ‘get back to the kitchen’ and the phrase ‘your body my choice’ have spiked online, along with reports of offline misogyny

Newslaundry

‘X is a toxic media platform’: The Guardian says it will no longer post on X

The Guardian today said it will no longer post content on its accounts on X, formerly Twitter. In a statement on its website, the UK-based media organisation said the “benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism…

Cycling News

Is this the Chinese 2025 Astana Qazaqstan team bike?

Hitherto unseen X-Labs is owned by new 2025 team investor XDS Carbon-Tech and the bikes have already undergone aero testing against WorldTour competitors

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