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OpenAI’s winning streak falters with reported failure of ‘Arrakis’ project

OpenAI reportedly tried and failed to make a more efficient alternative to its flagship GPT-4 model.

Fortune

Musk’s X tests $1 fee for new users in certain countries in bid to target spam

The social media platform said late Tuesday that it has started trying out the annual subscription method for new and unverified accounts.

Chicago Sun-Times

Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform

It is unclear if the experimental fees will be applied to other parts of the world, but Musk argues it is the only way to stamp out the proliferation of bots on the site.

WEKU

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Glitch on Elon Musk’s X allowed CIA spy recruitment channel to be hijacked, hacker says. ‘It was a perfect storm for something pretty bad to happen’

The hacker said the error could have allowed hostile countries to intercept secret information intended for the intelligence agency.

Fortune

The ‘kiss of death’ for Twitter: Users slam Elon Musk’s annual subscription fee for X

The platform will demand $1 per year from new sign-ups and users aren’t happy

Evening Standard

Musk's X tests $1 fee for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand in bid to target spam

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has begun charging a $1 fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand

The Independent UK

CEOs grappling with the war in Israel should talk to employees—and get off X

"If you don’t speak up and frame the conversation, you leave all the others to react."

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Musk to charge new X users $1 a year for basic account

New users in the Philippines and New Zealand are the first to be asked for an annual payment under the latest changes.

Al Jazeera

X, formerly Twitter, rolls out US$1 annual fee for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines

Platform owned by Elon Musk says subscription trial is aimed at combating bots on the service

The Guardian - AU

X will begin charging new users $1 a year

X owner Elon Musk has long floated the idea of charging users $1 for the platform. Now, the team is moving the idea into production.

Fortune

Hundreds feared dead in blast at Gaza hospital as Israel denies airstrike

The Palestinian president has cancelled plans to meet with Joe Biden in the wake of the deadly explosion in Gaza City

Evening Standard

‘No moderation, algorithm, paid blue ticks’: How social media fuelled fake news on Israel-Palestine conflict

A gruesome video of a man beheading a child went viral on social media last week — initially shared by a premium or verified Twitter account as evidence of Hamas’ attack on Israel. The video was viewed by millions online, and shared with hashtags #IslamIsTheProblem and #IsraelUnderAttack.

Newslaundry

Australia has fined X Australia over child sex abuse material concerns. How severe is the issue – and what happens now?

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Grant, has found X (formerly Twitter) guilty of serious non-compliance to a transparency notice on child sex abuse material. The commissioner has issued X with an infringement notice for A$610,500.

The Conversation

Former FTX executive Nishad Singh describes conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried over customer funds: ‘I was blindsided and horrified’

While Bankman-Fried lounged on a white chaise chair, Singh realized that FTX was not force for good but had "turned out to be so evil."

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‘False, malicious, defamatory’: Mahua Moitra’s legal notice to Nishikant Dubey, 15 media houses

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra today sent a legal notice to 15 media organisations and a BJP MP for “false, malicious and per se defamatory allegations” made or transmitted by them.

The Hindu

U.S.-based minority advocacy groups blocked on X in India

IAMC frequently shares reported instances of violations of Indian Muslims’ rights, such as incendiary speeches by politicians, violence against places of worship, and police abuses.

The Independent UK

Australian safety watchdog fines social platform X $385,000 for not tackling child abuse content

Australia’s online safety watchdog has fined X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — 610,500 Australian dollars ($385,000) for failing to fully explain how it tackled child sexual exploitation content

AAP

X, formerly Twitter, fined and may face slavery charges

Australia's eSafety Commissioner says some of the biggest tech companies are not living up to their responsibilities to tackle child sexual exploitation.

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The Guardian - AU

X fined $610,500 in Australia first for failing to crack down on child sexual abuse material

Company formerly known as Twitter becomes the first online platform to be issued a fine under Australia’s Online Safety Act

TechRadar

Cobra Kai season 6 part 3: release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more news about the hit Netflix show's final chapter

Here's everything we know about Cobra Kai season 6 part 3, including its Netflix launch date.

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is flooding social media. Here are the facts

False claims about the latest Israel-Hamas war are flooding social media, making it difficult for onlookers to sort fact from fiction

France 24

EU investigates Musk's X, as harmful content surges from Israel-Hamas war

The European Commission has opened an investigation into X, Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The move comes after Brussels ordered X, as well as rivals Meta and TikTok, to act quickly to tackle the spread of disinformation, which has surged on each of these platforms since…

Radio France Internationale

EU investigates X over Israel-Hamas disinformation in test of new tech rules

The European Commisson has launched a probe into X (formerly Twitter) – the first under new EU tech rules – over allegations the platform was spreading disinformation about the Hamas-Israel war.

The Guardian - US

Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads

Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors

The Independent UK

EU opens investigation into X’s handling of disinformation over Hamas attack on Israel

X earlier announced it had removed accounts associated with Hamas from its platform

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