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  • Elon Musk Becomes 1st Person To Touch 200 Million Followers On X |

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday became the first person to reach 200 million followers on X social media platform, which he acquired in October 2022 for a whopping $44 billion. The

    Popular singer Justin Bieber is at the fourth position with 110.3 million followers and Rihanna is in the fifth spot with 108.4 million followers. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently crossed the 100 million mark in the world — which was hailed by Musk — and has 102.4 million followers as of now.

    Musk recently said that X now has more than 600 million monthly active users (MAUs), and around 300 million daily active users (DAUs). Reports surfaced recently, claiming that most of Musk’s followers “are fake and the count is bloated by millions of new, inactive accounts”. However, there has been no official confirmation about the claim.

    According to the Tesla and SpaceX owner, X social media platform has become a group chat for Earth, with maximum traffic coming from all over the world. “X is the group chat for Earth,” Musk had posted. The tech billionaire aims to make it an “everything app” where people can post movies and TV shows and also make digital payments. Musk also claimed that X usage in the US has reached an all-time high.

    Earlier this week, global investment firm Fidelity cut the value of its holding in Musk-run X (formerly Twitter) by a massive 78.7 per cent, which implies that the

    According to the asset manager, X is now valued at less than a quarter of its $44 billion purchase price (at August end), reports TechCrunch which cited its filings. X, Fidelity or Musk did not comment on the report based on regulatory disclosures.

  • Evidence Shows Brazil’s ‘Fake Judge’ Deliberately Interfered In Election: Musk | Economy News

    New Delhi: Calling Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes “a fake judge”, tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday said that evidence is growing to show that he deliberately interfered in the country’s election held last year. Musk said this after de Moraes ordered to block Musk’s social media platform

    “There is growing evidence that fake judge Alexandre engaged in serious, repeated, and deliberate election interference in Brazil’s last presidential election,” Musk said in a post on X. He said that former Twitter employees helped him. He also called out people to share examples.

    There is growing evidence that fake judge @Alexandre engaged in serious, repeated & deliberate election interference in Brazil’s last presidential election.

    Under Brazilian law, that would mean up to 20 years in prison.

    And, I’m sorry to say that it appears that some former… — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2024

    “Under Brazilian law, that would mean up to 20 years in prison. And, I’m sorry to say that it appears that some former Twitter employees were complicit in helping him do so. Anyone with examples or evidence to this effect, please reply to this post,” Musk said.

    Brazil is one of the biggest markets for X, with reportedly more than 22 million users. The platform has been in conflict with de Moraes for months over the platform’s refusal to comply with court orders to remove profiles that promote coup-related content or undermine democracy, according to Xinhua news agency.

    Musk also cautioned investors from investing in the country. On Saturday he said: “The oppressive regime in Brazil is so afraid of the people learning the truth that they will bankrupt anyone who tries”. The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court has also ordered X to pay fines amounting to 18 million reais (about $3.2 million) for non-compliance.

    As per De Moraes, the upcoming elections.

    De Moraes has also instructed the country’s National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) to block access to The Brazilian judge also gave Apple and Google five days to remove the

  • Elon Musk Retweets How To Mute Posts With Words You Find Annoying On X; Here’s How Netizens React |

    New Delhi: Tesla and Space The retweet from the tech giant comes amid ongoing discussions about online toxicity and mental health.

    By highlighting the mute function, Elon Musk may be suggesting a way for users to handle negativity on the social media platform. While some users view this as a positive move toward a more civil online environment, others raise concerns about its possible implications for free speech.

    How to mute posts with words you find annoying https://t.co/1KuP7I8GbC — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 16, 2024

    Here’s How To Mute Posts With Words You Find Annoying On

    Step 1: Open the Settings menu on your device.

    Step 2: Navigate to the Privacy section.

    Step 3: Select Mute & Block from the available options.

    Step 4: Choose Muted Words to manage and add the words you want to mute.

    Here’s How Netizen Reacts To Musk Retweet-

    Grok won’t mute any words. It’s truth seeking and ingests all! pic.twitter.com/mGsKWcSUBb — Nuke (@CryptonianNuke) July 16, 2024

    It’s a great way to filter out the engagement farming! pic.twitter.com/qz7XkTrkra — cerwinlive (@cerwinliveIG) July 16, 2024

    One word you will never mute : Dream pic.twitter.com/BLSY4XTlgF — 12$andDream (@12dollars1dream) July 16, 2024

    This is an amazing feature! thank you for adding it.

    We now have the power to remove any word or topic that we find toxic.

    Mold and shape your timeline with only content that is informative, constructive and uplift your spirit to become a better person and have a better life.… — Fabs (@itsonlyfabs) July 17, 2024

    I need to mute all words used by legacy media pic.twitter.com/LLdNbcZNkT — Logician (@SpaceX69_420) July 16, 2024

  • Elon Musk says an X phone with Samsung as a potential partner is not out of the question |

    New Delhi: Taking on the Apple-OpenAI collaboration in a big way, tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday that his own X phone is a possibility with Samsung as a potential partner which cannot be ruled out, as he slammed the integration of ChatGPT in iPhones and other Apple devices.

    Reacting to an X user who claimed that “X will partner with Samsung to manufacture an X phone” which will be optimised for the X app, offer an open-source operating system (OS) and a “direct connection to Starlink”, Musk said, “it is not out of the question”.

    Musk earlier said that it is “patently absurd” that Apple isn’t smart enough to make its own AI, “yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy”.

    It’s patently absurd that Apple isn’t smart enough to make their own AI, yet is somehow capable of ensuring that OpenAI will protect your security & privacy!

    Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024

    “Apple has no clue what’s actually going on once they hand your data over to OpenAI. They’re selling you down the river,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO added. Apple is yet to comment on Musk’s allegations.

    Earlier in the day, Musk threatened to ban iPhones from all his companies over the integration of ChatGPT into iPhones and other Apple devices. Apple on Monday announced that in iOS 18, users will be able to ask Siri questions and OpenAI’s ChatGPT will answer.

    Musk posted on X that if Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS level, “Apple devices will be banned at my companies”. “That is an unacceptable security violation,” Musk added.

  • Misinformation Spread Via Deepfakes Biggest Threat To Upcoming Polls In India: Tenable |

    New Delhi: Misinformation and disinformation spread through artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes and fake content are the biggest threats to the upcoming elections in India,” exposure management company Tenable said on Sunday.

    According to the company, these threats will be shared across social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and others.

    “The biggest threats to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are misinformation and disinformation as part of influence operations conducted by malicious actors against the electorate,” said Satnam Narang, Senior Staff Research Engineer at Tenable, to IANS.

    A recent report by Tidal Cyber ​​highlighted that this year, 10 countries will face the highest levels of election cyber interference threats, including India.

    Recently, deepfake videos of former US President Bill Clinton and current President Joe Biden were fabricated and circulated to confuse citizens during the upcoming presidential elections. (Also Read: Woman Falls Victim To Investment Scam, Loses Jewelry And Over Rs 24 Lakh)

    Experts note that the proliferation of deepfake content surged in late 2017, with over 7,900 videos online. By early 2019, this number nearly doubled to 14,678, and the trend continues to escalate.

    “With the increase in generative AI tools and their use growing worldwide, we may see deepfakes, be it in images or video content, impersonating notable candidates seeking to retain their seats or those hoping to unseat incumbents in parliament,” Narang added.

    The Indian government has recently issued directives to social media platforms such as X and Meta (formerly Facebook), urging them to regulate the proliferation of AI-generated deepfake content.

    Additionally, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) has issued an advisory to these platforms to remove AI-generated deepfakes from their platforms. (Also Read: WhatsApp Allows To Pin Multiple Messages In Chat; Here's How to Pin Messages on Android, iOS, And Desktop)

    Tenable suggests that the easiest way to identify a deepfake image is to look for nonsensical text or language that looks almost alien-like in language.

  • Elon Musk Plans To Stop Using Phone Number And Rely Solely On X For Texts And Calls |

    New Delhi: Renowned tech billionaire Elon Musk has made headlines once again, this time with his announcement to discontinue the use of his phone number in favor of relying solely on the social media platform

    “In a few months, I will discontinue my phone number and only use X for texts and audio/video calls,” Musk wrote on These features were first launched in October last year. Since then, Musk has been actively advocating for X to expand into a comprehensive application. (Also Read: Instagram Could Introduce AI-Assisted Messaging For Writing Messages: Report)

    In a few months, I will discontinue my phone number and only use X for texts and audio/video calls — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2024

    The app introduced a preliminary version of its audio and video calling feature last year, which was initially accessible to only a few users. Last month, the microblogging platform rolled out the feature to make audio and video calls directly from the app for Android users. (Also Read: Apple Rolls Out Redesigned iCloud App For Windows)

    Reacting to Musk’s post, several users shared their thoughts. “Elon in 2027 – I am no longer using my phone to text or for audio visual. I am using my brainwaves and neural flonk link 47.2,” a user wrote.

    “Will it be encrypted or will the alphabet agencies be listening,” another user said. One more user mentioned, “Where will you receive OTPs for bank transactions?”. Meanwhile, X has topped Apple’s App Store charts in terms of downloads.

    “X is now the #1 most downloaded app of any kind!,” Musk posted.

    As Musk continues to push the boundaries of innovation, his decision to embrace (With IANS Inputs)