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Elon Musk has confirmed he is "personally" paying for a few celebrities to have a Twitter Blue subscription following the recent removal of legacy verified checkmarks on the social media platform. Twitter officially removed all legacy verified checkmarks on April 20, meaning anyone who received a blue checkmark for being…

On Thursday, Twitter began removing the checkmarks of verified accounts unless they paid for a Twitter Blue subscription, but NBA star LeBron James kept his blue check despite previously saying he would never pay for it. James keeping his verified badge surprised many, as the Los Angeles Lakers star publicly…

After purchasing Twitter in 2022, Chief Executive Elon Musk declared he would be charging Sh1,082 ($8) monthly for the verification badge, commonly referred to as the blue tick. The social media company had set April 20, 2023, as the cut-off date for the removal of the legacy blue checks. True…

The spectacular explosion of SpaceX's new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight test is the latest illustration of a “successful failure” business formula that serves Elon Musk's company well, experts said. Rather than seeing the fiery disintegration of Musk's colossal next-generation Starship…

Last Updated: 21st April, 2023 20:56 IST Shahid Kapoor shared a funny response on losing the Twitter blue tick verification. The actor referred to his Kabir Singh character and 'threatened' Elon Musk. Image: @shahidkapoor/Instagram Elon Musk had earlier stated that Twitter users will lose the blue tick or the verfication…

This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are losing the blue checks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks from…

Elon Musk’s Twitter on Thursday began a purge of blue verification check marks from users who have not signed up for its subscription service, with the checks disappearing from the accounts of journalists, academics and celebrities. The blue checks even disappeared from the accounts of some of the most well-known…

Elon Musk’s grand plan for Twitter — that is, what he hopes to create beyond a “town square” for posting and messaging — is starting to take shape. And that shape is a super app. Twitter informed its business users on April 18 that Twitter, Inc., is now X Corp.…

By Dianne Kohler Barnard, – DA Shadow Minister of Communications ANC blocks Elon Musk’s Starlink in South Africa “in order for Starlink to operate in South Africa, they require… Individual IECS/IECNS applicants or licensees to have a minimum 30% equity ownership held by persons from historically disadvantaged groups”… In a…

SpaceX’s fully fueled Starship and Super Heavy booster during the first launch attempt Monday, April 17. Credit: SpaceX Elon Musk, SpaceX’s founder and CEO, did his best to set low expectations heading into the first test flight of the gargantuan Super Heavy booster and Starship rocket this week. “I would…