X, formerly Twitter, may be about to test three subscription tiers
X owner Elon Musk said last month that the platform formerly known as Twitter would probably introduce a subscription fee for all of its users. In the last few days,…
12 Times Elon Musk’s Headline Decapitation Hilariously Backfired on Him
Image: Win McNamee (Getty Images) Of all the bizarre decisions to come out of Twitter following Elon Musk’s takeover last October, removing headlines might be the dumbest. The social media…
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s ‘Canonical’ Cait Sith Pronunciation Raises Messy Questions
The act of already remaking a game as beloved and influential as Final Fantasy VII was always a daunting prospect, even before 2020’s FFVII Remake made an audacious move to…
Instagram Founders’ Artifact News App Adds AI-Generated Images, Gets More Confusing
Image: Artifact There’s always room for more artificial intelligence in your news feed—at least according to Artifact. The news app developed by former Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger…
Dear Paramount: Stop Trying to Make TikTok Movies Happen, They’re Not Going to Happen
Screenshot: Gizmodo On October 3, I asked my editor what day it was. “It’s October 3,” he replied. October 3 has been crowned “Mean Girls Day” in reference to a…
A Company Named X Social Media Is Suing X Corp, a Company Formerly Named Twitter
Image: bluecat_stock (Shutterstock) Turns out Elon Musk isn’t as creative at coming up with company names as we previously thought, as his obsession with the letter X is getting him…
Pluto-Visiting New Horizons Probe Gears Up for Extended Outer Solar System Mission
A famous NASA spacecraft will continue exploring the outer reaches of the solar system thanks to an extended lifeline. This decision overturns NASA’s earlier proposal to change the mission’s course…
‘No One Is Safe’: Bed Bugs Invade Paris Ahead of Olympics
The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius).Image: Akos Nagy (Shutterstock) The city of lights is beset by bed bugs. Sightings of the tiny urban pest in public places throughout Paris have…
Social Media Users Don’t Want to BeReal Anymore, Report Finds
BeReal’s active users appear to be exiting the platform in droves, with the number of active users dropping by 18% since it peaked in November of last year. The app…
Elon Musk has removed a vital feature on X – fake news could soon get a lot worse
Elon Musk has made drastic cuts to the ‘election integrity team’ at X (formerly Twitter), a department that was responsible for combating the spread of misinformation online, and also scrapped…