Elon Musk
X removes blue checkmarks from several Iranian regime figures as apparent support of protesters
After reporting the accounts to X, WIRED reports that several blue checkmarks were removed from Iranian government accounts, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
UK's Starmer seeks greater powers to regulate online access
Elon Musk plans to develop SpaceX’s first smartphone
US transported 6,000 Starlink terminals into Iran since January - WSJ
Khamenei’s army: The mysterious US-based Iranian X accounts supporting Iran's regime
A closer examination by The Jerusalem Post of dozens of X accounts replying to Khamenei’s speech revealed a set of numerous common patterns.
Elon Musk’s X exposes massive anti-West psyop - opinion
How Musk’s platform is being used to turn Western discourse into a propaganda battleground.
X location feature is a wake-up call about the media landscape - analysis
X’s new location tool reveals the global origins of fake accounts, shaking trust in social media.
DOGE shut down with months left as former members take new federal posts
Trump officials signal the end of DOGE as its functions shift to other agencies and former staff take on new federal roles.
X location feature reveals origin of anti-Israel, antisemitic, and Gaza scam accounts
Concerns have been raised by some X users about the presence of foreign actors involving themselves in political movements, either for manipulation or monetization.
Paris prosecutors investigate Musk’s Grok AI over antisemitic, Holocaust denial posts - POLITICO
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI after it published alleged antisemitic and Holocaust denial comments, following complaints filed by human rights groups.
X is down for thousands of users in US according to Downdetector
There were more than 19,500 reports of issues with the social media platform, as of 10:51 a.m. ET, according to specialized Downdetector.
Cloudflare, Amazon, Meta: The biggest tech outages of recent years - explainer
This was the second major internet disruption of 2025, following the October malfunction of Amazon's cloud services unit, AWS.
Cloudflare outage cuts access to X, ChatGPT and other web platforms for thousands
A major, widespread outage impacting Cloudflare's Global Network is reportedly causing downtime for X (Twitter) and other platforms, affecting thousands of users across the US.
Elon Musk expected to attend Trump dinner with Saudi crown prince, Punchbowl reports
Elon Musk is expected to attend a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
