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Countries Where Elon Musk’s X Social Network Is Banned
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Countries Where Elon Musk’s X Social Network Is Banned

Brazil Joins Growing List of Nations Restricting X PARIS: Brazil has recently implemented a ban on X, the social networking site formerly known as Twitter. This move places Brazil among a select group of countries that have restricted or banned X, mostly under authoritarian regimes. In addition to permanent bans, some countries have temporarily blocked access to X, particularly during political upheavals. Notable instances include: Egypt (2011): During the Arab Spring, Egypt temporarily restricted X as political unrest unfolded. Turkey (2014, 2023): Turkey has periodically blocked X in response to political events. Uzbekistan (2021): The country restricted access to X around its presidential election. Here’s a look at other countries where X is banned: China: Beiji...
Elon Musk Claims Neuralink Can Cure Blindness
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Elon Musk Claims Neuralink Can Cure Blindness

On Twitter, Elon Musk shared the latest innovation in Neuralink that has the potential to help blind monkeys see again.  Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Space X, shared an exciting update about his company's Neuralink’s brain-computer chip technology. According to Musk, Neuralink’s latest innovation has the potential to help blind monkeys see again. Speaking on the X platform, which was formerly known as Twitter, Musk revealed that Neuralink’s brain chip, called "Blindsight," is making good progress in enabling blind monkeys to see.  Describing the capabilities of Blindsight, Musk compared its first resolution to “early Nintendo graphics." But he is hopeful that, with more work, the technology could surpass normal human eyesight in the future. Musk also emphasized that usi...
Oxfam Reports Tells A Disturbing World’s Wealth Distribution
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Oxfam Reports Tells A Disturbing World’s Wealth Distribution

A new report from Oxfam shows that the world's five richest men doubled their fortunes between 2020 and 2023, while the poorest half of the world's population got 1% poorer. The report is being released as world leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, for the annual World Economic Forum. In a recent report, Oxfam revealed that the combined wealth of the world's five richest men—Elon Musk, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg—has doubled to $869 billion since 2020. Meanwhile, the poorest 60%, consisting of 5 billion people, have become even poorer during the same period, according to the Oxfam report. The charity's report, titled "Inequality Inc.," disclosed that the wealth of the top five billionaires surged from $405 billion in 2020 to $869 billion in the p...
Elon Musk Unveils Grok Competing with ChatGPT
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Elon Musk Unveils Grok Competing with ChatGPT

Grok is considered to be a competitor to ChatGPT. Both are large language models (LLMs) that can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions informally. American billionaire Elon Musk has introduced Grok, a powerful neural network designed to rival the popular ChatGPT developed by OpenAI. However, Musk emphasized that access to this innovation will be limited to a select group. To explore the capabilities of Grok, users will need to purchase a Premium+ subscription to the X social network. Elon Musk announced this on his X page, previously known as Twitter. According to Musk, the Grok chatbot, powered by artificial intelligence, will be accessible to X Premium+ users following an early beta release. The billionaire p...
Elon Musk changed Twitter logo into Doge
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Elon Musk changed Twitter logo into Doge

Elon Musk is in news for another quirky reason. He changed the logo of Twitter from a bluebird to Doge emoji. After the change, the dogecoin bitcoin saw a 30 percent surge in value. Bitcoin holders sued him to manipulate the market. Musk, who paid $44 billion to acquire Twitter last autumn. He is a well-known superfan of the Doge meme and has pushed Dogecoin on Twitter and while presenting "Saturday Night Live" last year. The price of Dogecoin increased by more than 30% on Monday following the modification to Twitter logo. The new Twitter logo is not the only incident that pushed the price of the cryptocurrency. The price of Dogecoin also soared a few weeks ago. When Musk posted an image of the dog and labeled him the new CEO of Twitter. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/16429...