39 h. ago So social media has broken even Elon Musk. I’m forced to ask: U OK hun? | Marina Hyde

In his spat with Trump, the man who literally owns X has been hoist by his own platform. Guys, no one is safe!Did you see Elon Musk apologise for some tweets this week? (Please don’t be naff and call them “X posts”.) Like me, you will be so embarrassed for Earth’s primo edgelord that he feels pressed into doing something so excruciatingly conventional. This is worse than when Kate Moss was scapegoated into rehab.Imagine owning the world’s premier shitposting platform – in fact, having spent $44bn (£32bn) on it, specifically so that your magic mirror would tell you each day that you were the fairest shitposter of all – and then shuffling sheepishly on to your own pixels to mumble something about having gone “too far” with your hurty words. Buck up, sadsack – honestly.Marina Hyde is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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63 h. ago I was pregnant with triplets but only delivered one baby after my son 'ate his siblings' in the womb

TikTok user @vfbabygirl28 - believed to be from New Zealand - shared ultrasound scans taken during her pregnancy on the social media platform in a now-viral clip.

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3 d. ago TikTok bans popular phrase and blocks its search results following concerns that it's 'harmful' and promotes eating disorders

The self-proclaimed online community- big across the UK and US - has now been banned by the social media platform for fear it promotes extreme thinness and unhealthy weight loss techniques.

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5 d. ago Los Angeles protests live: tensions flare after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

Police fire rubber bullets and teargas while protesters block a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fireFull report: Teargas and flash-bangs used on LA protesters as opposition to Trump intensifiesWriting on his social media platform, Truth Social, President Donald Trump has said the protestors are getting much more aggressive.“Don’t let these thugs get away with this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” he wrote. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Elon Musk signals he may back down in public row with Donald Trump

SpaceX owner rows back on threat to decommission Dragon spacecraft after X user advises him to ‘cool off’US politics live – latest updatesElon Musk has suggested he may de-escalate his public row with Donald Trump after their spectacular falling out.The Tesla chief executive signalled he might back down on a pledge to decommission the Dragon spacecraft – made by his SpaceX business – in an exchange on his X social media platform. He also responded positively to a call from fellow multibillionaire Bill Ackman to “make peace” with the US president. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Musk says SpaceX will retire Dragon spacecraft amid bitter Trump dispute

World’s richest man says craft, which Nasa relies on to take astronauts to ISS, will be withdrawn from commissionTrump-Musk spat – latest updatesMusk calls for Trump to be impeached as extraordinary feud escalatesElon Musk, the world’s richest man, on Thursday said his company SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft after he engaged in an extraordinary public fallout with Donald Trump who had threatened to cancel government contracts with Musk’s businesses.“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft immediately,” Musk posted on the social media platform X, which he owns. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Reddit sues AI company Anthropic for allegedly 'scraping' user comments to train chatbot Claude

Social media platform Reddit has sued the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, alleging that it is illegally “scraping” the comments of Reddit users to train its chatbot Claude

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1 week ago We in the cultural sector must stand up to Trump’s attacks – if not now, when? | Gus Casely

My former colleagues at the Smithsonian in Washington DC face unprecedented pressure. I urge them to defend their principlesGus Casely-Hayford is director of London’s V&A EastIn one of his recent Truth Social posts, Donald Trump appeared to fire Kim Sajet – the fearless and utterly brilliant director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. The president used his social media platform to claim that Sajet’s support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) made her unsuitable for her role. “Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am hereby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the National Portrait Gallery”, Trump wrote. “She is a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position. Her replacement will be named shortly.”Where to start? By now, we all know the arts has become the terrain for a brutal proxy battle for hearts and minds. A culture war 2.0, where not ...

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1 week ago Madonna, 66, shares rare photos with father Silvio Ciccone as she spoils him during his 94th birthday

'Happy Birthday to my Father,' the 66-year-old pop superstar said in the caption of a post to more than 19.9 million followers on the social media platform.

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1 week ago Noughties nostalgia trends on TikTok as fans revisit music and TV favourites

Older series from Vampire Diaries to Skins are among the most popular on the platform as decade enjoys a revivalIt is the social media platform that likes to see itself as being on the cutting edge of the latest youth culture and setting the latest trends for others to follow. But across music, television and observations on British daily life, something more familiar is trending on TikTok – a new generation of nostalgia.Music and TV from the 2000s are being rediscovered by gen X and ageing millennials, as well as being discovered for the first time by gen Z. Use of the #noughties nostalgia hashtag is up 36% on last year across entertainment content – while the era is also enjoying a revival in fashion. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Jude Bellingham declares his love for his new model girlfriend Ashlyn Castro, as she returns to Instagram for first time since dating history drama

Castro had not posted in almost four months on the social media platform before her sharing her latest snaps on Saturday, but Bellingham was quick to comment with a green love heart.

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2 w. ago Trump says he fired National Portrait Gallery chief in latest conflict with arts

President says director Kim Sajet has been fired but experts suggest president does not have legal grounds to do soDonald Trump says he is firing the first female director of the National Portrait Gallery, which contained a caption that referenced the attack on the US Capitol that his supporters carried out in early 2021.The president announced the termination on Friday in a post on his social media platform that accused Sajet – born in Nigeria, raised in Australia and a citizen of the Netherlands – of being “a strong supporter” of diversity initiatives that his administration opposes as well as “highly partisan”. He cited no evidence for either claim. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director in latest conflict with arts

Move against Kim Sajet, gallery’s first female chief, comes as caption on Trump references impeachments and January 6Donald Trump says he is firing the first female director of the National Portrait Gallery, which contained a caption that referenced the attack on the US Capitol that his supporters carried out in early 2021.The president announced the sacking Friday through a post on his social media platform that accused Sajet – born in Nigeria, raised in Australia and a citizen of the Netherlands – of being “a strong supporter” of diversity initiatives that his administration opposes as well as “highly partisan”. He cited no evidence for either claim. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elon Musk announces exit from US government role after breaking with Trump on tax bill

The billionaire CEO of Tesla thanked the president for the opportunity and said the Doge mission ‘will only strengthen’Elon Musk has announced on social media that he is leaving his role in the Trump administration, a departure the White House confirmed was in process on Wednesday evening.“As my scheduled time as a Special Government Employee comes to an end, I would like to thank President @realDonaldTrump for the opportunity to reduce wasteful spending,” the billionaire wrote on X, his social media platform. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Spotify issues update on connection issues as thousands report streaming glitch this afternoon

Reports of an outage began at around 1.30pm today

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2 w. ago DOMINIC LAWSON: What a farce! Labour is happy to import oil from Norway's side of the North Sea

Donald Trump , as is his (uncontrollable) wont, has sent an urgent memo to the British Government , not privately, but through his own social media platform, Truth Social.

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3 w. ago X down as thousands report issues with social media platform

Thousands of UK users reported being unable to use the app and website.

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3 w. ago X down: Twitter not working as thousands of users report issues

Elon Musk’s social media site also suffered an outage on Thursday

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3 w. ago X down in major outage as tens of thousands of Twitter users report issues

Over 11,000 users reported issues with the social media platform just after 1.20pm today with many unable to access their news feed as some looked to blame owner Elon Musk

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3 w. ago Little known song from the 1960s hits the charts for the first time after going viral on TikTok

American singer Connie Francis's tune 'Pretty Little Baby' - which was originally released in 1962 - has become increasingly popular on the social media platform.

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