In multiple tweets, Musk accused Apple of censorship. In one, he wrote, “Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won’t tell us why.” The Tesla CEO and Twitter’s new owner wrote in another message, “Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter. Do they hate free speech in America?” Below that post, Musk tweeted: “What’s going on here @tim_cook?” Apple has not commented on Musk’s charges....
The offspring of Musk and Grimes has been the center of a variety of memes ever since January 2020 when gamers compared Grimes’ baby announcement to Death Stranding. The memes intensified when Grimes went to Twitter to announce her new child’s strange name: X Æ A-12. It’s an amalgamation of the “unknown variable” X, the “Elven spelling of Ai,” and the precursor to their favorite aircraft. RELATED: Elon Musk Compares Himself to Deus Ex Hero, Fans Think He’s More Like the Villain...
The Elon Musk-led company released multiple videos of the takeoff to social media this morning, which took place at Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:29 a.m. EDT. Liftoff yesterday was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather. Blasted into space onboard a Falcon9 reusable rocket, the satellites will be added to a constellation of satellites that is currently more than 400-strong. “Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites to orbit, completing SpaceX’s 43rd flight of a previously flown rocket booster,” the company tweeted earlier today....
Music lovers in America who were hoping to see the “I’m Still Standing” singer this year are going to have to wait a little bit longer. At the moment, John’s performances scheduled from May 22 through July 8 have been suspended, and new show dates are being eyed for 2021. Tickets that had already been purchased will be honored for those future dates. @eltonofficial tweeted: “Elton promises to continue performing live for all his dedicated fans around the world again and thanks you for your endless support....
Week 10 was an embarrassing experience for the Bengals, Steelers, Bears and Panthers. San Francisco kept its season alive in New Orleans, Detroit developed a clutch gene and banged-up Dallas survived in the season’s final scheduled game overseas. But, win or lose, fans as always are unhappy with performances from specific players. Here’s why those guys are hated this week. Culprit: The injury bug Why (it) is hated: The fourth-quarter scoring surge to seal a win against St....
With the global climate changing by the hour, people in L.A. are uncertain. Will Smith, a scheduled presenter, has backed out of the ceremony. “He felt uncomfortable in attending and respectfully asked to be excused,” his publicist told the media. Rumors flew Wednesday that Cate Blanchett had dropped out as well (those murmurings were apparently false). But don’t be surprised if others follow Smith’s lead–especially if there’s even a hint of any domestic terrorism before the event....
Brown told reporters that center Embiid will not play on Friday as he bids to overcome the “fatigue” that has hindered him in recent weeks. “If he could, he’d play 48 minutes,” Brown said. “And I feel that if there’s any responsibility that we have as an organisation, it is to preserve our player’s health. “It was clear to us and Joel that he was fatigued over the past few games, especially....
Okafor, 33, hasn’t played since the 2012-13 season when a herniated disc in his neck forced him out of the game. But according to his agent Jeff Schwartz, Okafor is “five or six months away” from being NBA-ready. “He’s been working hard rehabbing,” Schwartz said (via ESPN.com). “For some guys that means one thing. To Emeka, who understands his body as well or better than some trainers that have worked with him, it means something else....
The Pro Football Hall of Famer talked candidly Thursday about the dangers of the sport when addressing the audience at a Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health luncheon. MORE: SN’s worst NFL mock draft whiffs | Buchanon says mother demanded $1 million | Manziel out of rehab “What we know today is about this much: We really don’t know how serious the problem is until 10 to 15 years (have passed),” Smith said, according to the San Angelo Standard-Times....
Cast member Brian Cox, who plays the king-like media mogul Logan Roy in the show – jokily warned his fellow Brit: “Keep it royalist! Keep it royalist!” Armstrong, 51, who created and wrote the hit HBO TV series, was picking up the gong for Outstanding Drama Series and was on stage with cast and crew members when he made the pointed remark about King Charles III, who automatically ascended to the throne last week upon his mother Queen Elizabeth II’s death....
Encarnación and the White Sox finalized a $12 million, one-year contract on Thursday, putting him in position to become Chicago’s designated hitter and a part-time first baseman along with José Abreu. Encarnación gets a $1 million signing bonus payable by Nov. 15, and an $11 million salary this season. The White Sox hold a $12 million option for 2021 under the deal, which was agreed to Dec. 25 subject to a successful physical....
Being tuned in to the physical, mental, and emotional changes of your loved one can help you recognize the signs that they’re dying. Knowing more about the end-of-life process may help you better prepare for what’s to come. Still, nothing about that process is certain or applicable to everyone. The dying journey has several milestones, but not everyone stops at them all. A healthcare practitioner may be able to give you a sense of your loved one’s expected timeline as they move through these stages....
I know from experience — the play, once dubbed the most dangerous in sports, was the bane of my high school football career, some of which was spent as a front-line pin waiting to get bowled over in the return wedge. My job, literally, was to absorb a member of the kickoff team whose job, literally, was to slam as hard as possible into me in an effort to break the wedge....
Sanders denied making the statement, calling it “incomprehensible.” “Well, as a matter of fact I didn’t say it,” Sanders said. “Anybody who knows me knows that it’s incomprehensible that I would think that a woman cannot be president of the United States. Go to YouTube today. There’s some video of me 30 years ago talking about how a woman could become president of the United States.” Sanders then told the audience how he “stayed back” during a 2015 movement to draft Warren into the election....
The former Democratic primary candidate also said the GOP was trying to appoint Barrett before election day to “advance an extremist agenda” beyond 2020. The Quote “Senate Republicans have better things to do than pass a relief package, things like steal a Supreme Court seat. “Here’s the ugly truth: Donald Trump and his Republican buddies know that confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the nation’s highest court is their path to advance an extremist agenda, long after the country is fed up and disgusted with their failures....
In said clip, taken from his win over Dmitry Popko on Saturday, Benchetrit asks the ball girl to peel a banana for him. The tennis umpire, John Blom, apparently tells him to peel it himself. It appears as if the two have a brief back-and-forth before Benchetrit eventually just peels it himself. MORE: Serena Williams powers through first round of Australian Open Several users on social media reacted to the clip with one saying, “Too right....
This figure is the total combined value of Big Tech that has been wiped off this week amid stock market losses as tech companies reported poor earnings, according to a briefing by TradingView, a social network of traders and investors. However, Apple managed to achieve revenue and earnings that exceeded analysts’ expectations. Meanwhile, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, reported a decline in its profit margins amid a decrease in advertising revenue and rising costs....
The world’s richest man has acquired a 9.2 percent stake in Twitter, worth about $2.89 billion at Friday’s closing price, according to a Forbes report. Twitter shares surged by 25 percent. Conservatives wasted no time in calling on Musk to reinstate Donald Trump’s Twitter account. On March 25, Musk held a Twitter poll and shared it with his 80.2 million followers. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?...
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX made waves in the worlds of business and technology when Bloomberg reported that he had acquired a roughly 9 percent stake in Twitter. According to a regulatory filing released on Monday, the investment was made on March 14, making Musk the largest single outside investor in the social media giant. Later in March, Musk polled his massive Twitter following, asking if they believe Twitter “rigorously adheres” to free speech principles....
“Nuclear war probability is rising rapidly,” Musk wrote in response to a post in which he was mentioned by a Twitter user who praised the billionaire’s suggestion to de-escalate the Russian conflict in Ukraine. In the original tweet, Twitter user Max Tegmark wrote: “Here’s why I think there’s now a one-in-six chance of an imminent global #NuclearWar, and why I appreciate @elonmusk and others urging de-escalation.” Tegmark shared a blog article that he shared in his tweet in which he wrote about hypothetical scenarios that involve outcomes of Russia escalating tensions and possible responses by NATO and the West....
