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Musk confirms Twitter has become X.com
Musk confirms Twitter has become X.com

The social network formerly known as Twitter has fully migrated over to X.com, owner Elon Musk said on Friday. "All core systems are now on X.com," Musk wrote on X, posting an image of a logo of a white X on a blue circle.

Rapidus 'last opportunity' to put Japan back on global chip map
Rapidus 'last opportunity' to put Japan back on global chip map

Japan's Rapidus project that brings together some of the world's biggest companies is the "last opportunity" to put the country's once-dominant semiconductor sector back on the global map, its chairman warned. And its success should inspire young engineers to further growth Japan's chip sector, he added.

Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts
Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts

OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said Thursday. OpenAI will access Reddit data in real-time, enhancing such content in ChatGPT and powering tools at the social media platform, the companies said.

'Grand Theft Auto VI' release set for late 2025
'Grand Theft Auto VI' release set for late 2025

Rockstar Games parent Take-Two Interactive on Thursday said the eagerly awaited video game "Grand Theft Auto VI" will be released in fall of 2025. Critics have from the beginning accused Grand Theft Auto of glorifying violence and encouraging players to engage in criminal behavior – allegations Take-Two executives have denied.

EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection

The EU on Thursday opened a formal investigation into Facebook and Instagram on suspicion the platforms owned by Meta are causing addictive behaviour in children. The EU stressed in a statement that the "opening of formal proceedings does not prejudge its outcome".

Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers
Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers

European consumer groups on Thursday accused Chinese shopping app Temu of using "manipulative techniques" to force users to spend more and other violations of a landmark EU tech law. The groups accuse Temu of "failing to protect consumers and for using manipulative practices which are illegal", known as dark patterns, and demanded an investigation.

Google's AI search revamp puts publishers in a quandary
Google's AI search revamp puts publishers in a quandary

Google's use of artificial intelligence to sum up answers to search queries has publishers wondering if traffic to their websites will wither. The internet titan announced Tuesday it is introducing AI-generated answers to online queries in the United States, in one of the biggest changes to its world-leading search engine in 25 years.