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President Biden's Twitter account argued that billionaires in the U.S. only pay an average tax of 3% - a claim that invited disbelief from Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

Swiss banking giant UBS agrees emergency rescue deal for rival Credit Suisse in government-brokered takeover

After the NHL and a pair of its teams came under fire for nixing Pride Night plans, the San Jose Sharks are taking theirs a step further.

Not long after the Ohio train derailment, pro-Russian voices on Twitter began spreading anti-U.S. propaganda about the incident.

The launch comes the same week that the company laid off about 10,000 workers.

YouTube reinstates former President Trump's channel after weighing 'risk of real-world violence' against chance for voters to hear from presidential candidates.

Independent journalist Matt Taibbi went viral with the newest Twitter Files taking aim at Stanford University's Virality Project that it said was meant to 'mitigate' false narratives.

Claudia Conway, daughter of Kellyanne and George Conway, mocked right-wing figureheads with several polls over the past week.

SpaceX plans to launch two Falcon 9 rockets less than five hours apart on Friday (March 17), and you can watch the back-to-back action live.

Video first obtained by Fox News Digital show Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., laying into KDSK News political editor Mark Maxwell over tweets attacking supporters of Twitter owner Elon Musk.

Twitter users mocked conservative commentator Ben Shapiro for his "failed" screenwriting career after he shared his take on “Everything Everywhere All at Once” ("EEAAO"), describing the Oscar-winning film as “meh.” Shapiro, the 39-year-old co-founder of conservative news site The Daily Wire, described the movie as "confused and generally bizarre" in a tweet on Monday.

Social media and online banking have made lenders more vulnerable to digital bank runs, experts say.

The new Beyoncé-inspired, must-watch TV show explores what happens when fan culture goes too far.

Ben Montgomery was fired Monday night after a spokesperson for DeSantis tweeted out a photo of his response to a news release the reporter called "propaganda."

Generational divides, rejection of recent changes, outright bans, and threats of regulation -- the social media companies aren't used to us changing them. It could be a wild ride.

Punk singer Avril Lavigne was praised for telling a topless protester to 'get the f--- off' for interrupting her during the 2023 Juno Awards on Monday.

Biden is taking heat online after he again called on Congress to ban assault weapons, repeating claims that he has made multiple times during his time in office.

President Joe Biden, who has a history of paying women less than men, tickled Twitter's funny bone by tweeting a note from a little girl calling on him to close the gender pay gap.

Actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore was attacked on social media after literally kneeling to TikTok trans star Dylan Mulvaney during their interview.

Twitter users blasted the White House after ex-Biden spokesperson Jen Psaki applauded the president for working at 9 a.m. despite typically "doing nothing" then.

Twitter users are calling out NPR for its tweet announcing Michelle Yeoh’s historic Best Actress win at the 95th Academy Awards. The media organization posted a tweet on its account Sunday announcing the 60-year-old Malaysian actor as “the first person who identifies as Asian to win the award.” Twitter added community notes to NPR’s tweet soon after the post went viral, garnering over 5.5 million views as of this writing.

Younger generations create new slang words and abbreviations that may be harder for others to understand. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains the most popular words.

The comedian had a serious message for people on Twitter after watching his long-ago castmates reach a pinnacle of show business success.

The embattled Santos tweeted that he opposed bailing out the failed Silicon Valley Bank, but received scathing replies.

The Colorado Republican's post about "personal responsibility" went awry.

The Associated Press was ridiculed after posting and then deleting what many considered a sensual tweet on Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett.

Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura wants Studio Ghibli Park’s operating company to stop visitors from taking lewd photos with character statues. Last month, photos of men pretending to sexually assault female character statues in the Studio Ghibli theme park went viral on Twitter, eliciting disgust and anger from social media users. In the photos, men can be seen groping life-size figures of Marnie, a character from the 2014 film “When Marnie Was There,” and Teru from the 2016 film “Tales From Earthsea.”

What we can learn from the world’s first online-inspired bank run

Independent journalist Matt Taibbi warned there was a 'total breakdown' of the 'role of the press' revealed after publishing the bombshell Twitter Files

The huge $8bn Willow oil drilling project is now approved, in move likely to anger climate activists

Off-camera at the Academy Awards, there were plenty of other memorable moments including Hugh Grant's awkward interview and Rihanna's casual entrance.

A report describing Yeoh's historic Oscars win for Best Actress set them off.

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis for promoting “butt plug porn” at his recent press conference exposing the “book ban hoax.”

The song Naatu Naatu from the Telugu-language movie is the first Indian film song to win an Oscar.

Tim Allen joked about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars as he stepped out for a date night with wife Jane. The two attended an Oscars viewing party.

Journalist Matt Taibbi discussed the network behind social media censorship and Democrats' treatment of reporters during the "Twitter Files" hearing on "Unfiltered."

On March 9, ULA rolled its first Vulcan Centaur rocket to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for testing ahead of the vehicle's debut flight.

Teen girls are struggling. Here's where they can find their stories.

Musk plans to build a new town for his Texas workers just east of Austin in Bastrop County.

Viola Borsi spotted phallic-shaped Easter bunny marshmallows being sold at Aldi in Manchester, England, and now the internet can't unsee the NSFW confection.

Twitter users ridiculed Vice President Kamala Harris after she voiced the concerns of kids who told her they're dealing with "climate mental health" problems.

A contentious House hearing saw Democrats repeatedly call into question the professionalism and motives of journalists Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger.

House Democrats voted unanimously against legislation on Thursday that would bar federal officials from taking steps to police online speech, a response to the Twitter files.

Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia, D-Texas, was accused of badgering journalist Matt Taibbi into revealing a source on Thursday during a hearing on the Twitter Files.

One Elon is a visionary; the other is a troll. The more he tweets, the harder it gets to tell them apart.

Matt Taibbi published his opening statement in advance of his upcoming testimony about the Twitter Files, which he said expose the danger Americans face.

Houston wrestles with lots of pressing issues. A TikToker might've identified one of the biggest.

'The Five' co-hosts discuss the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into Twitter and CEO Elon Musk's 2022 takeover as well as widespread layoffs.

The space startup Relativity Space called off the first-ever flight of its new 3D-printed rocket on Wednesday (March 8) after a last-minute abort and temperature issues.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk’s mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company’s privacy and cybersecurity practices, according to documents described in a congressional report.

Eight firefighters were injured while battling a five-alarm blaze at a multi-level building in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens Tuesday night.

The billionaire owner of Twitter apologized after publicly questioning a Twitter employee's query about whether he had been laid off and speaking dismissively of that employee's disability.

Twitter is experiencing a bevy of glitches as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and Tweetdeck stopped working for others.

Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts created to support former President Donald Trump and attack his critics and potential rivals.

Rodeo-goers enjoyed a new show this year at NRG Park.

Twitter has unveiled a new policy prohibiting violent speech.

Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.

One person is dead and 10 are injured after a shooting in Tennessee.

A lawsuit against YouTube from the family of an American college student who was killed by Islamic State gunmen in Paris in 2015 is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday.

Twitter has given users an ultimatum.

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter tool to comb the platform for calls for help — including people posting their location inside collapsed buildings — and connect people with rescue organizations to help them.

Twitter has failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke from top officials of the 27-nation bloc.

Many Twitter users found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages on Wednesday as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems.

Former Twitter executives conceded to Congress that they made a mistake by blocking a story about Hunter Biden, the president’s son, from the social media platform in the run-up to the 2020 election.

The president of Turkey acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade.

A jury has decided Elon Musk didn’t deceive investors with tweets in 2018.

Beyoncé just dropped her Renaissance tour dates, and fans -- in Houston and beyond -- are going wild.

A top European Union official has told Elon Musk that Twitter needs to make progress in preparing for new digital regulations aimed at curbing hate speech, misinformation and other harmful content.

The House Oversight Committee is set to hear testimony from former Twitter employees involved in the social media platform’s handling of reporting on President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.

Meta's decision to soon reinstate Donald Trump’s Facebook account comes at a critical moment as the former president tries to gain momentum in what has been widely derided as a lackluster start to his third bid for the White House.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s impulsive and sometimes inflammatory usage of Twitter has taken center stage in a trial focused on whether he misled investors with his 2018 tweets indicating he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private, a proposal that rapidly unraveled.

Tesla says it intends to invest $3.6 billion to expand manufacturing capabilities in Nevada and is confident growing software-related profits will keep margins higher than any other automaker.

More landlords are taking Twitter to court over unpaid rent at the social media company’s headquarters in San Francisco and its British offices.

Elon Musk has returned to federal court in San Francisco to testify in a class action lawsuit filed by Tesla investors alleging he misled them with a tweet.

Elon Musk has taken the witness stand to defend a 2018 tweet claiming he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close to happening.

New research shows climate misinformation has been flourishing on Twitter since Elon Musk bought the platform last year.

When Elon Musk wants to make a point, it can often be blunt.

The World Economic Forum says billionaire Elon Musk wasn’t on the guest list for the annual meeting of business executives, global leaders and cultural trend-setters in Davos, Switzerland — despite what the Twitter owner claims.

The death of Lisa Marie Presley at age 54 on Thursday is being met with shock, tribute and mourning.

Fellow rock legends are paying tribute to Jeff Beck, the guitar virtuoso and musical innovator who died Tuesday.

A popular Houston-based TikTok chef is under fire, accused of harassing and attacking Black women in a series of newly resurfaced tweets.

Lynette “Diamond” Hardaway of the conservative political commentary duo “Diamond and Silk” has died, according to former President Donald Trump and the pair’s official Twitter account.

Authorities in Mexico City say two subway trains have collided between stations, killing at least one person and injuring 57.

Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has had his Twitter account reinstated as the United States marked the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Personal emails linked to 235 million Twitter accounts hacked some time ago have been exposed according to Israeli security researcher Alon Gal — making millions vulnerable to having their accounts compromised or identities exposed if they have used the site anonymously to criticize oppressive governments, for instance.

Twitter says it will ease up its 3-year-old ban on political advertising.

Elon Musk is trying to slash expenses at Twitter as close to zero as possible while his personal wealth shrinks — and this apparently has included falling behind on rent at the company’s offices.

Many fellow NFL players and teams and others in the sports world and beyond quickly offered their support and prayers on social media for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who the NFL said was in critical condition at a hospital after collapsing on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Since Elon Musk took control of Twitter in late October, confusion over what is, and what is not allowed on the platform, even what a verified account is, has run rampant.

Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their accounts on at least seven other major social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Truth Social, the platform announced Sunday.

Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as head of Twitter in a poll the billionaire created and promised to abide by.

Hate speech and threats of violence targeting transgender people and other LGBTQ individuals is thriving on social media and spurring fears of more violence.

When Twitter abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists with no explanation, the platform’s owner Elon Musk hinted at the possible reason: They allegedly doxxed him.

Twitter has been engulfed in chaos since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm.

Elon Musk’s abrupt suspension of several journalists who cover Twitter widens a growing rift between the social media site and media organizations that have used the platform to build their audiences.

Musk joined a Twitter Space to say the suspensions were related to new rules banning private jet trackers. Twitter suspended an account that tweeted the whereabouts of his plane.

A German official who won a defamation case against Twitter this week has dedicated his legal victory to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert recently targeted by Elon Musk.

Shares of Tesla rose slightly in midday trading Thursday despite news that CEO Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of the electric vehicle maker’s stock this week.

Elon Musk’s more unfettered version of Twitter could collide with new rules in Europe.

Elon Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of Tesla stock this week, but it wasn’t clear where the proceeds were being spent.