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Twitter ad revenue has plunged 50%, Musk reveals in tweet
Platform's traffic has declined every month this year as changes drive users to competitors like Meta's Threads.
Viasat reveals potentially major trouble with new broadband satellite
The ViaSat-3 was expected to provide space-based internet access to customers in the western hemisphere starting this summer.
Vulcan rocket's maiden flight delayed in wake of Centaur mishap
The company is implementing a fix to prevent hydrogen leaks like one that destroyed a Centaur upper stage in a test failure.
Elon Musk launches new AI company to "understand reality"
Billionaire's new artificial intelligence startup says its goal is to discover the "true nature of the universe."
Twitter alternative Threads could eclipse rivals like Mastodon
Meta-backed platform is aiming to attract disenchanted Twitter users by leveraging its parent company's vast resources.
Zuckerberg claims tens of millions of Threads signups within days of launch
The CEO of Facebook's parent company is trying to position Threads as a direct challenger to Twitter.
Threads, Twitter and social media saturation
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company's new app Threads had more than 30 million people sign up within the first few hours of its launch. Threads is aiming to capitalize on recent controversial changes to Twitter under Elon Musk. Ann-Marie Alcántara, personal tech reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to discuss the competition between Twitter and Threads and how users are reacting.
Meta launches Threads, a rival to Twitter
Threads, the new social media platform owned by Meta, has amassed more than 10 million sign-ups in less than 24 hours, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Ryan Heath, global tech correspondent for Axios, has more on the new challenger to Twitter.
Meta targets Twitter with rival app Threads
Meta has released a new app similar to Twitter in a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Jonathan Vigliotti has the story.
Zuckerberg launches Twitter rival – and takes a jab at Elon Musk
The Meta CEO tweeted at Musk as he says more than 10 million people signed up for his Twitter-rival app Threads within hours of its launch.
Twitter limits daily posts users can view
Twitter owner Elon Musk is now imposing a limit on the number of tweets users can view each day. Musk tweeted Saturday that the policy is in place to address what he calls "data scraping and system manipulation." New York Times technology reporter Ryan Mac joins CBS News to break down the new restrictions.
Elon Musk issues temporary limit on number of Twitter posts users can view
The daily limit varies depending on whether you had a verified or unverified account.
European space telescope promises new understanding of dark energy
The telescope will photograph billions of galaxies across the past 10 billion years to monitor how they were affected by dark energy and matter.
Elon Musk, Inc. | CBS Reports
Elon Musk has built a reputation for changing the game by ignoring the rules, and his recent acquisition of Twitter is no different. Is the turbulent Twitter buyout just the next chapter in Elon Musk’s odds-defying story? CBS Reports peels back the layers on the high-stakes and high-rewards journey of one of the most polarizing and influential people of our time.
Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial space flight
Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first paying customers to the edge of space.
Elon Musk says Starship may be ready to fly again in about 6 weeks
Musk says the Super Heavy/Starship rocket may be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit in about six weeks.
Mark Zuckerberg agrees to fight Elon Musk in cage match
"If this is for real, I will do it," Musk said in response to Zuckerberg.
SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite
The SATRIA broadband relay station will boost internet connectivity across the vast Indonesian archipelago.
All major social media platforms fail LGBTQ+ people, says GLAAD
In particular, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming users are subject to hate speech and harassment on social media, the report found.
SpaceX launches 124 payloads in Monday doubleheader
The second launch of the day also included SpaceX's 200th successful booster landing.
Rampant racism alleged by Black workers at California Tesla plant
Hundreds in the automaker's Fremont factory allege racism, including references to the site as a plantation or slave ship.
Why working in China is getting "very risky" for some U.S. companies
Elon Musk may be fine, but for smaller U.S. businesses, operating in China has become "very risky," a lawyer who works in the country tells CBS News.
Boeing again delays first piloted test flight of Starliner crew ferry ship
A new launch target was not announced, but Boeing officials said a flight this year is still feasible. In theory.
Elon Musk's Twitter valued at a third of its $44 billion price tag
Fidelity, which owns an equity stake in Twitter, previously slashed its valuation by more than 55% at the end of last year — about one month after Musk acquired the platform.
Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX network, sources say
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