Y Combinator President Garry Tan’s online rant tweet may be deleted from X, however, the effects are lingering, especially for three San Francisco supervisors who have now received threats. Aaron Peskin, Myrna Melgar and Dean Preston received threatening letters to their home this week, as first reported by the outlet Mission Local. They, and now … Read more
Garry Tan, whose success in Silicon Valley has likely inspired many of the founders he mentors, is once again attracting attention for his posts on the social platform X. On Friday night, the Y Combinator president, investor, and former entrepreneur, published a post that might have prompted some to wonder if his X account was … Read more
Photo: Antonio Masiello / Contributor (Getty Images) X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, purged an unknown number of prominent accounts over the last 24 hours with little to no explanation, and then restored the accounts minutes after this article was published. The list includes popular accounts belonging to journalists, writers, and podcasters. Among them … Read more
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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s official social media account on X (formerly Twitter) posted a notice on Tuesday evening falsely claiming it had approved listings for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, which has since been deleted. Moments later, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said in a post on his own account that the agency’s account was … Read more
SEC Chairman Gary GenslerPhoto: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg (Getty Images) The Security and Exchange Commission’s X account was hacked on Tuesday afternoon, sending an untrue tweet that the Bitcoin ETF was approved. Chairman Gary Gensler quickly tweeted from his personal account that the tweet was false and the result of a hack. In the following 15 minutes, … Read more
The January 6 panel revealed how Donald Trump was slow to take action during the Capitol riot. Sources told ABC News that Trump was reluctant to calm his protesters through Twitter. A former top Trump aide had to write and present tweets to post on Trump’s account, per ABC News. As Donald Trump watched rioters … Read more
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John Schneider is doubling down on his claim that he did not call for the public hanging of President Joe Biden in a since-deleted tweet that reportedly triggered the Secret Service to launch an investigation. In a statement to ET, the Dukes of Hazzard star insists he did not threaten the life of the 46th president of the … Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela — U.S. diplomats on Friday injected confusion into next year’s presidential election in Venezuela by applauding the purported inclination of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and other government foes to appeal their bans on running for office. A tweet from the U.S. government’s unit that oversees Venezuelan affairs praised Machado’s “courage and willingness” … Read more
Paris Hilton shocked the world when she casually announced the arrival of her second child with Carter Reum on Thanksgiving. Now fans cannot get over an apparent connection between the baby’s name and Paris‘ past. The 42-year-old DJ and businesswoman revealed that the family welcomed a baby girl named London, who follows their firstborn – … Read more
Noah Kahan is reacting to the announcement that he will be Saturday Night Live‘s musical guest for the first time! The 26-year-old singer will feature in the show’s November 25 episode, which will be hosted by Emma Stone. Keep reading to find out how he reacted to the news… In celebration of the news, Noah … Read more