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Elon Musk says Twitter will finally remove legacy checkmarks on 4/20

April 12, 2023

Elon Musk said that Twitter will finally move to remove the legacy blue checkmarks on April 20 or 4/20 because he can’t let go of that joke. This is the “final date,” he said in a tweet. If the move goes through, Twitter will have verification marks only for paid users and businesses, and government […]

Elon Musk says Twitter will finally remove legacy checkmarks on 4/20 by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

GM leads $50M EnergyX deal to lock down lithium for its EVs

April 11, 2023

Eager to secure all the lithium it needs to power a growing lineup of electric vehicles, General Motors said on Tuesday that it will lead a $50 million investment into lithium extraction and refining startup EnergyX. With the deal, the legacy automaker says it will help EnergyX scale its lithium-extraction tech. In exchange, GM will […]

GM leads $50M EnergyX deal to lock down lithium for its EVs by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

Twitter, Inc. is now X Corp

April 11, 2023

Twitter, Inc. is now called X Corp, according to a court filing in California. Since Twitter is no longer a public company, it does not have to report updates like name changes to the SEC. But in any case, the new name was spotted in an April 4 document related to far-right activist Laura Loomer’s […]

Twitter, Inc. is now X Corp by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok quietly launched a GIF-like ‘video stickers’ feature for direct messages

April 11, 2023

TikTok quietly launched “animated video stickers” for direct messages in February, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Video stickers essentially work like GIFs and are an expansion of TikTok Stickers, which rolled out last December and allow users to create and upload their own custom images to be used in direct messages. Users can browse through […]

TikTok quietly launched a GIF-like ‘video stickers’ feature for direct messages by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch