Elon Musk Plans ‘Texas Utopia’ Town With Input From Grimes And Kanye West

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor If nothing else, $44 billion has bought Twitter power-user Elon Musk status as the No. 1 most-followed account on the social network. As of Thursday morning, Musk had 133.088 million users — up more than 20% since he closed the Twitter deal last October. That pushed the billionaire ahead of the previously most-followed account, that of Barack Obama, who currently has about 133.042 million followers. (To be sure, this is according to the public counters operated by Twitter, which Musk controls.) Musk, a self-proclaimed free-speech “absolutist,” is notoriously fond of posting memes and jokes on Twitter. (Prior to his acquisition, according to Twitter’s legal team, Musk also used the service to disparage the company and its employees.) Musk has claimed he did not buy the company “to make more money” but to “try to help humanity, whom I love.” He also has said he was “obviously overpaying” for Twitter.

Twitter users can expect another string of shake-ups as some features for non-paying accounts will soon be scrapped.

Kanye West has gone viral after being posted online.Shared on Sunday (March 26), the video shows how AI can accurately replicate the voice of any musician and develop musical content that sounds like it was recorded by the artists themselves.The video was posted by AI expert Roberto Nickson who used the computer programme to generate an approximation of West’s voice and share an AI-developed verse that references the rapper’s recent controversies.“All you have to do is record reference vocals and replace them with a trained model of any musician you like,” Nickson wrote on Twitter in explaining how he developed the verse. “I found this Kanye-style beat on YouTube, I wrote eight bars, I’m gonna record them now and then I’m gonna have AI Kanye replace me.”And just like that.

Elon Musk has defended his Twitter subscription plan after it was criticised by Star Trek actor William Shatner.After acquiring the social media platform in late 2022, the billionaire introduced Twitter Blue, a service that allows anyone to purchase a blue tick/verified account for a monthly subscription fee.Previously, blue ticks were typically given to notable accounts, such as high-profile figures, celebrities, major companies, politicians and members of the media.However, as part of his new plan, Musk has warned that these “legacy accounts” – those who received blue ticks before his takeover – will lose their verified status unless they pay the monthly subscription fee.“Hey @elonmusk, what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?” Shatner tweeted Musk on Saturday (March 25).“I’ve been here for 15 years giving my [time] & witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?”In defence of his new program, Musk wrote: “It’s more about treating everyone equally.

Twitter users should brace for a big change coming to the app this week as the company begins phasing out the iconic blue check marks.

premium service championed by Twitter's billionaire owner and chief executive Elon Musk. After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Friday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists and others who'd been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status. "It will be glorious," he tweeted Monday, in response to a Twitter user who noted that Friday is also April Fools Day.

Grimes and Elon Musk have revealed they have changed their daughter’s unique name to a single letter. Grimes - real name Claire Boucher - welcomed her daughter Exa Dark Sideræl Musk with Twitter CEO Elon Musk, 51, in December 2021 via surrogacy. And in a recent post on social media, the singer, 35, explained that her daughter is now just named "Y", which is pronounced, "Why".

Grimes’ baby names just keep getting more unique.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to revoke legacy blue check-marks as of April 1 and force users to pay for the privilege, the multibillionaire tech baron claimed the subscription-based verification program is about fairness, not lucre. “It’s more about treating everyone equally,” Musk tweeted Sunday evening in replying to Shatner. “There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities imo.”

Grimes has revealed that she’s renamed her daughter, changing the name from Exa Dark Sideræl to a single letter.The Canadian artist – real name Claire Boucher – shares two children with Twitter CEO and Tesla boss Elon Musk – son X Æ A-Xii, born in May 2020, and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl Musk who arrived December 2021 via surrogate.News of the pair’s second child was accidentally revealed last year during a cover interview with Vanity Fair, when the interviewer noticed the sound of a baby crying while talking to Grimes about her upcoming “space opera”-themed album, ‘Book 1’.Last week, (March 23), the singer shared a rare photo of her daughter on Instagram, posted alongside a picture of herself wearing a red matching onesie.

Elon Musk has made it very clear that he is not too fond of journalists’ questions about Twitter, following multiple controversial news articles since he became CEO of the company.The communications teams behind Twitter decided to avoid any type of questions from reporters when the controversy started, however the press email address is now active for media questions and inquiries, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that Elon has changed his mind.The new automatic reply to journalists from the official email address is simply a poop emoji, which seems to be a joke from Twitter’s CEO, as he tweeted about it to his 132.1 million fans and followers on the popular platform.confirmed

reply to Dogecoin founder Billy Markus, 40, who tweeted about Swift.“Taylor Swift rules and if you disagree you’ll be kicked off the internet i’m pretty sure,” tweeted the bitcoin founder.Musk then responded by saying that “her limbic resonance skill is exceptional.”According to PsychMechanics, “limbic resonance” refers to “a state of deep emotional and physiological connection between two people.”The eccentric CEO later responded to a four-image collage tweeted from Swift’s official account with a simple cigarette emoji which some users implied that Musk thought the “Evermore” singer was “smoking” hot.In a third response, this time to a tweet asking if Musk and the 33-year-old singer would make a cuter couple, Musk responded with a crying laughing emoji.

All inquiries from members of the press directed to Twitter’s official press email now receive the same automatic reply: a poop emoji.

Taylor Swift have told Elon Musk to leave the pop star alone after the Twitter CEO sent a series of bizarre tweets about her.On Friday (March 17), Musk commented on a tweet by Dogecoin founder Billy Markus that read: “Taylor Swift rules and if you disagree you’ll be kicked off the internet i’m pretty sure.” Musk replied: “Her limbic resonance skill is exceptional.”Limbic resonance is an idea that a person’s capacity for sharing deep emotional states comes from the human brain’s limbic system.Her limbic resonance skill is exceptional— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 17, 2023“Who are you trying to make jealous Elon?,” asked one Twitter user, while another said: “most superdweeb flirt ever.”Elsewhere, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO responded directly to a tweet from Swift’s official account, which shows four images of the pop star on stage at the opening shows of her ‘Eras’ tour. He responded with a cigarette emoji.I miss you like it was the very first night.

Kim Kardashian is doing her best at amicably co-parenting with ex-husband Kanye «Ye» West — even amid his recent romance with his new wife, Bianca Censori.A source tells ET, «Kim and Kanye’s relationship is OK,» even though the pair are «still having some back and forth with a few arguments.»«But co-parenting healthily is their main goal, and that is always the primary focus for Kim,» the source adds.As they co-parent, that means the couple's four children — 9-year-old daughter North, 7-year-old son Saint, 5-year-old daughter Chicago and 3-year-old son Psalm — are spending more time with Censori -- an architect for Yeezy with whom West had a marriage ceremony in January.«Bianca has been around their kids,» the source says. «Kim, ultimately, just wants Kanye to be at peace.

Twitter's head Elon Musk has been called out by the son of Leicestershire-star Gary Lineker following his father's public fallout with the BBC as trolls have hurled abuse his way online. Gary hit out at the billionaire and chief executive officer on Twitter, including him in a post that shows his son George being told that he should be "burned at the stake" for his public support of his father. It comes after the former footballer was reinstated as host of Match Of The Day (MOTD) on Monday (March 13).

Gary Lineker has questioned Twitter owner Elon Musk after a threatening message was sent to his son in the wake of the sports presenter’s row with the BBC. The former footballer, who was reinstated as host of Match Of The Day (MOTD) on Monday, re-shared a private message which said his eldest son, George, should to be “burned at the stake” for his public support of his father. Lineker and other employees of the BBC have received abuse online following the ex-England striker’s brief suspension as host of MOTD at the weekend.

Wishing him the best. Kim Kardashian is supportive of her ex-husband Kanye West and his new relationship with Bianca Censori.

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to build his own town in Texas, and has consulted both Grimes and Kanye West.According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk has acquired at least 3,500 acres of land outside Austin, and is planning to construct “a sort of Texas utopia along the Colorado River, where his employees could live and work.”Reportedly, officials at Musk’s tunneling company Boring Co. are looking to incorporate the town in Bastrop County, which is near planned SpaceX and Boring facilities, meaning the entrepreneur and CEO would be able to set some of the regulations in his town in order to expedite his plans.Per WSJ, Musk had several meetings in 2022 with Grimes, who he shares two children with, Kanye and Kanye’s architectural designer to discuss ideas for the town.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Meta, parent of Facebook and Instagram, said it is considering launching a new Twitter-like social network. “We’re exploring a standalone, decentralized social network for sharing text updates. We believe there’s an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can share timely updates about their interests,” a Meta spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. The rep said the company had no additional info on the prospective social network to share. News site Moneycontrol first reported on the potential Meta service, which is code-named “P92.” The new Meta app would be based on — and interoperable with — the framework that powers Mastodon, a Twitter-like service that launched in 2016 and has seen a surge in popularity since Musk’s takeover of Twitter last October.