Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk asked a US federal judge on Thursday (November 2) not to compel him to testify in the US Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) probe into the takeover of social media site Twitter.

Elon Musk opposes SEC's bid for his testimony in Twitter probe

X, formerly known as Twitter, which distributed stock grants to its employees recently, has revealed a big drop in its valuation. According to internal documents obtained by The New York Times, the company's value has plummeted to approximately $19 billion.

X's valuation takes a dive, falls from $44 billion to $19 billion 

For all the X users out there - the platform has introduced new premium subscription plans for its micro bloggers - first is the $16 per month premium plus plans, second is the premium plan for $8.

X introduces two subscription plans with ad-free feed

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X, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced a new subscription plan called "Premium+" which is priced at $16 per month. This plan offers enhanced benefits for users who are willing to pay more.

'Largest reply boost': Know about the new 'Premium+' subscription plan at X

The newly elected US House Speaker Mike Johnson's past comments alleging that Twitter, now X, was an "FBI subsidiary" during the social media platform's days before Elon Musk, are now going viral.

Video: Twitter was an 'FBI subsidiary' before Musk took over, US House Speaker Mike Johnson had said

Social media platform X is in the midst of launching an early version of video and audio calling for some users, owner of the microblogging app and chief technology officer Elon Musk said in a post on Wednesday (Oct 25), in what is being viewed as another step towards his push to turn X into an “everything app”.

Musk’s social media platform X to roll out audio, video calling in a step towards ‘everything app’

Elon Musk could take his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, off Europe to effectively make it inaccessible across the continent, Business Insider reported.

Elon Musk may take X out of Europe to dodge anti-fake news EU regulation: Report

Elon Musk, who last year took over the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, has introduced a new subscription model that involves charging new users $1 for accessing basic features, such as posting messages.

X introduces $1 annual subscription for basic features in trial

A cybersecurity researcher has exposed a major vulnerability in the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) official X account. The flaw in the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allowed the ethical hacker to infiltrate a recruitment channel used by the CIA to connect with potential informants.

This glitch in X enabled the hijacking of CIA informant channel. Here's how

In a new development, from the world of social media 'X' formerly Twitter is now testing a subscription model for its new users.

'X' to charge new users $1 a year for basic features

Australian regulators have fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X, rebranded from Twitter, $385,000 (A$610,500) as it failed to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices after not providing information about its efforts to combat child exploitation.

Australia fines Musk’s X $385,000 for failure to provide information on child abuse content

Fake news and disinformation on various social media platforms continues and it has been a cause of concern for many. In the ongoing Israel-Hamas war - X has removed hundreds of Hamas affiliated accounts.

'X' removes hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts, takes action against 'burner' accounts

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has removed hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts and taken action to label or remove “tens of thousands of pieces of content” in the days after the Hamas attack on Israel, said the firm’s CEO Linda Yaccarino, on Thursday (Oct 12).

X removes hundreds of Hamas-affiliated accounts, rebuffs disinformation claims on Israel war

In some fresh legal trouble for Twitter owner Elon Musk, a US Judge has said that the billionaire has to face a lawsuit that claims he defrauded former Twitter shareholders last year by waiting too long to disclose that he had invested in the social media company, which he later bought and renamed x.

Musk's Twitter takeover: Will Elon Musk testify in Twitter probe?

Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter has removed headlines from news articles shared by users after the site owner said it would make the posts look better.

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, strips headlines from news story links for ‘aesthetics’

US Judge says Billionaire Elon Musk to face shareholder lawsuit

Indian capital New Delhi and its neighbouring regions are prone to earthquakes as they fall under the seismic zone four along the Aravali fault line, where the possibility of severe intensity tremors is high.

X users pour in hilarious memes and scary videos after earthquake shakes Delhi-NCR

In a significant legal development, a U.S. judge has ruled that Elon Musk must confront a lawsuit alleging he deceived former Twitter shareholders by failing to promptly disclose his investment in the social media platform.

Elon Musk to face fraud lawsuit over delayed Twitter stake disclosure 

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called upon X (formerly known as Twitter) boss Elon Musk to 'roll back' anti-Semitism on the platform, during an in-person conversation.

'I hope you...': Israeli PM Netanyahu urges Musk to fight anti-Semitism

Elon Musk, the owner of online platform X, suggested on Monday that it might impose a monthly subscription on all users in order to reduce the use of bots. Since purchasing the website for $44 billion in October of last year, when it was still known as Twitter, the software mogul has made a number of changes.

US: 'X' will soon charge users a small monthly payment

Newly unsealed court filings have revealed that X, (formerly Twitter) turned over at least 32 direct messages from former president Donald Trump's account to Special Counsel Jack Smith, according to a CNN report.

X gave access to 32 direct messages from Donald Trump's account to special counsel

Elon Musk's X Corp. has taken a significant step towards resolving a series of lawsuits filed by thousands of former Twitter employees who said that they were denied severance pay following Musk’s acquisition of the social media giant last year.

Elon Musk's X Corp. seeks resolution in Twitter severance pay lawsuits: Report 

The newly launched social media platform Threads is facing widespread criticism for blocking terms related to COVID-19 and vaccines on the platform. Developed by Facebook's parent company Meta, the platform's decision to block coronavirus-related searches on its service comes at a time when COVID-19 hospitalisation numbers are on the rise in the United States, as per the data shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Threads under fire for blocking searches about COVID-19, vaccines

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