Why Twitter Is Unlikely To Become The ‘Digital Town Square’ Elon Musk Envisions

Why Twitter Is Unlikely To Become The ‘Digital Town Square’ Elon Musk Envisions

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY FIVETHIRTYEIGHT / GETTY IMAGES Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly poll roundup. On Monday, Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and currently the the richest man in the world, concluded a purchase agreement Twitter for around $44 billion. Twitter users have been tweeting all week about what it means … Read more

Town botches Super Bowl flyover tweet with photo of Russian jet

Town botches Super Bowl flyover tweet with photo of Russian jet

A California city promoting a US Air Force flyover during the Super Bowl missed the mark by mistakenly sharing a photo of a Russian fighter jet. Santa Monica city officials tweeted a photo sunday afternoon ahead of Super Bowl LVI alerting residents to the annual pre-game ritual high above the field, but erroneously posted a … Read more

Gunmen kill 9 in road ambush in southern Philippine town

Gunmen kill 9 in road ambush in southern Philippine town

COTABATO, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen in the southern Philippines killed a Muslim rebel and eight of his companions in a road ambush Saturday that authorities said was apparently sparked by a land dispute. Several attackers raked two SUVs with assault rifle fire in an early morning ambush in an isolated farming village in Guindulungan town … Read more

Cheshire town seeking ale taster as part of anniversary celebrations

Cheshire town seeking ale taster as part of anniversary celebrations

A Cheshire town is offering the chance for one lucky individual to spend 12 months as an official ale taster. Congleton Town Council is looking to recruit someone on a voluntary basis as part of its 750th anniversary celebrations, reports Cheshire Live. The role is expected to mainly involve appearing at ceremonial occasions and the … Read more