Nation May 17 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: FDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster for children age 5 to 11 In our news wrap Tuesday, the FDA authorized Pfizer's low-dose COVID booster for kids 5 to 11 years old, China restricted more Beijing residents to their homes to help control a small outbreak, U.S highway deaths shot up last year…
Nation May 13 Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’ In a tweet, the Tesla billionaire linked to a Reuters story from May 2 citing a financial filing from Twitter that estimated false or spam accounts made up fewer than 5% of the company’s “monetizable daily active users” in the… By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Nation May 10 Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump Musk, speaking virtually at a Future of the Car summit hosted by the Financial Times, said Twitter’s Trump ban was a “morally bad decision” and “foolish in the extreme.”… By Kelvin Chan, Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
World May 04 U.K. parliament asks Elon Musk to testify on Twitter intentions Parliament’s digital committee asked the Tesla CEO on Wednesday to give evidence about his proposals “in more depth.”… By Associated Press
Apr 27 Elon Musk ordered to abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets By Tom Krisher, Associated Press Elon Musk's request to scrap a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private is being denied by a federal judge in New York. Continue reading
Apr 27 SpaceX launched 4 astronauts to International Space Station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It’s the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, Jessica Watkins. Continue reading
Apr 26 What 3 experts think about Elon Musk buying Twitter By Kenichi Serino, Justin Stabley, Hannah Grabenstein After weeks of speculation, Elon Musk will buy social media platform Twitter for $44 billion, PBS NewsHour spoke to three experts in the fields of social media, communications and democracy about the purchase. Continue reading
Apr 26 Twitter has a misinformation problem. Here’s how Elon Musk’s plans for the platform could make it worse By Anjana Susarla, The Conversation Twitter, more than other social media platforms, fosters real-time discussion about events as they unfold. That could change now that Musk has gained control of the company. Continue reading
Apr 26 Turning Twitter into a ‘free speech’ haven might not be as easy as Elon Musk thinks By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion, intending to turn it into a haven for free speech. But the social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well last… Continue reading