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Musk flummoxes internet with 'Kekius Maximus' persona
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk adopted the moniker "Kekius Maximus" on X Tuesday, sparking speculation among his 210 million followers about his mysterious new handle that is a mash-up of an alt-right symbol, a memecoin, and the lead character of the movie "Gladiator."
Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will stream on X
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - Elon Musk said Sunday that a "cage match" he and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg have seemingly agreed to as a fund-raiser will be carried live on X, formerly known as Twitter, which he owns.
Olympic medal-winning sprinter Bowie mourned after death at 32
AFP, Published on 04/05/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and 2017 100m world champion, was remembered Wednesday as a rare athletics talent and warm friend after her death at the age of 32.
In rare move, US school shooter's parents charged with manslaughter
AFP, Published on 04/12/2021
» WASHINGTON - The parents of a 15-year-old boy who shot dead four students at a high school in the US state of Michigan with a gun bought for him by his father just days earlier were charged with involuntary manslaughter on Friday.
'Very... meta': Twitter cracks up over Facebook rebrand
AFP, Published on 29/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's announcement on Thursday that the company would henceforth be called Meta unleashed a torrent of hilarity on Twitter from companies, people and even the social media giant itself.
Bad Romance: Lady Gaga in Twitter feud with Trump campaign
AFP, Published on 02/11/2020
» WASHINGTON - Music superstar Lady Gaga got into an unlikely Twitter feud Sunday with President Donald Trump's reelection campaign after they accused her of being anti-fracking.
'LOL!': China's informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
AFP, Published on 14/01/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter -- and it's not entirely diplomatic.
At Instagram hotspot, LOLs trump likes
AFP, Published on 26/11/2019
» COLOGNE, Germany: Crammed into a supermarket trolley, Kiki Malliora squealed with laughter as she rolled past her sister at Cologne's pop-up selfie museum, where visitors said having fun outweighs the hunt for "likes" in a changing social media landscape.
LeBron under fire after blaming China row on 'misinformed' Rockets GM
AFP, Published on 15/10/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Basketball superstar LeBron James was accused of turning a blind eye to Chinese repression on Tuesday after he criticised a Houston Rockets executive for angering China with a "misinformed" tweet supporting protesters in Hong Kong.
It's a boy! Kardashian, West welcome fourth child
AFP, Published on 11/05/2019
» NEW YORK - Television reality star Kim Kardashian West said Friday that she and rapper Kanye West have welcomed their fourth child, a boy born via surrogate.