What is WeChat and why does Elon Musk want to copy it?

July 31, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean China, Elon Musk, WeChat

Earlier this week Elon Musk rebranded Twitter to X – another step in his plan to emulate Chinese mega app WeChat.

Is Elon Musk laughing at Mark Zuckerberg?

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Is Elon Musk laughing? Reports say Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Twitter-killer’ just suffered a stunning 50% collapse in daily active users

July 20, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean Elon Musk, mark zuckerberg, threads, Twitter

After a record-breaking launch, Mark Zuckerberg’s new app Threads has seen the numbers wane — significantly.

Elon Musk and his viral AI-generated image of him as a baby on Twitter

Elon Musk and the viral AI-generated image of him as a baby on Twitter

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Elon Musk joked that he took ‘too much’ anti-aging formula in response to a viral AI-generated image of him as a baby on Twitter

June 8, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean ai generated image, Elon Musk, Twitter

One image of Elon Musk as a child is making the rounds on Twitter and has racked up 4.5 million views.

Apple Vision Pro $3,499 headset

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Apple Vision Pro $3,499 headset

June 7, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean apple vision pro, price

The first thing you notice about Apple’s Vision Pro headset is that it’s fairly comfortable – as much as wearing a pair of giant ski goggles on your face can possibly be.

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter

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Mystery as Twitter blue tick returns for some users

April 23, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean blue tick, Elon Musk, Twitter, Twitter blue tick

Some Twitter accounts with more than one million followers have had their blue tick badges re-instated by Twitter without paying to subscribe.

Chinese apps capcut, shein, and temu taking the US and UK by storm

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The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm

April 3, 2023 George Awiadem Maclean capcut, chinese apps, shein, temu, tiktok

TikTok, the most popular free app in the US, has in recent days been making headlines not for its content but for alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party.