Twitter began verifying public figures to forestall scammers from distributing faux information. New proprietor Elon Musk, nonetheless, thinks the blue verify is only a standing image, and one individuals ought to pay for. The platform’s new proprietor has reportedly determined customers will want to enroll in . It’s additionally reported Musk has given Twitter workers till November seventh to implement the modifications, or he’ll begin firing individuals.

I’m certain the blue verify is, for some, little greater than a bragging proper, but it surely’s additionally Twitter’s repair to a reasonably knotty downside. Back within the day, it was simple sufficient to create an account posing as a revered newswire to pump out faux inventory data. The pace of Twitter’s platform means individuals can retweet one thing controversial a few inventory value to their followers earlier than they’ve clocked it got here from the Well Street Jourral. Although, given Twitter’s new proprietor was accountable for the tweet, perhaps that’s simply allowed now.

– Dan Cooper

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The 14- and 16-inch variants have been delayed.

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In Hollywood, all square-jawed hunks are replaceable.

Netflix’s well-liked adaptation of The Witcher is getting a fourth season, however . Henry Cavill, who performed Geralt of Rivia for the present’s first three seasons, is (reportedly) liberating up his schedule to as soon as once more play Superman. Taking his place on the present is Liam Hemsworth, the youngest member of the Hemsworth performing clan, with a jaw that’s solely marginally much less sq. than his predecessor.

A Happy Little Sun, there.

If Bob Ross had been alive at this time, that is the form of information that, I’m certain, would put a giant ol’ smile on his large ol’ face. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured a picture of the solar the place it . The explanation for that is little greater than the coincidental clustering of coronal holes, but it surely’s sufficiently cute that we think about it’ll be everybody’s desktop background for the subsequent month at the least.