Developers of some of the world’s most popular video games are expanding the tools players use to create characters: downplaying gendered terms and untethering options for body types, voice and other characteristics from gender selection.
Why it matters: The shift is part of a trend by the industry to be more inclusive to a wider set of players by letting them see themselves in the games they play.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) personal Twitter account was reinstated on the platform on Monday, more than 10 months after being permanently suspended for "repeated violations" of the platform's COVID misinformation policy.
Driving the news: Musk's takeover of Twitter brought a host of changes and upheaval to the platform. On Friday, Musk tweeted, "What should Twitter do next?"
Genesis Global Trading has been eerily silent after announcing last week that its crypto lending unit would halt services in light of FTX's collapse.
State of play: Five days have passed since its lending unit ceased withdrawals and new loan originations. And the lack of communication has opened the door to speculation about the health of the overall firm, as well as its parent Digital Currency Group and sister unit Grayscale Investments.
Why it matters: They are calling on companies to stop advertising on the social media platform as Musk's chaotic takeover continues to bring a host of changes and upheaval to the platform.
Crypto lender Celsius Network failed to keep track of its customers' digital assets, according to a report published Saturday ordered by the judge overseeing Celsius' Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding.
Why it matters: Thousands of Celsius customers and the digital assets they think rightfully belong to them hang in the balance, with folks shut off from their accounts since the platform's June halt.
Minutes before Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11 years in prison, her attorney argued that a harsh punishment would deter tech innovation and investment. Judge Edward Davila would soon retort: "Failure is normal. But failure by fraud is not okay."
Why it matters: There's been lots of talk this month about investor due diligence, and the lack thereof, in the case of collapsed crypto exchange FTX.
Zoom, which boomed during the pandemic and became nearly synonymous with video chat, could yet find itself squeezed out despite a recent push to expand into new areas.
The big picture: Businesses tend to like to get their services from as few vendors as possible, a trend that encourages bundling and makes it hard for ambitious, innovative start-ups to succeed.
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, returned to Twitter after Elon Musk announced his social media company had restored the musician's account.
Why it matters: Ye's page was restricted last month due to antisemitic tweets that led Adidas and several other companies to drop the artist. Musk has said he doesn't believe in lifelong bans and on Saturday reinstated former President Trump's Twitter account, though Trump had yet to tweet as of Monday morning.
Elon Musk's decision to reinstate former President Trump's Twitter account doesn't make "any difference," given that Trump's posts on Truth Social tend to make their way to Twitter anyway, journalist Kara Swisher told CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday.
Driving the news: Musk reinstated Trump's account on Saturday after initiating a Twitter poll on his own Twitter profile.
Elon Musk on Saturday reinstated former President Trump's Twitter account, three weeks after acquiring the social media company for $44 billion and shortly after millions of accounts voted in favor (52% of more than 15 million total votes) of the decision through a poll Musk posted Friday night.
In a tweet, Musk said, “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated.”
Why it matters: Trump used Twitter as his primary communication tool when running for president, and then while in office.
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