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SAN FRANCISCO - The Twitter sign on the company's San Francisco headquarters was slightly revamped.The social media giant's head honcho, Elon Musk, had the "W" in the Twitter sign painted over in white to blend into the background color so that the name reads ‘Titter.’"Our landlord at SF HQ says we’re legally required to keep sign as Twitter & cannot remove "w", so we painted it background color. Problem solved!," a boisterous Musk tweeted on Sunday.He said in a follow-up tweet, "They tried to muffle our titter."Elon Musk is apologizing for a tweet last October that raised doubts about the attack on Paul Pelosi.It's not the first time, Musk has joked about calling Twitter by "titter."He previously created a Twitter poll, asking his followers if the company should be renamed, as pointed out by Forbes.

Bernard Arnault, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos are pictured in file images. (Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP, Taylor Hill, Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty Images) As U.S.

FILE - In this photo illustration, a womans silhouette holds a smartphone with the Spotify logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Spotify says it has removed AI-generated music made by Boomy from its platform and ensured that any streams for this content have been excluded from royalty calculations.It's part of its ongoing effort to protect artists."Artificial streaming is a longstanding, industry-wide issue that Spotify is working to stamp out across our service," a Spotify spokesperson told FOX Business.JOHN LEGEND CALLS FOR REGULATION ON AI-GENERATED MUSICWhen the company identifies or is alerted to potential cases of stream manipulation, it works to "mitigate their impact by taking action that may include the removal of streaming numbers and the withholding of royalties," the spokesperson continued.As a result, they are able to "protect royalty payouts for honest, hardworking artists," the spokesperson added.Neil Nayyar’s list of instruments includes drums, piano, flute, and guitar — and that’s just a fraction of his collection and talent.This comes after Universal Music Group emailed streaming services in March that it was aware that certain AI services were trained on copyrighted music "without obtaining the required consents" of the owner's permission, according to the Financial Times.OPENAI SAYS CHATGPT FEATURE LETTING USERS DISABLE CHAT HISTORY NOW AVAILABLEAccording to Forbes, Spotify removed 7% of songs made with Boomy.

Heather Armstrong discusses her life as a professional blogger during an interview in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, July 18, 2008. Armstrong's website, which gets about 4 million hits a month, chronicles her daily life, much of it surrounding her NEW YORK (AP) - The pioneering mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47.Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home.She had two children with her former husband and business partner, Jon Armstrong, began Dooce in 2001 and built it into a lucrative career.

NEW YORK - The founder of Frank, a student loan assistance startup company that J.P. Morgan Chase acquired for $175 million two years ago, was arrested on charges that she duped the financial giant by dramatically inflating the number of customers her company had, authorities said.Charlie Javice, 31, of Miami Beach, Florida, was arrested Monday night in New Jersey on conspiracy, wire and bank fraud charges.A charging document in Manhattan federal court said she claimed her company had over four million users when it had fewer than 300,000 customers."This arrest should warn entrepreneurs who lie to advance their businesses that their lies will catch up to them."Authorities said Javice, who appeared on the Forbes 2019 "30 Under 30" list, would have earned $45 million from the fraud.Javice and her lawyer declined to comment as they left court after Javice signed a $2 million bond and agreed to curfew and possible electronic monitoring if court officers decide it is necessary. She also agreed not to contact key figures in the case — including investors — except for her mother and her mother's boyfriend.In a release, U.S.

(L) LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before a game against the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on April 04, 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (R) Tiger Woods of the United States waves on the third green during a practice round prior to the 2 There are 12 new billionaires in the world of sports, and two of them are still active in their sports.LeBron James and Tiger Woods made Forbes' newest list of billionaire sportspeople, becoming the first billionaire athletes while still playing.The four-time NBA champion and all-time scoring champion is projected to make over $124 million this year from his contract and endorsements.

A hotel chain operated by the businessman bidding to buy Manchester United FC netted £3.1million in public Covid-19 grants - despite him being worth billions, it's been revealed.

A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville, Dec. 18, 1966.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 02: CEO of Kynetic, co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team and the New Jersey Devils hockey team Michael G. Rubin is seen during REFORM Alliance campaign for criminal justice reform to introduce House Bill 1925 on PHILADELPHIA - Fanatics founder Michael Rubin is selling his stake in the company that owns the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils.Rubin, worth an estimated $8 billion according to Forbes, said on social media posts he was "shifting from part-owner " of the teams run by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and "back to life-long fan."Rubin was part of the ownership group when it purchased the 76ers in 2011 for $290 million.

In this photo illustration, the Revlon Cosmetics company logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) NEW YORK - Revlon, the 90-year-old multinational beauty company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debt load, disruptions to its supply chain network and surging costs.The New York-based company said it expects to receive $575 million in financing from its existing lenders, which will allow it to keep its day-to-day operations running.None of Revlon’s international operating subsidiaries are included in the proceedings, except for Canada and the United Kingdom.

Tiger Woods at the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 21, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images) Tiger Woods has been keeping golf fans on the edge of their seats for decades, both on and off the course. His accomplishments are mind-blowing, including 15 Major wins and a record-tying 82 wins on the PGA Tour.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A superyacht that American authorities say is owned by a Russian oligarch previously sanctioned for alleged money laundering has been seized by law enforcement in Fiji, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday.A judge in Fiji earlier in the week permitted U.S.

Elon Musk for around US$43 billion in cash, the price the chief executive of Tesla Inc. has called his “best and final” offer for the social media company, people familiar with the matter said.Twitter may announce the US$54.20-per-share deal later on Monday once its board has met to recommend the transaction to Twitter shareholders, the sources said.

FILE-Elon Musk attends TIME Person of the Year on December 13, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME) WASHINGTON - A list featuring the top earners in the world has been released by Forbes. Forbes comprised a list of more than 2,000 billionaires worldwide and found over 1,000 billionaires who added to their massive fortunes this year compared to 2021.

Authorities in Germany this week seized a lavish $600 million yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch, according to reports.The Dilbar, a 512-foot vessel belonging to billionaire Alisher Usmanov, was taken over by authorities while it was being refitted in a German shipyard, Forbes reported.The business magazine learned about the move Wednesday, just two days after Usmanov was sanctioned by the European Union as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the report said.The EU has accused Usmanov of being a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and a supporter of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, the Washington Examiner reported.Usmanov on Tuesday confirmed that financial actions had been taken against him."On 28 February 2022 I became the target of restrictive measures imposed by the European Union I believe that such decision is unfair, and the reasons employed to justify the sanctions are a set of false and defamatory allegations damaging my honor, dignity, and business reputation," he wrote Tuesday.The statement was posted on the website of the International Fencing Federation, where the former professional fencer served as president since 2008 until stepping down Monday, the Examiner reported.The Dilbar had been undergoing work at a shipyard in Hamburg, Germany, since October, according to Forbes. Employees of Blohm+Voss, the shipbuilding firm overseeing the project, were not at work Wednesday, the report said.German shipbuilder Lurssen, which built the Dilbar, claims it’s the world’s largest motor yacht by gross tonnage, weighing nearly 16,000 tons, according to Forbes.When operating, the ship has a crew of 96 people.

PITTSBURGH, PA - JANUARY 28: Vehicles including a Port Authority bus are left stranded after a bridge collapsed along Forbes Avenue on January 28, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At least 10 people were reportedly injured in the early-morning colla PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The mayor of Pittsburgh has announced plans to sign a declaration of disaster emergency for the city in light of last week's collapse of a bridge in a city park.Mayor Ed Gainey said the declaration would increase availability of federal funds and speed cleanup and reconstruction of the Frick Park bridge, improving coordination between the state transportation department and the city.Gainey said the declaration would be in effect for the next few days but called on council members to extend it.

pub broke Covid social distancing rules, local council chiefs have claimed. Ye Old Axe on Hackney Road, east London was slapped with a £1,000 fine for various breaches of coronavirus rules last year.As the venue applies to renew its sexual establishment licence, its shortcomings from last year have been revealed.

a CNN interview last week with U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley, who challenged Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other billionaires to step up on "a one-time basis" to help end starvation.Beasley said billionaires could give "$6 billion to help 42 million people that are literally going to die if we don’t reach them.""It’s not complicated," he added.That money would be approximately 2% of Musk’s fortune, nearly $300 billion, according to Forbes.

Variety.The producer, who was born in Illinois, had been recruited by Stanford University to play basketball, and graduated in 1960 from Principia College in Elsah.He began producing films in the late 60s and worked on movies like The Whispers with Bryan Forbes in 1967, and Joanna in 1968 with director Michael Sarne.A decade later, he produced a series of independent feature films, including the famous 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop by director Monte Hellman.The film was put in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress in 2012.In the 1980s he wrote and directed three motion pictures, including 1981 horror flick Strange Behaviours, 1983's Strange Invaders, and 1985's drama Mesmerized featuring Jodie Foster and John Lithgow.Laughlin

Ahead of him on that list, sits his wife’s sister Kylie Jenner, who reportedly earned $590 million in large part to her popular cosmetics company. He beat out Elton John, Arianna Grande and the Jonas Brothers to land at the top slot. Other Black celebrities in the top ten: Tyler Perry (#6 at $97 million), LeBron James (#9 at $88.2 million) and Dwayne Johnson (#10 at $87.5 million).The list is being published at a precarious time in the music industry. The touring that heavily contributes to artists’ revenues has ceased as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. West, who publicly protested his absence from the magazine’s Billionaires list, provided the publication with ample receipts of his income.

Kylie Jenner has topped Forbes magazine’s highest-paid celebrity list for 2020, despite editors at the magazine questioning the real value of her business empire.

Forbes, the financial magazine that used to proudly call itself "The Capitalist Tool," has appointed itself the unofficial keeper of the list of the world's billionaires, but its methods of actually verifying private net worths have always been a bit opaque and up to question. Now, in a rare rebuke, the magazine has retracted its claim that Kylie Jenner is officially a billionaire.