Elon Musk's tenure as Twitter owner has sparked a significant shake-up in the platform's policies and triggered an unprecedented wave of discontent among users and advertisers. With new limitations on tweet access to combat data scraping, the Twitterverse is seeing a transformative effect, leading to unexpected litigation and an increasing user migration to competitor platforms like Blue Sky. In an intensifying digital duel, Twitter is now threatening legal action against Meta, previously known as Facebook, accusing them of illicitly using its trade secrets in the development of a new text-based application called Threads, an allegation Meta denies.
In a separate development, SpaceX, along with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit initiated by five environmental and indigenous groups challenging the approval of SpaceX's Starship Rocket Program in Boca Chica Star Base, Texas. The plaintiffs argue that the FAA acted improperly by not conducting a comprehensive environmental study on the potential impacts of SpaceX's activities. Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corporation is making a significant leap forward in the EV industry. Following a breakthrough in solid-state battery technology, the Japanese automotive giant aims to halve the size, weight, and cost of its EV batteries, a move designed to make electric vehicles more affordable and accessible to the average consumer.