Musk Plans to Rename Twitter as “X”

Elon Musk said that he plans to rebrand Twitter by replacing its blue bird logo with an X, at least temporarily — and that it might happen as early as today.

The Twitter rebranding is an effort to stem the loss of ad revenue by changing the service’s image, but it was met with immediate criticism by users on social media.

Musk has long sought to create an “everything app” named X, and Twitter’s parent company is Musk’s X Corp.  The domain X.com will redirect to Twitter once the name is changed. 

Congress Seeking the Truth on UFOs

Congress will hear testimony this week from three former military and intelligence officials who claim the government is hiding the truth about alien visits and artifacts.

Similarly, the Senate has adopted an amendment to the defense bill requiring the federal government to collect and disclose all UFO-related records for a special board to review.

For some legislators, the issue is national security: If it’s not aliens, why can’t the military figure out what these UFOs are? For others, it’s more in the spirit of the TV series “X-Files,” which famously proclaimed: “The truth is out there.”

‘Barbenheimer’ Weekend Explodes at Box Office

“Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” soared to box office records this weekend, beating already-high expectations. “Barbie” took in $155 million, the year’s biggest opening, and “Oppenheimer” hit $80 million.

It’s the first time ever that two movies opened this big on one weekend, and the biggest opening weekend ever for a film directed by a woman — Greta Gerwig was the director for “Barbie.”  

Not surprisingly, women made up 65% of the “Barbie” audience, while men were 62% of the “Oppenheimer” audience, a film about creating the first atomic bomb.

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➤ Donald Trump would beat President Biden if the general election were held today, according to a Harvard-Harris poll released Friday. The poll shows Trump winning 45% to 40% in a head-to-head matchup with Biden. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, the judge in Donald Trump’s classified documents case set May 20, 2024 as the trial’s opening day—during the presidential primaries. (More)

➤ President Biden nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to lead the Navy. If confirmed, that would make her the first woman to serve as a member of the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. (More)

➤The White House launched a new Office of Pandemic Preparedness to prepare for and respond to potential pandemics. It will be led by Paul Friedrichs, a combat surgeon and retired Air Force major general. (More)

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➤ Brian Harmon, a 36-year-old American who entered golf’s Open Championship as a 120-1 underdog, won the sport’s oldest major tournament Sunday by six strokes. (More)

➤ The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team won its first match 3-0 against Vietnam in the World Cup but drew criticism for standing silently during the National Anthem. (More)

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➤ Disney may sell a stake in ESPN as it seeks to save the sports network in an era of cable cord-cutting. Prospective partners include sports-betting firms and the major sports leagues themselves. (More)

➤ The NFL unanimously approved the sale of the Washington Commanders for a record $6 billion to a group that includes Magic Johnson. The league also fined outgoing owner Dan Snyder $60 million for workplace “improprieties.” (More)

➤ Domino’s is fighting inflation in India with the world’s cheapest Domino’s pizza: It costs 60 cents for a 7-inch cheese pizza with a sprinkle of basil and parsley. (More)

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➤ Fable Studios demonstrated AI technology that can create an entire TV show by posting a fake episode of “South Park.” The AI-generated plot revolved around the media’s use of deepfake technology. (More)

➤ Scientists say they’ve discovered pieces of metal “healing” themselves by sealing cracks back together at a nanoscale level. Self-healing metals could usher in an engineering revolution. (More)

➤ A new skin patch against peanut allergies has shown success in immunizing toddlers aged 1-3 years old. Peanut allergies affect 2% of children and often persist into adulthood. (More)

➤ Tony Bennett, one of America’s great singers of pop standards, died Friday at the age of 96. Most famous for his signature song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” the singer was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2016. (More)

➤ A white-tailed eagle chick hatched in England for the first time in 240 years, bringing hope for a species of eagle once widespread in England but almost completely wiped out by 1780. (More)

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Today’s Trivia

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