Musk threatens Microsoft over a job posting

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[{"selector":"#anim-818c3fe9-12c4-4e20-8071-ed7a2fd11c9f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f8dd08c6-dadf-48a1-b970-11ed0e990e49","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Elon Musk threatens legal action against Microsoft for using Twitter's data without permission for training AI models.

[{"selector":"#anim-a5355d8b-82c7-4ad6-ab82-36338af425fd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f795fa6b-d348-4b60-99d6-3e534f8fef75","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Microsoft announced that it will drop Twitter from its advertising platform instead of paying API fees.

[{"selector":"#anim-e7cacdee-b37d-4951-bbb8-be26284c6fef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-189d5c80-0066-4e9e-8fed-ed55d5379afa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Starting on April 25, Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform will no longer support Twitter.

[{"selector":"#anim-089c5d7d-b417-4437-87c1-2f352c5375f8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b56c5cb-1b90-495f-8ec4-37660515bb12","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Musk accuses Microsoft of piggybacking off the Twitter database and not paying for it.

[{"selector":"#anim-6fbb1012-0c90-4866-875e-cd7afa2a0bc5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cb89f897-02ea-480b-af88-1cc1196fffe8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Twitter stopped the free API service to 3rd party apps and developers previously in February.

[{"selector":"#anim-c20cfb1c-5261-4d23-8169-9e54382b95d1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-332a60f8-632d-4f47-91ca-3c2d43cbbd74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Twitter charges $42,000 for access to 50 million tweets, $125,000 for 100 million tweets, and $210,000 for the highest plan with 200 million tweets.

[{"selector":"#anim-eaedf87b-9c15-40e3-ace9-6dab0070239a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-54f29542-24fe-49f0-8eb5-e2af3c0a2041","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Musk is launching his own AI company and a new language model called TruthGPT.

[{"selector":"#anim-2ab04a70-032d-4daa-b603-29a6acef3f0a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-45548662-292d-4d63-ad6f-266644f52478","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Tech personalities, including Musk, sent an open letter advocating for a pause on AI developments citing risks to society.

[{"selector":"#anim-f16e139f-c0a0-457a-885e-2e4707427e64 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aff1a5bf-d762-4a2d-b716-10d4ddb878c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Other social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn will continue to be available on Microsoft's platform.

[{"selector":"#anim-11f6c486-4d83-42b9-8252-99e9a9b86eaa [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.21093741026054%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cbc3dd8e-fecd-44ea-9a9f-274dc163739c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] API is becoming another gold rush in tech, and Musk states that companies using Twitter's data should pay for it.