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The Bengals' defense dominated Houston in Week 2, limiting the Texans to two field goals and no touchdowns in a 20-6 win, while Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase provided the offense, prompting a wave of positive reactions on social media.
DK Pittsburgh Sports notes that Joey Porter Jr.'s agent is active on Twitter/X under the handle @ANDREODOM as part of ongoing Steelers coverage.
Slate’s culture write-up of Alex Gibney’s four‑hour Musk documentary finds it a revealing but not all‑encompassing portrait that traces Elon Musk from Zip2 to SpaceX and Tesla, shows how his public persona and media manipulation helped shape his rise, details his post‑COVID MAGA-aligned stance and Twitter theatrics, and even uses an AI‑enhanced avatar of Musk. While strong on the portrait of a man who wields disproportionate power, the piece argues the film treats Musk as a singular threat—overlooking broader wealth inequality and systemic rot as the deeper context of his influence.
A startup launches Tweet.app in response to a federal court ruling that blocks the use of the Twitter name but leaves room for using the word tweet and the bird logo, with the platform taking preemptive branding steps and a paid waitlist as the trademark case continues to a full trial.
A Delaware judge ruled that X abandoned both the term 'tweet' and the blue bird logo, making them fair game, while the 'Twitter' name remains restricted due to ongoing domain ownership; Operation Bluebird has rebranded Twitter.now as Tweet.app and is courting users, with early signups around 170,000, though its ultimate success remains uncertain.
Insomniac’s marketing director James Stevenson laments the algorithm-driven negativity surrounding Marvel’s Wolverine, warning that the relentless, fast-take culture and memes on social platforms can harm mental health as fans and critics flood feeds with backlash; the piece notes how this feedback loop shapes discussions of the game’s design and marketing within a broader pattern of toxic online discourse around major releases.
Dylan Sprouse’s 2018 tweet accusing Jared Leto of sliding into models’ DMs has resurfaced as four women level new sexual misconduct allegations against Leto, with details including alleged incidents at ages 16–19 and a claim of grooming; James Gunn’s old reply hinting at underage targets also circulates, while Leto denies all accusations in a statement to Just Jared. The BBC documentary adds further context, including an NDA-related detail the outlet says it has seen.
Nick Bosa’s restrained social-media activity has sparked backlash after he quote-tweeted ESPN’s parting with Ryan Clark, drawing accusations of racism amid past posts (including a Kaepernick tweet) and a MAGA-hat incident, with Buckeye teammates and Clark weighing in and fueling a debate about media double standards on athletes' politics.
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa broke his long Twitter silence by reposting The Athletic’s piece on Ryan Clark’s ESPN ouster with an OK emoji, his first tweet since 2022. The post highlights how public reactions to media layoffs play out on social media and prompts questions about why a high-profile player would weigh in on a media personnel change, reflecting broader debates about candor and platform dynamics in sports media.
A federal judge reluctantly approved a $1.5 million settlement between Elon Musk and the SEC over Musk’s 2022 Twitter stake disclosure, citing significant misgivings and several red flags but concluding the consent judgment must stand; the deal uses a trust to pay the penalty and imposes an injunction on future violations without Musk admitting wrongdoing, while the SEC dropped disgorgement efforts—leaving investor compensation unresolved in a separate Musk-related lawsuit.
A federal judge in Washington, DC, Sparkle Sooknanan, reluctantly approves the SEC’s settlement with Elon Musk over late disclosures of early Twitter stock purchases; the $1.5 million penalty is paid via a Musk trust and the judge questions whether Musk received special treatment, while the SEC says there was no collusion.
Critics mocked Howard Lutnick after he posted a photo of a so‑called ‘Trump Card’ on X—a purported, pricey fast‑track residency pass for wealthy foreign nationals—sparking memes about a laminated library card and bringing up past Trump/FIFA debates and Lutnick’s Epstein ties as online commentators weighed in.
Lily Allen’s West End Girl Tour pairs a Dallas Minor Trio opening with a full-album performance delivered largely without audience interaction and backed by a playback track, a format that has drawn some complaints. Allen later addressed the backlash on social media, clarifying there is a support act, the show is marketed as 'Lily Allen performs West End Girl,' and that the minimal-talk, fourth-wall approach is an intentional storytelling choice.
Bob Iger revealed in a Financial Times interview that Disney pursued the James Bond franchise but never sealed the deal, came close to buying Twitter hours before its sale closed (Elon Musk would later take it as X), and held internal talks with Apple about a merger that never materialized.
Former Disney CEO Bob Iger reveals in a Financial Times profile that Disney discussed a potential Apple deal but Apple showed little interest, and he notes that Jobs-era friendship and possible mergers were discussed; he also recounts Disney’s near pursuit of the James Bond franchise, a near-BuzzFeed acquisition, and the Twitter deal he backed away from to avoid a distraction to Disney’s core business, plus reflections on Bob Chapek’s leadership and other internal debates, including the decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel over a joke.