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Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses prior to his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, May 15, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his 2024 presidential campaign in a Twitter Spaces event with Musk on Wednesday, May 24. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File)

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Elon Musk wants to build a digital town square. But his debut for DeSantis had a tech failure.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
Wed,05/24/23-5:53PM , 51 Reads
Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into a “digital town square,” but his much-publicized Twitter Spaces kickoff event, with Florida Gov.
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U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 8, 2022. The Surgeon General is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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8 tips for parents and teens on social media use — from the US surgeon general
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
Tue,05/23/23-4:06AM , 113 Reads
The U.S. surgeon general is calling for tech companies and lawmakers to take “immediate action” to protect kids' and adolescents' mental health on social media.
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A teenager holds her phone as she sits for a portrait near her home in Illinois, on Friday, March 24, 2023. The U.S. Surgeon General is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for young people — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take "immediate action to protect kids now." (AP Photo Erin Hooley, File)

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Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
Tue,05/23/23-4:03AM , 72 Reads
The U.S. surgeon general is warning there is not enough evidence to show that social media is safe for children and teens — and is calling on tech companies, parents and caregivers to take “immediate action to protect kids now."
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The Twitter splash page is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego. By hiring Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO, Friday, May 12, 2023, Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of the social media site. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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What you need to know about a glass cliff and why it could put Twitter's new CEO in danger
By BARBARA ORTUTAY - AP Technology Writer
Mon,05/15/23-6:31AM , 76 Reads
Less than two months into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, Elon Musk declared that whoever took over as the company's CEO “ must like pain a lot.” Then he promised he'd step down as soon as he found a replacement “foolish enough” to want the job.
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