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Elon Musk Will NOT Be Joining Twitter Board, MAGA Land Drops New Conspiracy Theory
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NurPhoto / Getty MAGA Twitter’s hope of Elon Musk being Donald Trump’s savior has been put on ice. In a stunning and swift reversal, Twitter’s largest shareholder Elon Musk aka Bootleg Tony Stark, will not be joining Twitter’s board of directors, CEO Parag Agrawal announced in a tweet Sunday evening (Apr.10). “Elon has joined not to join our board,” Agrawal wrote in a memo he had sent to the company staff. Musk’s joining the board was “contingent on a background check and formal acceptance.” “Elon’s appointment to the board was to become officially effective 4/9, but Elon shared that same morning that he will no longer be joining the board,” Agrawal continued. “I believe this is for the best.” The decision has spawned tons of reactions from those ag...
Sony Invests $1B in Bandcamp and ‘Fortnite’ Owner Epic Games
Epic Games, the publisher of the popular video game Fortnite and creator of the Unreal Engine graphics software that is popular with Hollywood, has raised $2 billion in a new fundraising round from Sony Group Corp. and KIRKBI, the owner of the Lego toy and entertainment brand. Epic says it will use the cash infusion to work with its investors and “create new social entertainment exploring the connection between digital and physical worlds.” Yes, it’s about the metaverse. Sony and KIRKBI will each contribute $1 billion in the round, which values Epic at $31.5 billion. Epic last raised cash in May of last year at a $28.7 billion valuation. Sony was also part of that round. Epic founder and CEO Tim Sweeney remains the controlling shareholder of the company. “This investment will acc...
The US Secretly Removed Russian Malware From Computer Networks Around The World
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sutthichai Supapornpasupad / Getty President Joe Biden is adamant about keeping the United States out of another war, but he isn’t letting Vladimir Putin just do whatever he wants either. Wednesday (Apr.6), the United States announced it secretly removed malware from computer networks worldwide to preempt Russian cyberattacks. At the same time, it put the Russian president on notice. Attorney General Merrick Garland revealed the United States was making the moves publicly after U.S. officials warned there could be attacks on critical American infrastructure by Russia. Per the New York Times: Related Stories The malware enabled the Russians to create “botnets” — networks of private computers that are infected with malicious software and controlled by the G...
HHW Gaming: ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ Vibes Arrive To UNO In Latest DLC Pack
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / UNO Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC Now you can assassinate the competition in the iconic card game UNO, not literally, but in a sense, thanks to a new Assassin’s Creed Valhalla DLC pack. Thursday (Apr.7), Ubisoft and Mattel, Inc. announced Assassin’s Creed’s latest protagonist Eivor has arrived in the game as part of the new Valhalla DLC that launched today. The new content will allow players to explore the path to glory and do battle with other players while discovering iconic characters and enjoying the soundtrack from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Players will also be able to collect exclusive cargo in the game that can be used to force other players to draw cards and lose their cargo. Related Stories The DLC will also see the board become a part...
HHW Gaming: Hip-Hop Star Tee Grizzley Links With XSET To Give Former Inmates An Extra Life
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: XSET / Tee Grizzley Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley is the latest big name to rep the set officially. Wednesday (Apr.6), it was announced Tee Grizzley would be joining XSET, the world’s most diverse, innovative, socially conscious gaming, esports, and lifestyle organization. The “First Day Out” crafter is a huge gamer and credits video games for keeping him off the streets and out of trouble. Wanting to return the favor, Grizzley is using his partnership with XSET to teach people, more specifically former inmates, that video games are not just for fun but can be used to earn a living. The new initiative will see Grizzley and XSET “provide personal consoles to ex-inmates that are looking to create a positive change in their life and invite them to join his Gri...
Twitter Is Testing an ‘Edit’ Button
Twitter tweeted Tuesday that it is indeed working on a way for users to edit their 280-character messages, although it says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company’s largest shareholder and now sits on its board. Twitter said it will test the feature in its paid service, Twitter Blue, in the coming months. It said the test would help it “learn what works, what doesn’t, and what’s possible.” So it may be a while before most Twitter users get to use it, if they ever do. Twitter spokesperson Catherine Hill declined to say whether an edit feature might be rolled out for all users. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Many Twitter users — among them, Kim Kardashian, Ice-T, Katy Perry a...
Vevo Confirms Drake, Lil Nas X, Kanye West & Other Artists YouTube Pages Were “Vandalized”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty You were not alone if you stopped by Vevo pages recently to watch some music videos and experienced some weirdness. Vevo has acknowledged The Weeknd, Drake, Lil Nas X, Kanye West, Taylor Swift, Eminem, Michael Jackson, Ariana Grande, and other artists’ pages were the victim of an “attack” by someone who goes by the Twitter handle @lospelaosbro. First reported by The Verge, people who visited those pages Wednesday (Apr.6) were greeted by weird clips featuring rapper Lil Tjay and a man named Paco Sanz, who was sent to prison for being a scammer after grifting donations claiming he had cancer. Vevo confirmed the intrusions to Engadget, telling the website, “some videos were directly uploaded to a small number of Vevo artist channels earli...
Yes, Twitter Is Finally Adding An Edit Button, Well Aware of Possible “Misuse”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Thomas Trutschel / Getty Nothing steals a good tweet’s thunder more than an egregious typo, but don’t worry. This new feature will ensure that will become a thing of the past. Yes, Twitter finally answered users’ prayers and delivered the one thing they wanted more than a chronological feed, an “edit button.” In a tweet, the social media company announced that it is working on a feature that will allow users to edit tweets after they finally hit the send button. It will allow Twitter users to quickly correct a typo or error without sacrificing those well-earned replies, quote retweets, retweets, and likes. Those who bit the bullet and subscribed to Twitter Blue will be the first to test out the new feature the company announced. VP of consumer produc...
HHW Gaming: Lara Croft Will Return In New ‘Tomb Raider’ Game Powered By Unreal Engine 5
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Square Enix / Shadow of The Tomb Raider Lara Croft will return, and her new adventure will be powered by Unreal Engine 5.Honestly, with any game coming to either the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series S|X, improved graphics should come as no surprise. Nor should the fact that there is another Tomb Raider game in the works, but for her latest world-saving romp, Crystal Dynamics has announced that its new Unreal Engine 5 will be powering it. The video game studio saved this news for last during Tuesday’s (Apr.5) Unreal Engine 5 presentation by Epic Games. If you haven’t gotten a chance to experience Unreal Engine 5, Epic Games gave us a small sample size of what it can do in The Matrix Awakens demo released a few days before The Matrix Resurrections. ...
Twitter Appoints Elon Musk To Its Board of Directors, MAGA Land Thinks This Is A Blessing
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: PATRICK PLEUL / Getty Electric car peddler Elon Musk is now fully invested in Twitter, literally, and social media has thoughts on the matter. If you don’t know, Musk flexed his money muscles and bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him the biggest shareholder just a week after he hinted at a “shakeup” in social media. Following his move, the man who has a history of manipulating the stock market with his tweets, Twitter’s stock surged as much as 27%, Bloomberg reports, which many also believed was a dig at the SEC, who were not fans of Musk’s stock tweets. Following Musk dropping a reported $2.89 billion stake in the company, Twitter happily announced that he was joining its board of directors, with current CEO Parag Agrawal saying Musk would be ...
HHW Gaming: Gamers Found A Way To Save Hundreds On PlayStation Plus Premium
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PlayStation / All-New PlayStation Plus Sony’s All-New PlayStation Plus and its tiers have not arrived, but gamers have found a way to save hundreds on it before it drops. Gamers are a resourceful bunch of people and have discovered a workaround allowing them to score over six years of PlayStation Plus Premium for about half the price. Video Game deal hunter @Wario64 first shared the exploit on Twitter, and @IGNDeals confirmed it does indeed work. When users click on a specific link, it will take them to a deal, allowing them to purchase 12-months of PS Now that will convert to 12-months of PlayStation Plus Premium at no cost. Related Stories This is a big deal because Sony initially blocked users from buying more than 1-month of PS Now and the workaround ...
Cat’s Out The Bag: Doja Cat Joins JBL As A Global Brand Ambassador
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jacob Webster / JBL Doja Cat, ahead of notching her Grammy Awards win for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance alongside SZA for the track “Kiss Me More,” another cat was let out of the bag. Via social media, the Planet Her star made a nod towards her new role as a global brand ambassador for audio tech brand JBL as only she can. Sporting a custom bejeweled JBL Clip 4 Bluetooth speaker on the red carpet, Doja Cat’s stunning evening attire was already enough to turn heads but the ante was upped to new levels via the glittery audio device. Related Stories Via a video posted on TikToko, Doja thrilled fans with a video showing off the custom Clip 4 while noshing on some food backstage as she was getting ready. The now-viral video garnered a flurry of responses from...
