The letter “x” often symbolizes something unknown, with an air of mystery that can be appealing. Illustration by Meilan Solly Even though “x” is one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, ...

Not everyone sees how to write the letter x the same way. The internet can rarely agree on anything, case in point: the dress, Yanny and Laurel, and what color tennis balls are. But now the internet ...

In July, inventor-entrepreneur Elon Musk gave his social-media platform Twitter a new name: X. Why? “I like the letter X,” Musk posted on the newly branded site. If X ever goes public, Musk may have a ...

Elon Musk has finally done it: turned Twitter to X. While the unveiling of X on a Sunday caught many people unaware, it was not a surprise. The platform's owner has talked about turning it into "X" ...

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Billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk launched a long-teased website X.com on Sunday, redirecting the domain to Twitter, and said he will relabel the social media platform’s iconic blue bird logo as the ...