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'Internal change' throws wrench into Twitter services |
Twitter's app wasn't functioning properly for many people on Monday, showing error messages when users clicked on links before service was eventually restored. |
Twitter's support account said the issues were part of "unintended consequences" to an "internal change," with service restored shortly before 1 p.m. ET. "Some parts of Twitter may not be working as expected right now. We made an internal change that had some unintended consequences," the account tweeted. The account later added that things "should be working as normal" when the service was restored. In response to a tweet about the outage, Twitter CEO Elon Musk — who took over the company in the fall after a $44 billion acquisition — tweeted, "This platform is so brittle (sigh). Will be fixed shortly." During the outage, when users clicked on links they were led to a page that said "Your current API plan does not include access to this endpoint." Twitter's own Tweetdeck service, which lets users view multiple timelines on one interface, was also impacted and had led users to the same message. The outage came amid a backdrop of Twitter's push to change its API, or Application Programming Interface, which lets third parties retrieve and analyze Twitter's public data to create bots or other applications that connect to the platform. Last month the company said it will stop supporting free access to the Twitter API and would provide a tier of access for a $100 monthly fee. |
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter, we're Rebecca Klar and Ines Kagubare — tracking the latest moves from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. |
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Microsoft has announced plans to bundle the technology behind its Open AI's ChatGPT messaging service with more of its products. In a news release on Monday, Microsoft said the launch of its new Dynamics 365 Copilot will provide interactive, AI-powered assistance across business functions. Microsoft's line of business intelligence tools within its Power Platform service was updated with the new features. Under the … |
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| Just days after Tesla executives announced plans to improve affordability of their electric cars, Tesla has marked down prices on two of its top end models. Reuters reported that the most recent price cuts are Tesla’s fifth time adjusting pricing since the start of the year, with the price drops ranging from 4 percent on the performance version of the Model S vehicle to 9 percent on the Model X vehicle. Reuters reported … |
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AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is warning about a TikTok drinking trend after 28 ambulances were summoned to off-campus parties. Students were observed Saturday carrying jugs with a mixture of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring and water, dubbed "blackout rage gallons," or "BORGs,” in a binge-drinking trend gaining traction on TikTok, officials said. RELATED: What is a 'borg'? Drinking fad has 'pros … |
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White House may push Congress on TikTok |
The White House is considering whether to support a Congressional proposal that would give the government more power to police apps that may pose a risk to Americans' data and could be used to target TikTok, The New York Times reported. |
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Cost of cyber insurance ramps up as cyberattacks on health care rise |
Cyber insurance premiums continue to increase amid a rise of cyberattacks targeting the health care sector, Axios reported. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee will hold a hearing on restoring competition to digital markets on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET.
- The Senate panel's privacy and technology subcommittee will hold a hearing on reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides a liability shield for internet companies over content posted by third parties, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET.
- The Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. ET on the U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Cyber Command.
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European police, FBI bust international cybercrime gang |
BERLIN (AP) — German police said Monday they have disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang tied to Russia that has been blackmailing large companies and institutions for years, raking in millions of euros. Working with law enforcement partners including Europol, the FBI and authorities in Ukraine, … |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake accounts ridiculed Trump’s critics … |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Oklahoma state Sen. Nathan Dahm (R) on Sunday responded to his viral interview with talk show host Jon Stewart, in which Stewart interrogated Dahm's … Read more |
| The Washington, D.C., City Council is attempting to withdraw a bill that would amend the city's criminal code after President Biden said he would sign … Read more |
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