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Elon Musk Hints at New Features for Twitter 2.0

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Twitter 2.0

Introduction

Elon Musk became the new Twitter CEO on October 28, 2022, and since then has brought in a slew of changes in just one month of taking over, and shows no sign of stopping as he has already seems to have planned out a slew of new features for Twitter 2.0, as it has been dubbed.

Highlights

  • Elon Musk revealed recently in a company speech that he plans to usher in a new era with new features
  • The features, in question, might be revolutionary if implemented for which Musk has the blueprint ready, or so it seems
  • Twitter is heading in the right direction, according to Musk, with him at the helm

Twitter 2.0 Expectations

While Elon Musk’s reputation as a billionaire entrepreneur and erstwhile Tesla owner are well known, his takeover of social media giant Twitter has met with mixed reactions from all corners where some are happy and some think he is the worst thing to happen to the platform.

The road hasn’t been easy for the Tesla CEO as he has undergone a year long legal battle with Twitter as he had earlier proposed to purchase the platform for $44 billion only to walk out on the deal later, leaving no choice for Twitter owners but to take the case to court.

Musk took over as Twitter CEO on October 28, 2022 and no sooner had he become the boss that he started issuing a whip to all employees, firing those whom he saw as lazy and asking others to work for 40 hours a week or risk similar consequences.

In a recently held speech with the company, Musk revealed his plans for Twitter 2.0 through different slides where he envisioned all the features that he had planned for the platform, along with the company statistics since he became CEO.

Twitter 2.0

According to the statistics, the Twitter sign-ups have reached an all-time high until November 16, 2022, which is 2 million per day since the second week of the month and is a 66% increase over the same period in 2021.

The slides further revealed that hate speech had lowered considerably on Twitter, while fake accounts had spiked in the initial stages but they too had come down at a considerable rate, which implies that they were the impersonators that had been reported.

The new features that Musk plans on launching are videos, longer tweets via character limit, payments, encrypted DMs (direct messaging), relaunching blue verification, service advertising, new hiring following mass layoffs and resignations in the company.

Also Read: Elon Musk Tweets Photos of Guns and Diet Coke on Bedside Table

Conclusion

While Elon Musk has listed out the features, it remains to be seen as to how he will implement these plans after the massive firing spree he is going through by laying off nearly 3,500 Twitter staff, prompting thousand others to resign in protest.

Given his skills, it is no secret that he can definitely pull off such a challenging task as he has been working 24/7 ever since taking over Twitter Inc. where even though he’s facing public ire, he can definitely work things out given his hardcore reputation of being a tough taskmaster that revolutionized the automobile industry through Tesla Inc.

Also Read: Elon Musk Plans to Make Tesla Substitute for Android and iPhone

Elon Musk Plans to Make Tesla Substitute for Android and iPhone

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Elon Musk

Introduction

Elon Musk becoming the owner of Twitter is one that will dwarf every other thing that has happened this year, where he has brought in different changes since taking over the platform in October 2022 and now he has hinted to create a Tesla smartphone to rival Google and Apple smartphones.

Also Read: Elon Musk Hints At Twitter Crossing A Billion Users Within 12 to 18 Months

Highlights

  • Elon Musk has teasingly hinted at a potential Tesla smartphone model that he has in mind that will prove to be an alternative for Google and Apple handsets
  • He replied to a user query on Twitter where he was asked to create a new smartphone in the likely circumstance of Twitter app getting removed from App and Play stores
  • It seems Musk wants to take no chances and might well go ahead with his suggestion

Brief Summary

Elon Musk has become a popular name since the past few weeks where possibly every human being on the planet has heard the name at least a dozen times as of late, whereas earlier he was known more by reputation for being a billionaire entrepreneur.

In 2021, Musk had proposed to purchase Twitter Inc. for a jaw-dropping $44 billion and the deal had been set but the problem was that Musk backed out at the last minute, leaving Twitter to take the matter to court, where both parties battled it out for a whole year.

The Tesla CEO was anointed the Twitter CEO on October 28, 2022, and soon brought in major changes in the company in just a span of one month, from firing incompetent employees to proposing to increase character limits.

But now it seems he plans to bring a new Tesla smartphone as well, acting out on a suggestion by Liz Wheeler, an American political commentator, who tweeted that Musk should create his own smartphone in the likelihood of Google and Apple booting Twitter from their app stores.

Tesla

She said further that if Musk goes ahead with her suggestion, half the people would ditch iPhone and Android, which she deemed ‘snooping’ and ‘biased’, to go for the Tesla smartphone.

Musk took the gauntlet and responded that while he hopes that things don’t come to that, he promised to make an alternative smartphone, if he’s left with no choice, which will be his very first venture in the smartphone market.

Also Read: Elon Musk Tweets Photos of Guns and Diet Coke on Bedside Table

Conclusion

Although Apple & Google have shown no signs or hints of banning Twitter from their app stores, Musk may want to reassure users’ skepticism by stating that if push comes to shove, he will definitely create an alternative smartphone model to rival iPhone and Android.

Also Read: Elon Musk Ponders Over Creating Android, iPhone Alternatives

Elon Musk Tweets Photos of Guns and Diet Coke on Bedside Table

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Elon Musk Tweets

Introduction

Elon Musk has been tweeting things and images that many people are finding peculiar in the past month since he took over Twitter where he has received many strong responses from both his fans and critics who’ve made their opinion extremely vocal on him over all the decisions he’s taken as of now.

Also Read: Elon Musk invites Twitter’s CEO to debate about bot data in public

Highlights

  • Elon Musk once said that he was “fairly nocturnal”.
  • In just a month of Twitter’s acquisition, looks like Musk is spending sleepless nights and working 24 hours.
  • He is probably fueled by diet coke as he works frantically to reshape Twitter in his colours.

Musk Fueled by Diet Coke While Working at Night

There have been many intriguing things happening ever since Elon Musk became CEO of Twitter on October 28, 2022, after a year-long battle with the social media giant, where he had backed out of a deal to purchase Twitter for $44 billion.

Musk is a billionaire entrepreneur that has revolutionized the automobile industry via Tesla Inc. and has received praise and accolades from anyone who owns a vehicle from the automobile giant.

The last month has seen Musk doing many things after acquiring Twitter like laying off thousands of employees, including 90% Indians, for incompetency, whilst simultaneously issuing a whip to the remaining ones to pull up their socks and work 40 hours a week with high intensity or risk similar consequences.

Also Read: Elon Musk Issuing Employment Layoffs; Details Inside

Musk seems to be working 24/7 and is also having many sleepless nights, which is understandable as he was purchased the largest social media platform for an astronomical amount and running it is no child’s play.

The Tesla CEO had once claimed that he was “fairly nocturnal” as he slept for not more than 6 hours a day but given the circumstances, he is not even getting that given that he has vowed to reorganize and reshape Twitter down to its very foundation.

Also, Musk has been tweeting strange and peculiar stuff on his Twitter handle ever since he took over it with the latest one being an image of his bedside table with two guns and four cans of diet coke, while the two pistols has left many users intrigued.

Diet Coke

One of them definitely seems to be centuries old flintlock model, while the other is quite modern, although it could very well be a toy or a pro, by the looks of it, as there is no trigger, due to which it could be a plastic gun.

Apparently Musk realized that his table was stained, due to which made another tweet saying ‘There is no excuse for my lack of coasters. Since diet coke contains a significant amount of caffeine, it is presumable that he is able to work due to it.

Also Read: Elon Musk Might Increase Twitter’s Character Limit

Elon Musk Might Increase Twitter’s Character Limit

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Twitter Character limit

Introduction

Twitter is one of the biggest social media platforms that has now been taken over by Tesla CEO and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk who has brought many changes since taking over the platform in October 2022 but now has announced his further plan of action.

Highlights

  • Elon Musk has decided to increase 280 character limit for the convenience of users
  • Many people have called the 280 character limit annoying due to which the Twitter CEO plans to increase it to 420
  • Musk has announced that he plans to make Twitter as a free and accessible platform for people of different ideologies.

Musk’s Plan to Reorganize Twitter

Ever since Elon Musk has taken over as Twitter CEO/boss, there have been many changes that he has brought despite becoming the owner for barely a month and that too after going through a lot of legal hassles in the past 12 months.

The Tesla CEO’s appointment has met with polarizing views where some have hailed it as a revolutionary decision that will lead to the platform becoming more user-friendly, while others have expressed their dismay that this will only fuel hate speech and toxicity on the platform.

Also Read: Twitter CEO Issues Ultimatum; Tells Employees to Honour Work Culture

Elon Musk has made it clear that he is going to reorganize Twitter in more ways than one and he followed through on it immediately by first firing employees that were not doing their job properly and then suggesting to bring alternative smartphones should Twitter app be banned on Google and Apple app stores.

One of the biggest complaints that Twitter users had earlier was the 140 character limit due to which they had to tweet the same information in instalments, due to which it was later increased to 280 in 2018.

Now, Elon Musk has declared that he will increase the character limit to 420 after being suggested by a user to do so for ‘Twitter 2.0’ as he found the 280 character limit as abysmally low and, in his words, annoying, due to which Musk responded as a ‘good idea’.

Due to the character limit limitations, users could not post longer messages in one go and had to post a thread of tweets or share images of the notepad where in which the entire message was written.

Twitter Character limit

Conclusion

Also, Musk has also decided to monetize text pieces so that people can subscribe and/or donate to shared pieces of writing on Twitter, which will inspire users to do the same in the future.

Also Read: Elon Musk Hints At Twitter Crossing A Billion Users Within 12 to 18 Months

Elon Musk Hints At Twitter Crossing A Billion Users Within 12 to 18 Months

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Twitter crossing billion users

Introduction

Elon Musk has taken over as the CEO of Twitter in October 2022 and has brought many changes to the company, which have received polarizing responses from all around, but there are many other things that the Tesla CEO seems to have in mind.

Also Read: Elon Musk Issuing Employment Layoffs; Details Inside

Highlights

  • Musk has said that the microblogging platform may exceed one billion monthly users.
  • Twitter last reported 237.8 million mDAUs and a 16.6 per cent annual growth for its 2nd quarter.
  • Musk earlier said verified accounts will be “manually authenticated before check activates”.

Musk Predicts An Increase in Twitter Users By 2023-24

It has been nearly a month since Elon Musk became the CEO of Twitter after engaging in a year-long courtroom battle with the platform over acquisition issues since Musk had earlier entered into a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion, only to back out later.

This left the social media giant with no choice but to take the legal route and within lots of twists and turns, Musk finally went ahead with the deal and was anointed Twitter CEO on October 28, 2022.

No sooner had he taken over that he started calling shots in more ways than one by first firing nearly 11,000 employees for incompetence or insubordination, which includes 90% of Indians, as he felt that too many people had made the website and application slow in many countries, especially India and Indonesia.

Twitter crossing billion users

Musk has clarified that his newly acquired platform might exceed more than one billion monthly users in the next 12 to 18 months, after gauging the daily user growth that had skyrocketed to an all-time high after his takeover, despite the fact that many advisers had left the platform due to ongoing internal chaos.

It has been reported that the platform’s monetisable daily user growth (mDAU) has witnessed a speedy 20% growth after Musk became CEO and therefore, the company has added more than 15 million mDAUs and crossed the quarter billion mark.

Many people are not happy with Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter and the list also includes celebrities like American author Stephen King, who expressed his dismay by calling Musk a ‘terrible fit’ to the platform, while praising him as a visionary in the automobile industry as King too owns a Tesla.

Also Read: Elon Musk Hints at Twitter Working on Direct Message Issue

Conclusion

It remains to be seen whether Musk’s prediction comes true or not, which can be only ascertained after the time period because the CEO has a lot on his plate already to deal with.

Also Read: Elon Musk Ponders Over Creating Android, iPhone Alternatives

pTron Bassbuds NYX TWS Earbuds with Transparent Case Launched in India

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pTron Bassbuds NYX TWS Earbuds

pTron, one of the prominent Indian audio device manufacturers, has recently launched its new true wireless stereo earbuds, pTron Bassbuds NYX in India. The sleek and stylish earbuds along with their transparent case are available at the launch price of Rs 999 in India. This is the third recent earbuds launch for pTron. The brand has recently also released Basspods P251+ and pTron Basspods P11 in the Indian markets. Let’s find out more about pTron Bassbuds NYX.

pTron Bassbuds NYX specifications

pTron Bassbuds NYX is true wireless stereo earbuds that are designed and developed with powerful 10mm speakers, which provide an immersive and well-balanced audio quality. To further enhance the sound quality, the earbuds have been developed with a 50ms low latency chipset and passive noise cancellation features. pTron is claiming that Bassbuds NYX is loaded with features that make it a perfect companion for both work and entertainment.

Bassbuds NYX comes in dual colours and has a solid ergonomic build that allows you to comfortably use it for a longer period of time. It fits securely in the ears at a 45-degree angle. The earbuds are IPX4 rated with water and sweat resistant features. This allows users to put these earbuds even during workouts or outside.

pTron Bassbuds NYX TWS Earbuds

These come in a transparent charging case that only accentuates the stylish design. The charging case has a LED display panel that keeps a tab on the battery levels at all times. The panel also works as a control centre for several features. It can be used to answer calls, play music and control the device’s sound or volume levels. Users can just Tap on the panel to manage these controls.

For connectivity, pTron Bassbuds NYX sports a Bluetooth 5.1 version. The earbuds can also be easily connected to the associated devices. Moreover, the device has 9 hours of playback life when it is on a single charge. This efficiency can be extended to at least 32 hours when paired with the transparent case.

pTron Bassbuds NYX Price in India and its availability

The brand initially released the pTron Bassbuds NYX in India at Rs 1,299. However, as the tradition of introductory offers goes, Bassbuds NYX is available at the launch price of Rs 999 from some of the major e-commerce websites in the country.

Top 5 iPhone apps Supporting Live Activities, Including Live Scores Of The Fifa World Cup

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Top 5 iPhone Apps Supporting live activities

iOS recently launched iOS 16.1 software that intends to fix some evident glitches that went ignored in the iOS 16 software. With the software update, the company has also come up with additional features. The one feature that grabbed most of the attention was iOS 16.1 arriving with the ability to support LIVE activities on third-party iPhone apps. This intriguing feature enables users to stay connected with real-time events across the world. The included and popular events entails sports games, food delivery orders, and many more. The apps that are fully equipped to provide Live notifications are presented below in the form of a listicle. Additionally, there are some apps where users can even enjoy the FIFA World Cup 2022 taking place in Qatar via live Notification of the match.

This Live notification feature, a new addition to the software can be a great plus as it will assist the user to be productive and enriched with veneer knowledge of different verticals via notifications appearing just on the iOS lock screen. The top 5 Apps making it possible are as follows:

FOTMOB

At this particular time, we need to address the subject of everyone’s interest and concern and that is FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2022. FotMob App is a user-friendly app that is uber handy to give you minute-to-minute updates of the match. Just install the app and track the scores of the ongoing tournament.

SPORTS ALERTS

Just a step ahead, the Sports Alerts app gives you the live scores of Football and Basketball matches. You can be informed of the scores of the tournament by installing the app from the App Store, followed by selecting the three dots on the top right corner of the desired match and tapping on ‘Start Live Activity’.

FLIGHTY

The next iPhone app that can help in keeping Football fans updated with the ongoing FIFA World Cup Match is Flighty App. This app will provide you with information beyond the scores of the match on your lock screen.

Top 5 iPhone Apps Supporting live activities

CITYMAPPER

Next is the Citymapper app available on iPhone that primarily aims at keeping track of the public transportation route. It Provides elaborated directions from point A to point B. The notification can be seen on the lock screen.

PARKMOBILE

Last but not the least, the app that iOS 16.1 software has enhanced the use of, is the ParkMobile app. This app helps the user to keep track even of the parking spot payment and the time left for the expiry of the payment.

Conclusion

Next-generation technology has come and been accepted by all. We all are dependent on it more than we can ever admit. Amidst all this evolution in technology iOS 16.1 software has made its entry that has enabled users to enjoy the LIVE notification of the events and tournaments happening around the world. There are the top 5 apps that have used the LIVE notification system amidst the FIFA World Cup 2022 to gain the utmost popularity.

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Elon Musk Ponders Over Creating Android, iPhone Alternatives

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Elon Musk

Introduction

Elon Musk has been in the news for the past year for numerous reasons, whether it is his legal tussle with Twitter, becoming its CEO, firing incompetent employees and bringing in work culture, and many more, but now he seems to have something different in mind.

Also Read: Elon Musk Issuing Employment Layoffs; Details Inside

Highlights

  • If Twitter gets removed from the application stores, Elon Musk will make a new smartphone.
  • Twitter CEO said that Twitter would tentatively relaunch the ‘Verified’ service on Friday next week.
  • After the relaunch, all verified accounts will be “manually authenticated before check activates”.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk in Talks for Creating Alternative Smartphones

Elon Musk is a name that brings up many emotions in many people, where some call him the ultimate savior of social media, while others curse him as being the worst thing to have ever happened to Twitter, which is arguably the most popular social media platform we have to day.

Ever since the man acquired Twitter for a whopping $44 billion, it goes without saying that things have changed drastically for both its emEployees and its users, and that too for both better and worse.

The Tesla CEO has made it clear that he doesn’t want to employ lazy-bums in his company and has fired more than 11,000 employees all over the world, which includes 90% of Indians, as he has demanded hardcore work culture from everyone by telling them to work 40 hours a week with high intensity or risk termination.

Musk has now declared that he wants to create alternative smartphones that can give Android and iPhones a run for their money in case Twitter is removed from the application stores.

It all started a few days back when a user accused iPhone and Android of being biased and snooping, whilst suggesting that Musk should produce his own smartphones should Apple and Google boot Twitter from their app stores.

Android iPhone Alternatives

Musk too replied to her that while he hopes that it never comes to that, he will definitely create his own smartphone model if the situation called for it, which invited a slew of replies from different users.

Some said anything that Musk touches will turn into gold, implying that the smartphones Musk produces will become revolutionary, while his detractors openly mocked him saying that he can never hope to compete with tech giants like Apple and Google.

Also Read: Elon Musk Twitter Lawsuit; Tesla CEO to be Questioned on September 26

Conclusion

It will be interesting to see whether Musk follows through on what he said but it all depends on whether Twitter app is removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store, which is when he claimed that he will make an alternative smartphone.

Also Read: Elon Musk Puts Twitter Blue Launch on Indefinite Hold; Details Inside

Netflix is Coming with a Series Where You Can Watch Episodes in Any Order and it Will Affect How You View the Story of “Kaleidoscope”

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Kaleidoscope Plot

Netflix’s new show “Kaleidoscope” is a non-linear heist drama where viewers can watch the episodes of the show in any order and it will have an effect on how each viewer perceives the ultimate story. It will be a puzzle where Kaleidoscope’s story is something the viewers will have to solve as they watch the show. Sounds interesting, right? Let’s find out more about the show, its premise, cast and other details.

Streaming platforms are overcrowded with crime thrillers with most of the series either drawing parallels from a true story or some already popular crime novels. Many cinephiles have been vocal about the evident fatigue for the genre and even the fans of the crime shows seem to be waiting for something unique to hit the small screens. It appears Netflix truly heard all the chatter and in its attempt to throw a curveball into the crime thriller segment has come up with something new. A non-linear heist series for a unique streaming experience!

Kaleidoscope Plot

Netflix revealed more details about the show during its popular Global Fan Event, Tudum. Detailing out the show premise on Tudum’s blog, Netflix noted the plot, “Spanning 25 years, the show follows a crew of masterful thieves who work to unlock a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Before they can get their hands on the cash, they must make it through the world’s most powerful corporate security team and the FBI.”

Show Creator Eric Garcia, while speaking at Tudum revealed, “It’s loosely based on something that might have happened. After Hurricane Sandy, $70 billion worth of bonds got flooded in the basement of the DTCC, which is a large clearing effort that’s owned by a bunch of the big banks. To my mind, I was like, ‘Well, that’s a perfect coverup for a heist!”

Kaleidoscope Cast

Kaleidoscope Plot

Some of the big names will be making an appearance in Kaleidoscope as per the cast reveal during Tudum. The new anthology show will have stars such as Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega, and Tati Gabrielle in pivotal roles. The star cast also includes Peter Mark Kendall, Jai Courtney, Rosaline Elbay, Niousha Noor, Soojeong Son, Jordan Mendoza, and Hemky Madera.

So, how should you watch a non-linear series like Kaleidoscope?

Kaleidoscope will have eight episodes with each episode named after various colours like Yellow or Green. Viewers may start watching the show from any episode without following any sequential order to experience their own immersive narrative. Each viewer will eventually watch all episodes but how they perceive the story will depend on what order of episodes they watched.

unique streaming experience, where viewers will enter the crime at different moments in time. Show Executive Producer Russell Fine said, “When you watch Kaleidoscope, all the information is there to be able to connect the dots and know the story.”

If you think that this is something never done before then let us break it for you the streaming platform itself tried something similar way back in 2013. The show Arrested Development also followed a non-linear narrative style and made its comeback for the fourth and fifth seasons on Netflix.

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Microsoft May Have Revealed the Release Date of GTA 6

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GTA 6 Release Date

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) fans should be thrilled as it appears the wait for GTA 6 will be over in 2024. Microsoft may have finally hinted at the release date of the next GTA title, which is going to be the 6th and most awaited edition of the DMA designed popular action adventure game. After Rockstar Games officially announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 was in active development in February 2022, this is probably the second most reliable update regarding the upcoming game. Let’s find out all we know about Microsoft’s hint regarding GTA 6 release.

GTA online community is one of the strongest gaming communities online that have only increased its number of active participants each year. The last edition of the game, GTA 5, was released way back in 2013, but the game has remained one of the highest selling ones throughout this period.

So, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that the online GTA community is active and is constantly looking for news updates about the next release. In fact, it was one such gaming community insider on Twitter who first noticed the hint that Microsoft may have subtly left in one of the official documents.

What We Know About GTA 6 Release Date

While addressing his Twitter followers, gaming enthusiast Tom Henderson made a report public with an official Microsoft document that revealed the upcoming GTA title’s release date. The official document was a response filed by Microsoft during the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation of the infamous Activision Blizzard acquisition deal.

The 111 pages document comprises details about the overall gaming industry, its growth and some of the industry practices and gaming terms. However, the small section of the document that caught GTA fans’ frenzy was the tiny part that detailed when exactly GTA 6 was expected to come out.

GTA 6 Release Date

The relevant portion of the document read, “The highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be released in 2024.” The highlighted portion of the document soon started circulating in the gaming community with every blogger and insider sharing the document.

However, the one thing that many fans may not have noticed is the reference to the hint Microsoft itself provided in the document, which makes the whole release date appears to be just another speculation. Microsoft itself referenced a Tech Radar leak for its expectation behind GTA 6 release.

One of the online gamers was, however, quick to point this out. A Twitter user named Michael through their official handle @LegacyKillaHD tweeted, “Microsoft’s simply making an educated guess. One that makes a lot of sense. GTA 6 probably will be revealed in the near future with an expected release date of sometime in 2024… that may end up getting pushed into 2025 because well this is Rockstar lol.” The user also shared a link to the media report that had already made the guess sometimes back to support his claim.

Nonetheless, even a little chatter around the GTA 6 release has infused life into the online GTA community with fans not shying away from sharing their excitement.

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