Pocket-lint daily - Peloton rower, Twitter vs Musk, and more

Good morning! By Stuart Miles | Monday May 16 2022 Good morning! - If you're enjoying the email, why not get a friend to sign up too, so they can also be in the know? Get them to [sign up here.]( Peloton confirms it's working on a rowing machine Pocket-lint What's happened? Peloton has [confirmed]( that it is working on a rowing machine, putting to bed months of rumours that it would be moving into a new space in the fitness machine world. Why does it matter? "We’re G[row]ing: The rumors are true - Peloton will be bringing its best-in-class fitness experience to the world of rowing! Combining cardio and strength - Peloton is excited to add this total body workout into its powerhouse arsenal of content and grow its connected fitness portfolio with even more options for engaging and challenging workout experiences." What's my take? Peloton continues to expand the ecosystem to lure in more users as it tries to ensure its customers have something to train on whatever their exercise regime. And the move makes logical sense even though in doing so, it will come up against other connected rowing machines like [Hydrow](. But, if the company can get even a fraction of its current user base to buy a second machine, that should boost the bottom line considerably. And that means you can probably expect there to be more disciplines launched in the future too. A Peloton elliptical trainer anyone? Elon Musk puts Twitter buyout on hold after learning less than 5% of accounts are fake Unsplash What's happened? Elon Musk's [acquisition]( of Twitter has taken multiple turns over the weekend, with the Tesla founder revealing that the deal is "temporarily on hold" then later saying that he was still committed to the deal. Why does it matter? Musk is currently in the process of buying the social media giant, but it seems everyone man, women, and child has an opinion on whether or not the deal should be happening, let alone going through. What's my take? You would think that having less than 5 per cent of accounts being fake was a good thing? Well, not if your own research suggested it was more like 20 per cent and one of the first things you were going to do when you got the keys was to clean it all up. Subsequent Tweets from Musk following his "on hold" comment continued to doubt the Twitter research, as well as, criticise the algorithm that determines what you see and don't see - Musk's and my advice would be to switch to "Latest Tweets" rather than a mishmash of your timeline. 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