| 22.04.2024 17:10
Australian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content
An Australian judge ruled on Monday that social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church, extending the ban beyond just Australian users. The tech company, now owned by billionaire Elon Musk, had previously announced it would figh...
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| 22.04.2024 04:43
Tesla Slashes Full Self Driving Price by 33% to $8,000
Tesla, the electric vehicle maker led by billionaire Elon Musk, made some significant changes over the weekend in an attempt to boost sales. The company announced a price cut of roughly a third for its "Full Self Driving" system, dropping the price from $12,000 to $8,000. Despite the name, the syst...
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| 19.04.2024 04:43
US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
A U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders that shed light on the suspension of accounts on the social media platform X, sparking allegations of censorship from the company and its owner, Elon Musk. The report, totaling 541 pages, revealed dozens of decisions by...
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| 18.04.2024 22:20
Tesla shares plummet below $150, wiping out year's gains
Tesla's stock has taken a nosedive, dropping below $150 per share and erasing all gains made over the past year. The electric vehicle maker is facing falling sales and steep discounts in an effort to attract more buyers. Shares in the company, owned by Elon Musk, fell nearly 4% in intraday trading...
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| 17.04.2024 17:13
Tesla seeks shareholder approval for $55 billion pay package for Musk
Tesla is facing a tough battle as it prepares to ask shareholders to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was previously rejected by a judge in Delaware. The company also plans to seek approval to move its corporate home from Delaware to Texas during its annual meetin...
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| 12.04.2024 02:28
Elon Musk clashes with Brazilian judge over free speech
Billionaire Elon Musk's clash with Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes in Brazil over free speech, far-right accounts, and misinformation on X has taken center stage in the nation of 203 million people. Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, bought X in 2022 and has been accused of reinstating pr...
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| 08.04.2024 06:17
Brazil Supreme Court justice orders investigation of Elon Musk over fake news and obstruction
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has set his sights on billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk in an ongoing investigation into the dissemination of fake news. The Justice accused Musk of waging a public "disinformation campaign" regarding the court's actions and alleged that Musk's s...
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| 04.04.2024 19:39
Controversy over free blue checks return on Elon Musk's X
Elon Musk's X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has caused confusion once again as it began restoring complimentary blue checks for some users. This unexpected shift comes after months of changes to the verification system on the platform. Initially, Twitter's blue checks were reserved for c...
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| 03.04.2024 19:35
Elon Musk's X appoints new safety chiefs as it seeks to rebuild ads business?
Elon Musk's social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, has announced the appointment of new executives to oversee safety on the platform. Kylie McRoberts, a company veteran, has been named head of safety, while Yale Cohen, previously from Publicis Media, will serve as head of brand safety...
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| 26.03.2024 21:27
Dutch Hyperloop Center Pushes Boundaries of Transport Tech
A new era in transportation is on the horizon as the European Hyperloop Center opens in the northern Netherlands. The center features a 420-meter white steel tube that will serve as a testing ground for the revolutionary Hyperloop technology. Hyperloop, championed by Elon Musk, involves capsules fl...
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| 26.03.2024 20:03
Introducing Truth Social: Donald Trump's new social media platform
Former President Donald Trump has made a splash in the social media world with the launch of his platform, Truth Social, earlier this year. This move came after Trump was banned from major sites like Facebook and Twitter following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. While he has since been reins...
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| 19.03.2024 08:34
Elon Musk reveals 4 key insights in interview with Don Lemon
Former CNN reporter Don Lemon engaged in a heated interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Musk's social network X, which was supposed to kick off Lemon's new talk show on the platform. However, Musk canceled the show shortly after the interview was recorded. The interview covered a wide range of topi...
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| 18.03.2024 22:18
What Elon Musk Said in Testy Interview on Don Lemon's New Show
In a recent interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon, tech billionaire Elon Musk discussed his meeting with former President Donald Trump and his stance on endorsing a presidential candidate. Musk stated that the meeting with Trump was unplanned and denied that Trump asked him for money or suppor...
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| 18.03.2024 21:36
Elon Musk touts ketamine use as benefit for Tesla investors
In a recent interview with former CNN host Don Lemon, Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended his prescription use of ketamine, a drug he says helps alleviate a "negative chemical mind state." Musk, known for his often erratic behavior, explained that he has a prescription for the drug from a doctor and uses...
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| 06.03.2024 23:29
OpenAI faces legal hurdles alongside Elon Musk
After a year of global fame, OpenAI is now facing a multitude of challenges that could threaten its position as a leader in artificial intelligence research. The San Francisco company, known for its ChatGPT model, has been embroiled in legal battles with billionaire Elon Musk, who alleges that Open...
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| 06.03.2024 16:30
Elon Musk agrees to make OpenAI a for-profit company
In a dramatic turn of events, OpenAI has fired back at Elon Musk, who recently filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly prioritizing profit over its original nonprofit mission. The company published several emails from Musk dating back to the early days of OpenAI, revealing his support for...
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| 05.03.2024 01:39
Former Twitter Executives Seek $128 Million from Elon Musk
Musk did not respond to a request for comment. A group of former Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, former CFO Ned Segal, former Chief Legal Officer Vijaya Gadde, and former General Counsel Sean Edgett, have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk, seeking to recover more than $128 m...
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| 02.03.2024 23:16
Lawyers seek nearly $6 billion in Tesla stock after getting Musk pay package struck down
Lawyers representing Tesla shareholders in a case that successfully argued that Elon Musk's massive pay package was illegal and should be voided have asked a Delaware judge to award them company stock worth $5.6 billion as legal fees. This request, if approved, would be the largest such award in hi...
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| 01.03.2024 17:04
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO for breach of contract
Billionaire Elon Musk is taking legal action against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company has strayed from its original mission of benefiting humanity by partnering with Microsoft for profit. Musk, who co-founded OpenAI in 2015, claims that when he initially funded the creation...
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| 01.03.2024 02:29
Musk's X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers tracking rise of hate speech on platform
Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech clashed in court on Thursday as the social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchas...
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| 26.02.2024 18:46
Supreme Court takes up regulation of social media platforms in cases from Florida and Texas
The Supreme Court is currently facing challenges to state laws that could have a significant impact on how social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, and X regulate content posted by their users. These cases, being heard by the justices, are part of a series of cases this term that could pote...
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| 26.02.2024 15:54
Veteran reporter's 'Burn Book' exposes love and loathing in Silicon Valley
In her incendiary memoir "Burn Book," longtime Silicon Valley reporter Kara Swisher takes a scathing look at the tech industry and the once-idealistic entrepreneurs who have become disconnected from reality. Swisher paints Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a harsh light, c...
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| 24.02.2024 03:55
Google addresses AI glitches in effort to promote diversity
In a blog post on Friday, Google apologized for the faulty rollout of its new artificial intelligence image-generator, Gemini, acknowledging that the tool had produced inaccurate and offensive images. The company's senior vice president, Prabhakar Raghavan, admitted that the feature had missed the...
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| 20.02.2024 19:41
Elon Musk: Human controls computer mouse with thoughts using Neuralink
Elon Musk's Neuralink Makes Breakthrough with Brain Chip Implant In a groundbreaking development, the first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Elon Musk's company Neuralink has shown remarkable progress. Musk, the founder of Neuralink, announced that the patient has fully recovered and...
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| 17.02.2024 03:52
Amazon argues that national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe's
Amazon, the e-commerce giant, has joined the ranks of companies challenging the constitutionality of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). In a legal filing made on Thursday, Amazon argued that the 88-year-old agency is unconstitutional, echoing similar claims made by SpaceX and Trader Joe's e...
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| 16.02.2024 22:22
Tech companies unite to combat AI-generated election trickery
Major Technology Companies Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Deepfakes in Elections Tech giants including Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and TikTok have come together to voluntarily adopt measures to prevent the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to disrupt democratic...
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| 16.02.2024 18:50
The European Union expands digital crackdown on toxic content, dodgy goods to all online platforms
The European Union is expanding its efforts to regulate online platforms in order to combat toxic social media content and unsafe ecommerce products. The EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), which initially targeted the largest online platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Amazon, and Wikipedi...
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| 12.02.2024 23:32
Elon Musk summoned for third time as regulators investigate $35bn Twitter takeover
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been ordered to testify for a third time in the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) investigation into his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, now known as X, in 2022. The order was issued by US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler, who gave Musk, his legal...
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| 07.02.2024 09:32
Taylor Swift Takes Legal Action Against Student Tracking Her Jet
Taylor Swift Threatens Legal Action Against College Student for Tracking Private Jets In a recent development, attorneys for Taylor Swift have issued a cease-and-desist letter to Jack Sweeney, a junior studying information technology at the University of Central Florida, who tracks the private jets...
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| 01.02.2024 14:48
Musk seeks Tesla investors' vote to move corporate registration to Texas
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company will seek a shareholder vote on whether to move its corporate listing to Texas, following a recent court ruling. Musk took to his social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, to share the news, stating, "Tesla will move immediately to hold a s...
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| 31.01.2024 03:30
Judge Denies Elon Musk's $55 Billion Tesla Pay Package
In a landmark ruling, Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick of the Delaware court has decided that Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is not entitled to the compensation package awarded by the company's board of directors. The package, potentially worth over $55 billion, has been the subject of a share...
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| 30.01.2024 09:51
Elon Musk's Neuralink implants brain chip in first human patient
Tech billionaire Elon Musk's brain-science startup, Neuralink, has successfully implanted a device in a human for the first time, according to an announcement made by Musk on social media platform X. Although Musk did not disclose the identity of the patient or provide specific details about the pr...
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| 29.01.2024 17:28
X Takes Action to Halt Taylor Swift Deepfake Scandal
In a disturbing turn of events, Elon Musk's social media platform X has taken drastic measures to block searches for Taylor Swift after pornographic deepfake images of the singer began circulating online. Users attempting to search for the pop star's name on X were met with an error message on Mond...
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| 25.01.2024 02:08
Tesla 4Q net income doubles due to tax benefit but earnings fall short of analyst estimates
According to the latest financial report, Tesla's net income for the last quarter more than doubled, reaching $7.93 billion compared to $3.69 billion in the same period the previous year. However, this increase was primarily due to a one-time tax benefit of $5.9 billion for deferred tax assets. Exc...
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| 10.01.2024 17:44
X Corp. cuts trust and safety staff by 30%, says Australian watchdog
X Corp., the owner of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has come under scrutiny after it was revealed that the company had slashed its global trust and safety staff by 30% since billionaire Elon Musk took over in 2022. This includes an alarming 80% reduction in the number of safe...
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| 04.01.2024 19:11
Federal Agency: SpaceX Illegally Terminated Workers Critical of Musk
In a recent development, rocket and satellite manufacturer SpaceX has been accused by a U.S. labor agency of wrongfully terminating eight employees for circulating a letter that criticized the company's CEO, Elon Musk. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a complaint against SpaceX, alle...
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| 27.12.2023 00:56
As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections
Nearly three years after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, false election conspiracy theories continue to thrive on social media and cable news, raising concerns about their impact on the upcoming presidential election. The baseless claims, such as suitcases filled with ballots, late-night ballot d...
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| 21.12.2023 01:42
Europe mandates age verification on major porn sites to safeguard children
Three of the world's largest porn websites, Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat, are facing new requirements in the European Union (EU) that will require them to verify the ages of their users. The EU, aiming to ensure internet safety, has expanded the reach of its digital law, the Digital Services Act...
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| 20.12.2023 02:34
Parler set to make a comeback for 2024 election
Parler, the controversial social media platform known for its lack of content moderation and popularity among conservatives, has announced plans for a comeback. The platform, which shut down in April due to controversies surrounding hate speech and illicit content, is set to relaunch in the first q...
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| 19.12.2023 00:34
EU Launches Investigation into Illicit Content on Elon Musk's X
In a major regulatory move, the European Union has announced a formal investigation into X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk. The investigation accuses X of failing to counter illicit content and disinformation, lacking transparency about advertising practices, and engaging in "deceptiv...
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| 18.12.2023 17:07
EU Investigates Musk's X and Demands Answers from Meta on Content Control
The European Union has initiated infringement proceedings against social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, over suspicions of failure to combat content disinformation and manipulation. This marks the first probe under the Digital Services Act (DSA), a set of regulations aimed at regulati...
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| 12.12.2023 03:07
Elon Musk Revives Alex Jones' Account, Sparks Controversy
In a surprising turn of events, Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), has restored the accounts of notorious right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website, Infowars. This decision has sparked controversy and concern as it gives Jones a major pl...
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| 10.12.2023 15:02
Elon Musk Revives Alex Jones' Suppressed Account
In a surprising move, Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO, has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, triggering concerns among advertisers and raising questions about hate speech on the social media platform. Jones, the host of Infowars, had been permanently banned from X in 20...
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| 09.12.2023 19:35
OpenAI's Boardroom Drama: Unveiling Key Players
Could potentially have disastrous consequences for humanity. She is also involved in national security issues and writes about them for a think tank at Georgetown University. Another former board member, Tasha McCauley, is an adjunct senior management scientist at the RAND Corporation, a well-respe...
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| 05.12.2023 22:04
2023's Top-viewed Articles on Wikipedia Revealed
In a year marked by technological advancements and global events, English Wikipedia has captured the attention of millions of internet users, with over 84 billion views in 2023, as revealed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Topping the list of the most-read articles was ChatGPT, the widely popular AI ch...
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| 03.12.2023 19:24
The Visionaries Driving the AI Revolution
In the world of artificial intelligence, there are key figures who have influenced its development and pushed the boundaries of technology. One such individual is Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, a San Francisco-based AI lab. Altman played a crucial role in the creation of OpenAI after meeting with E...
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| 03.12.2023 01:53
Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk's X amid widening concerns over hate speech
In the latest blow to Elon Musk's social media company, X, retail giant Walmart has announced that it is pulling its advertising spending from the platform. Walmart joins a growing list of major advertisers who have decided to distance themselves from X due to concerns over hate speech and the abil...
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| 01.12.2023 02:17
Tesla tackles production woes by delivering a dozen stainless steel Cybertruck pickups
Tesla finally delivered its highly anticipated Cybertruck pickups to customers on Thursday, although two years behind schedule due to manufacturing challenges. CEO Elon Musk showcased the angular electric trucks at a ceremony held at the company's factory in Austin, Texas. The event was broadcast o...
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| 30.11.2023 19:51
Musk's Vulgar Verdict: Advertisers' Exits from X Don't Matter
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk faced backlash and financial consequences after endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory on his social media platform, X. Musk's controversial post led to about 200 major advertisers, including Disney, Apple, and IBM, withdrawing their advertising from the platf...
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| 30.11.2023 18:39
Meta takes down thousands of fake Facebook accounts targeting 2024 voters
In a recent announcement, Meta revealed that thousands of fake social media accounts originating from China were created to pose as American users and spread polarizing political content. The network, which consisted of nearly 4,800 fake accounts, aimed to build an audience on Meta-owned platforms...
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