The ultimate shitposter has bought up Twitter, and its denizens are angry – how entirely appropriate Speaking a few hours ago about Twitter purchaser Elon Musk, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey declared: “I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.” Bless. This feels like the first flashback scene we see in a dystopian drama …
Fears that carmaker’s CEO may have to sell shares to fund $44bn acquisition of social network Investors have wiped $126bn (£100bn) off Tesla’s value amid concern that Elon Musk may have to sell shares in the electric carmaker to fund his personal contribution to his $44bn acquisition of Twitter. Tesla stock has been targeted despite …
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David Kaye, Jillian York, Jeff Kosseff and Roger NcNamee discuss the choices at the billionaire’s disposal Here’s a juxtaposition that many American observers may have missed in the hubbub over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter: just last Friday the European Union provisionally agreed to the most far-reaching internet regulation in a generation. The Digital Services …
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Japan reports child with acute liver disease of unknown origin, and Canada investigating similar cases, with nearly 200 now recorded worldwide A mysterious liver disease that has infected children in a dozen countries around the world has reached Asia, with a case reported in Japan. The case in Japan of acute hepatitis – or inflammation …
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Inflation and war in Ukraine fuel Google parent company’s first-quarter struggles Alphabet’s first quarter revenue fell below analysts’ expectations on Tuesday, as the company struggles with slower-than-anticipated growth influenced by supply chain struggles, inflation, and the war in Ukraine. In its quarterly earnings report, Google’s parent company said it had made quarterly profit of $16.436bn, …
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If the ex-president rejoins he will once again have access to a tool he acknowledged helped him win in 2016 – but it will also be an admission that Truth Social failed Elon Musk’s planned takeover of Twitter, and his desire to return what he describes as “free speech” to the platform, has buoyed many …
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Analysis: Experts warn against reinstating banned accounts and neglecting moderation Welcome back Donald Trump, Katie Hopkins, David Icke and Alex Jones? These are just some of the Twitter accounts that could be reinstated if the platform’s new owner-in-waiting, “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk, practices what he preaches. All of those accounts have been permanently suspended …
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Company’s push into ‘metaverse’ continues with Bay Area shop offering headsets and smart glasses Meta Platforms is set to open its first physical store where shoppers can try out and buy virtual reality headsets and other gadgets as the company plots a course to take its highly touted “metaverse” mainstream. The 1,550-sq ft Meta Store …
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Latest mass theft of digital art assets is carried out by phishing post on Instagram Yuga Labs, the multibillion-dollar collective behind the infamous Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible tokens, has been targeted by another hacking attack, leading to the theft of millions of dollars worth of the simian NFTs. BAYC’s series of algorithmically generated cartoon …
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Teen Casey joins an occult online game in this unnerving experiment in form by trans film-maker Jane Schoenbrun Strangeness is a quality valued and yearned for in so many sorts of movies, but rarely found – yet this really is strange, an experiment in horror form from the trans film-maker Jane Schoenbrun and executive-produced by …
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